WHALE WEEKLY: February 27 – March 4, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CT Whale The Whale split two games this past week, easily handling the Portland Pirates, 5-1, at the XL Center on Friday, before dropping a 2-0 decision to their I-91 rivals, the Springfield Falcons, on Saturday.…
THE PLAN IS COMING TOGETHER.
VERSUS Winning is contagious. Much like Ronald Reagan’s trickle down economics, the same seems to be the case with the Connecticut Whale. After a horrendous January where they were winless, going 0-6-3-2, the Whale benefitted from the…
WHALE DROWN CHASING SHARKS
VERSUS In the baseball film, “Bull Durham” the Manager of the baseball team that Kevin Costner plays for is upset after a loss and tells his players his view of the game this way: “This is a simple game. Ya throw the ball; Ya hit the ball; Ya catch the…
WHALE WEEKLY: December 28, 2011 – January 2, 2012
BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the Connecticut Whale The Whale finished their pre and post-Christmas slate with two wins in three games, all against division rivals. Connecticut defeated the Adirondack Phantoms, 3-2, on Wednesday at the XL Center, but fell…
IN THE CORNER WITH BRIAN RING – BUILDING BLOCK WEEKEND
BY: Brian Ring After wrapping up three straight wins last weekend, the Whale will take to the road for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday. Friday will see Connecticut travel to Glens Falls, NY to take on the Adirondack Phantoms for the second time on…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – DECISION TIME
BY: Bruce Berlet Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. Connecticut Whale coach Ken Gernander and assistants J.J. Daigneault and Pat Boller had plenty decisions to make after their team’s preseason finale Sunday, a 3-2 victory over the Worcester Sharks at…
WHALE BITE BACK ON SHARKS
VERSUS BY: Brian Ring The Connecticut Whale defeated the Worcester Sharks, 3-2, in their preseason finale Sunday afternoon at Champions Skating Center in Cromwell, Conn. Scott Tanski, T.J. Fast and Chris McKelvie all scored for the Whale, who…
SHARKS JUMP WHALE AT QUINNIPIAC
VERSUS BY: Brian Ring Hamden, CT, September 30, 2011 – The Connecticut Whale were defeated by the Worcester Sharks, 2-1, Friday night in AHL preseason action at the TD Bank Sports Center at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. Despite…
CHECKERS WIN BIG IN SEASON FINALE
VERSUS CHECKERS ROUT SHARKS TO END REGULAR SEASON More than 11,000 on hand for 6-2 win; Playoffs begin Thursday in Hershey CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers had six goals from six different scorers and downed the Worcester Sharks, 6-2, in…
CHECKERS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE RELEASED
CHARLOTTE TO FACE HERSHEY IN EAST DIVISION SEMI-FINALS Series begins Thursday in Hershey, returns to Charlotte for Game 3 Tuesday, April 19 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, announced that the…