WHALE WEEKLY: March 5 – 11, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games this past week, starting with a thrilling 2-1 shootout win over the Worcester Sharks Tuesday at the XL Center. The Whale would see a third-period lead slip away Friday, as they…
EX-RANGERS AMONG CT HOCKEY HOF INDUCTEES
NEW CLASS OF 2012 INDUCTEES REVEALED FOR CT HOCKEY HALL OF FAME * * * * Seven New Hall of Famers to be Honored during March 10 CT Whale Home Game Whalers Sports & Entertainment and the CT Hockey Hall of Fame today…
CT HOCKEY HALL OF FAME OPENS MARCH 10th AT THE XL CENTER
CT HOCKEY HALL OF FAME NIGHT MARCH 10 at WHALE HOME GAME * * * * 2012 Inductees to be Honored BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale Whalers Sports & Entertainment announced today that the Connecticut Whale and…
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 and Hartford Whalers left wing/defenseman Mark Howe who stole the show. Leading a…
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 and sharing tales with friends and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet HOWE TO THE HALL Mark Howe was making the one-hour drive from his beach house in Beach Haven, N.J., to his home in Jackson, N.J., on Tuesday afternoon when his cell phone rang. Howe said reception in the area isn’t always good, but the…
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…
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WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS CAPTURE MACGREGOR KILPATRICK TROPHY SPRINGFIELD, MA. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins captured the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy on Saturday night as the American Hockey League’s 2010-11 regular-season points…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Ron Francis. Kevin Dineen. … Kevin Dineen. Ron Francis. Trying to select the best player in Hartford hockey history always comes down to the two most iconic figures since the New England Whalers arrived in town from Boston in 1974. Gordie…
BRIAN LEETCH AND LYNDON BYERS TO HARTFORD
BRIAN LEETCH AND LYNDON BYERS ADDED TO BOSTON BRUINS LEGENDS ROSTER FOR WHALERS VS. BRUINS LEGENDS GAME AT OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM “WHALE BOWL” FEBRUARY 19 Hall of Fame Defenseman, and Former Tough Guy and Media Star, to Suit up for Bruins Legends…