Connecticut Whale

John Kurtz and Emerson Etum scored for Norfolk, but the Admirals dropped a 5-2 decision to the Connecticut Whale on Saturday night in Hartford. Chad Kolarik scored a hat trick for the Whale, the top affiliate of the New York Rangers. It was the...

The Norfolk Admirals (7-9) lost their fourth game in a row in regulation, falling 2-1 Friday to the Adirondack Phantoms in Glens Falls, N.Y. The Phantoms (8-8), the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, scored twice in a 49-second span early in the...

As a sports story, this isn't as sexy as Howard Baldwin's loud, failed notion that if you give him a remodeled XL Center, he'll bring you the NHL. Nor is it nearly as blah as management behemoths bidding against each other for the right to turn the lights...

At age 29, the focus is on the NHL. Brandon Segal has logged 102 NHL games, including 10 with the Tampa Bay Lightning last season. When the right winger signed as a free agent with the Rangers over the summer, he hoped to challenge for a job in New York....

The UConn hockey program will join Hockey East in in two years and the XL Center will become its home rink for conference games. But on Nov. 24, the Huskies will skate at their future home as part of a doubleheader with the Whale. UConn and Air Force...

Undrafted out of Lake Superior State, Kyle Jean managed to earn a professional contract from an audition at the Rangers' development camp over the summer. And in the span of just four AHL games, Jean has emerged as a legitimate prospect. He has size (6-...

Corey Elkins completed a hat trick by scoring with 29 seconds left in overtime at Scope, giving the Norfolk Admirals a 5-4 win Friday night over Connecticut to start a two-game AHL series. He had scored twice in the first period for the Admirals (3-0),...

The puck drops Friday night for the start of the Connecticut Whale season and the team's roster is set. There are some injuries that will keep players sidelined for the opener. Cam Talbot, the starting goaltender, is out with a foot injury. Dylan...

HARTFORD — Six months ago, Chris Kreider jumped into the deep end of the hockey pool. After winning an NCAA title for Boston College, Kreider signed with New York Rangers and joined the team for a playoff run. He scored five goals in 18 games and...

After 18 months, Chad Kolarik was nervous and anxious before stepping on the ice. And it took some time before he found his groove. When he rifled a shot off the crossbar in the second period of the Whale’s first preseason game Wednesday night,...

The Whale began training camp Sunday at the expansive MSG Training Center in Tarrytown, N.Y. With the NHL locked out, the facility will be home to the AHL Whale for a week. But head coach Ken Gernander pointed out last week that this isn't a huge...

The NHL lockout is looming, so teams are getting their AHL rosters set. On Friday, the Rangers assigned eight players to the Whale: Kris Newbury, Chad Kolarik, Tommy Grant, Brandon Segal, Michael Haley, Mike Vernace, Logan Pyatt and Sean Collins. Players...