SPOTLIGHT: MID-SEASON REPORT

BY: Bruce Berlet After being among the AHL’s elite for most of the season, the Connecticut Whale looks to smooth their first speed bump as the midpoint of the season…

SPOTLIGHT: CHRISTENSEN

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale added a new player to their roster Wednesday, center Erik Christensen. And they could have a second new player, wing Wojtek Wolski, in the…

DEVEAUX LOST TO WHALE VIA SUSPENSION

Right Wing Andre Deveaux lost his job in the NHL with the New York Rangers when he took a foolish elbowing penalty. “I Guess I elbowed my way out of…

THE LOST WEEKEND

      VERSUS      In 1945, Ray Milland starred in a film called, “The Lost Weekend” about an alcoholic trying to get a hold of his issues only to succumb to a…

WHALE OBJECTION OVERRULED

      VERSUS      If the Connecticut Whale are going to make a serious run at a Calder Cup championship they are going to have to learn how to play with a…

SPOTLIGHT: WHALE ALL-STARS REACT

BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale wing Mats Zuccarello likely was the most surprised of the 48 players named to participate in the 2012 AHL All-Star Classic on Wednesday. Zuccarello, the…

SPOTLIGHT: ALL-STAR GAME

BY: Bruce Berlet Congratulations to Connecticut Whale forwards Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Mats Zuccarello on being named Wednesday to the Eastern Conference team for the AHL All-Star Classic on Jan. 29-30…

I’D BE SITTING IN THE BACK OF THE BUS

      VERSUS      Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander does not handle losing well and it is almost a certainty that he was beside himself on Monday afternoon at the Cumberland…

SATHER: “WE ARE GOING TO COME TO PHILADELPHIA AND WE ARE GOING TO WIN.”

     VERSUS      [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9pECK7HFdA&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Sather prediction Back on September 26th, when the NHL announced the Winter Classic game, New York Rangers’ president and general manager Glen Sather said, “We are going…

WHALE GIVE FALCONS CHEMISTRY LESSON

      VERSUS      Both I-91 rivals are a mix of veteran and young talent, but after scoring four unanswered goals over the last two periods, the Connecticut Whale  showed how they…