FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The untimely Arctic Invasion on Saturday aside, the historic “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” proved quite the bonanza for fans, hockey and Whalers Sports and Entertainment.
WHALE WEEKLY: February 21-27, 2011
The Whale (28-22-2-6, 64 pts.) are coming off of an eventful week, which included the historic Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl outdoor game at Rentschler Field Saturday night. That game ended in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Providence Bruins in front of…
CHECKERS HIBERNATE BEARS
VERSUS MURPHY, DEFENSE PERFECT AS CHECKERS DOWN BEARS, 5-0 Rookie netminder stops 20 for sixth straight win HERSHEY, Pa. – Mike Murphy made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Charlotte Checkers blanked the Hershey Bears, 5-0,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It’s never a good time to lose a lead after two periods, but Connecticut Whale picked one of the worst Saturday night. Despite an error-prone opening 10 minutes of the second period that helped the Providence Bruins to three goals and a…
GABORIK OUT, NEWBURY IN
With Marian Gaborik getting concussed today, General Manager Glenn Sather has decided upon recalling Kris Newbury to replace him for the time being. With Newbury up with the Rangers, obviously he will not play in Monday afternoon’s tilt with the Portland…
WHALE LOOK TO MAKE TWO POINTS AND COME UP SHORT ON BOTH
VERSUS “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The start to Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Cities. It’s so cliché to use it to describe anything these days, but it truly did describe Saturday’s Whale Bowl at Rentscheler Field that saw…
CHECKERS JUMP OVER PHANTOMS
VERSUS CHECKERS BURN PHANTOMS IN SHOOTOUT THRILLER Murphy makes 37 saves; Boychuk scores winner in seventh round GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Zach Boychuk’s goal in the seventh round of the shootout was the difference as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the…
RANGERS HOPING TO FLY OVER PHILLY
NY RANGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Sunday, Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York, NY Rangers: 31-25-4 (66 pts) Flyers: 38-15-5 (81 pts) * All information through NHL games on Feb. 18
WARRIORS TAKE STING OUT OF RAYS
VERSUS GREENVILLE, SC – On a night that featured the theme “Stop Polio Cold”, the Road Warriors stopped a two-game losing streak cold, defeating the South Carolina Stingrays 3-1. The win extended Greenville’s record to 24-8-1 when…
O’BRIEN’S HATTIE DOES IN CHECKERS
VERSUS O`BRIEN`S HATTIE LIFTS SENS OVER CHECKERS Brust stops 37 for eighth straight win BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Senators used five straight goals and a hat trick by Jim O’Brien to down the Charlotte Checkers, 6-2, on Friday evening in…