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Sound Tigers Rally Twice At Home

November 15, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


The Sound Tigers rallied for a 3-2 win over the Norfolk Admirals Saturday and a 3-2 overtime win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Sunday despite trailing after two periods of play in both home games,. The Sound Tigers finished last week on a three-game winning streak and tied with the Albany River Rats and Binghamton Senators for fourth place in the East Division with 14 points and a 7-6 record, including 6-1 at home and 1-5 on the road.

SAT NOV 13th vs. NOR, 3-2 W: SEAN BERGENHEIM notched his second two-goal game in a row, including with winner with :33.9 left in regulation, as the Sound Tigers rallied from a 2-0, third-period deficit to beat then-division-leading Norfolk 3-2. JUSTIN PAPINEAU also scored, ERIC GODARD had two assists, and WADE DUBIELEWICZ made 34 saves. MIKHAIL YAKUBOV and TRAVIS MOEN scored exactly one minute apart on the same second-period, major power play for the Admirals who had a 36-35 shots on goal advantage, were 2 for 6 on the power play and 2 for 2 on the penalty kill.

SUN NOV 14th vs. WIL, 3-2 OTW: BRUNO GERVAIS scored on a first-period power play and at even strength to tie the game in the third period, ROB COLLINS had two assists, DIETER KOCHAN made 19 saves, and JIM CAMPBELL scored a power-play goal with 1:30 left in overtime. The Sound Tigers were 2 for 7 on the power play and outshot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 32-21. The Penguins were 1 for 7 on the advantage. Including last spring's playoff series, 15 of 19 all-time meetings of the Sound Tigers and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton have been one-goal games.

SOUND TIGERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – D BRUNO GERVAIS Gervais was +2 in two games last week and took five shots on goal en route to the first two-goal game of his professional career Sunday. The St. Hyacinthe, Quebec native leads all Sound Tigers rookies and defensemen with three goals and also has one assist and four points in 12 games this season.

THIS WEEK – Sound Tigers End Home Stretch, Head Out Of Town

The Sound Tigers will finish a three-game home-stand when they host the Providence Bruins this Wednesday. They will begin a stretch of three straight road games when they visit the Philadelphia Phantoms this Friday and the Hershey Bears this Saturday.

WED NOV 17th vs. PRO, 7:05 p.m.: This will be the first of four meetings of the teams this season, the first of two at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard. The Sound Tigers are 2-7-3 all-time versus Providence, including 1-2-1 with a shutout win and two overtime losses last season. The Bruins finished last week tied with the Lowell Lock Monsters for fifth place in the Atlantic Division with 13 points and a 5-5-1-2 record, including 1-4-0-2 on the road. Providence is off until Wednesday.

FRI NOV 19th at PHI, 7:05 p.m.: This will be the third of eight meetings of the teams this season, the second of four in Philadelphia, as well as the second at the Wachovia Center, which is the home of the Phantoms' NHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sound Tigers are 8-8-2 all-time, 1-1 this season, versus the Phantoms who finished last week in first place in the East Division with 20 points and a 10-2 record. They also finished last week on a ten-game winning streak and 7-0 at home, both of which are the best marks in the AHL so far this season. Philadelphia will host Binghamton this Wednesday.

SAT NOV 20th at HER, 7 p.m.: This will be the first of eight meetings of the teams this season, the first of four in Hershey. The Sound Tigers are 4-7-3 all-time versus the Bears, including 4-3-1 with a shutout win last season. Hershey finished last week in seventh place in the East Division with nine points and a 4-8-1 record, including 2-3-1 at home. The Bears will visit Norfolk this Wednesday and Albany this Friday.

SOUND TIGERS ON THE AIR

All Sound Tigers games are broadcast live at www.soundtigers.com. Most games, including Wednesday's meeting with Providence, are also broadcast live on 600 WICC-AM. Fans can click on the "Ask The Broadcaster" link at www.soundtigers.com and email questions and comments to the Voice of the Sound Tigers BILL McLAUGHLIN who will respond live on the air during all game broadcasts.

SOUND TIGERS TEAM LEADERS

Goals – SEAN BERGENHEIM, 5
Penalty Minutes – ERIC GODARD, 61
Assists – JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 9
Wins – DIETER KOCHAN, 4
Points – JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 10
Goals Against Average – DIETER KOCHAN, 2.15
Plus / Minus – BLAINE DOWN, +4
Save Percentage – DIETER KOCHAN, .926

SOUND TIGERS SPECIAL TEAMS; AHL RANK

Power Play – 9 for 71, 12.7%; t-21st
Shorthanded Goals Against – 1; t-7th
Penalty Kill – 77 for 95, 80.2%; 23rd
Shorthanded Goal For – 1; t-14th

SOUND TIGERS STREAKS

The Sound Tigers have won three games in a row both overall and at home. They have also won all three home games in which they have trailed after two periods of play this season. • The Sound Tigers have had a player score two goals in three straight games (SEAN BERGENHIEM 11/7 @POR & 11/13 vs. NOR, BRUNO GERVAIS 11/14 vs. WIL). • G DIETER KOCHAN has won two games in a row. • D RYAN CALDWELL is on a two-game assist streak (2a).

COMMUNITY CALENDAR & PROMOTIONAL NEWS

The Port Jefferson Ferry offers a special package, including a game ticket and round-trip fare, as well as special round-trip fares for fans from Long Island who will be attending a game in Bridgeport. On all Saturdays and Sundays that the Sound Tigers play at home, the last ferry will also wait until 10 p.m. or a half-hour after the end of the game, whichever is later, to depart Bridgeport so fans can watch the entire game and still make the trip back to Long Island. Additional information on the ferry specials is available by calling 631-473-5138 or logging on to www.bpjferry.com. • The second-annual "Cool Fun 101" educationally-themed morning game will take place when Norfolk visits at 11:05 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1st with half-price tickets for all students, as well as free admission for teachers and chaperones from schools that purchase in advance. All students who attend "Cool Fun 101" will also receive a workbook filled with creative lessons and activities, and there will be an essay contest. Information regarding "Cool Fun 101" is available by calling 203-334-GOAL. • It will be "Shelton Family Fun Night" when the Sound Tigers host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, December 3rd with special ticket prices for Shelton residents and employees of Shelton-based companies. • It will be "Trumbull Family Fun Night" when the Sound Tigers host the Lowell Lock Monsters on Saturday, December 4th with special ticket prices for Trumbull residents and employees of Trumbull -based companies.

ON-LINE TEAM SHOP NOW OPEN

The new-and-improved Sound Tigers on-line Team Shop is now open at www.soundtigerstore.com. The Sound Tigers on-line Team Shop features hats, apparel, souvenirs, a special kids section and more. Fans can also buy authentic and replica jerseys and have them personalized.

SOUND TIGERS TICKETS

Individual-game tickets can be purchased at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard box office, which is open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays. The box office also opens at 12 noon on Sunday game days and remains open until the end of the first period during all games. Individual-game tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling Ticketmaster at 203-368-1000 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

The Sound Tigers will practice at the Rinks at Shelton Tuesday at 10 a.m. and at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 11 a.m. The team will depart for this weekend's road games Thursday afternoon.

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