SHORT ON THE MEASURING STICK

      VERSUS    On Friday night the theme approaching Saturday night’s battle with the AHL leading Norfolk Admirals was that the game would be a measuring stick as to where the…

CLASH OF THE TITANS

      VERSUS       It doesn’t get more exciting than that! The Connecticut Whale came from behind three separate times capped by Kris Newbury’s goal off a fluke bounce with 4.9…

SPOTLIGHT: “PAPA” REDDEN, THE CAPTAIN

BY: Bruce Berlet When the Connecticut Whale gathered for a team meal Saturday night in Manchester, N.H., coach Ken Gernander had a surprise, especially for veteran defenseman Wade Redden. After…

CLEAR DAY LIST IS PUBLIC

Here is your CTWhale clear day list. This is the team that the Whale management gives them the best chance to win the rest of the way and to compete…

WHALE WEEKLY: March 5 – 11, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale The Whale won two out of three games this past week, starting with a thrilling 2-1 shootout win over the Worcester Sharks Tuesday…

MONARCHY CRUMBLES IN 3:37

      VERSUS      If there’s one thing about this particular Connecticut Whale team it’s that they can lull you to sleep and then suddenly snap out of it and look like…

REDDEN TO WEAR THE C

In a move that is long overdue, veteran defenseman Wade Redden has been named the sixth captain in the history of the New York Rangers Hartford affiliation, first with the…

NOT ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT REEL

     VERSUS      “Coverage mistakes and lack of urgency on the back-check cost us two goals,” Whale head coach Ken Gernander told Brian Ring after the Connecticut Whale wasted a lead…

SPOTLIGHT: GOALIES

BY: Bruce Berlet The AHL’s two hottest teams in February resided in Connecticut, and their successes could be traced right to the goalies. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Connecticut Whale…

IT STARTS IN THE NET

     VERSUS     It’s one of the oldest cliché’s in hockey, “You build your team from the net out.” The emergence of the New York Rangers certainly starts with Henrik Lundqvist…