WHALE REBOUND

      VERSUS     Say what you will about Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, but the guy knows how to motivate a team and he knows how to win. For the…

WHALE DROWN IN SOUND

      VERSUS      If there’s one thing that you learn from being around Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander is that he is NOT one to make excuses. Gernander sees opportunities…

SPOTLIGHT: ROSTER FLUX

BY: Bruce Berlet Suspensions to Kris Newbury and Andre Deveaux impacted both the New York Ranger and Connecticut Whale rosters Thursday and Friday. Newbury, the Connecticut Whale’s fifth-leading scorer despite…

NEWBURY, BYERS & HAMILL SUSPENDED

AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSIONS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: • Connecticut Whale center Kris Newbury has been suspended for four (4) games as a…

SPOTLIGHT: MOVEMBER

BY: Bruce Berlet Brendan Bell’s wife might not be enamored with his latest bit of facial hair, but he’s the early leader for best moustache on the Connecticut Whale during…

BELL TOWERS OVER FALLEN POULIN WALL

     VERSUS       (Oops Update…Just realized this posting was still sitting in the draft section of the blog from Friday night and that it was never posted… our apologies) Despite…

SPOTLIGHT: HOLDING LEADS

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s a classic case of the glass being half full or half empty. The Connecticut Whale has led in all 14 games they have played this season,…

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

      VERSUS      BY: Mitch Beck Blowing leads become a major problem to this point in the early part of the season for Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander’s bunch. Sunday…

ICECAPS FREEZE WHALE

(Editor’s note: Due to a family commitment in Albany, we were unable to see most of this game therefore it felt incredibly disingenuous to write on the portion we did…

SPOTLIGHT: JORDAN OWENS

BY: Bruce Berlet Jordan Owens’ style and demeanor has hardly changed since his first stint in Hartford, but he has seen one major improvement in his second go-around. “I like…