FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek now fully understands the adage that it’s sometimes better to be lucky than good. Despite admittedly knowing little about men’s college basketball, Kundratek was the Whale’s top dog when…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet With veterans such as Wade Redden, Kris Newbury, Brodie Dupont and All-Star Jeremy Williams in the Connecticut Whale locker room, one might not think there’s much room for others to make an imprint on the team. But defenseman Jared…
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 the past few weeks. Despite still having five players injured and two on recall to…
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 as the turning point of the season. After tying franchise records for most goals allowed and…
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 has carried his dislike for losing from his playing days to behind the bench.
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet With their top four centers missing and their leading scorer and No. 1 offensive defenseman injured before the game was 25 minutes old, the Connecticut Whale desperately needed help from new sources Wednesday night against the Springfield…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT. – As Jeremy Williams lay motionless on the XL Center ice for what seemed an eternity Wednesday night, the Connecticut Whale’s All-Star right wing had flashbacks to 11 years ago and a car accident in his tiny hometown of…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – Ken Gernander had been all through the routine nearly 13 years ago, but that didn’t make it any easier. In fact, in some ways, it was harder. Gernander missed the first two games in his four-year Hartford Wolf…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet You’ll have to excuse the Connecticut Whale if they feel a bit lost at the XL Center on Wednesday night. Other than a handful of practices, the I-91 rival Springfield Falcons have been in the downtown Hartford arena as many times as the…
PERSONNEL MOVES
A couple of quick notes. As you might imagine, Kris Newbury has been returned to the Connecticut Whale from the New York Rangers. He should be in the lineup tonight when the Whale take on the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls at 7pm. Also, Blake Parlett…