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, before heading on the road for a pair of post-Thanksgiving tilts in Bridgeport…
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 comes to discussing his sons. Chris Bourque, 25, a three-time Calder Cup…
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 that matter for Kundratek as well.
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 Charlotte Checkers defeated the two-time…
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 second period, the Charlotte Checkers scored five…
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 Nick Dodge scored a late-third period goal as the Charlotte Checkers held…
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 an early three-goal deficit, but couldn’t complete the comeback…
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, and tie the East Division Semifinals 1-1 on Sunday afternoon. The series will…
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 goals by Zach Boychuk and Drayson Bowman and held on to…
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 that the team has reassigned forward…