SPOTLIGHT: HARTFORD GRADUATES

BY: Bruce Berlet Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale graduates are helping the parent New York Rangers more all the time. Take Thursday night, in a 5-3 victory over the host Carolina…

WHALE REBOUND

      VERSUS     Say what you will about Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, but the guy knows how to motivate a team and he knows how to win. For the…

WHALE DROWN IN SOUND

      VERSUS      If there’s one thing that you learn from being around Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander is that he is NOT one to make excuses. Gernander sees opportunities…

BELL TOWERS OVER FALLEN POULIN WALL

     VERSUS       (Oops Update…Just realized this posting was still sitting in the draft section of the blog from Friday night and that it was never posted… our apologies) Despite…

MAYBE THE WHALE SHOULD PLAY FROM BEHIND AND TRY AND WIN LATE?

      VERSUS     BY: Mitch Beck “Disappointing? Frustrating? Which word do you want to use?” Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander said to start his post game press conference after his…

JOHNSON TOPS BETWEEN THE PIPES

WHALE’S CHAD JOHNSON NAMED REEBOK/AHL GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH The American Hockey League announced today that Connecticut Whale netminder Chad Johnson has been named the Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month…

3’s and 2’s

      VERSUS      After knocking off the Springfield Falcons 4-1 Sunday afternoon in front of 2,764 at the XL Center, if the Connecticut Whale were at all superstitious they would be…

STILL LEARNING TO FLY

     VERSUS          It was not a good night for the battle between the New York organizations if you’re sitting on the Rangers side of that turf war as both…

WHALE OUTSHOT IN SHOOTOUT

BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about a game of inches. For a second straight game, the Connecticut Whale had to go overtime plus in a shootout, but this time they came…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JOHNSON IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander offered goalie Chad Johnson a bit of a challenge before the franchise began its 15th season last weekend. After a solid rookie…