FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The XL Center could have made some serious money selling programs Tuesday if Connecticut Whale practice was open to the public. Coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daignault and Pat Boller were in scramble mode again thanks to a…
WORST TO FIRST
VERSUS (Editor’s note: Our apologies for this being posted late…busy day at work) The Connecticut Whale rebounded from Saturday’s poor performance against the Atlantic Division’s worst team, the Providence Bruins, with one of their…
FROLOV DOWN…WHO’S UP?
Larry Brooks has stated the following on his Twitter account, “Indication is that (Alex) Frolov is going to be out for a while with knee. Another recall will be necessary.”
YOU CAN’T WIN’EM ALL
VERSUS Martin Jones is simply the best goaltender that the Connecticut Whale have faced all season. The Ranger’s top AHL farm team just can’t seem to find a way to beat him. They have dropped all three contests when they’ve faced him in the 2010-2011…
TA-DAH
VERSUS The Connecticut Whale did their best impression of illusionist Criss Angel Tuesday night when they made a 4-0 lead and two standings points disappear in a span of just 12:04 and like the Long Island magician they made it look effortless.…
WHALE BECOMING ‘MOBY DICK’
VERSUS On the 80’s TV show, “The ‘A’ Team,” the team’s leader John “Hannibal” Smith would always say the phrase, “I love it when a plan comes together.” If Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander were that kind of boisterous sort, he might have said…
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
VERSUS In the 13 years as the Hartford Wolf Pack, each team presented a different challenge to the coach…even in the good years. The name has changed now from the Hartford Wolf Pack to the Connecticut Whale, and for Ken Gernander’s team, the problems…
WOLF PACK GROUND FALCONS
VERSUS (We had technical issues that prevented us from seeing a better part of the contest between the Wolf Pack and the Falcons. We feel it’s unethical to write about things we mostly heard and didn’t see with our own eyes. Therefore, enjoy Bruce…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
The Hartford Wolf Pack might not have won a lot of games recently, but they proved major winners in the community again Sunday. Wolf Pack players spent more than five hours at AMF Silver Lanes rolling bowling balls and offering good cheer to hundreds as…
BYERS WITH THE GAME WINNER – FOR SPRINGFIELD!
VERSUS In a game that had playoff intensity, the Hartford Wolf Pack bid adieu to their fans at the XL Center Saturday night but came up short in a 4-3 shootout loss. Dane Byers had a big game and clinched it for – Springfield. Byers, the Wolf Pack’s…