SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN THE ICE

By: Bruce Berlet Connecticut’s two AHL entries have reached a share of first place in the Northeast Division from quite different directions, yet neither is anywhere near clinching a playoff…

JOHNSON TO NEW YORK FOR A CUP OF COFFEE

NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATE Recall Goaltender Chad Johnson from Connecticut (AHL) New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has recalled goaltender Chad…

COMPLETING THE SET, THE CARD SET THAT IS

FRIDAY IS FINAL WHALE TRADING CARD NIGHT *           *           *           * Card Giveaway Presented by Webster Bank The Connecticut Whale’s home game at the XL Center tomorrow night, Friday, March…

SPOTLIGHT: BICKEL STU – A RANGER SPECIALTY

BY: Bruce Berlet When it comes to feel-good stories in the NHL this season, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel, who began…

SPOTLIGHT: COMINGS AND GOINGS

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s official. Sid “The Kid” Crosby will be returning AGAIN in the world’s biggest media center. Crosby, who has been battling the effects of post-concussion syndrome for…

FAN-FARE: THE AVERY LEGACY

BY: Adam Gavriel It appears that the Sean Avery saga is finally coming to an end with the Rangers…again. Though this time it seems to be for good and not…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 12 – 18, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games again this past weekend, starting off with a key 4-3 shootout victory at home Friday…

TWO POINTS ARE TWO POINTS

      VERSUS      The Connecticut Whale should be happy they came away with the two points they got for the 5-3 win Sunday afternoon in Manchester when they faced the Monarchs…

SHORT ON THE MEASURING STICK

      VERSUS    On Friday night the theme approaching Saturday night’s battle with the AHL leading Norfolk Admirals was that the game would be a measuring stick as to where the…

ZUCCARELLO RECALLED BY RANGERS

According to the AHL transaction wire “The Norwegian Hobbit,” Mats Zuccarello, has been recalled by the New York Rangers. Andrew Gross reports on his Rangers Rants blog that Zuccarello will…