KNOCKING HEADS WITH THE ISLES
NY RANGERS vs. NY ISLANDERS Thursday, Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m. Madison Square Garden – New York, New York Rangers: 19-8-4 (42 pts) Islanders: 11-14-6 (28 pts) * All information through NHL games on Dec. 20 TONIGHT’S GAME: The Rangers will face-off…
SPOTLIGHT: AL MONTOYA
BY: Bruce Berlet Friday night wasn’t exactly what former Hartford Wolf Pack goalie Al Montoya and AHL Hall of Famer Bruce Boudreau had in mind, but it did have some redeeming value. Montoya played his first game in the building where he watched games as…
SPOTLIGHT: AUDY-MARCHESSAULT
BY: Bruce Berlet Whale rookie Jonathan Audy-Marchessault brings some of the qualities of former Wolf Pack right wing P.A. Parenteau, as Greenville Road Warriors coach Dean Stork noticed before wanting to sign him for his ECHL team. Unfortunately for…
RANGERS LOSE TOP END OF VARSITY/JV BATTLE WITH ISLANDERS
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 4 October 15, 2011 (Game 3, Away Game 3) Nassau Coliseum – Uniondale, New York Team Notes: -The Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 4-2, tonight at…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CUTTING TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet After needing a little more time than usual, the Connecticut Whale got closer to their final roster for the franchise’s 15th season on Monday. As coach Ken Gernander said Sunday after a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks, all the…
WATERBOARDED ON THE ISLAND
VERSUS NEW YORK RANGERS POST-GAME NOTES March 31, 2011 – New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 6 (Game No. 78, Away No. 40)
HOPE HE LIKES PLAYING IN THE QUIET
According to TSN.ca, goaltender Al Montoya has signed a one-year extension with the New York Islanders. Montoya, who was the New York Rangers’ first round pick, sixth overall, in the 2004 draft is also the second winningest goaltender in Hartford Wolf…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale right wing Dale Weise likely didn’t need a plane to fly from Hartford to Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. With former Hartford Wolf Pack right wing Ryan Callahan sidelined 6-to-8 weeks with a broken left hand sustained…
P.A. PARENTEAU KEY IN RANGERS LOSS TO ISLANDERS
Ex-Pack forward P.A. Parenteau was solid all game and scored a 5-on-3 power play goal with 4:24 left to tie the game before ex-Sound Tiger Blake Comeau scored the game winner as the NY Rangers lost 6-4 to the NY Islanders in an afternoon matinee Monday.…
BYERS BACK…OR IS HE?
The New York Rangers announced today that they have resigned restricted free agent and last year’s Hartford Wolf Pack captain, Dane Byers. That’s the good news. The bigger question becomes where Byers, 24, plays. Byers has been mentioned several times,…