FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale likely will have another young candidate for the blueline this season. Mikhail Pashnin wasn’t scheduled to play for the New York Rangers in the…

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…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet With a last name synonymous with hockey greatness, one would think Ryan Bourque has been a rink rat almost from the time he departed the womb. Well,…

WHALE OF A PRESEASON SCHEDULE

WHALE ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE *           *           *           * Includes Three Local Games to Benefit Community Organizations HARTFORD, CT:  Whalers Sports & Entertainment today announced the Connecticut Whale’s 2011 preseason schedule. …

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…

BOYLE BACK IN BLUE

BY: Bruce Berlet The expected became reality late Thursday night when center Brian Boyle signed a three-year, $5.1 million contract with the Rangers, averting a salary arbitration hearing on July…

JOHNSON COMING BACK

New York Rangers goaltender Chad Johnson told Howlings Thursday night that he has been qualified by the Blueshirts and is working out his contract. The 25-year old native of Calgary,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Great news that New Canaan native Max Pacioretty was back in a competitive environment Wednesday night more than four months after a severe concussion and fractured vertebrae…

GET YOUR SCHEDULE INTRODUCTIONS HERE

WHALE ANNOUNCES 2011-12 SCHEDULE FORMAT *           *           *           * I-91 Rivals Springfield and Bridgeport will be Most Familiar Adversaries HARTFORD, July 14 2011:  The Connecticut Whale today announced its schedule…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Phoenix Coyotes continue to have a Hartford Whalers look behind the bench. Former Whalers and New Haven Nighthawks wing John Anderson has signed a multi-year contract…