CANTLON: (4/8) PACK LOSE AGAIN IN CHARLOTTE
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings CHARLOTTE, NC – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s late-season swan dive continued in a 3-2 loss to the Charlotte Checkers despite a push in the game’s last five minutes. The Pack has now lost seven straight and 13 of…
CANTLON: OFF-SEASON VOLUME 9
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT – A week before the NHL Seattle Expansion Draft and the NHL Amateur Draft, the hockey movement this week was quiet, but some Connecticut pieces are on the move. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT The Wolf Pack…
BABY RANGERS COME UP SHORT IN TRAVERSE FINAL
BY: Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers prospects team felt it had a lot more to do and give Wednesday night after a lackluster effort during most of an overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in their robin-round finale Tuesday afternoon. The Rangers…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet Anticipation. Instincts. Timing. Guts. In some ways, blocking shots in hockey is even more dangerous than goaltending. Neither is for the faint of heart, but at least a goalie has plenty of padding and a facemask. But a willingness to…
GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as has been the case with this team all season long with the entire team, Dupont’s…
GAME THREE: NOW WE HAVE A SERIES
VERSUS In a must-win game for the Connecticut Whale, Sunday evening in Game Three of their first round playoff series, the New York Rangers AHL affiliate used a total team concept from the goaltender on out and knocked off the visiting Portland…
1ST RD: GAME ONE – ’57 MINUTES NOT ENOUGH!
VERSUS Thursday night the Connecticut Whale returned to the playoffs after a one year absence, the first in the team’s history, only to have the first game turn into a microcosm of their entire 2010-2011 season. The Whale didn’t put out a full…
LUKE ADAM – AHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
PORTLAND PIRATES FORWARD LUKE ADAM NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE’S OUTSTANDING ROOKIE SPRINGFIELD, MA. – The American Hockey League announced today that forward Luke Adam of the Portland Pirates has been named the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett…
AHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM ANNOUNCED
The American Hockey League announced today the 2010-11 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 30 member cities. The team consists of one goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards:
WHALE OF A COMEBACK
VERSUS Kris Newbury scored on a power play early in the third period and the Connecticut Whale held on for an important 4-3 road win against the second place Portland Pirates in front of 5,709 at the Cumberland County Civic Center Saturday night.