SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK

BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to see the personification of tough luck, look no farther than Connecticut Whale right wing Chad Kolarik. After persevering through nagging hamstring problems last…

YOU CAN’T WIN’EM ALL

      VERSUS      Two goal leads and discipline have been the Connecticut Whale’s Achilles' Heel to this point in the season and they both reared their ugly heads Sunday as the…

SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD TO SPECIAL WIN FOR WHALE OVER FALCONS

      VERSUS     In 1973, with the New York Mets mired in last place at the time, but still within striking distance in a very tight divisional race, the press asked,…

ANOTHER CHARACTER WIN FOR WHALE

       VERSUS      Say what you will about the 2011-2012 version of the Connecticut Whale, but this is a team of character. They find ways to win late; they find ways…

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…

HOWARD BALDWIN, JR. – “NOW IS THE TIME”

The following is a released statement from Howard Baldwin, Jr. the President and Chief Operating Officer of Whalers Sports and Entertainment. We fully agree word-for-word with it and encourage you…

FROM THE, “NO-SURPRISE-HERE-DEPARTMENT”

LEE BALDWIN REASSIGNED TO ECHL GREENVILLE Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned defenseman Lee Baldwin from the Whale to its…

SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S PLAYING AND WHERE?

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale defenseman Pavel Valentenko is sometimes self-conscious about his English. But the personable Russian has certainly improved on the official language of the United States since…

“I GUESS I ELBOWED MY WAY OUT OF THE NHL”

That’s what forward Andre Deveaux told reporters in New York yesterday after clearing out his locker upon completing his suspension for a blatant elbow to the head of  Florida Panthers…

SPOTLIGHT: WHALE HEART

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale players had a rare day off from the rink Sunday, but applied their energy to an even more important endeavor than playing hockey. Each…