SWAIN COMPLETES THE SOUND OF WHALE BROADCASTS
FORMER WHALER GARRY SWAIN TO JOIN CONNECTICUT WHALE BROADCAST TEAM * * * * Former WHA and NHL Player Skated in Nine Professional Seasons Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today that former New England Whaler Garry…
CONGRATULATIONS TO A GREAT GUY!
We’ve had the good pleasure of speaking and working with Michael Kahn, the owner of the Charlotte Checkers, who today became a part-owner of the Carolina Hurricanes. Mr. Kahn is just an absolute pleasure to deal with and one of the smartest people we’ve…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – JOHNSON IN A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander offered goalie Chad Johnson a bit of a challenge before the franchise began its 15th season last weekend. After a solid rookie pro season in 2009-10, Johnson was less successful last season,…
DANBURY WHALERS MAKING THINGS SPECIAL FOR FANS
BY: Brittany Burke Both the NHL and AHL seasons are underway and that means the start of the 2011-2012 FHL season is just days away. Soon familiar faces will be joined by some new ones as both take to the ice at the Danbury Ice Arena with the hope of…
WHO SHOULD STAY AND WHO SHOULD GO
Tim Erixon stays – Brendan Bell goes… Here’s the official release: Brendan Bell Assigned to Connecticut; Scott Stajcer Returned to Owen Sound (OHL) New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that defenseman Brendan Bell…
PENALTIES KILL WINS
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES (Regular Season Game 1, Away 1) New York Rangers 2, Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT) Ericsson Globe Arena – October 7, 2011 GAME SUMMARY EVENT SUMMARY Team Notes: -The…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – THE CRYSTAL BALL
BY: Bruce Berlet Composing preseason previews is always a fun exercise but hardly an exact science. As New York Rangers assistant general manager/assistant coach/Connecticut Whale GM Jim Schoenfeld said in early September, “Pre-camp interviews are always…
HOW DO YOU SAY BLUESHIRTS IN SWEDISH? RANGERS START NEW SEASON IN STOCKHOLM
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, Sweden October 7, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. EST TOMORROW’S GAME: The Rangers will begin their 2011-12 regular season tomorrow against the Los Angeles Kings at Ericsson…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – A BOURQUE BY ANY OTHER NAME…
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale veteran defenseman Wade Redden offered a straight-on, right-on reason why rookie left wing Ryan Bourque appears to have a long, strong future in professional hockey. “He’s got good DNA,” Redden said. Good, indeed. How…
RANGERS – WHALE MOVES STILL BEING MADE
RANGERS CLAIM DEFENSEMAN JEFF WOYWITKA Defenseman Stu Bickel Assigned to Connecticut New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the team has claimed defenseman Jeff Woywitka off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens. …