SPOTLIGHT: “PAPA” REDDEN, THE CAPTAIN

BY: Bruce Berlet When the Connecticut Whale gathered for a team meal Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., coach Ken Gernander had a surprise, especially for veteran defenseman Wade Redden. After…

FAN FARE: MIKHAIL PASHNIN

BY: Adam Gavriel Let’s start with the simple understanding that when depending upon Google translating an article from Russian to English there could be some slight nuances, and maybe even…

SPOTLIGHT: CARL HAGELIN

BY: Bruce Berlet A month after his call-up from the Connecticut Whale to the parent New York Rangers, left wing Carl Hagelin continues to solidify his position with the big…

SPOTLIGHT: TIM ERIXON

BY: Bruce Berlet Tim Erixon has certainly experienced a full gamut of emotions the past two-plus years and especially in the last six weeks. The Connecticut Whale’s rookie defenseman decided…

SPOTLIGHT: RYAN McDONAGH

BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh was trying to find his way on the blue line of the then Hartford Wolf Pack, after leaving a highly successful University…

WHALE EXORCIZE LOSING STREAK WITH WIN OVER DEVILS

     VERSUS      BY: Mitch Beck If Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander had any hair, he’d probably be pulling it out about now. His team did win on the road…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – DECISION TIME

BY: Bruce Berlet Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daigneault and Pat Boller had plenty decisions to make after their team’s preseason finale Sunday, a…

HUMPTY-DUMPTY

VERSUS     Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again The Connecticut Whale…

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

VERSUS With under five minutes to go in the game Friday night and the Connecticut Whale trailing 0-2, some of the 5,862 fans at the XL Center began filing out…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie goalie Cam Talbot paid defenseman Pavel Valentenko quite the compliment Sunday. “He blocks shots so well it’s like having three goalies,” Talbot said after…