WHALE MATH… 3 + 5 = -2
VERSUS With five players returned from the New York Rangers, expectations were high that the Connecticut Whale were going to be a formidable opponent to play against when the Manchester Monarchs visited the XL Center. For the most part they were, but…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Talk about a tough act to follow. Yes, even Connecticut Whale wing Brodie Dupont admitted he didn’t know what he could do for an encore as defending money-earning champion in the eighth Tip-A-Whale Dinner and Sports Carnival at the XL…
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…
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.”
SLOPPY SECONDS…GAMES THAT IS!
VERSUS They don’t award style points in hockey and even if they did, the Connecticut Whale wouldn’t have been awarded any in their 3-2 overtime win against the Norfolk Admirals at The Scope Saturday night. No, this one was not pretty…not by a…
JUST LIKE THAT
VERSUS Connecticut Whale head coach Ken Gernander, along with just about every coach from Pee-Wee on up, preaches to his players about playing the full 60 minutes. In Gernander’s case he’s been saying it in Hartford back to when he was on the ice as a…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 3-9, 2011
The Whale (18-13-2-5, 43 pts.) celebrated the turn of the year by winning three out of four divisional games this past week, to move into sole possession of second place in the Atlantic Division. The Whale scored overtime wins in both ends of a…
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…
WHO KNEW…
VERSUS As the Hartford Wolf Pack they struggled to find a way to win even six of their first 22 games and were last in the Atlantic Division. As the Connecticut Whale they’ve won 12 of their first 16 and moved into second place. How did they manage…
WEISE A NEW YORKER
The New York Rangers announced today that center Eric Christensen has suffered a second degree sprain to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee, and will be sidelined four to six weeks.