BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – THE CRYSTAL BALL

BY: Bruce Berlet Composing preseason previews is always a fun exercise but hardly an exact science. As New York Rangers assistant general manager/assistant coach/Connecticut Whale GM Jim Schoenfeld said in…

YOUR WHALE STARTING LINE-UP IS…

The Whale have announced their opening night roster. Sean Avery’s name is on that roster. Whether or not he is there for Saturday night’s game is anyone’s guess at this…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – PARLETT FOR THE DEFENSE

BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, a glut of defensemen and some uninspiring play led to Blake Parlett being a healthy scratch for the Greenville Road Warriors’ first two games…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – A BOURQUE BY ANY OTHER NAME…

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale veteran defenseman Wade Redden offered a straight-on, right-on reason why rookie left wing Ryan Bourque appears to have a long, strong future in professional hockey.…

OWENS RETURNS – TANSKI EARNS A CONTRACT

WHALE ANNOUNCE PLAYER SIGNINGS *           *           *           * Scott Tanski Inks AHL Deal and Jordan Owens and T.J. Fast Sign PTOs Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced three…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WHOLE LOT OF PLAYER SHAKE UP GOIN’ ON

BY: Bruce Berlet The comings and goings just keep on coming and going for the New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale. With All-Star defenseman Marc Staal put on injured reserve…

NO SURPRISE HERE – ERIXON TO NY RANGERS

TIM ERIXON RECALLED FROM CONNECTICUT Sean Avery Assigned to Connecticut; Marc Staal Placed on IR New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Tim Erixon…

WHALE ON TAPE DELAY SUNDAY

SUNDAY’S WHALE GAME TO AIR ON TAPE DELAY ON WCCC-FM *           *           *           * Whale Action can be Heard Live at CTWhale.com The Connecticut Whale’s “Rockin’ Hockey” broadcast of its…

BRUCE BERLET – AS THE PLAYER DOOR TURNS

BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Weise’s gain was the Connecticut Whale’s loss on Tuesday. After three eventful years in the New York Rangers organization, Weise was claimed off waivers by the…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME

BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken…