FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Veteran right wing Jeremy Williams, the Connecticut Whale’s leading goal scorer and only AHL All-Star last season, won’t be returning to Hartford. The 27-year-old Williams wasn’t offered a new contract by the parent New York Rangers and…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Trumbull native Chris Drury’s time as New York Rangers center and captain is on the verge of ending. Multiple sources have told the New York Post that Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather has informed Drury that he will be…
TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet As expected, the Manitoba Moose are no more. The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors unanimously approved on Friday the relocation of the franchise owned by True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd. from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to…
TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Chris Drury, one of the all-time winners from his Little League days in Trumbull to the NHL, apparently has played his final game with the New York Rangers. Reports throughout the New York media say the Rangers will buy out the final…
DANBURY WHALERS TO ANNOUNCE NEW COACH
On Thursday, June 9th at 8 pm, the Danbury Whalers Hockey Club will be holding a press conference at 1st & 10 Sports Bar & Grill located on 507 Danbury Road (Route 7) in New Milford. At this announcement, the Danbury Whalers will be announcing…
THE CAPTAIN RETURNS TO DANBURY
The President and General Manager of the Danbury Whalers, Herm Sorcher announced late Monday that Center, Igor Karlov has resigned with the team to return for the 2011-12 season. Karlov, a native of Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, played in all 47 of…
TWO MINUTES with BRUCE BERLET
Classy move by the NHL at the start of the fitness testing portion of its scouting combine Friday with a tribute to former Central Scouting Service E.J. McGuire, the first coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack. McGuire died in April from a rare form of cancer.…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
Sounds like the Connecticut Whale made a good move today signing center Max Campbell to an AHL contract. Jess Rubenstein of Prospect Park called Campbell “the comeback kid who rebuilt his entire game” at Western Michigan University and should have been…
CAMPBELL IN WHALE SOUP
The Connecticut Whale make a signing for next season. Former 5th round pick Max Campbell will be in camp in September. According to Hockey’s Future, Campbell is a playmaking center and a left-handed shot. Of him they say that he is a, “a real offensive…
TWO MINUTES from BRUCE BERLET
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday had its highest overnight rating in 12 years. That’s obviously good for the NHL, but when the numbers are broken down, it’s even better for Hartford. The Vancouver Canucks‘ 1-0 victory over…