Whale Weekly
April 15, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
The Whale (35-30-6-3, 79 pts.) were winless in three road games this past week, going 0-2-1-0. Connecticut is tied with Norfolk for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, two points behind Portland and two points ahead of Manchester and Hershey. After scoring the game's first goal in Friday night's visit to Manchester the Whale surrendered the next three, losing 3-1. Saturday night at Adirondack was a see-saw battle, with the Phantoms prevailing in overtime, 4-3. The Whale then lost 4-3 in regulation Sunday in Springfield, with Falcon rookie Boone Jenner scoring the game-winning goal with only 28.8 seconds left in the third period. Brandon Mashinter had a goal and an assist Saturday and scored again Sunday, and Benn Ferriero had a point in all three of the week's games (1-2-3).
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM
1 *y Providence Bruins 73 47 21 0 5 99 0.678 210 177 6-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 10-5 1208
2 *y Springfield Falcons 73 43 21 5 4 95 0.651 225 176 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 5-4 1180
3 *x Syracuse Crunch 73 41 21 6 5 93 0.637 236 192 2-0-2-0 3-4-3-0 3-5 1571
4 x Binghamton Senators 73 42 23 1 7 92 0.630 217 183 2-0-0-1 4-4-0-2 4-7 1381
5 x Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 74 42 28 2 2 88 0.595 182 171 8-0-0-1 8-1-0-1 7-2 1519
6 Portland Pirates 72 38 29 3 2 81 0.562 216 223 0-4-0-0 3-7-0-0 5-2 1500
7 Norfolk Admirals 73 37 31 4 1 79 0.541 184 195 0-1-0-0 7-3-0-0 7-1 1461
8 Connecticut Whale 74 35 30 6 3 79 0.534 210 214 0-3-1-0 4-5-1-0 2-3 1294
9 Manchester Monarchs 73 35 31 3 4 77 0.527 212 203 4-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 2-4 996
10 Hershey Bears 73 34 30 3 6 77 0.527 196 189 1-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 4-6 1039
11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 72 31 30 6 5 73 0.507 209 230 1-0-0-0 5-4-0-1 2-5 1620
12 Albany Devils 73 29 31 1 12 71 0.486 186 219 0-5-0-1 2-6-0-2 3-12 1137
13 Worcester Sharks 73 30 33 4 6 70 0.479 181 218 0-2-1-0 1-6-3-0 6-6 1440
14 St. John's IceCaps 73 31 35 3 4 69 0.473 187 226 0-1-1-0 6-2-2-0 1-4 1177
15 Adirondack Phantoms 73 30 36 3 4 67 0.459 180 216 2-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 5-4 1446
Western Conference
Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM
1 *y Texas Stars 73 42 20 5 6 95 0.651 226 190 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 5-6 894
2 *x Toronto Marlies 72 40 23 3 6 89 0.618 224 190 0-2-0-0 5-3-1-1 3-6 1123
3 *x Grand Rapids Griffins 73 40 25 4 4 88 0.603 228 202 0-2-1-1 4-4-1-1 5-4 1195
4 x Charlotte Checkers 73 40 25 4 4 88 0.603 213 193 1-0-2-1 4-3-2-1 3-4 896
5 Houston Aeros 73 38 25 5 5 86 0.589 203 191 2-0-0-0 5-3-1-1 5-5 962
6 Rochester Americans 73 41 28 3 1 86 0.589 224 203 1-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 10-1 1052
7 Oklahoma City Barons 72 37 24 2 9 85 0.590 228 223 3-0-0-1 7-1-0-2 4-9 1049
8 Rockford IceHogs 74 40 31 2 1 83 0.561 232 218 2-0-0-0 7-3-0-0 5-1 1700
9 Milwaukee Admirals 72 37 28 4 3 81 0.562 183 194 0-1-0-0 6-4-0-0 3-3 974
10 Chicago Wolves 72 36 27 5 4 81 0.562 196 197 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 6-4 1048
11 Lake Erie Monsters 74 34 30 3 7 78 0.527 208 215 5-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 6-7 1361
12 Abbotsford Heat 74 34 30 4 6 78 0.527 168 190 3-0-0-0 6-3-1-0 7-6 1051
13 Peoria Rivermen 72 33 32 4 3 73 0.507 179 203 2-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 6-3 982
14 San Antonio Rampage 73 29 36 2 6 66 0.452 187 224 0-7-1-0 2-7-1-0 3-6 1130
15 Hamilton Bulldogs 73 28 39 1 5 62 0.425 153 218 0-4-0-0 3-7-0-0 3-5 1393
* 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 wrap up the regular season, and hope to sew up a playoff spot, with two more road games. Connecticut visits Albany on Friday night for a 7:00 game, and then travels on to Portland for the regular-season finale Saturday night, a 7:00 date with the Pirates.
Friday, April 19 at the Albany Devils (Times Union Center), 7:00 p.m.
* The Devils' (29-31-1-12, 71 pts.) 3-2 loss at home to Rochester Sunday eliminated Albany from playoff contention.
* This game completes a six-game season series between the Whale and Devils. Connecticut is 2-2-0-1 on the year against the Devils, but won both of their previous visits to Albany, 5-2 on October 24 and 2-1 in a shootout November 2.
* Albany leading scorer Joe Whitney (25-25-50 in 63 GP) has nearly twice as many goals as the next-highest goal-scorer on the club, Matt Anderson, who has 13.
* 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 20 at the Portland Pirates (Cumberland County Civic Center), 7:00 p.m.
* The Pirates enter the week two points ahead of the Whale in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 38-29-3-2 for 81 points.
* Portland has lost four straight coming into this week, and seven of its last ten.
* This is the last of eight games on the year between the Pirates and the Whale, and Connecticut is 3-0-0-1 in the last four meetings after losing the first three. In three previous visits to Portland, the Whale is 2-1-0-0.
* Winger Troy Bodie, whom the Pirates received from the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday, scored two goals Sunday in his first game a Pirate, a 6-3 home loss to Hershey.
* Radio - live with Bob Crawford on "The Rock" 106.9 WCCC-FM. All Whale Saturday night games this year are 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.
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 16, 10:00 AM, Enfield Day Care, 132 South Rd., Enfield, CT
Pucky, the Whale's lovable mascot, meets and greets youngsters at Enfield Day Care.
* Sunday, April 21, 8:30 AM, West Hartford Center, West Hartford, CT
Pucky urges on participants in the MS Walk.
Recent Transactions:
J.T. Miller - returned to the Whale by the New York Rangers April 9.
Barclay Goodrow - signed by the Whale to an Amateur Tryout (ATO) agreement April 10.
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.
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