BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken Gernander said Sunday after a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks, all the…
WHALE CUTS
WHALE ANNOUNCE ROSTER DELETIONS * * * * Two Players Released, Four Assigned to ECHL Greenville Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced the following cuts from the team’s training camp…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – DECISION TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daigneault and Pat Boller had plenty decisions to make after their team’s preseason finale Sunday, a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks at…
WHALE MOVES
WHALE ANNOUNCE ROSTER CHANGES * * * * Parent Rangers Assign Seven, Whale Send Six to ECHL Greenville Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced the following changes to the team’s training camp…
WHALE GET HEAVIER
More decisions are in store for Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander as the New York Ranges have made what is expected to be all but their last cut. According to the New York media tweeting this morning the Blueshirts have sent forwards Ryan…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MAYBE YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
BY: Bruce Berlet Hockey often makes for strange bedfellows, coincidences and ironies. You can now look no farther than Jordan Owens, one of six invitees to Connecticut Whale training camp. Growing up in Toronto, one of Owens’ favorite players was center…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet On paper, the Connecticut Whale appears as if they’ll start the season strong in goal and on defense but could be offensively challenged after the loss of at least three of their top six scorers. But as New York Rangers assistant general…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Colin McDonald didn’t hide his feelings – and didn’t want to, either. After scoring an AHL-leading 42 goals with the Oklahoma City Barons last season, the Wethersfield native felt slighted when the Edmonton Oilers made an offer he could…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s hardly been an OFF-season for Connecticut Whale/New York Rangers center Kris Newbury. First, Newbury’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to the couple’s third child, Jorja, on May 7. “The little one is growing like a weed,” proud papa said…
TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
South Windsor native and Houston Aeros captain Jon DiSalvatore has had the season of his life while leading the Western Conference champions within two victories of their second Calder Cup title. DiSalvatore had a career-high 28 goals in the regular…