Black Squad Doubles Up White Squad 4-2
October 1, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT â The American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, played an intra-squad scrimmage at Bridgeport's Wonderland of Ice this morning. Led by two Eric Manlow goals and three points apiece from linemates Jeff Hamilton and Martin Kariya, the Black Team defeated the White Team 4-2. The game was played in two 25-minutes halves with one team skating on the power play for the last ten minutes of each half allowing the Sound Tigers to work on special teams.
Cail MacLean opened the scoring and gave the Black Team a 1-0 lead off a Martin Chabada assist 7:40 into the game. Manlow doubled the Black Team lead to 2-0 at the 9:02 mark off a pretty set of passes from Kariya and Hamilton. Kariya then made it 3-0 at 12:06 off a feed by Hamilton.
Sam Ftorek pulled the White Team to within 3-1 by converting the rebound of a Neil Posillico shot with 10:24 left in the first half. The Black Team then finished the first half on a five-on-four power play and a five-on-three advantage.
The scrimmage featured a very fast pace and some real-game intensity, which was evidenced by a minor altercation involving Robin Gomez of the Black Team and Kevin Colley of the White Team with just over ten minutes left in the first half. Teammates quickly separated Gomez and Colley.
Black Team Goaltender Dieter Kochan denied the White Team's Ryan Kraft on a breakaway with 1:37 left in the first half. White Team Netminder Wade Dubielewicz then robbed Manlow with a great glove save less than a half-minute later. Scott Stirling also made a nice save for the White Team late in the game denying the Black Team's Nathan Gillies in the final two minutes of play.
Manlow's second goal of the game off assists by Hamilton and Kariya made it 4-1 Black Team 11:14 into the second half. The White Team then went on its five-on-four and five-on-three power plays, and Preston Mizzi tapped home the rebound of a Ftorek shot that had hit the post inside the final two minutes of play.
Dubielewicz played the first half for the White Team and was relieved by Stirling in the second frame. Kochan went the distance for the Black Team. The Black Team lineup of skaters was Forwards Martin Kariya, Eric Manlow, Jeff Hamilton, Martin Chabada, Evan Cheverie, Cail MacLean, Nathan Gillies and Robin Gomez and Defensemen Mattias Timander, Graham Belak, Tim O'Connell, Cole Jarrett and Aaron Power. The White Team lineup of skaters was Forwards Derek Bekar, Ryan Kraft, Rob Collins, Kevin Colley, Preston Mizzi, Sam Ftorek, John Longo and Neil Posillico and Defensemen Tomi Pettinen, Jody Robinson, Brandon Smith, Alan Letang and Derrick Byfuglien.
The Sound Tigers will finish the 2003 preseason with two games this weekend visiting the Worcester IceCats in Marlboro, Massachusetts Friday at 7 p.m. and hosting the Manchester Monarchs at the Winter Garden Arena in Ridgefield Saturday at 4:05 p.m. Tickets for Saturday's game can be purchased in-person at the Winter Garden Arena at 111 Prospect Ridge in Ridgefield or on-line at www.wintergardenarena.com. Tickets for Saturday's game cost $20 each and include an additional ticket for the Sound Tigers' regular-season home opener versus the Philadelphia Phantoms on Saturday, October 11th at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard. Seating for Saturday's game is general admission. Additional information is available by calling 203-438-4423.
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