SPOTLIGHT: COMINGS AND GOINGS
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s official. Sid “The Kid” Crosby will be returning AGAIN in the world’s biggest media center. Crosby, who has been battling the effects of post-concussion syndrome for more than 14 months, will be back in the Pittsburgh Penguins’…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 12 – 18, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games again this past weekend, starting off with a key 4-3 shootout victory at home Friday over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Northeast Division action. The Whale would fall to the…
SHORT ON THE MEASURING STICK
VERSUS On Friday night the theme approaching Saturday night’s battle with the AHL leading Norfolk Admirals was that the game would be a measuring stick as to where the team was in facing the best. After a 3-1 loss that was an exceptionally tight…
CLASH OF THE TITANS
VERSUS It doesn’t get more exciting than that! The Connecticut Whale came from behind three separate times capped by Kris Newbury’s goal off a fluke bounce with 4.9 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime and then after a…
ERIXON, HAGELIN IMMORTALIZED IN PROSPECTS SET
AHL UNVEILS 2011-12 TOP PROSPECTS CARD SET 50-Card Pack Features Hockey’s Future Stars The American Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association today unveiled the 2011-12 AHL Top Prospectstrading card set, featuring 50 of the…
SPOTLIGHT: “PAPA” REDDEN, THE CAPTAIN
BY: Bruce Berlet When the Connecticut Whale gathered for a team meal Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., coach Ken Gernander had a surprise, especially for veteran defenseman Wade Redden. After the Whale had been without a captain for nearly 16 months,…
ON A CLEAR DAY – YOU CAN SEE A LIST
Today is an important day for young hockey players all across the American Hockey League. Today is the day teams submit their “Clear Day List” which is the 22-man roster of players allowed to play in the post-season. Only the players listed on a team’s…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 5 – 11, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games this past week, starting with a thrilling 2-1 shootout win over the Worcester Sharks Tuesday at the XL Center. The Whale would see a third-period lead slip away Friday, as they…
SPOTLIGHT: GOALIES
BY: Bruce Berlet The AHL’s two hottest teams in February resided in Connecticut, and their successes could be traced right to the goalies. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Connecticut Whale were a combined 17-3-1-1 in the Leap Year Month and entered March…
VALLERAND AND PROUGH PROMOTED
BY: Ray Schmitt, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that forwards Marc-Olivier Vallerand and Jeff Prough have been called up to the American Hockey League. Vallerand has been called up by the Rockford…