Connecticut Whale

Whale Wednesday: Week of Oct 31 to Nov 6

Welcome to Whale Wednesdays! A look back on the CT Whale’s week and predictions for the coming games. Weds. November 2nd The week started with PHF media availability and an interview with Head Coach Colton Orr. Coach Orr started talking about what the off-season was like for The Whale. He said it was a good […]

Whale Sign Sullivan

The Whale have rounded out their offensive core with another steal from the Pride. The twenty-six-year-old defender from West Bloomfield, Michigan, agreed to a free-agent contract on October 11. Sullivan did not elect to disclose the terms of her contract. Sullivan started her hockey career with the HoneyBaked Hockey Club, a team in Michigan that […]

Pod Migration

The Minnesota Whitecaps aren’t the only team who moved this off-season; the CT Whale also have a new home arena. On September 15th, the team announced they would move from the Danbury Ice Arena to the International Skating Center of CT (ISCC) for the 22/23 season. Since 2019, the Whale have played at the multi-purpose […]

PHF: Power Rankings for ’22-’23

There has been insane movement in the PHF this offseason, and I thought it was appropriate to power rank them. Will the teams be in different places than they were at the end of the past season? Will the teams at the top be at the top? Who will be able to tell? Since I […]

CT Whale Sign Souliotis

After a quiet couple of weeks, the Whale returned with a steal. Boston’s Mallory Souliotis will be playing in Connecticut this season. The twenty-six-year-old defender started her hockey career at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. She was named to the NEPSAC Division 1 Second All-Star Team in 2014 for her performance at the […]

Whale Re-Sign Samoskevich

The Whale is coming for the Isobel Cup. They already have a potent offense with Amanda Conway, Taylor Girard, Kennedy Marchment, Emma Vlasic, Janine Weber, and Alyssa Wohlfeiler. On August 22nd, they made it even more potent by re-signing Melissa Samoskevich. The twenty-five-year-old Sandy Hook, CT Native, is returning to her hometown team with a […]

Week of the Whale: Four Player Signings in Four Days

Four days in a row, the CT Whale have re-signed players for the upcoming PHF season. Their roster total now stands at 16 with Janine Weber, Emma Keenan, Meeri Räisänen and Kateřina Mrázová returning. August 15- Janine Weber Alternate Captain and veteran forward Janine Weber re-signed with the Whale early on Tuesday. This will be […]

New Policy for PHF Player Salary Disclosure

The PHF took a big step toward equity in women’s hockey today. They announced a policy for players to disclose their salaries. This has been a big topic across the league and even came up in the press conference announcing the new team in Montreal. In the past, PHF contracts contained a clause stating that players […]

PHF 2022 Free Agent Signing Highlights

The PHF Free Agency has been open for a little over a month and a half and has provided fans with an abundance of excitement and shock. This off-season is unlike any other in the history of the league, with an increased salary cap and the option to sign players to a two-year deal for […]

Connecticut Whale: Making Moves and Making Waves

The Connecticut Whale, or as known by the fans as the CT Whale, is the definition of a fun team. The Whale exudes the energy of Hey! We play hockey! It’s fun! The Connecticut Whale is not to be confused with the now Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL, who also used to be the Connecticut […]