By Bruce Berlet
Mission accomplished.
That’s the consensus of left wing Wojtek Wolski and defenseman Jeff Woywitka after playing six games in 10 days with the Connecticut Whale in two-week conditioning assignments from the New York Rangers. The stints don’t officially end until Wednesday, but the Whale don’t play again until Friday night at home against the Springfield Falcons.
Wolski, Woywitka and center Casey Wellman, who also joined the Whale on Feb. 2 after being acquired from the Minnesota Wild for Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2013, have helped the team earn 11 of 12 points in February after an 11-game winless streak (0-6-3-2) in January and reclaim first place in the Northeast Division. The only blemish was a 2-1 overtime loss Sunday to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (25-18-3-2), the AHL’s hottest team with a 13-1-0-1 record in 2012. The Sound Tigers, coached by former Hartford Wolf Pack defenseman Brent Thompson, momentarily moved from last to firs...
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PLAYERS:
Wojtek Wolski,
Jeff Woywitka,
Casey Wellman,
Erik Christensen,
Michal Rozsival,
Kelsey Tessier,
Kris Newbury,
Ruslan Fedotenko,
Dominic Moore,
John Tortorella,
Blake Parlett,
Chad Johnson,
Sam Klassen,
David Ullstrom,
Steve Eminger,
Wade Redden,
Pavel Valentenko,
Cam Atkinson,
Alexandre Giroux,
Wade MacLeod,
Paul Dainton,
Dane Byers,
Manny Legace,
Andre Deveaux,
Ryan Callahan,
Alexander Ovechkin,
Brandon Dubinsky,
Kris Letang,
Zdeno Chara,
Boyd Gordon,
Joe Pavelski,
Devin Setoguchi,
Doug Murray,
Ryane Clowe,
Logan Couture,
Dan Boyle,
Miikka Kiprusoff,
Brad Boyes,
Christian Ehrhoff,
Johan Hedberg,
Mikael Samuelsson,
Tim Kennedy,
Sean Sullivan,
Mike Connolly,
John McCarthy,
Matt Irwin,
Tyson Sexsmith,
Harri Sateri,
Antero Niittymaki,
Yann Danis,
David LeNeveu,
Ben Bishop,
Jason LaBarbera,
Boyd Kane,
Jyri Niemi,
Road Warriors,
Brendan Connolly,
Jason Missiaen,
Devin DiDiomete
TEAMS: New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Boston College Eagles, Princeton Tigers
TEAMS: New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Boston College Eagles, Princeton Tigers
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