BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – THE ICE BATTLE FOR I-91 SUPREMACY
BY: Bruce Berlet When the Hartford Civic Center roof collapsed early on the morning of Jan. 21, 1978, local hockey fans hardly missed a beat, forming the I-91 Club to watch the World Hockey Association’s New England Whalers play in Springfield. Well, a…
WHALE WEEKLY: October 17-23, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford, voice of the CT Whale The Whale began last weekend’s action with the final tilt of a three-game, season opening road trip against the Albany Devils. Connecticut gathered another valuable point on the road despite losing, 3-2 in a…
FAN-FARE: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED? R-O-A-D T-R-I-P!
BY: Adam Gavriel I like to call myself a huge Rangers fan, however words are wind and proving it is another task altogether. Up until yesterday I have only seen one AHL game live, a Wolf-Pack vs. Sound Tigers meeting in Bridgeport during the lockout…
WHALE ON TV
WHALERS SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES “WHALE TV” CONNECTICUT WHALE TELEVISION PACKAGE * * * * Five 2011-12 Saturday Night Home Games to be Telecast on WCCT-TV Whalers Sports & Entertainment president and COO…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – WHALE OF AN UPDATE FROM MANAGEMENT
BY: Bruce Berlet Operating a professional sports franchise is never an easy undertaking, but few, if any, companies had more to deal with than Whalers Sports and Entertainment a year ago. WSE assumed management control of the then Hartford Wolf Pack only…
WHALE WEEKLY: October 10-16, 2011
BY: Bob Crawford The Whale split their first two games of the season during the year’s opening weekend, first falling to the Adirondack Phantoms, 6-3, on Saturday night despite Kris Newbury’s first Whale hat trick. Connecticut rebounded with a solid 1-0…
YOUR WHALE STARTING LINE-UP IS…
The Whale have announced their opening night roster. Sean Avery’s name is on that roster. Whether or not he is there for Saturday night’s game is anyone’s guess at this point. Stu Bickel is also on the list, but he will not be here this weekend. Here’s…
BRUCE BERLET REPORTS – A BOURQUE BY ANY OTHER NAME…
BY: Bruce Berlet Connecticut Whale veteran defenseman Wade Redden offered a straight-on, right-on reason why rookie left wing Ryan Bourque appears to have a long, strong future in professional hockey. “He’s got good DNA,” Redden said. Good, indeed. How…
WHALE ON TAPE DELAY SUNDAY
SUNDAY’S WHALE GAME TO AIR ON TAPE DELAY ON WCCC-FM * * * * Whale Action can be Heard Live at CTWhale.com The Connecticut Whale’s “Rockin’ Hockey” broadcast of its road game this Sunday, October 9 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…
WHALE CUTS
WHALE ANNOUNCE ROSTER DELETIONS * * * * Two Players Released, Four Assigned to ECHL Greenville Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld today announced the following cuts from the team’s training camp…