IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BOUNCES

(Due to having a crippling case of the flu, we were unable to watch yesterday’s game between the Connecticut Whale and the Adirondack Phantoms. However, our good friend Bruce Berlet…

WHALE BECOMING ‘MOBY DICK’

VERSUS       On the 80’s TV show, “The ‘A’ Team,” the team’s leader John “Hannibal” Smith would always say the phrase, “I love it when a plan comes together.” If Connecticut…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet When an athlete says his parents are his idols because of the strong faith they show every day, you know you have a special person. Connecticut Whale…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL – Winning has a way of curing a lot of ills, as the Connecticut Whale has discovered the past three weeks. After a 1-9-2-1 slide led…

WHALE WEEKLY: December 6-12, 2010

The Whale (10-11-2-4, 26 pts.) has climbed into a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Division, after a 2-0-0-1 week last week.  A 2-1 shootout loss at Worcester was…

NOW THAT’S HOCKEY

VERSUS Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Whale came into Saturday night’s contest with the visiting Worcester Sharks looking to build off a strong win in Providence the night before. Boy…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, Conn. – On the one hand, Oren Eizenman was a typical pro hockey wannabee growing up in Toronto, skating on a rink in his backyard with…

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

VERSUS  In the 13 years as the Hartford Wolf Pack, each team presented a different challenge to the coach…even in the good years. The name has changed now from the…

UNDEFEATED

VERSUS  HARTFORD, Conn. – So all they needed to do was change the uniforms, the name and start pumping "Brass Bonanza" into the arena and now suddenly they're an undefeated…

A NEW ERA BEGINS

VERSUS  HARTFORD, Conn. – What a difference a day makes? Well that and an XL Center filled with 13,089 fans. A better than expected, pardon the pun, “packed” house and…