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WHALE ADD FOUR FROM GREENVILLE

Connecticut-Whale_thumb1-150x150241WHALE ADD FOUR PLAYERS FROM ECHL GREENVILLE

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Forwards Jason Wilson, Danny Hobbs and Jordie Johnston, and Goaltender Scott Stajcer, Added to Whale Roster

 BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale

HARTFORD, April 17, 2013:  Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that forwards Jason Wilson, Danny Hobbs and Jordie Johnston, and goaltender Scott Stajcer, have joined the Whale from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road WarriorsContinue reading

GREENVILLE SHUT OUT AGAIN – SERIES AND SEASON OVER

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BY: Andy Zilch, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

Greenville, SC: The Road Warriors ended the 2012-13 season with a 5-0 loss in game five against the Reading Royals.

Stanislav Galiev scored on the power-play to open the scoring with a few minutes left in the first. Galiev scored his second goal of the series with a wrist shot over Scott Stajcer’s blocker. Continue reading

ROYAL FLUSH IN GAME ONE OVER WARRIORS

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 FIRST ROUND: GAME ONE (Best of Seven)

BY: Andy Zilch, Voice of the Greenville Road Warriors

Reading, PA: Yannick Tifu‘s second period goal combined with a stifling Reading Royals defense and a solid performance between the pipes from netminder Riley Gill, handed the Greenville Road Warriors a 1-0 loss in front of 3,272 at the Sovereign Center in Game One of the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. Continue reading

NIEMI BACK TO GREENVILLE – SIGN ANOTHER D IS COMING?

Connecticut-Whale_thumb1-150x15024BY: Bob Crawford, Voice of the CTWhale

HARTFORD, March 27, 2013:  Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned defenseman Jyri Niemi from the Whale to its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.

Niemi, whose latest Whale stint began with his reassignment from Greenville February 7, has played in a total of 11 games with Connecticut this season, scoring one goal and adding one assist for two points and registering a +2, with nine penalty minutes.  In 14 ECHL games with Greenville, Niemi, a third-year pro out of the Western Hockey League, has one goal and five assists for six points, a +8 and 34 PIM.  Continue reading

LOTS OF ROSTER MOVES IN GREENVILLE, HARTFORD AND NEW YORK

New-York-Rangers-150x150The New York Rangers have, in conjunction with the Connecticut Whale, made several roster moves.

According to the AHL Transactions page, the Blueshirts have recalled Chris Kreider from the Whale and sent Michael Haley back.

Kreider has been exceptionally hot since being sent down on February 28th.Connecticut-Whale_thumb1-150x15024 Since then, the 6’3″ 230-pounder has six goals in his last eight games. Goals are something in short supply in NY right now and the Rangers will look to get some activity from the 21 year old BU grad. Continue reading