HUMPTY-DUMPTY
VERSUS Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again The Connecticut Whale had been, to paraphrase Annie Savoy (New York Rangers’ fan,…
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
VERSUS With under five minutes to go in the game Friday night and the Connecticut Whale trailing 0-2, some of the 5,862 fans at the XL Center began filing out of the building…wonder how they feel now after the home team scored two goals in 1:13 to tie…
IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!
VERSUS “That was what we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday afternoon in front of 4, 985 at the XL Center. “But we’ll take it,”…
NEW-BURIES ONE
VERSUS (Due to internet failure and computer problems, we were unable to write a report on this game. Bruce Berlet has the story.) By Bruce Berlet MANCHESTER, N.H. – After three one-goal losses at the Verizon Wireless Center this season, the last in a…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Their similarities are almost eerie. Both grew up learning to skate and play hockey in Ontario, Canada. Both played for winning teams in Triple-A and the Ontario Hockey League. Both played for three OHL teams and stayed with the same…
THE BEST OF 13
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale travelled to the DCU Center in Worcester Sunday afternoon with a five-game winning streak against and a two point lead on their Atlantic Division opponents. Their mission: Grab two points; Come out of the game healthy and…
VARSITY AND JV BOTH WIN
VERSUS Saturday hosted one of those rare nights where both the NHL and their AHL affiliates would squared off on the same day. The AHL Connecticut Whale did their part with a 4-2 victory, their fifth in seven tries, against the Worcester Sharks. After…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet For the past month, the Connecticut Whale proved the tough really can get going when the going gets tough. The stretch epitomized their coach, Ken Gernander, who has carried his dislike for losing from his playing days to behind the bench.
REFS GONE WILD
VERSUS If you were looking to make the argument against having two referees on the ice at the same time, or maybe just having these two particular referees period, this would be the game that you’d point to as exhibit number one. However despite the…
WHALE GOES MOBY DICK ON SHARKS
VERSUS So much for trouble scoring goals. First, the goal-challenged New York Rangers scored seven goals for the third time this season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, a division rival, 7-0 Sunday afternoon. Then their AHL affiliate, the equally…