FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL – Winning has a way of curing a lot of ills, as the Connecticut Whale has discovered the past three weeks. After a 1-9-2-1 slide led…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – On the one hand, Oren Eizenman was a typical pro hockey wannabee growing up in Toronto, skating on a rink in his backyard with…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Talk about a marriage made in heaven happening by happenstance. Two years ago, Juan Nunez was working his way toward a degree in business…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Baldwin peered down from the XL Center’s directors suite at an arena three-quarters full and broke into a wide smile. “It’s a big…

FOREVER THE FACE OF THE TEAM

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. _ Ken Gernander has been the face of the Hartford Wolf Pack for more than 13 years. He has been pro hockey’s torchbearer in the…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – The first Connecticut Whale game Saturday night will have a bit of a Hartford Whalers feel. Former Whalers players Garry Swain, Norm Barnes, Yvon…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Before thanking Howard Baldwin for bringing the Whale back to Hartford and proclaiming this “Connecticut Whale Week” in the state, Gov. M. Jodi Rell had a special…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Wise veteran defenseman Wade Redden put the Wolf Pack’s plight of one-goal losses this season into perfect perspective. “We have to find a way to win these…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet A Hockey’s Future scouting report on Wolf Pack rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek says he’s not expected to contribute much offensively but is responsible defensively and isn’t afraid…

THE WOLF AND THE HAWK

By Bruce Berlet One is “Mr. Wolf Pack.” The other is “Hawk” – thought whether it’s for his ample nose or being a fan of the reigning Stanley Cup champion…