Whale Weekly
April 26, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
The Whale's 13th Calder Cup playoff appearance in the franchise's 14-year history ended Saturday, with a 6-4 loss to the Portland Pirates in Game Six of the two teams' Atlantic Division Semi-final series. The Whale led Saturday's contest 2-0 after one period, but the division-champion Pirates then took control of the game with a four-goal second. After losing the first two games of the series on the road, the Whale posted back-to-back home wins, both by 3-1 scores, Sunday and Tuesday. Portland regained the advantage Thursday in Game Five, however, winning 5-4 at home to set up Saturday's clincher. John Mitchell and Chad Kolarik were the top goal-scorers in the series, with three apiece, and Mitchell (3-3-6) and Wade Redden (six assists) shared the Whale team points lead.
2011 Atlantic Division Semi-final:
Game One Thu., Apr. 14 Cumberland Cty. Civic Center POR 3, CT 2
Game Two Sat., Apr. 16 Cumberland Cty. Civic Center POR 3, CT 2 (OT)
Game Three Sun., Apr. 17 XL Center CT 3, POR 1
Game Four Tue., Apr. 19 XL Center CT 3, POR 1
Game Five Thu., Apr. 21 Cumberland Cty. Civic Center POR 5, CT 4
Game Six Sat., Apr. 23 XL Center POR 6, CT 4
(Portland wins series, four-games-to-two)
Season tickets for the 2011-12 Whale season are available now, with a special early bird discount. Call (860) 728-3366 for information on that, as well as all Whale ticket packages, group sales and VIP packages.
Recent Transactions:
Mats Zuccarello - returned to Whale by the New York Rangers April 18.
Derek Couture - released by Whale from Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement April 25.
Tommy Grant - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Carl Hagelin - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Kale Kerbashian - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Dylan McIlrath - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Jason Missiaen - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Blake Parlett - returned by Whale on loan to Greenville (ECHL) April 25.
Shayne Wiebe - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
Andrew Yogan - released by Whale from Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 25.
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