HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CRUSH A MONARCHY?
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale struck three times in a span of just 1:31 in the second period and then rode solid goaltending by Chad Johnson to win their fifth straight game 4-1 at the Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester over the Monarchs…
IS THIS ROCK BOTTOM?
VERSUS Throughout the 2011-2012 season the Whale have had two glaring problems: allowing quick back-to-back goals and not holding third period leads. Both of those Achilles Heel issues haunted the Whale Saturday night as they dropped a 5-4…
ZUCCARELLO: NOW YOU SEE HIM – MAYBE NOW YOU DON’T?
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale travelled down to The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia to start a pair of games with the Admirals. Head Coach Ken Gernander started the trip on an up-note as he was able to pencil in All-Star forward Mats Zuccarello for…
A COSTLY POINT
VERSUS Yes, the Connecticut Whale gathered a point in Saturday night’s contest at the XL Center against the Providence Bruins in a 2-1 shootout loss and yes, while Head Coach Ken Gernander wasn’t doing back-flips in his post game press…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JOHNSON IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander offered goalie Chad Johnson a bit of a challenge before the franchise began its 15th season last weekend. After a solid rookie pro season in 2009-10, Johnson was less successful last season,…
WHALE GUTS…
VERSUS After watching the Connecticut Whale work through 65 minutes of scoreless, defensive hockey and then score three times out of four in the shoot-out for a 1-0 victory over the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Penguins Sunday night, the only way to…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CHAD JOHNSON, A GOALIE LOOKING TO REBOUND
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET Chad Johnson, A Goalie Looking to Rebound Chad Johnson experienced about the ultimate in good news-bad news last season. The good? The New York Rangers called up the goalie from the Connecticut Whale on Feb. 28 after…