FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO…

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…

NEW-BURIES ONE

VERSUS (Due to internet failure and computer problems, we were unable to write a report on this game. Bruce Berlet has the story.) By Bruce Berlet MANCHESTER, N.H. – After…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet If the Connecticut Whale survives another wild playoff chase better than a year ago, they can look back to a 9-2 drubbing in Toronto on Feb. 9…

VARSITY AND JV BOTH WIN

VERSUS  Saturday hosted one of those rare nights where both the NHL and their AHL affiliates would squared off on the same day. The AHL Connecticut Whale did their part…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet For the past month, the Connecticut Whale proved the tough really can get going when the going gets tough. The stretch epitomized their coach, Ken Gernander, who…

REFS GONE WILD

VERSUS If you were looking to make the argument against having two referees on the ice at the same time, or maybe just having these two particular referees period, this…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 7-13, 2011

The Whale (31-24-2-6, 70 pts.) finished an important three-game stretch with playoff implications with a perfect 3-0-0-0 record last week, posting two wins over Springfield and one over Worcester. The…

WHALE GOES MOBY DICK ON SHARKS

VERSUS So much for trouble scoring goals. First, the goal-challenged New York Rangers scored seven goals for the third time this season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, a division rival,…

JUST NOT ENOUGH

VERSUS Goaltender Mike Murphy stopped all 28 Connecticut Whale shots on goal and Matthew Pistilli scored the first goal of the game for the second consecutive game meting with the…