FORMER BOSTON BRUINS GREATS RICK MIDDLETON AND REGGIE LEMELIN TO APPEAR AT WHALE HOME GAME JANUARY 15TH

Ex-Boston Bruins mainstays Rick Middleton and Reggie Lemelin will be on hand at the Connecticut Whale's next home game Saturday, January 15 at  the XL Center against the Providence Bruins.  The ex-B's will be in Hartford to promote the February 19th Legends game between the Boston Bruins and Hartford Whalers.  The legends game is part of the Harvest-Properties.com Whale Bowl, the featured event of the two-week outdoor Whalers Hockey Fest at Rentschler Field that will include numerous collegiate, high school, prep school and youth hockey games. The legends game will face off at 4:00 PM on February 19 and will be followed by an AHL game between the Connecticut Whale and the Providence Bruins at 7:00 PM. Click here for full story. DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION: PUCKY & SONAR vs. HOWIE THE HAWK  Pucky and Sonar will be attending their first University of Hartford Women's Basketball Game on Saturday! Join the fun and see Jen Rizzotti's Hartford Hawks take on the Albany Great Danes on Father Daughter Day at Reich Family Pavilion! When:  Saturday, January 8th 2011 Time:   3:00pm                                    Where: Reich Family Pavilion                                                200 Bloomfield Avenue                                                West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 Father Daughter Day Promotion: Receive 1 free "Daughter" ticket with the purchase of 1 "Dad" ticket at regular price ($15 for lower level) Don't miss the mascot dance-off half-time show!!! AETNA PRESENTS 8th ANNUAL TIP-A-PLAYER DINNER & SPORTS CARNIVAL EVENT Proceeds to Benefit Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Aetna presents the 8th Annual Tip-A-Player Dinner & Sports Carnival Event. Get served by your favorite Whale player at the Tip-A-Player Dinner on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 4-7pm. The event will benefit Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and takes place "on the ice" at the XL Center.  Adult tickets are $30 and Children tickets are $20. For more information, please                                          call Lori at 860-728-3366. Click here to download the Tip-A-Player Dinner & Sports Carnival Invitation. WHALE HITS THE ROAD TO AVENGE ADMIRALS The Whale started a four game road stretch with a 2-0 win in Worcester last night on goals by Tim Kennedy and Evgeny Grachev and stellar goaltending by Chad Johnson. Now it's off to Norfolk, VA for a pair of games vs. the Norfolk Admirals, Friday at 7:30 and Saturday at 7:15.  Friday will be the second meeting of the year between the Whale and Admirals, who took the first meeting of the season by a 5-1 score October 20 in Hartford.   Norfolk is winless in its last five games (0-3-1-1), but still stands nine games above the .500 mark at 18-9-6-2 for 44 points. That ties the Admirals for second place in the East Division with Charlotte, one point ahead of Hershey and eight points behind first-place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  Former Edmonton Oiler first-round pick Marc-Antoine Pouliot, a veteran of 179 career NHL games, is the Admirals' leading scorer with 9-19-28 in 26 games.  Listen to the radio live with Bob Crawford in HD on WTIC's 96.5 HD 2 and on-line at www.ctwhale.com and www.wtic.com.

January and February are two exciting months for Hartford hockey!  Just 44 days remain until the Harvest-Properties.com Hockey Fest.  Make sure you get your tickets now so you don't miss a minute of the action!  More than hockey. This is history.    Sincerely, Howard Baldwin, Jr. Whalers Sports & Entertainment