WHALE HARPOONED BY BULLDOGS

VERSUS   For Connecticut Whale Ken Gernander this could not have been a fun last couple of weeks. First the parent New York Rangers took the heart and soul out of…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – As Howard Baldwin and his son, Howard Jr., walked into the Rentschler Field press box just after noon Thursday, their jaws seemingly dropped…

WORST TO FIRST

       VERSUS       (Editor’s note: Our apologies for this being posted late…busy day at work) The Connecticut Whale rebounded from Saturday's poor performance against the Atlantic Division’s worst team, the…

DEL ZOTTO SPEAKS…

Howlings caught up with Michael Del Zotto for the first time since he was sent down by the New York Rangers a couple of weeks ago. Del Zotto had a…

PROVIDENCE BRUIN HEAT FOR OUTDOOR GAME

VERSUS      When Michael Del Zotto, playing in his first game in Hartford since being sent down to the AHL by the parent New York Rangers, hit the crossbar just 4:22…

HANGOVER

VERSUS Five days off for a hockey team can offer a much needed respite from a heavy schedule. Some coaches like the time off to rest and to practice, work…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Cleaning out the notebook after cleaning off the driveway and sidewalk in the wake of the record snowfall from Winter Storm Benedict before heading to Washington, D.C.,…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet An autographed Toronto Maple Leafs prospect trading card of Jeremy Williams showed up on eBay on Tuesday morning. Its value likely increased by day’s end after Williams,…

KLASSEN AND CHAPPELL MOVE UP FROM GREENVILLE

The Connecticut Whale have announced that Sam Klassen has been reassigned by the Rangers to the AHL from Greenville of the ECHL. Also left-winger Chris Chappell is heading north. (more…)

WHALE WEEKLY: January 10-16, 2011

The Whale (20-14-2-5, 47 pts.) hit the halfway point of their season last week, and won two out of the week’s three road games.  The Whale posted its fourth shutout…