AHL Bridgeport Islanders

Bergenheim and Smith Return...With Pettinen

Published on November 30, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


HERSHEY, PA - The American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, have announced the return of forwards Sean Bergeneheim and Wyatt Smith from the big club. The Sound Tigers have also announced defenseman Tomi Pettinen has been loaned to the team by the Islanders for conditioning.

Bergenheim and Smith were recalled Tuesday and dressed in the Islanders' 4-3 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Bergenheim has three goals, eight assists, 11 points and 36 penalty minutes in 20 games with the Sound Tigers this season while Smith is tied for the team lead with seven goals and also has seven assists, 14 points and 14 penalty minutes in 16 games with the Sound Tigers this year.

Pettinen, 28, has posted eight penalty minutes in nine NHL games with the Islanders this season. The 6'4'' 220-pounder from Ylojarvi, Finland was the Islanders' ninth pick, 267th overall, in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He made his North American debut with the Sound Tigers during the 2002 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs then appeared in 146 regular-season games with the team from 2002 through 2004 notching two goals, 16 assists, 18 points and 93 penalty minutes. Pettinen also played two games with the Islanders in 2002-03 and four in 2003-04. He spent last season playing for Lukko Rauma in Finland posting six goals, 14 assists, 20 points and 49 penalty minutes in 56 games. Pettinen also played in Finland from 1996 through 2002 with Ilves Tampere, Lukko Rauma and HIFK Helsinki.

The Sound Tigers will finish a stretch of four straight road games when they visit the Hershey Bears tonight at 7 p.m. and the Lowell Lock Monsters this Friday at 7:35 p.m. All Sound Tigers games are web-cast live at www.soundtigers.com. Fans can also watch all games live on the B2 Networks.

The Sound Tigers' next home games at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard will be this Saturday and Sunday, December 3rd and 4th when they host the Philadelphia Phantoms Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and the Hartford Wolf Pack Sunday at 4:05 p.m. The Sound Tigers will also be home next Wednesday, December 7th to host Hershey at 11 a.m. in the third-annual, educationally-themed "Cool Fun 101" morning game. Information regarding Sound Tigers ticket packages and promotions is available by calling 203-334-GOAL or emailing info@soundtigers.com.

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