SPOTLIGHT: BRENT THOMPSON

BY: Bruce Berlet Brent Thompson could be in line for a Coach of the Year daily double. The former Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman was named ECHL Coach of the Year…

IT ALL STARTS AT THE XL CENTER

WHALE TO HOST “IT ALL STARTS HERE NIGHT” THIS SATURDAY *           *           *           * In Conjunction with USA Hockey’s “Hockey Weekend Across America” Whalers Sports & Entertainment announced today that,…

WHALE WEEKLY: February 14 – 19, 2012

The Whale continued their hot February this past week, going 3-0-1-0 in four games to pull into sole possession of first place in the Northeast Division. The Whale posted wins…

SPOTLIGHT: WOLSKI AND WOYWITKA

BY: Bruce Berlet Mission accomplished. That’s the consensus of left wing Wojtek Wolski and defenseman Jeff Woywitka after playing six games in 10 days with the Connecticut Whale in two-week…

11-OF-12: AND IT DIDN’T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH

      VERSUS      “All good things must come to an end,” goes the old English proverb. For the Connecticut Whale their five-game winning streak ended in a 2-1 overtime loss to…

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CRUSH A MONARCHY?

      VERSUS      The Connecticut Whale struck three times in a span of just 1:31 in the second period and then rode solid goaltending by Chad Johnson to win their fifth…

STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED: BUT NOT TOO MANY

      VERSUS      There is something about the entire New York Rangers organization in 2011-2012…they just seem to dialed in to winning…even when they’re losing. In New York, the Rangers are…

SPOTLIGHT: CASEY WELLMAN

By Bruce Berlet Casey Wellman played several sports growing up in Brentwood, Calif., hardly a hotbed for hockey. But Wellman got hooked on the game played on ice after his…

NOW THAT’S MORE LIKE IT

      VERSUS      Amazing what the changing of the calendar and some personnel changes can do for a team. After the Connecticut Whale spent the month of January making up for…

WHALE WEEKLY: February 6 – 12, 2012

BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished the first week of February with their best stretch of 2012 to date, snapping an eleven-game winless streak with…