FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Though NHL officials still deny a report the Atlanta Thrashers are about to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba, leading to the AHL’s Moose moving to St. John’s, Newfoundland, fans and officials in Atlanta might have already said and heard…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has made the offseason a lot more pleasant and relaxing for Jared Nightingale. The Whale exercised their 2011-12 option on the AHL contract of the unrestricted defenseman six weeks before the parent New York Rangers…
WHALE RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN JARED NIGHTINGALE
FROM THE CT WHALE: Veteran Won 2010-11 Team Character and Community Service Awards HARTFORD, May 24, 2011: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has exercised its 2011-12 option on the AHL contract of defenseman…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The cause of Derek Boogaard’s death was never going to be easy to accept, but it was especially sad to hear that it was from an accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity. That’s what the Hannepin (Minn.) County Medical…
STAJCER’S GOALTENDING IN RANGERS PLANS
This story broke in the media a couple of days ago, but the Rangers make it official with the signing of goaltender Scott Stajcer. Stajcer will compete for the goaltending job in Hartford with Cam Talbot for sure and possibly Chad Johnson if he’s…
PUT AWAY YOUR CHECKERS
VERSUS OT GOAL SENDS SENS TO FINALS, ENDS CHARLOTTE’S SEASON Checkers finish with longest playoff run by Hurricanes AHL affiliate BINGHAMTON, N.Y. Despite a game-tying goal by Chris Terry with 1:24 left in the third period, the Binghamton…
SENATORS VETO CHECKERS FOR THE THIRD TIME, 7-1
VERSUS SENATORS EXPLODE FOR 7, TAKE GAME 3 Checkers trail best-of-seven series 3-0; Game 4 tomorrow BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—Zack Smith recorded a hat trick and Robin Lehner stopped 37 of 38 shots as the Binghamton Senators downed the Charlotte Checkers,…
CHECKERS BRING KNIFE TO GUN FIGHT LOSE GAME ONE 7-4
VERSUS SENATORS ERUPT FOR 7, DOWN CHECKERS IN GAME 1 Game 2 tomorrow in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Paced by seven different goal scorers, the Binghamton Senators beat the Charlotte Checkers, 7-4, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. With the…
CHECKERS TO MEET BINGHAMTON
VERSUS MIRACULOUS COMEBACK SENDS CHECKERS TO CONFERENCE FINALS Charlotte scores four third-period goals in 9:18 to win game, series WILKES-BARRE, PA—Trailing 3-0 in the third period, the Charlotte Checkers scored four goals in a span of 9:18 to defeat…
JUST ONE OF THE NEXT TWO TO ADVANCE
VERSUS PENGUINS BLANK CHECKERS, 1-0, IN MUST WIN Charlotte leads best-of-7 series 3-2; Game 6 tomorrow in Wilkes-Barre CHARLOTTE, NC—Brad Thiessen stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins blanked the Charlotte Checkers, 1-0, in…