SPOTLIGHT: COMINGS AND GOINGS
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s official. Sid “The Kid” Crosby will be returning AGAIN in the world’s biggest media center. Crosby, who has been battling the effects of post-concussion syndrome for more than 14 months, will be back in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup Thursday night when…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Two former New York Rangers/Hartford Wolf Pack players were on the opposite ends of the happiness scale Wednesday. Defenseman Fedor Tyutin hit the jackpot, while center Marc Savard’s career sadly could be over far too soon. Tyutin, the Rangers’ second-round pick in…
FROM THE CREASE with BRUCE BERLET
BY: Bruce Berlet Dave Scatchard is the latest example of why all of hockey should do everything possible to prevent headhunting. Scatchard, a center who played three games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the 2007-08 season, has decided to end his 14-year pro career…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet The Connecticut Whale enjoyed a rare day off Monday from the most hectic segment of their schedule after two workmanlike bounce-back wins following a horrid showing in Toronto on Wednesday. But most players might have been a bit on edge while sharing…
FROM THE CREASE with Bruce Berlet
By Bruce Berlet No one – repeat no one – enjoyed/enjoys tough, physical, fan-pleasing hockey more than Kevin Dineen. The former Hartford Whalers star right wing/captain, now coach of the Portland Pirates, thrived on the kind of play, earning endless plaudits from Connecticut fans and…
HAVE GM’S TAKEN TOO MANY HEADSHOTS?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_F7LEZ78_o&hl=en_US&fs=1&] It’s not often that we’ve gotten on a soapbox for any particular issue, but we think about something this serious, it’s long overdue that we did. According to a story at TSN.ca the NHL GM’s meetings have produced this piece of regulatory legislation regarding…
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WOLF PACK INK DEFENSEMAN NATE KNOEPKE TO PTO
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed defenseman Nate Knoepke to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Knoepke will join the Wolf Pack…
WOLF PACK SEND BRANDON SCANLIN TO NY
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Brandon Scanlin from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Scanlin, 24, has appeared in 57 games with the Wolf Pack…
WOLF PACK WEEKEND RECAP: MARCH 18th, 2024
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack dropped their fifth straight contest on Sunday evening, falling 4-0 to the Hershey Bears. This is the second time this season that the Wolf Pack has suffered five consecutive losses. The team packed up…
GARAND STOPS 31 WOLF PACK STILL LOSE TO CHECKERS 2-1
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack CHARLOTTE, NC – Dylan Garand turned in a terrific performance on Tuesday night, stopping 31 shots to help the Hartford Wolf Pack bank a point at the Bojangles Coliseum. Ultimately, it would not be enough as the Checkers prevailed…
WOLF PACK INK DEFENSEMAN NATE KNOEPKE TO PTO
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has signed defenseman Nate Knoepke to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). Knoepke will join the Wolf Pack…
WOLF PACK SEND BRANDON SCANLIN TO NY
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the club has recalled defenseman Brandon Scanlin from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. Scanlin, 24, has appeared in 57 games with the Wolf Pack…
WOLF PACK WEEKEND RECAP: MARCH 18th, 2024
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT—The Hartford Wolf Pack dropped their fifth straight contest on Sunday evening, falling 4-0 to the Hershey Bears. This is the second time this season that the Wolf Pack has suffered five consecutive losses. The team packed up…
RANGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH LOUIS DOMINGUE
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack NEW YORK, March 10, 2024 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury announced today that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Louis Domingue on a one-year contract extension. Domingue, 32, has appeared in 24 games…
CYCLONES FALL SHORT IN TOLEDO AGAINST WALLEYE
Remy Parker scores in his professional debut By: Dana Grey, Cincinnati Cyclones TOLEDO, OH – The Cyclones fell to the Walleye 4-3 inside the Huntington Center Friday night. Cincinnati drops to 4-6-2-0 against Toledo in the regular season series. Three Cyclones forwards made their pro…
SOMOZA LEADS SWAMP RABBITS TO ROAD TRIP SWEEP
Greenville goes four-for-four on the road with a 2-1 win over Savannah; the magic number at 15 for playoffs By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits SAVANNAH, Ga. – Ethan Somoza rifled a laser at 7:53 of the second period to break a 1-1 deadlock and,…
SWAMP RABBITS WIN NAIL-BITER AGAINST ORLANDO
Greenville wins three of three on the road trip with one game remaining; the magic number to clinch now 17 By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits ORLANDO, Fla. – Ben Freeman broke a 1-1 deadlock late in the second period, and Jacob Ingham stopped all…
SWAMP RABBITS GOALIE INGHAM GETS NHL DEAL
Net-minder signs one-year, two-way deal; assigned to Swamp Rabbits By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Kings, NHL affiliate of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, announced today the team has signed Swamp Rabbits goaltender Jacob Ingham to a one-year, two-way…
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