FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet When Jeremy Williams finally realized his goal of playing in the NHL five years ago, he had Toronto Maple Leafs captain, 2006 Olympic gold medalist and future…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – As his new/old Connecticut Whale teammates worked out after practice early Wednesday afternoon, Kris Newbury played equipment man/delivery boy, helping the equipment staff bring…

A GAME OF TWO’S

VERSUS     Dale Weise returned to the Connecticut Whale and potted two goals. Maxime Sauve matched Weise's two goals with two of his own for the visiting Providence Bruins. The Whale took five…

WHALE TAKE SPRING FROM FIELD OF FALCONS

VERSUS There was a book written in 1964 called “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.” Now some 47 years later, if Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander were…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – As Howard Baldwin and his son, Howard Jr., walked into the Rentschler Field press box just after noon Thursday, their jaws seemingly dropped…

BRODIE DUPONT TO NEW YORK (UPDATED)

With the injury to Ruslan Fedotenko, a left shoulder second degree AC sprain, John Tortorella announced in his press conference that Brodie Dupont will get his first NHL call-up to…

KOLARIK ON THE INJURY EXPRESS TO NY

It’s a good news, bad news scenario for the Connecticut Whale. In fact, the good news IS the bad news. (more…)

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet The XL Center could have made some serious money selling programs Tuesday if Connecticut Whale practice was open to the public. Coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J.…

WORST TO FIRST

       VERSUS       (Editor’s note: Our apologies for this being posted late…busy day at work) The Connecticut Whale rebounded from Saturday's poor performance against the Atlantic Division’s worst team, the…

PROVIDENCE BRUIN HEAT FOR OUTDOOR GAME

VERSUS      When Michael Del Zotto, playing in his first game in Hartford since being sent down to the AHL by the parent New York Rangers, hit the crossbar just 4:22…