BY: Gerry Cantlon, Special to Howlings
HARTFORD, CT – For the Connecticut Whale there’s just two games left in the 76 regular season schedule and those two games are going to be the difference between early vacation or participating in playoff hockey.
You can use every sports cliché known to man and they would probably all apply as the Whale travel to Albany for a tilt tomorrow night at 7pm with the Devils in what can be clearly be stated as a MUST win game. Continue reading
Posted in AHL, College Hockey, Connecticut Whale, CTWhale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged AHL, American Hockey League, Cameron Talbot, ConnecticutWhale, Ken Gernander, Niklas Svedberg, Providence Bruins, Ranger, Scott Stajcer, Stu Bickel, Svedberg, Whale
BY: Jason Chaimovitch,VP Communications, AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Niklas Svedberg of the Providence Bruins has been named the winner of the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender for the 2012-13 season, as voted by coaches, players and members of the media in each of the league’s 30 member cities.
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, VP Communications, AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2012-13 AHL First and Second All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 30 member cities.
2012-13 AHL First All-Star Team
G – Niklas Svedberg, Providence Bruins (45gp, 34-8-2, 2.18gaa, .924sv%, 4so)
D – Justin Schultz, Oklahoma City Barons (34gp, 18+30=48pts., +8, 7 PPG, 3 GWG)
D – Sami Vatanen, Norfolk Admirals (59gp, 8+36=44pts., +1, 4 PPG, 2 GWG)
LW – Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, Springfield Falcons (68gp, 20+43=63pts., +19, 9 PPG)
C – Tyler Johnson, Syracuse Crunch (59gp, 32+25=58pts., +25, 11 PPG)
RW – Gustav Nyquist, Grand Rapids Griffins (58gp, 23+37=60pts., +10, 9 PPG) Continue reading
2012-13 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-ROOKIE TEAM NAMED
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, VP, Communications, AHL
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today the 2012-13 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 30 member cities.
The team consists of one goaltender, two defensemen and three forwards: Continue reading
BY: Jason Chaimovitch, VP Communications, AHL
SPRINGFIELD, MA. News and notes from the week ending Apr. 7:
EVERY VOTE COUNTS
The annual voting among American Hockey League coaches, players and media is complete, and the AHL will begin handing out individual awards this week in recognition of its top performers during the 2012-13 season. Continue reading
VERSUS 
BY: Bruce Berlet, Exclusive to Howlings
HARTFORD, CT – A turnover and seemingly harmless shot ultimately proved to be the undoing of the Connecticut Whale in their regular-season home finale Sunday afternoon.
After the Whale failed to convert during a one-minute flurry against Niklas Svedberg midway through the first period, Kyle MacKinnon intercepted a pass and pushed the puck ahead to Ryan Spooner, who skated through the neutral zone to the top of the right circle and fired a shot that caught Jason Missiaen off-guard and went into the top far corner for the lone goal in the Providence Bruins’ 1-0 victory before 5,236 at the XL Center. Continue reading
Posted in AHL, College Hockey, Connecticut Whale, CTWhale, ECHL, Greenville Road Warriors, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged AHL, Blake Parlett, ConnecticutWhale, Curtis McElhinney, Dylan McIlrath, New York Ranger, Providence Bruins, Springfield Falcon, Whale, XL Center
With the trade of Chad Kolarik to Pittsburgh for Benn Ferriero today, the CTWhale were not represented at the All-Star game which prompted the league to choose J.T. Miller to represent the New York Rangers‘ top AHL affiliate.
Here is the official release:
WHALE’S J.T. MILLER HEADED TO AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC
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Added to Eastern Conference Roster Continue reading
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.
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