CANTLON: (WED) PHANTOMS BLAST PACK IN HARTFORD
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT- An early scoring blitz helped the Lehigh Valley Phantoms down the Hartford Wolf Pack, 7-3 on Wednesday night before announced crowd of 1,367 at the XL Center. Halloween is less than a week away, but the XL Center…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Colin McDonald didn’t hide his feelings – and didn’t want to, either. After scoring an AHL-leading 42 goals with the Oklahoma City Barons last season, the Wethersfield native felt slighted when the Edmonton Oilers made an offer he could…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s hardly been an OFF-season for Connecticut Whale/New York Rangers center Kris Newbury. First, Newbury’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to the couple’s third child, Jorja, on May 7. “The little one is growing like a weed,” proud papa said…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack wing Nigel Dawes was part of a Winnipeg native daily double for the Hamilton Bulldogs that was a large part of AHL history on Monday night. Dawes notched his team-leading ninth goal of the playoffs at 6:24 of the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet When Jeremy Williams finally realized his goal of playing in the NHL five years ago, he had Toronto Maple Leafs captain, 2006 Olympic gold medalist and future Hall of Famer Mats Sundin sitting beside him in the locker room.
CRAWFORD AND KOTSOPOULOUS TO PLAY
BOB CRAWFORD AND CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS ADDED TO PLAYER ROSTER FOR WHALERS VS. BRUINS LEGENDS GAME AT OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM “WHALE BOWL” FEBRUARY 19 Legends Game Precedes Outdoor AHL Battle between the CT Whale and Providence Bruins at Rentschler…
A NEW ERA BEGINS
VERSUS HARTFORD, Conn. – What a difference a day makes? Well that and an XL Center filled with 13,089 fans. A better than expected, pardon the pun, “packed” house and a very exciting victory over an interstate opponent, started off Howard Baldwin’s…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Baldwin peered down from the XL Center’s directors suite at an arena three-quarters full and broke into a wide smile. “It’s a big night and a big step, but just one of many to come,” said Baldwin, the chairman and…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – The first Connecticut Whale game Saturday night will have a bit of a Hartford Whalers feel. Former Whalers players Garry Swain, Norm Barnes, Yvon Corriveau, Gerry McDonald, and captain Russ Anderson will be signing…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Before thanking Howard Baldwin for bringing the Whale back to Hartford and proclaiming this “Connecticut Whale Week” in the state, Gov. M. Jodi Rell had a special request: “Where’s Pucky?” Pucky? Who’s Pucky? Oh, he’s the mascot of the…