Whale Weekly

April 8, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release


The Whale (35-28-5-3, 78 pts.) finished the home portion of their schedule this past week, defeating Springfield 4-3 at the XL Center on Friday and falling by a 1-0 score to Providence on Sunday, with a 3-2 road win over Bridgeport Saturday sandwiched in between. Connecticut finished its home slate 20-14-2-2 and was 15-4-1-2 in its last 22 home games. Cam Talbot was in net for both Whale wins last week, stopping a total of 59 out of 64 shots, and Brandon Segal scored both Friday and Saturday, extending his team season-high goal-scoring streak to six games, the longest for the franchise since the 2006-07 season.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Eastern Conference

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

1 *x Providence Bruins 70 44 21 0 5 93 0.664 201 174 3-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 10-5 1156

2 *y Springfield Falcons 70 41 20 5 4 91 0.650 218 169 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 5-4 1120

3 *x Syracuse Crunch 70 40 21 4 5 89 0.636 225 183 1-0-0-0 4-4-1-1 3-5 1527

4 x Binghamton Senators 70 40 23 1 6 87 0.621 206 178 0-2-0-1 4-5-0-1 4-6 1342

5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 72 40 28 2 2 84 0.583 174 167 6-0-0-1 7-2-0-1 7-2 1473

6 Portland Pirates 69 38 26 3 2 81 0.587 208 210 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 5-2 1431

7 Connecticut Whale 71 35 28 5 3 78 0.549 203 203 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 2-3 1228

8 Hershey Bears 70 33 28 3 6 75 0.536 185 179 0-2-0-0 5-4-0-1 4-6 1003

9 Norfolk Admirals 70 35 30 4 1 75 0.536 175 185 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 7-1 1407

10 Manchester Monarchs 70 32 31 3 4 71 0.507 202 199 1-0-0-0 3-7-0-0 2-4 967

11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 70 30 29 6 5 71 0.507 206 225 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 2-5 1588

12 Albany Devils 70 29 28 1 12 71 0.507 181 206 0-2-0-1 2-6-0-2 3-12 1084

13 Worcester Sharks 69 29 31 3 6 67 0.486 172 207 0-6-2-0 1-7-2-0 6-6 1380

14 St. John's IceCaps 69 29 34 2 4 64 0.464 176 213 0-1-1-0 6-3-1-0 1-4 1089

15 Adirondack Phantoms 70 28 35 3 4 63 0.450 172 209 0-1-1-1 4-4-1-1 4-4 1393

Western Conference

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

1 *x Texas Stars 70 40 19 5 6 91 0.650 212 182 1-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 5-6 880

2 * Toronto Marlies 70 40 21 3 6 89 0.636 223 184 4-0-1-0 6-1-1-2 3-6 1085

3 * Grand Rapids Griffins 70 40 23 3 4 87 0.621 222 191 2-0-0-1 4-3-1-2 5-4 1163

4 Charlotte Checkers 70 39 25 3 3 84 0.600 206 185 0-1-1-0 4-5-1-0 3-3 872

5 Houston Aeros 70 36 24 5 5 82 0.586 194 183 3-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 5-5 928

6 Rochester Americans 70 39 27 3 1 82 0.586 217 194 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 9-1 1010

7 Oklahoma City Barons 69 35 24 2 8 80 0.580 218 219 1-0-0-0 6-2-0-2 4-8 1028

8 Milwaukee Admirals 70 36 27 4 3 79 0.564 178 190 2-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 3-3 936

9 Rockford IceHogs 71 38 30 2 1 79 0.556 222 210 4-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 5-1 1590

10 Chicago Wolves 69 34 26 5 4 77 0.558 188 187 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 5-4 975

11 Abbotsford Heat 72 32 30 4 6 74 0.514 162 189 1-0-0-0 4-5-1-0 7-6 1013

12 Lake Erie Monsters 71 31 30 3 7 72 0.507 194 207 2-0-0-0 4-5-1-0 6-7 1279

13 Peoria Rivermen 70 31 32 4 3 69 0.493 171 200 0-2-0-0 6-4-0-0 6-3 953

14 San Antonio Rampage 70 29 33 2 6 66 0.471 181 208 0-4-1-0 2-7-1-0 3-6 1099

15 Hamilton Bulldogs 70 28 36 1 5 62 0.443 149 205 0-1-0-0 4-6-0-0 3-5 1334

* 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's last five games of the regular season are all on the road, starting with a visit to Manchester this Friday (7:00 PM faceoff). Saturday night the Whale will travel to Glens Falls, NY to battle Adirondack (7:00), and Sunday finds the Whale in Springfield for a 3:00 game, as the Whale and Falcons wrap up their 12-game season series.

Friday, April 12 at the Manchester Monarchs (Verizon Wireless Arena), 7:00 p.m.

* The Monarchs (32-31-3-4, 71 pts.) are tied for tenth place in the Eastern Conference, four points out of a playoff spot and seven points behind the seventh-place Whale.

* Manchester won its last game, 4-3 in overtime, Sunday at Worcester, but that was only the Monarchs' third win in their last ten games.

* The Whale suffered a 9-2 road loss the first time they played the Monarchs this year December 8, but since then have won four straight against Manchester.

* Monarchs rookie Jordan Weal (14-18-32 in 57 GP) comes into the week on a three-game goal-scoring streak (3-2-5).

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

Saturday, April 13 at the Adirondack Phantoms (Glens Falls Civic Center), 7:00 p.m.

* The Whale have won only two of five previous games (2-2-1-0) against the 28-35-3-4 (63 pts.) Phantoms, and have posted an overtime loss and a regulation loss in two earlier visits to Glens Falls.

* Adirondack trails the field in the Eastern Conference, one point behind 14th-place St. John's and 12 points out of a playoff spot.

* Phantom points leader Jason Akeson (16-32-48 in 56 GP) has 5-2-7 in five games against the Whale this year.

* 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 14 at the Springfield Falcons (MassMutual Center), 3:00 p.m.

* The Falcons (41-20-5-4, 91 pts.) have clinched the Northeast Division title, and are only two points behind the AHL-leading Providence Bruins in the Eastern Conference.

* This game finishes the 12-game I-91 rivalry series between the Whale and Falcons. Connecticut is 5-6-0-0 thus far in the series, 2-3-0-0 in Springfield.

* Former Whale defenseman Blake Parlett, who was acquired by Columbus from the New York Rangers last week in the Marian Gaborik trade, scored the power-play game-winner for Springfield in Sunday's 4-2 win in Portland and has at least a point in all three games he has played since joining the Falcons (1-2-3).

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

Whale Community Appearances:

The Whale have the following appearances scheduled this week. For further information on these, or any other Whale community initiatives, contact Whale community relations manager Frank Berrian, at (860) 541-4728:

* Tuesday, April 9, 5:30-7:30 PM, McDonald's, 2915 Main St., Glastonbury, CT

Pucky, the Whale's lovable mascot, does a baseball turn, as he meets and greets young ballplayers and their families at a Glastonbury Little League event.

* Thursday, April 11, 6:30-8:00 PM, XL Center

Pucky joins in the fun of the HYPE Scavenger Hunt.

Recent Transactions:

Conor Allen - signed by the Whale to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 3.

Jesper Fast - reassigned by the New York Rangers to the Whale from HV71 (Sweden) April 3.

Chris Kreider - returned to the Whale by the New York Rangers April 3.

Blake Parlett - recalled from the Whale by the New York Rangers, and traded to Columbus, April 3.

Andrew Carroll - signed by the Whale to an AHL contract, and loaned to Idaho (ECHL) April 5.

Whale Tales:

For information on Whale playoff tickets and plans, 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.



American Hockey League Stories from April 8, 2013


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