SPOTLIGHT: SCOTT TANSKI

BY: Bruce Berlet When Scott Tanski roofed a shot under the crossbar to win his second practice-ending shootout in three days last week, he was mobbed by virtually all of…

SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK

BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to see the personification of tough luck, look no farther than Connecticut Whale right wing Chad Kolarik. After persevering through nagging hamstring problems last…

WHALE REBOUND

      VERSUS     Say what you will about Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, but the guy knows how to motivate a team and he knows how to win. For the…

SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER MOVEMENT

BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to know how New York Rangers coach John Tortorella feels about his new call-ups from the Connecticut Whale, consider who was on the ice…

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: PROSPECT BUILDING

BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers have always put a competitive top affiliate in Hartford, one that appears poised to compete for a 14th playoff berth in 15 seasons.…

SPOTLIGHT: THE WELLAND CONNECTION

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s almost something out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Then again, even Ripley’s might not believe this tale. Two decades ago, Dan Girardi and Andre Deveaux…

RANGERS THUMP HABS IN GARDEN

VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 5, 2011 (Game 12, Home Game 5) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York       1st 2nd 3rd OT Final…

RANGERS SHOOTOUT DUCKS

     VERSUS      NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES November 3, 2011 (Game 11, Home Game 4) Madison Square Garden – New York, New York       1st 2nd 3rd…

SEAN, WE HARDLY KNEW YE

Well while we were 100% down and out, and know at least back up to our knees, Sean Avery was put on waivers and cleared and now has been officially…