FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – If the New York Rangers are to find a trade for veteran defenseman Wade Redden to eliminate his annual $6.5 million salary cap hit,…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet Anticipation. Instincts. Timing. Guts. In some ways, blocking shots in hockey is even more dangerous than goaltending. Neither is for the faint of heart, but at least…

GAME FIVE – DUPONT GIVETH AND DUPONT TAKETH AWAY

VERSUS The Connecticut Whale fought back valiantly from a three-goal deficit, not once but TWICE, and finally tied it early in the third on a Brodie Dupont goal. But as…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet The headlines Tuesday night at the XL Center were the Connecticut Whale’s continued penalty killing excellence backstopped by goalie Dov Grumet-Morris, the return of their two most…

GAME THREE: NOW WE HAVE A SERIES

VERSUS    In a must-win game for the Connecticut Whale, Sunday evening in Game Three of their first round playoff series, the New York Rangers AHL affiliate used a total team…

1ST RD: GAME ONE – ’57 MINUTES NOT ENOUGH!

    VERSUS    Thursday night the Connecticut Whale returned to the playoffs after a one year absence, the first in the team’s history, only to have the first game turn into…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet HARTFORD, CT. – The newest Connecticut Whale player, University of Michigan left wing/captain Carl Hagelin, circled the team’s XL Center locker room early Wednesday afternoon, extending his…

FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET

By Bruce Berlet With veterans such as Wade Redden, Kris Newbury, Brodie Dupont and All-Star Jeremy Williams in the Connecticut Whale locker room, one might not think there’s much room…

COMMENTARY

Thursday night’s 6-2 shellacking by the New York Fish Sticks over the Rangers got me thinking about the similarities between the parent club and their trainees in Hartford. (more…)

HOPE HE LIKES PLAYING IN THE QUIET

According to TSN.ca, goaltender Al Montoya has signed a one-year extension with the New York Islanders. Montoya, who was the New York Rangers’ first round pick, sixth overall, in the…