FAN-FARE: THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT I HAVE TO WEAR A FULL VISOR

BY: Adam Gavriel Although these “fan-fare” articles are supposed to be about the Rangers, this is still a Connecticut Whale blog, dedicated to the future of the franchise. This post…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Mission accomplished for New York Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather. Sather entered the offseason hoping to keep his core of marquee players intact for at…

BACK TO THE FUTURE – CATCHING UP WITH MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO

BY: Mitch Beck with Adam Gavriel For athletes looking to develop a professional career, the path to achieving it, in many ways, resembles the four-year high school matriculation process. As…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet And then there was one. As expected, the New York Rangers signed veteran defenseman Steve Eminger to a one-year $800,000 contract on Monday, leaving unrestricted free agent…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale likely will have another young candidate for the blueline this season. Mikhail Pashnin wasn’t scheduled to play for the New York Rangers in the…

FAN-FARE: BUILDING A CORE

BY: Adam Gavriel In John Tortorella’s first off-season as Rangers’ head coach he began preaching the idea of the team developing a, “Core,” the idea of getting young and staying…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet There’s not suppose to be any cheering in the press box, but I can assure you that all those who have covered the Hartford Wolf Pack /…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet Dale Purinton and Richard Scott early on and Justin Soryal and Devin DiDiomete lately have been energetic instigators/enforcers who earned the respect of teammates and love from…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet The melancholy filtered through the phone line. Brodie Dupont, the player with the longest standing with the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale, had got his wish this week…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

BY: Bruce Berlet More future Connecticut Whale players will be selected in the NHL draft Friday night and Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. The parent…