Bridgeport Sound Tigers

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Bridgeport Sound Tigers
City: Bridgeport, Connecticut
League: American Hockey League
Conference: Eastern Conference
Division: East Division
Founded: 2001
Home Arena: Arena at Harbor Yard
Colors: Navy Blue, Orange, White
              
Owner(s): Charles Wang
General Manager: Garth Snow
Head Coach: Jack Capuano
Media: Connecticut Post
Affiliates: New York Islanders (NHL)
Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Odessa Jackalopes (CHL)
Franchise history
2001 to present: Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Championships
Regular Season Titles: 1 2001–02
Division Championships: 1 2001–02
Conference Championships: 1 2001–02

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

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History

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers were founded in 2001. The team colors are navy blue and orange, as the logo is a tiger head predominantly in orange. The color of the tiger's head was recently changed from a lighter blue on August 8, 2006. They play at the Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They have been fairly successful during their time in the AHL, even making the Calder Cup Finals during their first season, losing to the Chicago Wolves four games to one. They were coached by former Islanders head coach Steve Stirling for their first two seasons, and have produced Islanders mainstays Trent Hunter, Rick DiPietro, Chris Campoli, and Sean Bergenheim. Other successful NHLers bred in the Bridgeport organization include Raffi Torres (Oilers), Jeff Hamilton (Hurricanes), and Mattias Weinhandl (Linköpings HC, Swedish Elite League). The team will continue to serve as a center for developing NHL caliber talent until their current lease ends after the 2020–2021 season.

The Sound Tigers' mascot is named Storm.

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
2001–02 80 43 25 8 4 — 98 240 192 1st, East
2002–03 80 40 26 11 3 — 94 219 198 2nd, East
2003–04 80 41 23 12 4 — 98 178 140 2nd, East
2004–05 80 37 38 — 1 4 79 192 222 6th, East
2005–06 80 38 33 — 6 3 85 246 253 4th, East
2006–07 80 36 37 — 1 6 79 229 267 5th, East
2007–08 80 40 36 — 1 3 84 225 240 5th, East

Playoffs

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
2001–02 W, 3–1, Manitoba W, 4–0 St. John's W, 4–3, Hamilton L, 1–4 Chicago
2002–03 W, 3–0, Manitoba L, 2–4, Binghamton — —
2003–04 L, 3–4 WBS — — —
2004–05 Out of Playoffs
2005–06 L, 3–4 WBS — — —
2006–07 Out of Playoffs
2007–08 Out of Playoffs

Current Roster

Numbers courtesy of Bridgeport Sound Tigers [1]

As of October 10, 2008:

Forwards
# Player Pos. Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
6 Flag of Finland Jesse Joensuu LW L Oct. 5, 1987 Pori, Finland
8 Flag of Slovakia Tomas Marcinko (IR) C R Apr. 11, 1988 Poprad, Slovak Republic
9 Flag of Canada Ben Walter (IR) C L May 11, 1984 Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
10 Flag of the United States Tyler Haskins RW R May 26, 1986 Madison, Ohio, USA
11 Flag of Canada Rob Hennigar C L Apr. 4, 1983 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
14 Flag of Canada Sean Bentivoglio LW L Oct. 16, 1985 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
16 Flag of the United States Tim Jackman – A RW R Nov. 14, 1981 Minot, North Dakota, USA
17 Flag of Canada Jason Pitton LW L May 23, 1986 Brampton, Ontario, Canada
18 Flag of Canada Michael Haley C L Mar. 30, 1986 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
21 Flag of Canada Jeremy Colliton – A C R Jan. 13, 1985 Blackie, Alberta, Canada
22 Flag of the United States Joel Rechlicz RW R June 14, 1987 Delafield, Wisconsin, USA
23 Flag of Canada Trevor Smith C L Feb. 8, 1985 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
27 Flag of the United States Vladimir Nikiforov RW L Oct. 7, 1987 Hauppage, New York, USA
29 Flag of Canada Mitch Fritz LW L Nov. 24, 1980 Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
37 Flag of Canada Mike Iggulden C R Nov. 9, 1982 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
71 Flag of Canada Kurtis McLean C R Nov. 2, 1980 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Pos. Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
2 Flag of Canada Andrew MacDonald D L Sep. 7, 1986 Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada
3 Flag of Canada Jaime Fraser D L Nov. 17, 1985 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
4 Flag of Canada Mark Wotton – C D L Oct. 16, 1973 Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada
5 Flag of Canada Dustin Kohn D L Feb. 2, 1987 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
20 Flag of the United States Andy Sertich D L May 6, 1983 Colerain, Minnesota, USA
25 Flag of the United States Joe Callahan – A D R Dec. 20, 1982 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
44 Flag of Canada Brett Skinner § D L June 28, 1983 Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
— Flag of Canada Chris Lee (IR) D L Oct. 3, 1980 MacTier, Ontario, Canada
Goaltenders
# Player Pos. Catches Date of birth Place of birth
1 Flag of the United States Peter Mannino G L Feb. 17, 1984 Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
35 Flag of Canada Yann Danis G L June 21, 1981 Lafontaine, Quebec, Canada

^ - currently called up to the New York Islanders (NHL) ¢ - currently on conditioning assignment from the New York Islanders § - assigned by the New York Islanders ¶ - recalled from the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) @ - currently assigned to the Utah Grizzlies  # - 25 game Professional Tryout Contract (PTO) Δ - Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO)

Rivalry

The main (and instate) rival of the Sound Tigers are the Hartford Wolfpack, who happen to be the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers (the main rival of the Sound Tigers parent club the New York Islanders). They also have a very good rivalry with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh Penguins AHL. This is due largely to the fact that Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are frequent playoff matchups. They also are semi-rivals with the Hershey Bears, the Washington Capitals AHL affiliate.

Team records

Single Season

Goals: 43 Flag of the United States Jeff Hamilton (2003–04)
Assists: 48 Flag of Canada Rob Collins(2005–06)
Points: 76 Flag of Canada Jeff Tambellini (2007–08)
Penalty Minutes: 295 Flag of Canada Eric Godard (2004–05)
GAA: 1.38 Flag of Canada Wade Dubielewicz (2003–04) (AHL Record)
SV%: .946 Flag of Canada Wade Dubielewicz (2003–04) (AHL Record)

Career

Career Goals: 89 Flag of the United States Jeff Hamilton
Career Assists: 110 Flag of Canada Rob Collins
Career Points: 163 Flag of Canada Rob Collins
Career Penalty Minutes: 705 Flag of Canada Eric Godard
Career Goaltending Wins: 81 Flag of Canada Wade Dubielewicz
Career Shutouts: 15 Flag of Canada Wade Dubielewicz
Career Games: 289 Flag of Canada Steve Regier

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