AHL American Hockey League

Bridgeport's Chris Terry Named Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week

Published on April 17, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League announced today that Bridgeport Islanders forward Chris Terryhas been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Weekfor the period ending April 16, 2023.

Terry recorded four goals and six assists for 10 points in three games last week to finish the season among the AHL's top 10 scorers for the fifth time in his career.

Terry began the week with a hat trick, his first in more than five years, as part of a four-point night to help Bridgeport to a 6-4 victory over Lehigh Valley on Wednesday. He followed that up with another four-point effort, tallying a goal and three assists in the Islanders' 5-1 win over Hershey on Friday. Finally, Terry picked up two more assists - including the 400th of his AHL career - in Bridgeport's season-ending 5-3 loss at Providence on Saturday evening.

Terry completed his 14th professional season with career highs in assists (51) and points (78) while skating in 67 games, good for fourth in the league in scoring. He also led his team in points for the eighth time in his AHL career, and topped the 20-goal mark for the ninth time. In 754 career AHL games with Bridgeport, Grand Rapids, Laval, St. John's, Charlotte and Albany, Terry has scored 290 goals (ranked 20th all-time) and recorded 401 assists for 691 points.

The native of Brampton, Ont., was a fifth-round pick by Carolina in the 2007 NHL Draft and has appeared in 152 career NHL games with Carolina and Montreal, registering 22 goals and 16 assists.




American Hockey League Stories from April 17, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.


Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central