FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Tommy Grant arrived in Hartford in late March unheralded but hardly bashful in his demeanor. Grant had a bit of an edge from the get-go. Nothing cocky,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By: Bruce Berlet NHL general managers and coaches usually worry about their players getting injured in such special events as the Olympics and World Hockey Championships, especially when they’re goalies.…

IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!

VERSUS “That was what  we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday…

“TIGER’S BLOOD AND ADONIS DNA”

VERSUS It was such great spectacle the first time so why not do it again? The Connecticut Whale played the third period of Saturday’s back-end of the home-and-home series with…

WINNING!!!

VERSUS Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” The Connecticut Whale looked like they had given away a standings point to the visiting Springfield Falcons after surrendering…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet The season to forget could be over for Rangers captain and Trumbull native Chris Drury. Drury, who missed 31 of the first 32 games this season with…

FALCONS FLY OVER CHECKERS

VERSUS SECOND-PERIOD SURGE LEADS FALCONS OVER CHECKERS Dalpe records career-high four points CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Springfield Falcons used five second-period goals to beat the Charlotte Checkers, 6-5, in front…

WOLF PACK GROUND FALCONS

VERSUS (We had technical issues that prevented us from seeing a better part of the contest between the Wolf Pack and the Falcons. We feel it’s unethical to write about…

WOLF PACK/WHALE WEEKLY: November 8-14, 2010

The Wolf Pack (4-8-2-1, 11 pts.) snapped a franchise-record nine-game winless streak (0-7-2-0) with a 7-1 pounding of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Sunday in GEICO Connecticut Cup action at the…

FALCON CREST

      VERSUS      After losing four straight at home, the Hartford Wolf Pack entered Friday night’s contest against the visiting Springfield Falcons desperately seeking two things: goals and a win. But…