TRADES
A couple of quick hits here on a couple of ex-number one picks and both former Hartford Wolf Pack players. The team’s all-time number two goaltender in terms of wins, Al Montoya has been traded for a sixth round pick to the NY Islanders.…
UPGRADING NET COVERAGE
While Pier-Oliver Pelletier is a really good bloke, he’s not an AHL quality netminder. Friday, The Connecticut Whale sent him packing and brought back Dov-Grumet Morris and signed the Greenville Road Warrior netminder to a Professional Try-Out (PTO)…
CHIEF DANIELS EXCITED ABOUT WHALE-BOWL
By Brittany Burke Whalers alumnus Scott “Chief” Daniels isn’t returning to Hartford this month as just an alum, waiting to take on his former rivals, the Boston Bruins in the Harvest-Properties.com “Whale Bowl”. He is traveling to Hartford to be a…
RANGERS CASINO NIGHT
We participated in “The New York Rangers Casino Night“ several times as a fan prior to exchanging fan status for professional reporting on the organization. As someone trying to maintain a professional relationship with the players &…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale proved to be some really good hands people again Sunday. Instead of trying to shoot, score and bang around the opposition, the Whale players were serving meals, taking tips and challenges and playing games with young…
MCKELVIE UP
WHALE RECALL FORWARD CHRIS MCKELVIE FROM GREENVILLE * * * * Rookie has Six Points in 16 ECHL Games HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the team has recalled forward Chris…
WORST KEPT SECRET – PELLETIER SIGNS
WHALE SIGNS GOALTENDER PIER-OLIVIER PELLETIER TO PTO * * * * Played in 21 games this season for the CHL’s Laredo Bucks
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Talk about a tough act to follow. Yes, even Connecticut Whale wing Brodie Dupont admitted he didn’t know what he could do for an encore as defending money-earning champion in the eighth Tip-A-Whale Dinner and Sports Carnival at the XL…
KLASSEN TO GREENVILLE
If the Connecticut Whale are sending Sam Klassen back to Greenville, that means that Wade Redden and Jyri Niemi are ready to rejoin the team after dealing with their hip injuries. That’s good news…But now with Chad Kolarik called up and apparently Ruslan…
KLASSEN AND CHAPPELL MOVE UP FROM GREENVILLE
The Connecticut Whale have announced that Sam Klassen has been reassigned by the Rangers to the AHL from Greenville of the ECHL. Also left-winger Chris Chappell is heading north.