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WHALE SIGN FORWARD BRENDAN CONNOLLY TO PTO

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Leads Greenville ECHL Club in Goals

Connecticut Whale general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the Whale has signed forward Brendan Connolly to a Professional Tryout (PTO) agreement.

Connolly comes to the Whale from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.  In 20 games with the Road Warriors, Connolly, a third-year pro out of Ferris State University, leads the team, and is tied for fourth overall in the ECHL, in goals with 14 and is tied for tops on the team, and tied for ninth in the league, in points with 27.  The 26-year-old Canmore, Alberta native has also registered 58 penalty minutes and a +7.