DANBURY WHALERS GOALIE MOVIN’ ON UP

The Danbury Whalers have announced that goaltender Peter Vetri has signed an agreement with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League.  Binghamton is the top farm club for the…

IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!

VERSUS “That was what  we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday…

CHECKERS COME UP SHORT AGAINST SENATORS

VERSUS SENS SCORE THREE STRAIGHT TO SKIP CHECKERS Bailey scores first two goals of the season; Brust makes 31 saves in win CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After falling behind 1-0 in…

POGGE BACKSTOPS CHECKERS TO 2-1 WIN OVER SENS

VERSUS Charlotte netminder makes 38 saves in first-star performance CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Justin Pogge earned first-star honors by making 38 saves as the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Binghamton Senators, 2-1,…

CHECKERS CHECKING IN CLEAR DAY

CHECKERS ANNOUNCE CLEAR DAY PERIOD ROSTER List includes 22 players eligible for remainder of season and playoffs CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers, in conjunction with the American Hockey League,…

NO MORE STAALING IN FLORIDA

CHECKERS SWAP FORWARDS WITH ECHL AFFILIATE Staal recalled from Everblades; McKenzie re-assigned  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Checkers general manager and head coach Jeff Daniels announced today that forward Jared Staal…

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. (more…)

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…

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…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – As Howard Baldwin and his son, Howard Jr., walked into the Rentschler Field press box just after noon Thursday, their jaws seemingly dropped…