FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Before thanking Howard Baldwin for bringing the Whale back to Hartford and proclaiming this “Connecticut Whale Week” in the state, Gov. M. Jodi Rell had a special request: “Where’s Pucky?” Pucky? Who’s Pucky? Oh, he’s the mascot of the…
RANGERS/WOLF PACK/WHALE ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN STU BICKEL
The Wolf Pack today eliminated one player that CLEARLY didn’t want to be there and was playing that way. The New York Rangers sent Nigel Williams to the Anaheim Ducks fir defenseman Stu Bickel. What does this say about Williams, a former second round…
CHECKERS DROPPED, 7-3, BY ADMIRALS
VERSUS Charlotte’s win streak snapped at four games The Charlotte Checkers saw their four-game winning streak snapped as they were downed, 7-3, by the visiting Norfolk Admirals on Monday evening. Norfolk forwards Chris Durno and Johan Harju led the…
Wolf Pack/Whale Weekly, November 22-28
WOLF PACK/WHALE WEEKLY: November 22-28, 2010 The Wolf Pack (6-11-2-2, 16 pts.) split four road games this past week, as they passed the quarter-pole of their season. A school-day morning outing in Manchester on Wednesday saw the Pack end up on the short…
SAME OLD, SAME OLD
VERSUS The last time the Hartford Wolf Pack won two straight games (Oct. 16-17) they followed it up with a slide into near oblivion going 1-9-2-2 over he next 14 games. For Coach Ken Gernander’s sake hopefully this one doesn’t start a streak like that…
HOME NOT HAPPY FOR THE ROAD
The Greenville Road Warriors lost to the Gwinnett Gladiators in a defensive struggle at the BI-LO Center on Sunday night. The 2-1 loss ended the Road Warriors‘ eight-game home winning streak. The Road Warriors and Gladiators defenses and goalies…
IMPEACHING THE SENATORS
VERSUS The Hartford Wolf Pack overcame two Binghamton Senator leads and a referee that, based upon the way he was calling the game, seemed more “Lost” than the cast of the recently ended ABC hit series, and went on to win 3-2 in overtime on a spectacular…
DOV GRUMET-MORRIS PROMOTED TO THE AHL
The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris has been loaned to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Grumet-Morris started each of the last three games for the Road Warriors and won two of them including…
WOLF PACK GROUND FALCONS
VERSUS (We had technical issues that prevented us from seeing a better part of the contest between the Wolf Pack and the Falcons. We feel it’s unethical to write about things we mostly heard and didn’t see with our own eyes. Therefore, enjoy Bruce…
CHECKERS SPOOK PHANTOMS
VERSUS CHECKERS SNEAK PAST PHANTOMS IN OVERTIME Boychuk’s three point performance leads Charlotte to fourth straight win Ex-Wolf Pack and NY Rangers first round pick, Bobby Sanguinetti scored 1:37 into the overtime frame as the Charlotte Checkers downed…