BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WHOLE LOT OF PLAYER SHAKE UP GOIN’ ON

BY: Bruce Berlet The comings and goings just keep on coming and going for the New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale. With All-Star defenseman Marc Staal put on injured reserve…

BRUCE BERLET – AS THE PLAYER DOOR TURNS

BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Weise’s gain was the Connecticut Whale’s loss on Tuesday. After three eventful years in the New York Rangers organization, Weise was claimed off waivers by the…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME

BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MAYBE YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN

BY: Bruce Berlet Hockey often makes for strange bedfellows, coincidences and ironies. You can now look no farther than Jordan Owens, one of six invitees to Connecticut Whale training camp.…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WADE REDDEN, YEAR TWO

BY: Bruce Berlet Despite spending a pleasant summer in picturesque Kelowna, British Columbia, with his wife and young daughter, Wade Redden experienced a bit of an unsettling offseason, proving again…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – McDONAGH, BUILDING A FUTURE IN NEW YORK

BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh attended his first NHL training camp after foregoing his senior year after he, Derek Stepan and the University of Wisconsin lost 5-0…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MITCHELL MAKES MARK

FROM THE CREASE BY: BRUCE BERLET John Mitchell has always prided himself in being “a pretty fast skater” and proved it when he won a fastest skater competition with the…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Lights. Camera. Action. Yes, more than the usual number of faces was on hand for the opening of the New York Rangers’ training camp Friday at the…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet To the surprise of virtually no one, former Hartford Wolf Pack All-Star right wing Ryan Callahan was named the 26th captain of the New York Rangers on…

IS CALLAHAN’S NAME IN THE ENVELOPE?

BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers will name Trumbull native Chris Drury’s successor as captain and two alternate captains Monday. The leading candidates are former Hartford Wolf Pack players…