HARTFORD, Conn – The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-3 in overtime, Sunday night at the XL Center to sweep their first-round playoff series, three games to none. Marek Hrivik had two goals for the Whale and … Continue reading
Author Archives: Pro Hockey News Staff Report (with Connecticut press release)
Talbot notches second straight shutout
BRIDGEPORT, Conn – The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, Saturday night in the second game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series at the Webster Bank Arena. The Whale bumped their lead to two games to … Continue reading
Whale get off to good start, blank Bridgeport 3-0
BRIDGEPORT, Conn – The Connecticut Whale defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 3-0, in the first game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series Thursday night at the Webster Bank Arena. Cam Talbot recorded 42 saves in a stellar shutout … Continue reading
McColgan a product of burgeoning California hockey scene
HARTFORD, Conn – Shane McColgan, who joined the Connecticut Whale April 4 from the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League, grew up amid the sun and surf of Manhattan Beach, California, not exactly a hockey hotbed. Fifteen or … Continue reading
Monarchs edge Whale in SO, 5-4
HARTFORD, Conn – The Whale were defeated by the Manchester Monarchs, 5-4 in a shootout, Friday night at the XL Center before a crowd of 5,639 in the Whale’s last regular-season home outing. Justin Azevedo scored twice for the Monarchs … Continue reading
Thomas Carries on Dad’s Goal-scoring Legacy
HARTFORD, Conn – Steve Thomas, who would go on to score 421 goals and 933 points in 1,235 NHL games over 20 seasons, was overlooked coming out of an outstanding Ontario Hockey League Junior career. That was largely due to … Continue reading