AVERY BACK IN HARTFORD
Sean Avery has been returned to the Connecticut Whale after clearing waivers for the second time this season and according to Head Coach Ken Gernander will be joining the team on Sunday for their trip to Portland, Maine. With the addition of Avery and…
WHALE DROWN CHASING SHARKS
VERSUS In the baseball film, “Bull Durham” the Manager of the baseball team that Kevin Costner plays for is upset after a loss and tells his players his view of the game this way: “This is a simple game. Ya throw the ball; Ya hit the ball; Ya catch the…
SPOTLIGHT: WEEKEND PREVIEW
The Connecticut Whale has several objectives for the last weekend of 2011. First, the Whale (18-9-1-3) would like to build on a seven-point lead over the Albany Devils in the Northeast Division in games at Worcester on Friday night and against…
GERNANDER: A LEADER ON AND OFF THE ICE
VERSUS Ken Gernander coaches hockey the way that he played the game…with great attention to detail, a lot of emotion and a hockey sense and intelligence that few can match. The 2011-2012 Connecticut Whale have taken on that persona and are…
SPOTLIGHT: CARL HAGELIN
BY: Bruce Berlet A month after his call-up from the Connecticut Whale to the parent New York Rangers, left wing Carl Hagelin continues to solidify his position with the big club. The rookie speedster from Sweden had his second two-goal game in only 16…
ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale ended their four day holiday break and began their toughest stretch of the season that will see them play five games over the next eight days and as they did earlier in the season blew a lead entering the third…
SPOTLIGHT: SOUNDING OUT THE TIGERS
BY: Bruce Berlet After a well-earned four-day break, the Northeast Division-leading Connecticut Whale looks to extend their latest points streak to four games when they visit their intrastate rival Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Monday night. The Whale…
SPOTLIGHT: HOLIDAY CHEER
BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale family is happy on many fronts this holiday season, starting with good health for most and a spot atop the Northeast Division as the first full season for the renamed franchise nears the two-fifths pole. The strong…
WHALE: “I AIN’T ‘FRAID OF NO GHOSTS”
VERSUS It wasn’t pretty that’s for sure, but the Connecticut Whale, behind a Pavel Valentenko missile from the high slot with 17 seconds left in regulation beat the Adirondack Phantoms 2-1 at the XL Center before 2,389 Wednesday…
SPOTLIGHT: NEWBURY
BY: Bruce Berlet Kris Newbury is a proud individual, as a human being and a hockey player. Few demonstrate more grit, determination and leadership than the Connecticut Whale’s veteran center, something that earned Newbury frequent plaudits from New York…