SPECIAL TEAMS COST WHALE STANDINGS POINT

       VERSUS      (We apologize as we’re unavailable for our normal direct CTWhale coverage for the next couple of games due to scheduling conflicts…) BY: Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale were…

WHALE BRUIN TROUBLE

      VERSUS      (We apologize as we’re unavailable for our normal direct CTWhale coverage for the next couple of games due to scheduling conflicts…) BY:  Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale were…

DESPERATE PIRATES FILET WHALE

      VERSUS      BY: Bruce Berlet The Portland Pirates, involved in a wild, multi-team chase for the final Eastern Conference playoff spots, parlayed goals from four different players and 29 saves…

SPOTLIGHT: TOMMY GRANT

BY: Bruce Berlet Large green letters on a bed sheet at the XL Center on Sunday read: Tommy 10 Terrific. Terrific, indeed. For most of the season, Tommy Grant, who…

REDEMPTION

      VERSUS     (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is…

THE ROAD AHEAD

      VERSUS    The Connecticut Whale currently sit in the third position in the AHL standings. How they’re doing that is a testament to the character of this team, because based…

WHEN YOU’RE HOT, YOU’RE HOT

      VERSUS     BY: Bruce Berlet Despite numerous injuries and call-ups, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers had proven to be a bugaboo for the Connecticut Whale. The Sound Tigers were 5-1-1-1 in…

SPOTLIGHT: BATTLE LINES DRAWN IN THE ICE

By: Bruce Berlet Connecticut’s two AHL entries have reached a share of first place in the Northeast Division from quite different directions, yet neither is anywhere near clinching a playoff…

COMPLETING THE SET, THE CARD SET THAT IS

FRIDAY IS FINAL WHALE TRADING CARD NIGHT *           *           *           * Card Giveaway Presented by Webster Bank The Connecticut Whale’s home game at the XL Center tomorrow night, Friday, March…

SPOTLIGHT: BICKEL STU – A RANGER SPECIALTY

BY: Bruce Berlet When it comes to feel-good stories in the NHL this season, you’d be hard-pressed to find one better than New York Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel, who began…