WHALE WEEKLY: November 21-27, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale swept two games on the weekend, to move back into first place in the Northeast Division, rebounding nicely from the previous weekend’s 0-2-0-0 trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Whale knocked…
SPOTLIGHT: MOVEMBER
BY: Bruce Berlet Brendan Bell’s wife might not be enamored with his latest bit of facial hair, but he’s the early leader for best moustache on the Connecticut Whale during the always worthwhile Movember cause. During Movember – the month formerly known…
SIGNINGS IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have re-signed centers Justin Bowers and Brendan Connolly for the 2011-12 season. Bowers, 26, returns to Greenville for his fourth season of professional hockey. With the Road…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet With general manager Dale Tallon having added 11 new players to the Florida Panthers’ roster in less than a month, first-year coach Kevin Dineen has plenty of familiarizing and strategizing to do before the season opener Oct. 8 on Long…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Whalers captain and iconic right wing Kevin Dineen finally got where many thought he should have been a few years ago on Wednesday. Dineen, one of the grittiest and hard-working players in hockey history, was named coach…
WHALE WEEKLY: April 26-May 1, 2011
The Whale’s 13th Calder Cup playoff appearance in the franchise’s 14-year history ended Saturday, with a 6-4 loss to the Portland Pirates in Game Six of the two teams’ Atlantic Division Semi-final series. The Whale led Saturday’s contest 2-0 after one…
PARLETT IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Blake Parlett has been loaned to the team by the American Hockey League’s Connecticut Whale. Parlett, a rookie from Bracebrigde, Ontario, returns to Greenville…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – The XL Center ice was being scraped away and melted down as most Connecticut Whale players cleaned out their lockers, packed for outposts worldwide, picked up their summer training manuals and had exit meetings with coach…
GAME SIX – NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T
VERSUS It was the common theme of the season…penalties, penalties, penalties and the price for taking too many of them finally caught up with the New York Ranger’s top farm team, the Connecticut Whale as they were defeated by the Portland Pirates 6-4 at…
ENTIRE ORGANIZATION NOW ON THE BRINK
The entire New York Rangers organization now sits on the verge of elimination. The Rangers are down three games to one to the Washington Capitols. The two teams meet for an elimination game Saturday afternoon at 3pm. The AHL-affiliate, Connecticut Whale…