IT WASN’T PRETTY; THAT’S FOR SURE!

VERSUS “That was what  we call in hockey, ‘a greasy win,’” Connecticut Whale Assistant Coach J.J. Daigneault said his team gutted one out and defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 Sunday…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet Bruce Landon has known Howard Baldwin for nearly four decades. When Landon wasn’t tending goal for Baldwin’s New England Whalers for parts of their first five seasons…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet It has been arguably the most topsy-turvy season in the 14 years of the Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale franchise. Man-games lost to injuries and call-ups are at…

“TIGER’S BLOOD AND ADONIS DNA”

VERSUS It was such great spectacle the first time so why not do it again? The Connecticut Whale played the third period of Saturday’s back-end of the home-and-home series with…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet With their top four centers missing and their leading scorer and No. 1 offensive defenseman injured before the game was 25 minutes old, the Connecticut Whale desperately…

WINNING!!!

VERSUS Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” The Connecticut Whale looked like they had given away a standings point to the visiting Springfield Falcons after surrendering…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT – Ken Gernander had been all through the routine nearly 13 years ago, but that didn’t make it any easier. In fact, in some ways,…

GRUMET-MORRIS HERE FOR GOOD

WHALE SIGN DOV GRUMET-MORRIS TO AHL CONTRACT *           *           *           * Goaltender had been Playing with Whale on PTO HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that…

COUTURE BACK ON A PTO

WHALE SIGN FORWARD DEREK COUTURE TO PTO *           *           *           * Played 67 Games for Wolf Pack Last Season HARTFORD, CT: Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that…

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…