WHO KNEW…
VERSUS As the Hartford Wolf Pack they struggled to find a way to win even six of their first 22 games and were last in the Atlantic Division. As the Connecticut Whale they’ve won 12 of their first 16 and moved into second place. How did they manage…
WHALE ARE GHOSTBUSTERS
VERSUS Be thankful that they don’t award style points in hockey, because if they did, Wednesday night’s 6-4 road victory by the Connecticut Whale over the Adirondack Phantoms would have sent them home empty-handed. The Connecticut Whale swept both…
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOUNCES
(Due to having a crippling case of the flu, we were unable to watch yesterday’s game between the Connecticut Whale and the Adirondack Phantoms. However, our good friend Bruce Berlet was there and files this report) VERSUS By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When an athlete says his parents are his idols because of the strong faith they show every day, you know you have a special person. Connecticut Whale defenseman Jared Nightingale is just such an individual. While Nightingale is one of the…
SAME OLD, SAME OLD
VERSUS The last time the Hartford Wolf Pack won two straight games (Oct. 16-17) they followed it up with a slide into near oblivion going 1-9-2-2 over he next 14 games. For Coach Ken Gernander’s sake hopefully this one doesn’t start a streak like that…
BYERS WITH THE GAME WINNER – FOR SPRINGFIELD!
VERSUS In a game that had playoff intensity, the Hartford Wolf Pack bid adieu to their fans at the XL Center Saturday night but came up short in a 4-3 shootout loss. Dane Byers had a big game and clinched it for – Springfield. Byers, the Wolf Pack’s…
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
By Bruce Berlet An undisclosed injury to Chad Johnson or Cameron Talbot caused the Hartford Wolf Pack to sign goalie Dov Grumet-Morris to a professional tryout agreement Monday. Johnson was 2-1-0-1 in starting the Wolf Pack’s first four games, then…
FIRSTS ALL AROUND
VERSUS Sunday afternoon’s Hartford Wolf Pack contest with the Providence Bruins provided for a lot of firsts. It was the Wolf Pack’s first shutout of the young season. It was their first three goal period and three goal lead of the season. The…
Traverse City Tournament Day Two
The New York Rangers prospects were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes prospects by a score of 1-0 in their second game of the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament today in Traverse City, Michigan. Goaltender Cam Talbot stopped 25 of 26 shots faced,…