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KEELEY: MARINERS AND RAILERS IN PRESEASON GAME

Mariners and Railers play a “home and home” one week before the season begins BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners PORTLAND, ME – September 20, 2021 – The Maine Mariners will…

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CANTLON’S CORNER: THE LAST WEEKEND OF WOLF PACK ACTION FOR THE SEASON

CANTLON'S CORNER: THE LAST WEEKEND OF WOLF PACK ACTION FOR THE SEASON BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Just two games remain in the 2017-18 season for the Hartford Wolf…

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…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – The XL Center ice was being scraped away and melted down as most Connecticut Whale players cleaned out their lockers, packed for outposts worldwide,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – There’s bad luck, and there’s REALLY bad luck. Then there’s the bizarre one-in-a-million bad luck that Connecticut Whale wing Mats Zuccarello suffered Thursday night…

GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY

VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet The headlines Tuesday night at the XL Center were the Connecticut Whale’s continued penalty killing excellence backstopped by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, the return of their two most…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet John Mitchell isn’t going to win many fastest skater races. He’s not going to win many fastest shot competitions. He isn’t likely to win many trick-shot contests,…

1ST RD: GAME TWO – LIKE PARENT – LIKE AFFILIATE

VERSUS    The Connecticut Whale lost Game Two of their first round playoff series at the Cumberland County Civic Center to the Portland Pirates 3-2 in overtime before 5,029 Saturday night.…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet PORTLAND, Maine – A week ago Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., Carl Hagelin experienced the biggest bummer of his hockey life.…