FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet Cleaning out the notebook after cleaning off the driveway and sidewalk in the wake of the record snowfall from Winter Storm Benedict before heading to Washington, D.C., for my first visit to Arlington National Cemetery and the memorial…
WHALE WEEKLY: January 10-16, 2011
The Whale (20-14-2-5, 47 pts.) hit the halfway point of their season last week, and won two out of the week’s three road games. The Whale posted its fourth shutout of the season Wednesday in Worcester, with Chad Johnson making 27 saves in a 2-0 win,…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The stunning news out of Providence again emphatically demonstrated how precious life is. Tom Cavanagh, the all-time leading scorer for the Worcester Sharks (46 goals, 92 assists in 202 games), was found dead Thursday of an apparent…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By: Bruce Berlet MCDONAGH MAKES RANGERS DEBUT Rookie defenseman Ryan McDonagh became the third Connecticut Whale player to make his NHL debut this season with the Rangers on Friday night against the Dallas Stars. McDonagh played 21 shifts for 12:03 in…
RIOPEL GOES FROM WORST TO FIRST
GREENVILLE, SC –The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that goalie Nic Riopel was loaned to the team by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
MIDDLETON / LEMELIN AT XL CENTER JAN. 15TH
FORMER BOSTON BRUINS GREATS RICK MIDDLETON AND REGGIE LEMELIN TO APPEAR AT CONNECTICUT WHALE HOME GAME SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 * * * * Will Promote February 19 Outdoor Harvest-Properties.com “Whale Bowl” HARTFORD, January 5,…
DEL ZOTTO TO HARTFORD, MCDONAGH TO NY
Andrew Gross and Larry Brooks are both reporting on their Twitter accounts that Michael Del Zotto has been sent to the Connecticut Whale to find his game and that Ryan McDonagh has been summoned to New York to take his place.
WHALE WEEKLY: January 3-9, 2011
The Whale (18-13-2-5, 43 pts.) celebrated the turn of the year by winning three out of four divisional games this past week, to move into sole possession of second place in the Atlantic Division. The Whale scored overtime wins in both ends of a…
OF NOTE…
DISCOUNTED WHALE, ‘DISNEY ON ICE’ TICKETS AVAILABLE The deadline for fans to give the gift of Whale hockey during the holiday season is Monday. The Whale Hockey Pack of six dark green undated flex tickets and one Heritage Connecticut Whale hat is $122, a…
BALDWIN ECHL BOUND
Lee Baldwin has been reassigned by the Whale to the ECHL’s Greenville Road Warriors. There is a lot of speculation out there that this move is a pre-cursor to Todd White, who cleared waivers , to be sent to the Whale.