Falcons Host Sound Tigers Tonight

Published on December 7, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release


The Springfield Falcons and Bridgeport Sound Tigers will meet for the first and only time in Springfield this season when they face-off on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. The Falcons and Sound Tigers conclude their season series on Saturday, January 12 in Bridgeport. Tonight will be the 29th all-time meeting between the Falcons and Sound Tigers with Springfield posting a record of 11-16-1 in that span.

The Falcons head into tonight's action recently concluding a six-game road trip in which they went 3-3 in that span. Springfield most recently defeated the Lowell Devils by a score of 4-2 this past Wednesday night at the Paul Tsongas Arena. The Falcons were led by Jean-Francois Jacques and Fredrik Johansson each adding a pair of goals, while goaltender Devan Dubnyk stopped 42 of 44 shots on goal. Springfield hasn't played a home game since November 21 when they beat the Manchester Monarchs 4-1. The Falcons have won their last four games overall at the MassMutual Center and haven't lost on home ice since Saturday, November 3 when they dropped a 5-3 decision to the Manchester Monarchs. Springfield currently has a record of 13-8-1-3 good for 30 points and third place in the Atlantic Division. The Falcons will play their next four contests at home, including a match-up against the Lowell Devils on Saturday, followed by the Binghamton Senators on December 11 and Houston Aeros on December 14.

Bridgeport heads into Friday's action in Springfield having won their last game by a score of 4-3 against the Lowell Devils back on Saturday, December 1. The Sound Tigers currently have a record of 8-11-1-0 good for 17 points and seventh place in the East Division. Following tonight's contest, Bridgeport heads home to face the Portland Pirates on Sunday afternoon.

FALCONS TRANSACTIONS: The Falcons announced Thursday that forward Liam Reddox has been recalled by their National Hockey League affiliate, the Edmonton Oilers. Reddox will join the Oilers in Edmonton for their game on Friday against the St. Louis Blues. This is Reddox's second recall to the Oilers this season. The second-year pro has played in 22 games for the Falcons this season collecting six goals and 13 assists for 19 points. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound native of Whitby, Ontario is currently sixth in the AHL in rookie scoring and tallied his first career AHL goal on October 12 against the Portland Pirates. Reddox spent the entire 2006-07 campaign with the ECHL's Stockton Thunder.

FALCONS PLAYER NOTES: Falcons rookie Liam Reddox had collected points in five straight games recording two goals and six assists for eight points in that span before his recall to Edmonton. Reddox was the game's first star on Friday, November 30 at Lowell leading Springfield to a 4-1 win with two goals and one assist....Jean-Francois Jacques has collected four goals and three assists for seven points in his last three games, including two goals in Springfield's 4-2 win at Lowell on December 5. Jacques has goals in three straight games and is now second on the team in goals for the season with seven, only second to Patrick Thoresen's 12 markers....Left wing Rob Schremp has recorded a point in eight of his last nine games collecting two goals and 10 assists for 12 points in that span. Schremp had a stretch of four-straight two-assist games from November 17-23....Goaltender Jeff Deslauriers is tied with Wilkes-Barre's Ty Conklin and Manitoba's Drew MacIntyre for the league lead in wins with 11. Deslauriers appeared in 10 of Springfield's 13 games in November posting a record of 7-2-1 with a 2.13 goals against average and .934 save percentage. Deslauriers helped guide Springfield to a record of 7-4-1-1 for the month of November and it was Deslauriers who was the winning goaltender for all seven Springfield wins in November....Falcons center Marc Pouliot has two goals and three assists for five points over his last four games. Pouliot recorded a pair of assists in Springfield's 4-2 win at Lowell on December 5.

BRIDGEPORT TRANSACTIONS: The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have announced the signing of center Micheal Haley to a Professional Tryout (P.T.O.) contract. Haley, 21, has joined the team and practiced with the Sound Tigers Thursday at Arena at Harbor Yard.

The 5'10, 200-pound center-man has played the beginning portion of this season with the Islanders ECHL affiliate, the Utah Grizzlies. Haley contributed 10 goals and five assists for 15 points through the team's first 22 games. Haley leads the Grizzlies in penalty minutes with 94 and has a +7 rating.

A native of Oshawa, ON, Haley is making his first appearance in the American Hockey League. Haley played in the Ontario Hockey League for five seasons with the Sarnia Sting and the Toronto St. Michael's Majors. His best season in junior hockey was the last year when he piled up 30 goals and 24 assists for 54 points in 68 games. At the end of the season, the South Carolina Sting Rays of the ECHL signed Haley. Haley was invited to the Sound Tigers training camp this season and has impressed the coaching staff well enough to earn his promotion to the AHL.

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