ITS NEWBURY TO NEW YORK

With Alex Frolov down, Kris Newbury has been recalled by the Rangers to take his place. Obviously we were wrong in thinking it would be Evgeny Grachev and we ruled…

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…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet When forwards Ryan Callahan and Vinny Prospal return from long-term injuries in the next few weeks, New York Rangers management will have some interesting and difficult decisions…

DEL ZOTTO TO HARTFORD, MCDONAGH TO NY

Andrew Gross and Larry Brooks are both reporting on their Twitter accounts that Michael Del Zotto has been sent to the Connecticut Whale to find his game and that Ryan McDonagh…

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…

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…

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…

WHALE “GO-MOBY” AND SINK PIRATES

VERSUS     (We apologize for the late posting…busy day in the office) The Connecticut Whale have become more than the blue whale with a hockey stick like their logo suggests and…

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale added one member of the parent New York Rangers on Wednesday and another could be coming for a refresher course. (more…)

FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet

By Bruce Berlet When Chad Kolarik was asked how the Connecticut Whale had been able to make such a dramatic turnaround the past month, you could almost hear the surfer…