FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale rookie goalie Cam Talbot paid defenseman Pavel Valentenko quite the compliment Sunday. “He blocks shots so well it’s like having three goalies,” Talbot said after watching Valentenko doing plenty of just such dirty work…
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…
COMINGS AND GOINGS
The New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale have some players that will be coming and at least one who will be going. Wednesday the Rangers announced that 2010 first round (10th overall) pick, defenseman Dylan McIlrath, ahs been signed to three-year entry…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It has been arguably the most topsy-turvy season in the 14 years of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale franchise. Man-games lost to injuries and call-ups are at an all-time high, causing disruptions to continuity and chemistry. But…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet With their top four centers missing and their leading scorer and No. 1 offensive defenseman injured before the game was 25 minutes old, the Connecticut Whale desperately needed help from new sources Wednesday night against the Springfield…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT. – As Jeremy Williams lay motionless on the XL Center ice for what seemed an eternity Wednesday night, the Connecticut Whale’s All-Star right wing had flashbacks to 11 years ago and a car accident in his tiny hometown of…
UPDATES
The latest news from Whale-Land… Kris Newbury has been sent down to Connecticut by the New York Rangers. Word is also out now that Alexandre Imbeault has been release from his PTO and will return to the Florida Everblades.
WINNING!!!
VERSUS Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” The Connecticut Whale looked like they had given away a standings point to the visiting Springfield Falcons after surrendering a Tomas Kubalik game-tying, power play goal with just 41.7 left…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet You’ll have to excuse the Connecticut Whale if they feel a bit lost at the XL Center on Wednesday night. Other than a handful of practices, the I-91 rival Springfield Falcons have been in the downtown Hartford arena as many times as the…
STRANGE BUT TRUE
From the HUH? Department, yesterday Francis Lemieux and Alexandre Imbeault were released from their PTO‘s. According to the AHL Transactions list, today is word they have both been resigned to PTO’s. Perhaps it was a paperwork situation,…