SPOTLIGHT: KEVIN DINEEN

BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Whalers star right wing and captain Kevin Dineen is certainly in the running for NHL Coach of the Year, after what he has done with…

SPOTLIGHT: MARK HOWE

BY: Bruce Berlet Though three of the four inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night played with the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, it was former New England…

BALDWIN UNVEILS PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN HARTFORD TO BRING BACK THE NHL

BY: BOB CRAWFORD, Voice of the Connecticut Whale BALDWIN UNVEILS PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN HARTFORD *           *           *           * Includes Renovation of XL Center and Revitalization of Trumbull Streetscape as Dining…

SPOTLIGHT: HOWARD BALDWIN

BY: Bruce Berlet Howard Baldwin is the “Godfather of Professional Hockey in Hartford” on several fronts, spanning nearly four decades. First, Baldwin became one of the youngest executive in professional…

SWAIN COMPLETES THE SOUND OF WHALE BROADCASTS

FORMER WHALER GARRY SWAIN TO JOIN CONNECTICUT WHALE BROADCAST TEAM *           *           *           * Former WHA and NHL Player Skated in Nine Professional Seasons Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WHALE OF AN UPDATE FROM MANAGEMENT

BY: Bruce Berlet Operating a professional sports franchise is never an easy undertaking, but few, if any, companies had more to deal with than Whalers Sports and Entertainment a year…

CONNECTICUT WHALE MEDIA DAY VIDEO

Today was media day for the Connecticut Whale at the Hilton Hotel in Hartford. Among those who spoke were Howard Baldwin, Sr., Head Coach Ken Gernander and the Voice of…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – PARLETT FOR THE DEFENSE

BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, a glut of defensemen and some uninspiring play led to Blake Parlett being a healthy scratch for the Greenville Road Warriors’ first two games…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – A BOURQUE BY ANY OTHER NAME…

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale veteran defenseman Wade Redden offered a straight-on, right-on reason why rookie left wing Ryan Bourque appears to have a long, strong future in professional hockey.…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – RYAN GORDON, A PART OF HARTFORD HOCKEY FOREVER

BY: Bruce Berlet Phyllis and Barry Gordon thoroughly enjoyed the fourth edition of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale game to benefit the Ryan Gordon/Connecticut Whale Community Scholars Fund, constantly smiling…