By: Bruce Berlet
NHL general managers and coaches usually worry about their players getting injured in such special events as the Olympics and World Hockey Championships, especially when they’re goalies.
Intelligent officials won’t keep players from competing for their country, though they often wish they would when those dreaded injuries occur.
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Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Al Montoya, Connecticut Whale, David LeNeveu, Evgeni Nabokov, Hartford Wolf Pack, Ice Hockey World Championships, New York Islanders, Olympics, Phoenix Coyotes, Rick DiPietro, Ryan Gordon, San Jose Sharks
By: Bruce Berlet
Former Hartford Wolf Pack center Jarkko Immonen was at his best in the World Hockey Championships and a major reason that Finland won the gold medal for only the second time.
Immonen scored his tournament-leading ninth goal to start Finland’s rally to a 6-1 rout of archrival Sweden on Sunday in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Posted in AHL, Connecticut Whale, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hockey, New York Rangers, NHL, Sports
Tagged Brad Richards, Brian Leetch, Chris Drury, Chris Kreider, Columbus Blue Jackets, Daniel Girardi, Derek Stepan, Enver Lisen, Hartford Wolf Pack, Ice Hockey World Championships, Jarkko Immonen, Jim Schoenfeld, Lauri Korpikoski, Marc Staal, Maxim Kondratiev, Michael Del Zotto, Michael Sauer, Petr Sykora, Petri Vehanen, Petteri Nokelainen, Ryan McDonagh, Scott Gomez, Toronto Maple Leafs, World Junior Championships
Mitch Beck spent over 20 years as an on-air radio personality and Standup comedian. He is self employed and has been reporting on the Hartford Wolf Pack / Connecticut Whale exclusively since 2005.
