BRUTAL

VERSUS Top to bottom the Whale’s visit to Charlotte for the first time against the team that for 17 years was their ECHL affiliate ended as badly as it started…

WHALE RECIPE FOR SCORING? ADD SOME PUNCH

The Connecticut Whale are having trouble scoring goals. That’s a secret to nobody. With the disclosure that came after the afternoon contest between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers…

WHALE LOOK TO MAKE TWO POINTS AND COME UP SHORT ON BOTH

VERSUS  “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” The start to Charles Dickens, The Tale of Two Cities. It’s so cliché to use it to…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet The countdown has reached zero. The Whale Bowl arrives Saturday, and the Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins are more than a little enthused about participating in the…

NEWBURY BACK TO NEW YORK

According to the beat reporters in New York, Kris Newbury has been recalled and will play tomorrow night against the LA Kings. What is going to be interesting is if…

A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

VERSUS  When a hockey team goes five-for-five on the penalty kill and has a three-for five night on the power play, odds are pretty good that that team is going…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet After the forgettable performance/effort in the opener of their only venture into Canada this season, the Connecticut Whale needed a serious gut check Friday night. They got…

DIDIOMETE’S GOAL TAMES BULLDOGS

VERSUS  A great start and an even better finish sent the Connecticut Whale to their 25th win of the season with a 3-2 road win against the Hamilton Bulldogs Friday…

“UGLY”

VERSUS  “It was just an ugly goal, just a bad goal,” Connecticut Whale goaltender Chad Johnson said after TJ Breenan’s bad angle shot with just 3:12 remaining was the difference…

WHALE OF A COMEBACK

VERSUS    Kris Newbury scored on a power play early in the third period and the Connecticut Whale held on for an important 4-3 road win against the second place Portland…