NEW YORK, NY – The season to forget could be over for Rangers captain and Trumbull native Chris Drury. Drury, who missed 31 of the first 32 games this season with a twice-broken finger, will have surgery on his … Continue reading
Author Archives: Pro Hockey News Staff Report (with Connecticut press release)
Whale sunk by Marlies, 9-2
TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Connecticut Whale tied a franchise record for goals-against Wednesday, in a 9-2 loss to the Toronto Marlies in a school-day special, 11:00 AM-start game at the RICOH Coliseum. The Marlies, who were led by Christian … Continue reading
Baldwins open Hockey Fest 2011 on Thursday
HARTFORD, Conn – The historic “Harvest-Properties.com Whalers Hockey Fest 2011” is scheduled to begin Thursday at 3 p.m. with Whalers Sports and Entertainment chairman and CEO Howard Baldwin and WSE president and COO Howard Baldwin Jr. officially opening the 12-day … Continue reading
Pirates use late marker to edge Whale
HARTFORD, Conn. – It was hardly a super goal on Super Bowl Sunday, but the Portland Pirates were more than happy to accept it. The Connecticut Whale would have been, too. Instead, defenseman T.J. Brennan picked up a … Continue reading
Whale rally for 4-3 win over Pirates
PORTLAND, Maine – Despite trailing for much of the game, the Connecticut Whale pulled out a 4-3 win over the Portland Pirates Saturday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center, making a power-play goal by Kris Newbury at 2:40 of … Continue reading
Whale top Tigers in 3-2 win
HARTFORD, Conn. – Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the 1986 NHL All-Star Game at the then Hartford Civic Center and the end of the 2011 AHL All-Star break for the struggling intrastate rival Connecticut Whale and Bridgeport Sound Tigers. … Continue reading