FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Tyler Donati had been hanging around his home in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, for several months hoping for a two-way American Hockey League–East Coast Hockey League contract. It seemed a formality after Donati led the ECHL in scoring…
NIGHT VISION
By: Bruce Berlet Cameron Talbot’s 41-save shutout in his first pro start Sunday proved even more remarkable than it originally appeared. Turns out Talbot tweaked his groin in the second period while chasing a puck that had been shot into the Hartford…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
Everyone likes to be wanted. After two tumultuous seasons in the Big Apple with the Rangers, Wade Redden has that feeling again. Redden, a 13-year NHL defenseman with the Ottawa Senators and Rangers, got constant harassment from the Madison Square Garden…
“FROM THE CREASE”
editors note: We’re very excited to have our good friend and 30+ year sports writer Bruce Berlet contributing to Howlings via his position with Whalers Sports and Entertainment (WSAE). We’re also grateful to WSAE for permission to use these stories. By…
BERLET’S PACK SEASON PREVIEW
By Bruce Berlet After the Hartford Wolf Pack missed the playoffs for the first time in their 13-year history last season, several players did some serious soul-searching among themselves. Sure there had been exit meetings with general manager Jim…
A TALE OF TWO NIGHTS…
VERSUS “We’re always look to play our top game in all aspects and (Thursday) we were very effective,” Hartford Wolf Pack head coach Ken Gernander said in his post-game press conference. With 33 shots and five making it past the goaltender; a…