WHALE CLOSE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME WITH A THUD

VERSUS It would have been a perfect night for the Connecticut Whale. The fans were in the XL Center ready for all the excitement and energy to root on their…

CHECKERS WIN BIG IN SEASON FINALE

VERSUS   CHECKERS ROUT SHARKS TO END REGULAR SEASON More than 11,000 on hand for 6-2 win; Playoffs begin Thursday in Hershey CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers had six goals…

WHALE ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS

VERSUS  (Due to a previous and unavoidable commitment, we could not be there for tonight’s game between the Whale and Sound Tigers…we will be there Saturday and Sunday as usual.)…

CHECKERS IN PLAYOFFS IN INAUGURAL AHL SEASON

CHECKERS CLINCH THIRD IN EAST WITH 2-1 WIN Charlotte to face two-time defending champion Hershey in the first round CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers scored two second-period goals and…

CHECKERS, FANS, PARTNERS SHOW GREAT CLASS HELPING A SUFFERING FAMILY

CHECKERS, FANS, PARTNERS HELP PURCHASE HOUSE FOR ZACH BENNETTFamily to relocate to Charlotte for team and better medical care CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers announced today that thanks to…

THIS HURTS…

I guess that whole, “We want Zuke to play down there” thing got changed when the Rangers showed that without Ryan Callahan they don’t have any offensive spark. Zuccarello is…

E.J. McGUIRE – MORE THAN JUST A GOOD COACH, AN EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEING

We only had a few opportunities to speak with E.J. McGuire. Sure we could have written something that would have sounded either totally disconnected and written like some heartless obituary.…

LUKE ADAM – AHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

PORTLAND PIRATES FORWARD LUKE ADAM NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE’S OUTSTANDING ROOKIE SPRINGFIELD, MA. - The American Hockey League announced today that forward Luke Adam of the Portland Pirates has been…

SIGNINGS IN HARTFORD

WHALE SIGN FORWARDS ANDREW YOGAN AND SHAYNE WIEBE TO ATOs *           *           *           * Join AHL Club from Major Junior Ranks HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced…

BOURDON RETURNS FROM ADIRONDACK

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon has been reassigned to the team by the Philadelphia Flyers from the Adirondack Phantoms of the American…