FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By: Bruce Berlet Former Hartford Wolf Pack center Jarkko Immonen was at his best in the World Hockey Championships and a major reason that Finland won the gold medal for only the second time. Immonen scored his tournament-leading ninth goal to start…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
By Bruce Berlet John Mitchell isn’t going to win many fastest skater races. He’s not going to win many fastest shot competitions. He isn’t likely to win many trick-shot contests, though his insurance goal Sunday night defied that premise. But the…
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 needed help from new sources Wednesday night against the Springfield…
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, it was harder. Gernander missed the first two games in his four-year Hartford Wolf…
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…
TRANSACTIONS…WE’VE GOT TRANSACTIONS
It’s official release time. As mentioned earlier Cam Talbot is Henrik Lundqvist’s new caddie in New York after Marty Biron broke his collarbone in practice. Also, Here is the John Mitchell acquisition as well.
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The only trade that the Rangers have pulled off today was one to bring a player to Hartford. John Mitchell, a 26 year old center that plays for Toronto has been dealt for a 7th round draft pick. His role is to pick up where Tim Kennedy left off. One…
KENNEDY OUT FOR MCCABE, DEL ZOTTO IN…
RANGERS ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN BRYAN MCCABE New York sends Tim Kennedy and a third round draft pick to Florida New York, NY – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired defenseman Bryan McCabe from…
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…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet He shared the goal-scoring lead in the first season the New England Whalers became the Hartford Whalers and joined the National Hockey League. He and future Hall of Famer Ron Francis seemed to pull off “The Detroit Play” at the most…