MOSES PARTING THE ICE IN HARTFORD
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has signed forward Steve Moses to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement. Moses, a 5-9, 170-pound native of Leominster, MA, just completed a…
SPOTLIGHT: TOMMY GRANT
BY: Bruce Berlet Large green letters on a bed sheet at the XL Center on Sunday read: Tommy 10 Terrific. Terrific, indeed. For most of the season, Tommy Grant, who wears No. 10, has been part of the Connecticut Whale’s “energy line” with another…
WHALE WEEKLY: March 19 – 25, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took four out of six points in three home games this past weekend, solidifying their lead in the Northeast Division with wins over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Portland Pirates. The Whale…
REDEMPTION
VERSUS (I feel like I need to apologize to the readers of Howlings. I haven’t written my normal stories for the games on Friday and last night. This is as some of you may or may not know, started as a hobby for me but has progressed to the…
NOT ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REEL
VERSUS “Coverage mistakes and lack of urgency on the back-check cost us two goals,” Whale head coach Ken Gernander told Brian Ring after the Connecticut Whale wasted a lead entering the third period for the seventh time this season and lost on…
PROUGH RECALLED
According to the CTWhale and the AHL website, Jeff Prough has been recalled from the Greenville Road Warriors. Best guess is Friday night’s injury against the Portland Pirates that took down forward Andres Thuresson and that Head Coach Ken…
WHALE SINK PIRATES SHIP
VERSUS BY: Bruce Berlet Special teams often are the difference at all levels of hockey these days, and the Connecticut Whale proved that again Friday night against the Portland Pirates. Andre Deveaux and Brendan Bell scored the game’s first two…
WHALE DROWN IN COLD PORTLAND WATERS
VERSUS BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Connecticut Whale’s losing streak stretched to seven games Wednesday night, as they lost a 4-2 decision to the Portland Pirates at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Connecticut…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 3-8, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished out their run of five games in eight nights by going 1-1-1-0 in three games over the holiday weekend, including two on the road. Connecticut was foiled Friday in Worcester, as they lost…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 28, 2011 – January 2, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished their pre and post-Christmas slate with two wins in three games, all against division rivals. Connecticut defeated the Adirondack Phantoms, 3-2, on Wednesday at the XL Center, but fell…