Bekar, Kochan & Sound Tigers Keep Streaking
December 10, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT - The American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, shutout the Utah Grizzlies 4-0 at home Wednesday on the strength of the team's first hat trick of the season by Derek Bekar and Goaltender Dieter Kochan's second shutout of the year.
The win also improved the Sound Tigers' unbeaten-in-regulation streaks to 19 games overall at 15-0-3-1 and 11 games at home at 8-0-2-1. The Sound Tigers are also unbeaten in any manner in their last 17 games at 14-0-3.
Jeff Hamilton opened the scoring 9:29 into the game off a great pair of assists from Cole Jarrett and Blaine Down. It was Hamilton's 18th goal overall and seventh first goal and turned out to be his sixth game-winner, all of which lead the AHL.
Bekar made it 2-0 with his eighth goal of the season, on the power play, off assists from Ben Guite and Eric Manlow with 6:15 left in the opening frame. He upped the lead to 3-0 with his ninth marker of the year off an assist from Hamilton 7:25 into the third period and completed the Sound Tigers' first hat trick since last February with his tenth goal of the year with 6:41 left to play off a beautiful pass by Hamilton. Manlow also notched his second assist of the game on Bekar's third goal.
Bekar was the first star with the hat trick, Hamilton the second with a three-point game, and Kochan the third with a 25-save effort. The Sound Tigers were 1 for 3 on the power play and 5 for 5 on the penalty kill. Utah had a 25-21 shots on goal advantage.
The Sound Tigers will visit the Philadelphia Phantoms Friday at 7:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 600 WICC-AM and at www.soundtigers.com. They will return home to host the Manchester Monarchs Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Utah Sunday at 4:05 p.m.
Sound Tigers individual-game tickets are on sale at the Harbor Yard box office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on all game days, as well as on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 203-368-1000.
Information regarding Sound Tigers season tickets, partial plans, flex packs, group discounts, birthday parties, suite packages and sponsorship opportunities is available by calling 203-334-GOAL or logging on to www.soundtigers.com.
Groups, organizations, companies, etc. that are interested in having a member of the Sound Tigers appear at an event are also invited to call 203-334-GOAL or email info@soundtigers.com.
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