BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – DEVEAUX, IN THE BELLY OF THE WHALE

BY: Bruce Berlet Upon reflection, Andre Deveaux had one overriding thought. “I’m just happy I wasn’t hurt,” Deveaux said. Happy, indeed. Deveaux, a noted tough guy, is the latest victim…

FRIDAY JUST GOT MORE INTERESTING

The Connecticut Whale will have an extra skater on defense tomorrow as the Rangers  have announced that Marc Staal will skate with the Whale. The question that remains is whether…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – YES, THEY GET HIS WHOLE NAME ON A SWEATER!

BY: Bruce Berlet Jonathan Audy-Marchessault might be the smallest player in Connecticut Whale training camp, but he certainly has made some big-time plays and impressions the past few weeks. It…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MAYBE YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN

BY: Bruce Berlet Hockey often makes for strange bedfellows, coincidences and ironies. You can now look no farther than Jordan Owens, one of six invitees to Connecticut Whale training camp.…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – McDONAGH, BUILDING A FUTURE IN NEW YORK

BY: Bruce Berlet A year ago, Ryan McDonagh attended his first NHL training camp after foregoing his senior year after he, Derek Stepan and the University of Wisconsin lost 5-0…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – MITCHELL MAKES MARK

FROM THE CREASE BY: BRUCE BERLET John Mitchell has always prided himself in being “a pretty fast skater” and proved it when he won a fastest skater competition with the…

BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – CHAD JOHNSON, A GOALIE LOOKING TO REBOUND

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET Chad Johnson, A Goalie Looking to Rebound Chad Johnson experienced about the ultimate in good news-bad news last season. The good? The New York…

RANGERS PROSPECTS KEEP ROLLING

BY: Bruce Berlet It’s an day off for the New York Rangers’ prospect team that moved to a 2-0 record in a tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, with a 6-2…

CALLAHAN GIVES JOHN HANCOCK TO GLEN SATHER AND RANGERS

As has been widely reported, Ryan Callahan, the New York Rangers’ final free agent has signed for three years at an average of $4.275M to the cap or a total…

DUBINSKY IN FOR FOUR, CALLAHAN UPCOMING

Former Hartford Wolf Pack centerman and current New York Ranger stalwart Brandon Dubinsky has resigned with the team for a reported four years for $16.8 million, a $4.2 million cap…