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April 1, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


The Whale (33-27-5-3, 74 pts.) split two games in a light week this past week. Connecticut finished off a six-game homestand with a 3-0 win over the Worcester Sharks on Thursday, and then dropped a 2-1 decision in Springfield on Saturday. Cam Talbot made 29 saves to post his second shutout of the season in Thursday's game, and Brandon Segal scored the only Whale goal on Saturday, extending a goal-scoring streak to a team season-high four games.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Eastern Conference

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

1 * Springfield Falcons 66 39 18 5 4 87 0.659 203 159 5-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 5-4 1093

2 * Providence Bruins 67 41 21 0 5 87 0.649 192 170 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 10-5 1128

3 * Syracuse Crunch 68 39 20 4 5 87 0.640 222 178 0-2-1-0 5-3-1-1 3-5 1495

4 Binghamton Senators 68 40 21 1 6 87 0.640 205 173 1-0-0-1 5-4-0-1 4-6 1297

5 Portland Pirates 67 37 25 3 2 79 0.590 202 204 2-0-0-0 4-5-1-0 5-2 1404

6 Wilkes-Barre/Scr. Penguins 68 36 28 2 2 76 0.559 160 160 2-0-0-1 6-3-0-1 7-2 1404

7 Connecticut Whale 68 33 27 5 3 74 0.544 196 197 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 2-3 1192

8 Hershey Bears 67 32 26 3 6 73 0.545 177 172 1-0-0-0 4-5-0-1 4-6 965

9 Norfolk Admirals 67 33 29 4 1 71 0.530 168 181 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 7-1 1360

10 Manchester Monarchs 67 31 29 3 4 69 0.515 193 188 0-1-0-0 4-5-0-1 2-4 918

11 Albany Devils 66 28 26 1 11 68 0.515 175 194 1-0-0-1 3-6-0-1 3-11 1033

12 Worcester Sharks 65 29 28 2 6 66 0.508 163 186 0-3-1-0 3-5-1-1 6-6 1284

13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 66 27 28 6 5 65 0.492 190 216 0-2-0-0 4-4-1-1 2-5 1507

14 St. John's IceCaps 67 29 33 1 4 63 0.470 172 206 4-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 1-4 1063

15 Adirondack Phantoms 67 28 34 2 3 61 0.455 165 197 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 4-3 1336

Western Conference

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

1 * Texas Stars 67 39 17 5 6 89 0.664 204 176 2-0-0-0 6-2-1-1 5-6 839

2 * Toronto Marlies 67 38 21 2 6 84 0.627 214 177 2-0-0-0 7-1-0-2 3-6 1054

3 * Grand Rapids Griffins 67 38 23 3 3 82 0.612 211 186 0-1-0-0 4-4-1-1 5-3 1103

4 Charlotte Checkers 68 39 24 2 3 83 0.610 204 179 1-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 3-3 843

5 Rochester Americans 67 37 26 3 1 78 0.582 208 185 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 7-1 971

6 Houston Aeros 66 33 23 5 5 76 0.576 183 174 0-1-1-1 5-2-1-2 5-5 856

7 Milwaukee Admirals 66 34 25 4 3 75 0.568 168 182 2-0-0-0 8-1-1-0 3-3 909

8 Oklahoma City Barons 65 32 23 2 8 74 0.569 206 211 3-0-0-1 5-2-0-3 4-8 1003

9 Chicago Wolves 65 32 24 5 4 73 0.562 175 174 0-1-0-0 4-5-1-0 5-4 935

10 Abbotsford Heat 70 31 29 4 6 72 0.514 158 183 1-0-1-0 4-4-1-1 6-6 990

11 Rockford IceHogs 67 34 30 2 1 71 0.530 207 201 0-2-0-0 5-4-1-0 5-1 1536

12 Peoria Rivermen 68 31 30 4 3 69 0.507 166 191 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 6-3 921

13 Lake Erie Monsters 69 29 30 3 7 68 0.493 188 204 0-2-0-0 2-7-1-0 6-7 1258

14 San Antonio Rampage 66 29 30 1 6 65 0.492 173 190 0-1-0-0 3-5-0-2 3-6 1045

15 Hamilton Bulldogs 66 26 34 1 5 58 0.439 142 196 0-2-0-0 3-7-0-0 3-5 1285

* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3 in Conference standings. Eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs: the three division winners will be seeded first through third in order of points, and the next five teams in order of points will be seeded fourth through eighth.

This week:

The Whale complete their regular-season home schedule with games at the XL Center Friday against Springfield (7:00 PM faceoff) and Sunday vs. Providence (3:00), with a road game at Bridgeport in between on Saturday night (7:00).

Friday, April 5 vs. the Springfield Falcons at the XL Center, 7:00 p.m.

* This is the Whale's last Friday-night home game of the regular season, so it's the last chance to take advantage of the special Friday-night discount, $1 hot dogs and $2 beers until the end of the first intermission.

* This night also features a special appearance by "Miracle on Ice" 1980 Team USA gold medal-winning hockey players Jack O'Callahan, Dave Silk and Steve Janaszak to support "A Miracle for Justina", which is a fund to help defray the associated expenses of Justina, a 14-year-old West Hartford girl who is dealing with a complicated set of health issues. O'Callahan, Silk and Janaszak will be signing autographs for fans in the XL Center Atrium during the first intermission. There will also be a silent auction before and during the game of valuable sports memorabilia. Auction items will include autographed shirts donated by 1980 Team USA Olympians Jim Craig, and Mike Eruzione. All the proceeds from the auction will be donated to A Miracle for Justina. Fans can also take advantage of a special ticket discount, as $27 lower-bowl tickets can be purchased for only $15 each, with a portion of the proceeds from those discounted tickets going to A Miracle for Justina. To order the special A Miracle for Justina tickets, contact Jennifer Pelletier at a_miracle_for_justina@hotmail.com or (860) 614-7300. The deadline for ticket orders is April 3.

* This is the second-to-last of 12 meetings on the year between the Whale and Springfield, and the Falcons' last trip of the regular season to the XL Center. The Whale are 4-6-0-0 in ten games against Springfield, 2-3-0-0 at home.

* The Falcons' 2-1 triumph over the Whale Saturday in Springfield was their fifth straight win and vaulted them into a tie for the Eastern Conference lead, with a record of 39-18-5-4 for 87 points.

* Michael Chaput and Nick Holden scored power-play goals for the Falcons against the Whale Saturday, and Curtis McElhinney made 25 saves.

* For this and all Whale home games, tickets start as low as $10 each ($12 each when tickets are purchased on the day of the game), 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.

* Radio - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on "Beethoven Radio" AM 1290, and on-line at www.ctwhale.com. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, April 6 at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Webster Bank Arena), 7:00 p.m.

* This game concludes the ten-game Nutmeg-State season series between the Whale and the Sound Tigers. The Whale have won the last two meetings, but have taken only four out of nine overall (4-4-1-0). Connecticut has split four previous visits to Bridgeport.

* The 27-28-6-5 (65 pts.) Sound Tigers enter the week in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, eight points out of a playoff spot and nine points behind the seventh-place Whale. Bridgeport has lost its last two games and is 1-3-0-1 in its last five.

* The Sound Tigers' John Persson, who leads all scorers in the season series against the Whale with 5-5-10 in eight games, returned to the Bridgeport lineup in Saturday's 4-1 loss at Adirondack after missing the previous eight games, and 11 of the previous 12, due to injury.

* 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. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Sunday, April 7 vs. the Providence Bruins at the XL Center, 3:00 p.m.

* This is the Whale's last home game of the regular season, as the club will play its last five games on the road.

* The Whale will be celebrating "Fan Appreciation Day" at this last home game. The day will be full of special events, including a post-game skate for all fans in attendance.

* This is also fans' last chance to take advantage of the Whale's "Click It or Ticket Sunday Family Value Packs". Those include a ticket, a hot dog or a pizza slice and a soda, all for just $18.

* The Bruins (41-21-0-5, 87 pts.) enter this week part of a three-way tie for the Eastern Conference lead, and just two points off the overall AHL points lead. Providence is 2-2-0-0 in its last four games, but has at least a point in 11 of its last 14 (10-3-0-1).

* Bruin winger Bobby Robins (4-6-10 in 66 GP) leads the AHL by a wide margin in both penalty minutes (292) and major penalties (34).

* This is the last of six games on the year between the Whale and Providence, and the Whale snapped a string of three straight losses in the season series with a 4-2 road win in the teams' last meeting March 10. The two clubs have split two previous games at the XL Center, with the Whale winning 6-3 on October 27 and the Bruins taking a 3-1 decision December 22.

* Radio - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on "Beethoven Radio" AM 1290, and on-line at www.ctwhale.com. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Recent Transactions:

Jyri Niemi - reassigned by the New York Rangers from the Whale to Greenville (ECHL) March 27.

Kris Newbury - returned to the Whale by the New York Rangers March 31.

Whale Tales:

Whale fans can present their Whale ticket stub at the Russian Lady, which is located at 191 Ann Uccello Street, directly across from the XL Center, and not only skip the line at the door, but get in with no cover charge as well.

Before and after Whale games, fans showing their Whale tickets at the Tavern Downtown, located just steps from the XL Center at 100 Allyn St. in Hartford, can enjoy $3 Bud and Bud Lights.

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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