WHALE WEEKLY: November 28-December 4, 2011

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took two out of three games this past week, defeating the Portland Pirates at home on Wednesday, 3-2 in overtime,…

SPOTLIGHT: BORQUES

BY: Bruce Berlet Ray Bourque, one of the greatest defensemen in hockey history, speaks as confidently as ever at age 50 while continuing to carry plenty of clout, especially when…

IT’S KUNDRATEK FOR BOUCHARD

The New York Rangers have announced that they’ve shipped defenseman Tomas Kundratek to the Washington Capitals for forward Francois Bouchard. The move makes perfect sense for the organization, and for…

CHECKERS WIN – TO FACE PENGUINS

VERSUS OVERTIME GOAL BY BLANCHARD WINS GAME, SERIES FOR CHECKERS Charlotte to face Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in East Division Finals HERSHEY, PA. - Nicolas Blanchard scored 1:30 into overtime as the…

CHECKERS ON THE VERGE OF JUMPING OVER BEARS

VERSUS CHECKERS SCORE 5 STRAIGHT IN THRILLING 5-3 COMEBACK Dodge scores winner for second straight game; Checkers lead series 3-2 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After falling behind 3-0 midway through the…

CHECKERS EVEN SERIES

  VERSUS CHECKERS DODGE HERSHEY COMEBACK, EVEN SERIES AT 2-2 Murphy stops 35 for first-star honors; Game 5 Friday in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Mike Murphy made 35 saves and…

HERSHEY OOZES BY THE CHECKERS

VERSUS   CHECKERS UNABLE TO COMPLETE COMEBACK, FALL 3-2 Murphy makes first start since Mar. 20; Hershey takes 2-1 series lead CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Checkers clawed back from…

HERSHEY DOUBLES UP CHARLOTTE TO EVEN SERIES 1-1

  VERSUS  Dalpe scores twice, leads all players with 3g, 2a in series HERSHEY, PA – The Hershey Bears used three second-period goals to double up the Charlotte Checkers, 4-2,…

CHECKERS BITE CHOCOLATE IN GAME ONE

  VERSUS   3RD-PERIOD COMEBACK LEADS CHECKERS TO GAME 1 WIN Bowman gets game winner in return from Hurricanes HERSHEY, PA. - The Charlotte Checkers erased a one-goal third-period deficit with…

BOWMAN TO CHARLOTTE

HURRICANES ASSIGN BOWMAN TO CHARLOTTE Forward will join Checkers for AHL postseason RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced…