BRODIE DUPONT TO NEW YORK (UPDATED)
With the injury to Ruslan Fedotenko, a left shoulder second degree AC sprain, John Tortorella announced in his press conference that Brodie Dupont will get his first NHL call-up to take his place. “I don’t think I’ve ever been this…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Talk about a tough act to follow. Yes, even Connecticut Whale wing Brodie Dupont admitted he didn’t know what he could do for an encore as defending money-earning champion in the eighth Tip-A-Whale Dinner and Sports Carnival at the XL…
KLASSEN TO GREENVILLE
If the Connecticut Whale are sending Sam Klassen back to Greenville, that means that Wade Redden and Jyri Niemi are ready to rejoin the team after dealing with their hip injuries. That’s good news…But now with Chad Kolarik called up and apparently Ruslan…
ON THE LINE WITH LUKE GALVIN
Being an official in any league for any sport is a tough job. Nobody will ever write in their columns or comment on the air that the officiating for a particular game was well done but make a mistake on a key call, be out of position or unsure of the…
ZACH BOYCHUK REASSIGN ED TO CHARLOTTE
Forward played in Carolina’s last 16 games RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has reassigned forward Zach Boychuk to the Charlotte Checkers of the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The XL Center could have made some serious money selling programs Tuesday if Connecticut Whale practice was open to the public. Coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daignault and Pat Boller were in scramble mode again thanks to a…
WORST TO FIRST
VERSUS (Editor’s note: Our apologies for this being posted late…busy day at work) The Connecticut Whale rebounded from Saturday’s poor performance against the Atlantic Division’s worst team, the Providence Bruins, with one of their…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 17-23, 2011
The Whale (21-16-2-5, 49 pts.) concluded a four-game road-trip Friday in Portland, falling to the Pirates by a 3-0 score. The Whale then returned home for a pair of weekend tilts, facing the Providence Bruins and the AHL-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…
DEL ZOTTO SPEAKS…
Howlings caught up with Michael Del Zotto for the first time since he was sent down by the New York Rangers a couple of weeks ago. Del Zotto had a big smile on his face after he and the rest of the Connecticut Whale had just knocked off the Wilkes…
CHECKERS NOR-FOLKED
VERSUS SECOND-PERIOD CHARGE LEADS ADMIRALS OVER CHECKERS Road team has won all eight games in season series CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Second-period goals from Blair Jones and Radko Gudas were the difference as the Norfolk Admirals came from behind to…