SPOTLIGHT: ALEXANDRE GIROUX
BY: Bruce Berlet For the past two summers, former Hartford Wolf Pack high-scoring wing Alexandre Giroux had Europe on his mind. The personable Giroux had established himself as a premier AHL player without getting a full-time shot at the NHL, so he…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 5-11, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took three out of four games this past week, posting wins over the Hershey Bears on Tuesday night, the Providence Bruins on Friday night and the Springfield Falcons on Saturday. After a 4-2 home…
SPOTLIGHT: CHAD KOLARIK
BY: Bruce Berlet If you want to see the personification of tough luck, look no farther than Connecticut Whale right wing Chad Kolarik. After persevering through nagging hamstring problems last season to earn kudos from New York Rangers coach John…
SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD TO SPECIAL WIN FOR WHALE OVER FALCONS
VERSUS In 1973, with the New York Mets mired in last place at the time, but still within striking distance in a very tight divisional race, the press asked, then Manager, Yogi Berra if the season was finished, he replied with the classic line,…
SPOTLIGHT: CAM ATKINSON
BY: Bruce Berlet Cam Atkinson could be the Tim Tebow of hockey. Virtually all Atkinson has ever heard about are his shortcomings (pardon the pun) rather than the big things that he has to offer, like speed, soft hands and a good shot. But like the…
WHALE WEEKLY: November 28-December 4, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale took two out of three games this past week, defeating the Portland Pirates at home on Wednesday, 3-2 in overtime, before heading on the road for a pair of post-Thanksgiving tilts in Bridgeport…
WHALE REBOUND
VERSUS Say what you will about Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, but the guy knows how to motivate a team and he knows how to win. For the fourth time in the last five games, the fifth year Wolf Pack/Whale Head Coach did what it took…
NEWBURY, BYERS & HAMILL SUSPENDED
AHL ANNOUNCES SUSPENSIONS SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the following suspensions: • Connecticut Whale center Kris Newbury has been suspended for four (4) games as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an…
WHALE WEEKLY: November 21-27, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale swept two games on the weekend, to move back into first place in the Northeast Division, rebounding nicely from the previous weekend’s 0-2-0-0 trip to St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Whale knocked…
VALIQUETTE BACK IN THE AHL – FOR NOW
One time Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers netminder Steve Valiquette was back where he started having signed a Professional Try-Out (PTO) with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The always jovial Valiquette, one of hockey’s truly nicest guys, took a few…