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…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The season to forget could be over for Rangers captain and Trumbull native Chris Drury. Drury, who missed 31 of the first 32 games this season with a twice-broken finger, will have surgery on his left knee that will keep him out an…
TIGERS BEATEN BY SOUND WHALES
VERSUS While they were far from perfect, the Connecticut Whale had a good all around team effort anchored by Chad Johnson’s first star performance between the pipes and beat the fading Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3-2 in front of 6,023 at the XL Center…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – Jim Hartnett called it his “Unlucky Number 7” project. But a Herculean effort of countless hours of overtime and dedication the past three snow-filled weeks have kept the historic “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – Jeremy Williams’ first All-Star appearance this week provided several memorable moments, not the least of which was playing center for an extended period for the first since learning to skate on the rink on his family farm…
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…
1st CALLUP FROM DANBURY WHALERS
Congratulations to Herm Sorcher and the staff at the Danbury Whalers who had their first player called up to the AHL. Here’s the release:
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Few sporting entities ebb and flow together more than a hockey goaltender and his or her team. Chad Johnson has discovered that more than ever this season, which seems almost divided between when the local AHL team was the Hartford Wolf…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale might have seen the last of crafty wing Mats Zuccarello. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound “Norwegian Hobbit” had his second consecutive strong game and recorded his first NHL point Monday night in a 7-2 romp over the New York…
WHALE AND BLIZZARD STORM BRIDGEPORT
VERSUS Sometimes concern for others supersedes the concern for making money. Sometimes it doesn’t.