CT Whale
PHF Salary Cap to Double
The Premier Hockey Federation keeps on growing. On Wednesday, December 14, the league announced the salary cap would increase to a historic $1.5 million per team for the 2023-24 season. In 2021, the salary cap was just $150,000. It has increased 900% since then. This increase is the league’s third salary increase in nine seasons […]
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PHF Extends Partnership with MeiGray
On November 18th, the PHF announced they would extend their partnership with sports memorabilia auctioneers MeiGray. The PHF has been working with MeiGray since 2016 to provide fans with authentic, game-worn jerseys. MeiGray was founded by two sports memorabilia fanatics from New Jersey, Barry Meisel, and Bob Gray. The two met by trading game-worn jerseys […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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