BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – RYAN GORDON, A PART OF HARTFORD HOCKEY FOREVER
BY: Bruce Berlet Phyllis and Barry Gordon thoroughly enjoyed the fourth edition of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale game to benefit the Ryan Gordon/Connecticut Whale Community Scholars Fund, constantly smiling and sharing tales with friends and…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – McDONAGH, BUILDING A FUTURE IN NEW YORK
BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh attended his first NHL training camp after foregoing his senior year after he, Derek Stepan and the University of Wisconsin lost 5-0 in the NCAA title game to Boston College, led by Chris Kreider, considered by…
BABY RANGERS COME UP SHORT IN TRAVERSE FINAL
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers prospects team felt it had a lot more to do and give Wednesday night after a lackluster effort during most of an overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in their robin-round finale Tuesday afternoon. The Rangers…
DESPITE OT LOSS, BABY RANGERS PLAY FOR TRAVERSE CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT
BY: Bruce Berlet Having already clinched a spot in the championship game, the New York Rangers prospects looked to enter their bid for a second tournament title undefeated Tuesday afternoon in Traverse City, Mich. The winless Carolina Hurricanes provided…
RANGERS PROSPECTS KEEP ROLLING
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s an day off for the New York Rangers’ prospect team that moved to a 2-0 record in a tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, with a 6-2 romp over the Stars on Sunday night. Ryan Bourque, son of NHL Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, had two…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet In an extensive interview with “Puck Daddy” at Yahoo! Sports, former Hartford Whalers icon and captain Kevin Dineen discussed his new first NHL head coaching job with the Florida Panthers and his old surroundings in Hartford. Dineen will…
EX-PACK SANGUINETTI RESIGNS IN CAROLINA
‘CANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH BOBBY SANGUINETTI Defenseman signs one-year pact RALEIGH, NC – Ron Francis, Director of Hockey Operations of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman…
HERE’S A CHALLENGE FOR PUCKY AND SONAR
Chubby, the mascot for the Charlotte Checkers, brought support for his team to NEW HEIGHTS pardon the pun… Check this out… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKBXSxSB6I&w=448&h=252&hd=1] So Pucky & Sonar, you up for a jump?
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet The melancholy filtered through the phone line. Brodie Dupont, the player with the longest standing with the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale, had got his wish this week when he was qualified by the parent New York Rangers. But…
SORYAL SIGNS IN CAROLINA
Justin Soryal, who has been the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale enforcer for the past three seasons will join another ex-Wolf Pack player, Bobby Sanguinetti when he joins the Carolina Hurricanes AHL club in Charlotte. Here’s the official release…