WHALE WEEKLY: January 23 – 29, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale endured another tough week in the opening month of 2012, suffering a defeat to begin the week’s action Wednesday in…

IS THIS ROCK BOTTOM?

      VERSUS      Throughout the 2011-2012 season the Whale have had two glaring problems: allowing quick back-to-back goals and not holding third period leads. Both of those Achilles Heel issues haunted…

THE TIP OF THE ICECAP

      VERSUS      The RMS Titanic sunk about 400 miles south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912. Almost 100 years later, The Connecticut…

WHALE DROWN IN COLD PORTLAND WATERS

     VERSUS      BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Connecticut Whale’s losing streak stretched to seven games Wednesday night, as they lost a 4-2 decision to the Portland…

BALDWIN ON THE ROAD TO BE A WARRIOR AND DEFEND GREENVILLE

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…

NEWBURY HEADING BACK TO WHALE

Here’s the official release: NEW YORK RANGERS TRANSACTION UPDATEKris Newbury Assigned to Connecticut New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Kris Newbury has been…

NEWBURY RECALLED

With Brandon Dubinsky nursing a shoulder injury and Ruslan Fedotenko suffering from back spasms, Kris Newbury has been recalled from the Connecticut Whale to join the Rangers for their game…

THE AVERY AFFECT

      VERSUS       Much as the Peanuts character Pigpen seems to always have a cloud of dirty following him wherever he goes, the same can be said for former New…

ZUCCARELLO: NOW YOU SEE HIM – MAYBE NOW YOU DON’T?

     VERSUS     The Connecticut Whale travelled down to The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia to start a pair of games with the Admirals. Head Coach Ken Gernander started the trip on…

SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI

BY: Bruce Berlet One of the great success stories in Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale history continued Thursday when defenseman Dan Girardi was one of three New York Rangers named to…