FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Binghamton Senators hadn’t even qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs the past five seasons, but Tuesday night they had extra incentive to win their first AHL…

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.…

1ST RD: GAME ONE – ’57 MINUTES NOT ENOUGH!

    VERSUS    Thursday night the Connecticut Whale returned to the playoffs after a one year absence, the first in the team’s history, only to have the first game turn into…

TWO CT WHALE AND ONE ROAD WARRIOR ON ECHL ALL-STAR LIST

GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Wes Cunningham and goalie Dov Grumet-Morris have received All-ECHL Team awards. (Editor’s note: Francis Lemieux…also names is with the…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet As the pressure mounts as the playoffs approach, players and teams can buckle or get stronger late in games. The latter has been the Connecticut Whale’s MO…

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…

A WHALE OF A WIN

VERSUS Playing on ice that more closely resembled a Coney Island sno-cone than an American League hockey rink, the Connecticut Whale overcame a two goal deficit and came back to…

VARSITY AND JV BOTH WIN

VERSUS  Saturday hosted one of those rare nights where both the NHL and their AHL affiliates would squared off on the same day. The AHL Connecticut Whale did their part…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet It was a doubly good Tuesday for Connecticut Whale center Francis Lemieux. Lemieux was released from his second professional tryout contract and signed to an AHL deal…

WHALE GOES MOBY DICK ON SHARKS

VERSUS So much for trouble scoring goals. First, the goal-challenged New York Rangers scored seven goals for the third time this season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, a division rival,…