BY: Brian Ring
Glens Falls, NY, October 28, 2011 – The Connecticut Whale defeated the Adirondack Phantoms, 4-2, Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The win was the fourth straight for the Whale, who moved into first place in the Northeast Division with their triumph over the Phantoms.
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 the young season, looking to avenge a 6-3 opening night loss to their new Northeast Division rival (7:00). On Saturday (7:05), the Whale will head over to Worcester to meet a traditional rival in the Sharks, who have yet to lose in regulation this year (3-0-0-1).
BY: Bob Crawford, voice of the CT Whale
The Whale swept the season’s first stretch of three games in three nights this past weekend, defeating the Manchester Monarchs, 5-0, on Friday before a home-and-home set with the Springfield Falcons. Connecticut rallied to defeat the Falcons in their first meeting of the season, 2-1, Saturday in Springfield. The two teams met again Sunday at the XL Center, where the Whale handled their opponent with a 4-1 victory. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault put together his best weekend as a pro, netting two goals and two assists in the last two games, including his first AHL score. Connecticut’s three straight victories tied them with the Adirondack Phantoms with ten points at the top of the AHL’s Northeast Division.
GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that defenseman Cullen Eddy has been assigned to the team by the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.
Eddy comes to Greenville after playing in two games with Adirondack to begin the season. He had an assist and a +2 rating in the Phantoms’ season-opening 6-3 win over the Connecticut Whale on October 8, 2011. A second-year pro from Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania, Eddy has played in 49 games with the Phantoms in his career and has earned 11 points (3G, 8A) and 42 penalty minutes.
VERSUS 
BY: Mitch Beck
The 2011-2012 season is underway and it starts with a thud as the team blows an early 3-1 lead from a Kris Newbury hat trick in the first 21:09 of the game and they went on to get doubled-up by the Adirondack Phantoms 6-3 at the Glens Falls Civic Center Saturday night.
Everything was looking bright for the Whale right from the open as they pounced on Adirondack netminder Michael Leighton just 37 seconds into the game when Tomas Kundratek sent a pass from the right corner to Newbury in front of the crease and the puck found it’s way through the five-hole and into the back of the net. Continue reading
SUNDAY’S WHALE GAME TO AIR ON TAPE DELAY ON WCCC-FM
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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 will air on a tape-delayed basis on “The Rock”, 106.9 WCCC-FM.
Whale action will hit the WCCC-FM airwaves immediately following the conclusion of the New England Patriots’ NFL contest vs. the New York Jets. Fans can hear the Whale game live, however, on-line at CTWhale.com, starting with the pregame show at 4:50 PM. The Whale and Penguins face off at 5:05. Continue reading
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, Hockey, NHL, Sports
Tagged Adirondack Phantoms, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Connecticut Whale, Howard Baldwin, New York Jets, WCCC-FM, Whale, XL Center
WHALE WEEKLY: October 3-9, 2011
The Whale are set to hit the road this weekend, as they open up the 15th season of American Hockey League action in the city of Hartford. Connecticut will begin the year with a pair of road tilts, as they open the season Saturday at Adirondack to face the Phantoms before heading south to take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Sunday.
This week:
The Whale open up the 2011-12 season with two straight road games this weekend, beginning with Saturday’s meeting with the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls, NY (7:00 PM). Connecticut will then face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday (5:05 PM) at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in the first of four games with the Pens this season.
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Adirondack Phantoms, AHL, American Hockey League, Connecticut Whale, Denis Hamel, ECHL, Glens Falls Civic Center, Greenville Road Warriors, NY Rangers, Saturday, Whale, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
BY: Bruce Berlet
Upon reflection, Andre Deveaux had one overriding thought.
“I’m just happy I wasn’t hurt,” Deveaux said.
Happy, indeed.
Deveaux, a noted tough guy, is the latest victim of a seemingly increasing number of senseless hits from behind and the blind side that have unfortunately invaded hockey. Deveaux was run face-first into the boards when the Flyers’ Tom Sestito took a major-league run at the New York Rangers right wing Monday night in Philadelphia. Defenseman Stu Bickel, who played for the Connecticut Whale last season, immediately came to Deveaux’s defense and pummeled Sestito as a melee broke out. Veteran pest Sean Avery also was a major help, and Sestito received a five-minute major for boarding, five minutes for fighting and a game misconduct.
Posted in AHL, Charlotte Checkers, Connecticut Whale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hartford Whalers, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Adirondack Phantoms, AHL, Andre Deveaux, Bobby Sanguinetti, Brendan Shanahan, Brian Boyle, Connecticut Whale, Deveaux, Jody Shelley, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Rangers, Sean Avery, Sestito, Stu Bickel, TD Bank Sports Center, Tom Sestito, Toronto Maple Leafs
GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Road Warriors announced today that they have re-signed centers Justin Bowers and Brendan Connolly for the 2011-12 season.
Bowers, 26, returns to Greenville for his fourth season of professional hockey. With the Road Warriors last season the Halifax, Nova Scotia native averaged nearly an assist per game with 36 in 44 games. Bowers added 16 goals for 52 points which placed him fourth in team scoring, and he led Greenville in playoff scoring with 13 points (1G, 12A) in 11 games. For his career he has earned 190 points (63G, 127A) over 192 games.
The 6-0, 200-pound pivot was an important part of the Road Warriors’ power play which finished sixth in the ECHL in 2010-11 at 19.2 percent. His 18 power play assists were most on the team while his eight power play goals rated second most. Bowers also played 26 games in the American Hockey League with the Portland Pirates in 2010-11 and earned 11 points (4G, 7A) in that times.
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Adirondack Phantoms, American Hockey League, BI-LO Center, Brendan Connolly, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Justin Bowers, National Hockey League, Portland Pirates, Road Warriors, Wheeling Nailers
BY: Brittany Burke
The Danbury Whalers of the Federal Hockey League have officially announced the signing of forward, Nick Deschenes.
The Whalers President, partner and CFO, Alan Friedman announced the major signing today at the Danbury Ice Arena, with just a little over five weeks until the puck drops on Thursday, Oct. 7.
Deschenes will be pulling double duty on the team, both as a forward and the team’s assistant coach, helping Head Coach Phil Esposito.
This isn’t the first stint in Connecticut for the Canadian born hockey player; he attended Yale University in New Haven, Conn., in the late 90’s, serving as a Bull dog from 1999-2003. While at Yale, Deschenes scored 36 goals in 114 games.
Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, Danbury Whalers, Federal Hockey League, Hockey, Sports
Tagged Adirondack Phantoms, American Hockey League, Danbury Ice Arena, Danbury Whalers, ECHL, Federal Hockey League, FHL, Hartford Whalers, Nick Deschenes, Phil Esposito, Philadelphia Phantoms, Trenton Devils, Yale University
Recognized as the Top AHL blog by SportsMemorabilia.com readers! Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He is now self-employed and has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale since 2005.
