FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet Gordie Howe might be “Mr. Hockey” in the sporting world, but Howard Baldwin has held a similar title in Hartford seemingly forever. Oh, there was about a two-decade sabbatical from the Insurance City that included the start of a…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale have another goalie prospect to keep an eye on over the next few weeks. Scott Stajcer, the Rangers’ fifth-round pick in 2009 and a possible Whale goalie next season, has led Owen Sound into the…
E.J. McGUIRE – MORE THAN JUST A GOOD COACH, AN EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEING
We only had a few opportunities to speak with E.J. McGuire. Sure we could have written something that would have sounded either totally disconnected and written like some heartless obituary. Instead we decided to speak to a few of the people who knew him…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet With veterans such as Wade Redden, Kris Newbury, Brodie Dupont and All-Star Jeremy Williams in the Connecticut Whale locker room, one might not think there’s much room for others to make an imprint on the team. But defenseman Jared…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet With the gala “Howe Family Night” rapidly approaching Saturday night, Connecticut hockey fans again owe a major dose of gratitude to the Big Bad Boston Bruins for “The First Family of Hockey” returning to Connecticut. The uppity Bruins…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet After two deflating seasons on Broadway fraught with boos and negative press, no one could have blamed Wade Redden for exiting the NHL stage left for more pleasant endeavors like the impending birth of his first child. But chats with…
“HOWE FAMILY NIGHT” – MARCH 26
MARCH 26 WHALE HOME GAME TO BE “HOWE FAMILY NIGHT” * * * * Entire Howe Family to be Saluted with Banner-raising; First 2,000 Fans to Receive Commemorative Howe Program HARTFORD, March 3, 2011: Whalers Sports and…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Bruce Landon has known Howard Baldwin for nearly four decades. When Landon wasn’t tending goal for Baldwin’s New England Whalers for parts of their first five seasons in the World Hockey Association, he was playing mostly in Springfield,…
WHALE SPECIALS
One of Howlings biggest supporters is our good friend, Dave Romeiko of the Connecticut Whale. Dave will go out of his way to make sure that the people that come to him for tickets are treated properly. Wednesday morning, Dave sent us the following…
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 before being among the 22 players on the Whale’s Clear Day list.…