FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – The newest Connecticut Whale player, University of Michigan left wing/captain Carl Hagelin, circled the team’s XL Center locker room early Wednesday afternoon, extending his right hand to introduce himself. Hagelin, fresh…
AHL PREVIEW – WHALE AND PIRATES
For those of you interested in reading a stat heavy presentation to make up your own minds of how you see the Connecticut Whale (New York Rangers) and Portland Pirates (Buffalo Sabres) series going forward, the AHL has provided a magnificent preview of…
WHALE WEEKLY: April 11-17, 2011
The Whale (40-32-2-6, 88 points) wrapped up a playoff spot this past week with a win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday, which will enable them to enter postseason play for the 13th time in the 14-year history of the franchise. Connecticut also…
SCHEDULES…GET YOUR SCHEDULES HERE!!!
Here are your NHL and AHL playoff schedules for the team’s we’re covering on Howlings: First is the schedule for the New York Rangers playoff series with the Washington Capitals: VERSUS Rangers-Capitals Game 1: at D.C., Wednesday, 7:30, MSG, Versus. Game…
WHALE CLOSE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME WITH A THUD
VERSUS It would have been a perfect night for the Connecticut Whale. The fans were in the XL Center ready for all the excitement and energy to root on their favorite team as well as taking part in the annual, “Shirts-Off-Our-Backs” celebration. For New…
A WHALE OF A PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WHALE TO MEET PORTLAND IN FIRST-ROUND CALDER CUP PLAYOFF SERIES * * * * Best-of-seven Battle starts Thursday Night in Portland HARTFORD, CT. – Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today the…
LUKE ADAM – AHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
PORTLAND PIRATES FORWARD LUKE ADAM NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE’S OUTSTANDING ROOKIE SPRINGFIELD, MA. – The American Hockey League announced today that forward Luke Adam of the Portland Pirates has been named the winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett…
EDDIE SHORE…OLD TIME HOCKEY?
PORTLAND’S MARC-ANDRE GRAGNANI NAMED AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE’S OUTSTANDING DEFENSEMAN SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Marc-Andre Gragnani of the Portland Pirates has been named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as…
GROOVIN ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
VERSUS If a movie producer was pitching a film to a studio about this past weekend’s Connecticut Whale games they’d likely say that it was equally part “Slap Shot,” part “Night of the Living Dead and a measure of “Sybil” or “Invasion of the Body…
NEWBURY TO NEW YORK
In listening to Sunday’s broadcast of the New york Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, Ruslan Fedotenko left the game in the second period after a hit by Braydon Coburn that apparently had more than just a little affect on him. He has had injury issues this…