FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet Gordie Howe might be “Mr. Hockey” in the sporting world, but Howard Baldwin has held a similar title in Hartford seemingly forever. Oh, there was about a two-decade sabbatical from the Insurance City that included the start of a…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet You’ll have to excuse the Connecticut Whale if they feel a bit lost at the XL Center on Wednesday night. Other than a handful of practices, the I-91 rival Springfield Falcons have been in the downtown Hartford arena as many times as the…
WHALE BOWL BENEFITS
WHALE ANNOUNCES “WHALE BOWL APPRECIATION NIGHT” PROMOTION * * * * Whale Bowl Ticket Purchasers will be Offered Special Deals on Tickets and Merchandise at Wednesday, March 2 Whale Game HARTFORD, February 24, 2011: Whalers…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The untimely Arctic Invasion on Saturday aside, the historic “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” proved quite the bonanza for fans, hockey and Whalers Sports and Entertainment.
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 second AHL outdoor game before what will be a record AHL crowd at…
PUBLIC SKATE AT THE RENT
PUBLIC SKATE TO CONCLUDE OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM WHALERS HOCKEY FEST ON FEBRUARY 22 Last Event of Historic 13-day Outdoor Hockey Celebration at Rentschler Field Hartford, CT – Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today that the…
ZAMBONIS NOT JUST FOR CLEANING ICE
“THE ZAMBONIS” TO ENTERTAIN FANS AT OUTDOOR HARVEST-PROPERTIES.COM WHALE BOWL FEBRUARY 19 The World’s only and Greatest all Hockey Band will Play Before both Legends Game and AHL Outdoor Contest at Rentschler Field Hartford, CT – Whalers Sports…
WHALE-FEST REPORT
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT – Like any sports program, the Trinity College women’s hockey team has written a history in its 13 years, though most of it wasn’t much to pass along for the first decade. Then four years ago, 11 freshmen from around the…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet EAST HARTFORD, CT. – All that was missing were the strains of “The Stripper” reverberating through empty Rentschler Field. Connecticut Whale rookie defenseman Tomas Kundratek lost the team’s practice-ending shootout Tuesday, and on this…
WHALE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS
George Dalek has provided Howlings readers with these terrific photos from Tuesday morning’s Connecticut Whale practice at Rentscheler Field in preparation for Saturday night’s HockeyFest battle with the Providence Bruins. Thank you George!