FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Talk about eerie and haunting similarity in the deaths of two young, tough NHL players in a span of three months while trying to fight personal demons and found dead by family members. First, Derek Boogaard’s two brothers discovered the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet After a 15-year absence, the NHL is returning to Winnipeg, Manitoba. After weeks of denial by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and other league officials, True North Sports and Entertainment announced a conditional purchase of the…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Though NHL officials still deny a report the Atlanta Thrashers are about to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba, leading to the AHL’s Moose moving to St. John’s, Newfoundland, fans and officials in Atlanta might have already said and heard…
BABYCH BOYS ADDED TO WHALE BOWL
Hartford, CT … Whalers Sports and Entertainment announced today that brothers Dave and Wayne Babych will be among the featured players for the Hartford Whalers legends vs. Boston Bruins legends game February 19, 2011 at Rentschler Field in East…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet John Paddock, who guided the Wolf Pack to their only Calder Cup in 2000, got an unexpected request Monday night to become the new interim coach of the Adirondack Phantoms, the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. Paddock, the Flyers…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Alexa Guglielmi grew up a Hartford Whalers fan, though she didn’t get to see her favorite team much before they pulled anchor and headed to North Carolina. But the parents of the Trinity College women’s hockey team captain were longtime…
ROAD WARRIORS MAKE TRADE WITH KALAMAZOO
The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have completed a trade with the Kalamazoo Wings for Anton Kharin in exchange for future considerations. Kharin, 25, joins the Road Warriors for his first full season of pro hockey. Last season Kharin…