NOT ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

     VERSUS      “Coverage mistakes and lack of urgency on the back-check cost us two goals,” Whale head coach Ken Gernander told Brian Ring after the Connecticut Whale wasted a lead…

SPOTLIGHT: GOALIES

BY: Bruce Berlet The AHL’s two hottest teams in February resided in Connecticut, and their successes could be traced right to the goalies. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Connecticut Whale…

IT STARTS IN THE NET

     VERSUS     It’s one of the oldest cliché’s in hockey, “You build your team from the net out.” The emergence of the New York Rangers certainly starts with Henrik Lundqvist…

PROUGH RECALLED

According to the CTWhale and the AHL website, Jeff Prough has been recalled from the Greenville Road Warriors. Best guess is Friday night's injury against the Portland Pirates that took…

WHALE FRUSTRATED IN SPRINGFIELD

      VERSUS      There are a multitude of ways to lose in any sporting event, and the Connecticut Whale have certainly explored many of them this season, but Saturday night’s 2-0…

WOLSKI FOR VERNACE AND A THIRD ROUNDER

The New York Rangers shed some salary cap issues and a player that really wasn’t going to play for them again in sending Wojtek Wolski to Florida in exchange for…

WHALE SINK PIRATES SHIP

     VERSUS     BY: Bruce Berlet Special teams often are the difference at all levels of hockey these days, and the Connecticut Whale proved that again Friday night against the Portland…

MARCH 10th – A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK

BY: Bruce Berlet One of the Beatles’ most famous songs in a litany of platinum recordings was entitled “The Long and Winding Road.” The creation of songwriters Paul McCartney and…

THEY’VE BEEN BETTER

      VERSUS      Sunday afternoon in Providence the Connecticut Whale could not find an answer for Carter Camper who’s hat-trick sealing third goal sunk the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate 4-3…