PLAYER MOVES IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today three transactions prior to their home game against the Gwinnett Gladiators.
TALBOT AND OTHER NEWS
At the Whale Bowl, Cam Talbot told Howlings that he needed more practice time, but that he could have played if he was called upon to that his ankle was healed. Meanwhile, Dov Grumet Morris has played exceptionally well between the pipes for the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – As Howard Baldwin and his son, Howard Jr., walked into the Rentschler Field press box just after noon Thursday, their jaws seemingly dropped to the floor as they spoke as one. “Awesome,” they said in stereo while…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Talk about a tough act to follow. Yes, even Connecticut Whale wing Brodie Dupont admitted he didn’t know what he could do for an encore as defending money-earning champion in the eighth Tip-A-Whale Dinner and Sports Carnival at the XL…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The XL Center could have made some serious money selling programs Tuesday if Connecticut Whale practice was open to the public. Coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daignault and Pat Boller were in scramble mode again thanks to a…
WORST TO FIRST
VERSUS (Editor’s note: Our apologies for this being posted late…busy day at work) The Connecticut Whale rebounded from Saturday’s poor performance against the Atlantic Division’s worst team, the Providence Bruins, with one of their…
HANGOVER
VERSUS Five days off for a hockey team can offer a much needed respite from a heavy schedule. Some coaches like the time off to rest and to practice, work on their systems play especially when a team is struggling. When things are going well, some…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale has provided more support to the parent New York Rangers this season than ever before in the franchise’s 14-year history. Long-term injuries to former Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star right wing Ryan Callahan, Vinny…
SLOPPY SECONDS…GAMES THAT IS!
VERSUS They don’t award style points in hockey and even if they did, the Connecticut Whale wouldn’t have been awarded any in their 3-2 overtime win against the Norfolk Admirals at The Scope Saturday night. No, this one was not pretty…not by a…
RIOPEL GOES FROM WORST TO FIRST
GREENVILLE, SC –The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that goalie Nic Riopel was loaned to the team by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.