CANTLON: SEATTLE GETS KRAKEN IN SELECTING A TEAM
BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Former Hartford Whaler great and now Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis has designed the first team, and they will skate at the…
CANTLON’S CORNER: BIG WEEK OF WOLF PACK OFF SEASON NOTES – VOLUME 13
BY: Gerry Cantlon, HOWLINGS HARTFORD, CT - It was an unusually busy week in professional hockey over the past seven days, so strap in and here it is. WOLF PACK…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet The New York Rangers and Connecticut Whale have another goalie prospect to keep an eye on over the next few weeks. Scott Stajcer, the Rangers’ fifth-round pick…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet It was a doubly good Tuesday for Connecticut Whale center Francis Lemieux. Lemieux was released from his second professional tryout contract and signed to an AHL deal…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The countdown has reached zero. The Whale Bowl arrives Saturday, and the Connecticut Whale and Providence Bruins are more than a little enthused about participating in the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet CROMWELL, CT – The Connecticut Whale bus wouldn’t get into gear after a practice in suburban Syracuse during the team’s only venture into Canada this season to…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet After the forgettable performance/effort in the opener of their only venture into Canada this season, the Connecticut Whale needed a serious gut check Friday night. They got…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Cleaning out the notebook after cleaning off the driveway and sidewalk in the wake of the record snowfall from Winter Storm Benedict before heading to Washington, D.C.,…