BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JASON LABARBERA, CLASS ON AND OFF THE ICE
BY: Bruce Berlet I learned how classy goalie Jason LaBarbera is when he was with the Hartford Wolf Pack for four seasons and then the Manchester Monarchs, where he never complained about the waiver rules that kept him locked in the AHL because the Los…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Good news and bad news today on the “used to be on the local hockey market scene.” First, the Phoenix Coyotes, who are NOT moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba, signed former Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers goalie Jason LaBarbera to a…
BEST GOALTENDERS IN THE AHL
PENGUINS’ THIESSEN, CURRY WIN HARRY “HAP” HOLMES MEMORIAL AWARD SPRINGFIELD, MA … The American Hockey League has announced that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltenders Brad Thiessen and John Curry have won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the…
EX-WOLF PACK A LOCKE OF AN MVP
BINGHAMTON SENATORS FORWARD COREY LOCKE NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER SPRINGFIELD, MA. – The American Hockey League announced today that center Corey Locke of the Binghamton Senators has been named the winner of the Les…
GOALTENDING
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON’S BRAD THIESSEN NAMED AHL’s OUTSTANDING GOALTENDER FOR 2010-2011 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Brad Thiessen of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins has been named the winner of the Aldege “Baz”…
HOPE HE LIKES PLAYING IN THE QUIET
According to TSN.ca, goaltender Al Montoya has signed a one-year extension with the New York Islanders. Montoya, who was the New York Rangers’ first round pick, sixth overall, in the 2004 draft is also the second winningest goaltender in Hartford Wolf…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale right wing Dale Weise likely didn’t need a plane to fly from Hartford to Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. With former Hartford Wolf Pack right wing Ryan Callahan sidelined 6-to-8 weeks with a broken left hand sustained…
RANGERS BATTLE COYOTES AT GARDEN
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. PHOENIX COYOTES Thursday, Dec. 16, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden • New York, NY Rangers: 19-13-1 (39 pts) Coyotes: 14-9-6 (34 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 15
“ALL-TIME WOLF PACK TEAM” ANNOUNCED
“ALL-TIME WOLF PACK TEAM” ANNOUNCED * * * * Ken Gernander Tops Fan Voting Whalers Sports & Entertainment today announced the “Hartford Distributors/Bud Light All-Time Wolf Pack Team”, as voted by fans on-line at…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Chad Kolarik was chilling out around 4 p.m. Thursday when he got a phone call from Columbus Blue Jackets assistant general manager Chris McFarland. To his stunning surprise, the right wing on the Springfield Falcons’ No. 1 line learned he…