Whale Weekly

November 5, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


The Whale split a pair of games this past week, with a shootout win on the road and a home loss. Cam Talbot made 43 saves, tying his pro career high, and went 5/5 in the shootout, in a 2-1 win Friday in Albany, but a four-game Whale win streak ended with a thud Sunday at the XL Center, as the Springfield Falcons came to town and thumped the Whale by a score of 10-2. Tommy Grant scored a goal Sunday and had an assist Friday, extending a point-scoring streak to a pro career-best five games (4-1-5).

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Manchester Monarchs 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.688 23 15 0-1-0-1 5-2-0-1 0-1 118

2 Worcester Sharks 10 4 4 1 1 10 0.500 26 32 3-0-1-0 4-4-1-1 1-1 210

3 St. John's IceCaps 11 5 6 0 0 10 0.455 24 34 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 0-0 146

4 Portland Pirates 8 4 3 1 0 9 0.562 34 29 1-0-0-0 4-3-1-0 0-0 149

5 Providence Bruins 8 3 5 0 0 6 0.375 18 23 1-0-0-0 3-5-0-0 0-0 137

Northeast Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Springfield Falcons 9 6 1 0 2 14 0.778 33 17 3-0-0-2 6-1-0-2 0-2 160

2 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.625 25 27 0-1-0-0 5-3-0-0 1-0 169

3 Connecticut Whale 9 4 4 1 0 9 0.500 31 37 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 1-0 154

4 Adirondack Phantoms 9 4 5 0 0 8 0.444 23 30 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-0 0-0 187

5 Albany Devils 8 2 5 0 1 5 0.312 15 20 0-2-0-1 2-5-0-1 0-1 136

East Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Norfolk Admirals 8 6 2 0 0 12 0.750 30 21 1-0-0-0 6-2-0-0 1-0 133

2 Syracuse Crunch 8 5 1 1 1 12 0.750 29 26 1-0-1-0 5-1-1-1 0-1 248

3 Binghamton Senators 9 4 4 1 0 9 0.500 22 27 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 0-0 193

4 Hershey Bears 9 4 4 1 0 9 0.500 26 26 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-0 1-0 165

5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 9 4 5 0 0 8 0.444 25 23 2-0-0-0 4-5-0-0 0-0 181

North Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Abbotsford Heat 9 6 1 0 2 14 0.778 32 18 2-0-0-0 6-1-0-2 0-2 162

2 Lake Erie Monsters 11 7 4 0 0 14 0.636 36 29 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 2-0 210

3 Rochester Americans 10 6 3 1 0 13 0.650 39 35 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 2-0 217

4 Hamilton Bulldogs 8 4 2 1 1 10 0.625 21 24 2-0-1-1 4-2-1-1 1-1 154

5 Toronto Marlies 8 3 4 0 1 7 0.438 19 24 0-2-0-0 3-4-0-1 0-1 169

Midwest Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Chicago Wolves 10 6 3 1 0 13 0.650 28 29 0-1-0-0 6-3-1-0 2-0 158

2 Rockford IceHogs 10 5 4 0 1 11 0.550 30 30 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 1-1 292

3 Grand Rapids Griffins 10 4 4 1 1 10 0.500 32 33 2-0-0-0 4-4-1-1 2-1 149

4 Milwaukee Admirals 9 4 5 0 0 8 0.444 21 24 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-0 0-0 108

5 Peoria Rivermen 9 2 5 1 1 6 0.333 13 31 0-3-0-1 2-5-1-1 0-1 141

South Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Charlotte Checkers 10 7 2 0 1 15 0.750 40 24 1-0-0-0 7-2-0-1 0-1 147

2 Houston Aeros 10 5 3 1 1 12 0.600 35 28 1-0-0-1 5-3-1-1 1-1 137

3 Oklahoma City Barons 10 5 4 0 1 11 0.550 31 31 0-1-0-1 5-4-0-1 0-1 185

4 San Antonio Rampage 9 4 4 0 1 9 0.500 19 22 2-0-0-0 4-4-0-1 0-1 163

5 Texas Stars 8 3 5 0 0 6 0.375 16 27 0-2-0-0 3-5-0-0 1-0 147

This week:

The Whale play their first three-games-in-three days stretch of the season, with all three contests on the road. The Whale get another crack at Springfield this Friday, visiting the Falcons at 7:00 PM, then head on to Worcester to battle the Sharks on Saturday (7:00). On Sunday the Whale will be in Bridgeport for their second meeting of the season with the Sound Tigers, with faceoff at 3:00.

Friday, November 9 at Springfield Falcons (MassMutual Center), 7:00 p.m.

- This is the second game of a home-and-home series between the I-91 rivals, with the Whale looking for some revenge for the 10-2 strafing they absorbed at the hands of the Falcons Sunday in Hartford.

- Ex-Whale Tim Erixon (1-3-4, +6) and Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (1-2-3, +4) did much of the damage against their old club in Sunday's Falcons win, and Ryan Johansen and Nick Drazenovic had two goals apiece.

- At 6-1-0-2 for 14 points, Springfield is now tied with the Abbotsford Heat for the top points percentage in the AHL, at .778.

- Seven of the Falcons' nine games thus far have been at home, where they are 4-1-0-2. The Whale were 4-2-0-0 in six visits to Springfield last year.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on "Beethoven Radio" AM 1290, and on-line at www.ctwhale.com.

Saturday, November 10 at Worcester Sharks (DCU Center), 7:00 p.m.

- This is the first of four meetings on the year between the Whale and the Sharks, and the first of two visits by the Whale to Worcester.

- The Whale won three of their four games against the Sharks last season, and the two clubs split a pair of battles in Worcester.

- Worcester is 4-4-1-1 for ten points on the season, and is 3-0-1-0 in its last four games.

- Former Whale forward Tim Kennedy is the Sharks' leading point-scorer, with four goals and five assists for nine points.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on "The Rock" 106.9 WCCC-FM. All Whale Saturday night games this year will be beamed on The Rock 106.9 WCCC's 50,000 watts of power. Also available on-line at www.ctwhale.com.

Sunday, November 11 at Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Webster Bank Arena), 3:00 p.m.

- This is the Whale's second encounter of the season with their in-state rivals the Sound Tigers. Connecticut and Bridgeport also met on opening night, October 12, at the XL Center, with the Sound Tigers coming away with a 6-4 triumph.

- Bridgeport has dropped two of its last three, but still stands two games above .500, at 5-3-0-0 for ten points.

- Left-wing Nino Niederreiter, who had a goal and two assists in the Sound Tigers' season-opening win in Hartford, leads Bridgeport in goals and points, with 5-4-9.

- The Whale were winless in five visits to Bridgeport last season, but three of those defeats were in overtime.

- Radio - live with Bob Crawford on "Beethoven Radio" AM 1290, and on-line at www.ctwhale.com.

"Whale TV":

- A new edition of "CT Whale Insider" will be posted this Thursday, November 8 at www.ctwhale.com. CT Whale Insider is a weekly on-line show that will provide viewers with behind-the-scenes features and exclusive content never before available to Hartford hockey fans. Hosted by the voice of the Whale, Bob Crawford, CT Whale Insider will include segments such as "Whale Week in Review", "One on One with Bob Crawford", "Around the AHL", "On the Road with the Whale", "It all Starts Here" and more, and will be available exclusively at the Whale's official website, www.ctwhale.com.

Recent Transactions:

Sebastien Piche - loaned by the Whale to Greenville (ECHL) November 2.

Practice:

Whale Tales:

The Whale's next home game is Friday, November 16, when the Portland Pirates make their first visit of the season to the XL Center for a 7:00 game. At each and every Friday Whale home game this year, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers until 8:00 PM.

The next Sunday Whale home game is December 2, when the Springfield Falcons come back to the XL Center for contest that faces off at 5:00 PM. At all Sunday home games this season, fans can take advantage of "Click It or Ticket Sunday Family Value Packs", which include a ticket to the game, a hot dog or a pizza slice and a soda, all for just $18.

Tickets for all Whale regular season home games at the XL Center are on sale now at the Public Power Ticket Office at the XL Center, through TicketMaster Charge-by-Phone at 1-800-745-3000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

Season tickets for the Whale's 2012-13 AHL season are still available. For information on season seats, and all of the Whale's many ticketing options, visit www.ctwhale.com, or call the CT Whale ticket office at (860) 548-2000 to talk with an account executive today.



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