HEY NOW YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR…
All-Star Selections were made today for the NHL and the AHL. Since we cover so many of them, here is how they break down… First NHL, Then CT Whale, Then Charlotte Checkers and then the entire AHL selections… HENRIK LUNDQVIST AND MARC STAAL…
KLASSEN AND CHAPPELL MOVE UP FROM GREENVILLE
The Connecticut Whale have announced that Sam Klassen has been reassigned by the Rangers to the AHL from Greenville of the ECHL. Also left-winger Chris Chappell is heading north.
WHALE WEEKLY: January 10-16, 2011
The Whale (20-14-2-5, 47 pts.) hit the halfway point of their season last week, and won two out of the week’s three road games. The Whale posted its fourth shutout of the season Wednesday in Worcester, with Chad Johnson making 27 saves in a 2-0 win,…
FROLOV IS DONE!
Here’s the release right from the Rangers…it says it all… ALEX FROLOV INJURY UPDATEExpected to be Sidelined for the Remainder of the Season New York, NY – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that Alex Frolov…
ITS NEWBURY TO NEW YORK
With Alex Frolov down, Kris Newbury has been recalled by the Rangers to take his place. Obviously we were wrong in thinking it would be Evgeny Grachev and we ruled Newbury out because we thought he had to pass through waivers…guess he doesn’t!
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The stunning news out of Providence again emphatically demonstrated how precious life is. Tom Cavanagh, the all-time leading scorer for the Worcester Sharks (46 goals, 92 assists in 202 games), was found dead Thursday of an apparent…
JUST LIKE THAT
VERSUS Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, along with just about every coach from Pee-Wee on up, preaches to his players about playing the full 60 minutes. In Gernander’s case he’s been saying it in Hartford back to when he was on the ice as a…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By: Bruce Berlet MCDONAGH MAKES RANGERS DEBUT Rookie defenseman Ryan McDonagh became the third Connecticut Whale player to make his NHL debut this season with the Rangers on Friday night against the Dallas Stars. McDonagh played 21 shifts for 12:03 in…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When forwards Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal return from long-term injuries in the next few weeks, New York Rangers management will have some interesting and difficult decisions to make.
RIOPEL GOES FROM WORST TO FIRST
GREENVILLE, SC –The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that goalie Nic Riopel was loaned to the team by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.