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Sound Tigers Sweep Weekend Road Trip To Utah

November 3, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


The Sound Tigers swept a two-game-in-two-night weekend road trip to Utah beating the Grizzlies 6-2 Friday and 2-1 in overtime Saturday. They finished the week in 4th place in the East Division with 11 points and a 4-3-2-1 record including 3-1-1 on the road and 1-2-1-1 at home.

FRI OCT 31st at UTA, 6-2 W: The Sound Tigers set their season high mark for goals in a game for the second contest in a row in the win. JEFF HAMILTON had two goals including the first of the contest just 46 seconds in and an assist, MARTIN KARIYA and MARTIN CHABADA had a goal and an assist each, ERIC MANLOW had two assists, DEREK BEKAR and RYAN KRAFT scored once each, and DIETER KOCHAN made 26 saves. The Sound Tigers were 0 for 6 on the power play while Utah was 1 for 6 and had a 28-26 shots on goal advantage.

SAT NOV 1st at UTA, 2-1 OTW: JUSTIN MAPLETOFT redirected a CAIL MacLEAN shot with 1:10 left in regulation to tie the game, BLAINE DOWN earned an assist on the equalizer in his first game back from off-season shoulder surgery, RYAN KRAFT scored 30 seconds into overtime, and WADE DUBIELEWICZ made 29 saves for his second win in as many appearances. The Sound Tigers were 0 for 5 on the power play but 2 for 2 on the penalty kill. They had a 33-30 shots on goal advantage including 14-2 in the third period and 1-0 in the extra session.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – C RYAN KRAFT

Kraft finished last week on a three-game, goal-scoring streak including an even-strength goal Friday and the overtime winner Saturday. The former draft pick of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, who signed with the New York Islanders in the off-season, finished last week with three goals, one assist and four points in ten games this season.

TIMMS FINISHES MARATHON WEEKEND Sound Tigers Athletic Trainer GARRETT TIMMS finished a grueling weekend by running in Sunday's New York City Marathon. Timms traveled with the Sound Tigers to Utah early Thursday morning, worked both games on Friday and Saturday, took a red-eye flight back east Saturday night and then ran Sunday's marathon in 4:15:55. He ran with his sister COURTNEY TIMMS and New York Islanders Head Trainer RICH CAMPBELL.

THIS WEEK – Sound Tigers Finish Five Straight Road Games

The Sound Tigers will finish a stretch of five straight road games with two contests in as many nights this weekend. They will visit the Providence Bruins Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and the Philadelphia Phantoms Sunday at 6:05 p.m.

SAT, NOV 8th at PRO, 7:05 p.m.: This will be the first of four meetings, the first of two in Providence, of the teams this season. The Sound Tigers are 1-5-2 all-time versus the Bruins including 1-2-1 last season. Providence begins this week tied with the Portland Pirates for fourth place in the Atlantic Division with ten points and a 4-4-2 record including 2-2-1 at home. The Bruins start this week taking the fourth-fewest shots on goal per game, 24.4, while allowing the most, 36.6, in the AHL this season. Former Assistant Coach SCOTT GORDON was named head coach of the "P-Bruins" when former Head Coach MIKE SULLIVAN was named the new bench boss of the NHL's Boston Bruins during the off-season. Providence will host the Lowell Lock Monsters Friday.

SUN, NOV 9th at PHI, 6:05 p.m.: This will be the third of eight meetings, the first of four in Philadelphia, of the teams this season. The Sound Tigers are 4-5-1 all-time, 0-1-1 this season, versus the Phantoms who begin this week in sixth place in the East Division with eight points and a 3-5-1-1 record including 1-2-0-1 at home. LW PETER VANDERMEER starts this week with the second-most penalty minutes, 53, in the League. Philadelphia will play a home-on-home series with the Hershey Bears hosting them on Friday and visiting "Chocolatetown" Saturday.

SOUND TIGERS TICKETS

Individual-game tickets are on sale at the Harbor Yard box office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on all game days, as well as on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 203-368-1000. Information regarding season tickets, partial plans, flex packs, group discounts, birthday parties, suite packages and sponsorship opportunities is available by calling 203-334-GOAL or at www.soundtigers.com.

SOUND TIGERS TEAM LEADERS

Goals – JEFF HAMILTON, 7
Penalty Minutes – GRAHAM BELAK, 38
Assists – JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 6
Wins – DIETER KOCHAN & WADE DUBIELEWICZ, 2
Points – JEFF HAMILTON & JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 10
Goals Against Average – WADE DUBIELEWICZ, 1.76
Plus / Minus – several, +1
Save Percentage – WADE DUBIELEWICZ, .936

SOUND TIGERS SPECIAL TEAMS; AHL RANK

Power Play – 9 for 52, 17.3%; 11th
Shorthanded Goals Against – 2
Penalty Kill – 40 for 43, 93.0%; 3rd
Shorthanded Goal For – 1

SOUND TIGERS STREAKS

C JUSTIN MAPLETOFT is on an eight-game point streak (3g,6a). • C RYAN KRAFT (PP,E,OT) is on a three-game goal streaks. RW CAIL MacLEAN (2a) is on a two-game assist streak. • G DIETER KOCHAN is unbeaten in regulation (2-0-1-1) in his last four starts. • G WADE DUBIELEWICZ is on a two-game winning streak. • The Sound Tigers have won three straight road games and are unbeaten-in-regulation in five games overall (4-0-0-1) and three at home (1-0-1-1).

SOUND TIGERS TRANSACTIONS D AARON POWER was assigned to the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays last Monday.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR & PROMOTIONAL NEWS

GRAHAM BELAK, CAIL MacLEAN and WADE DUBIELEWICZ will read to children at Live Oaks Elementary School in Milford this Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. with Team Mascot STORM also making an appearance. • Voice of the Sound Tigers BILL McLAUGHLIN and Community Relations Manager AMY CASERTA will be speak to students at Wooster Middle School in Stratford this Friday morning at 10 a.m. • STORM will be at Johnny's Barber Shop in Darien this Sunday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. • The Sound Tigers will play the second of this season's four weekday matinees when they host the Norfolk Admirals on Veterans' Day, next Tuesday, November 11th, at 4:05 p.m. • November 11th will also be "Military Appreciation Day" with free tickets for all military personnel who wear their uniform or show proper identification at the Harbor Yard box office on the day of the game, as well as special ticket prices for friends and family. • Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th will be "Scout Appreciation Weekend" with special ticket prices for all scouts and family members. In addition, every scout who attends either game in uniform will receive a special Sound Tigers Scout Patch. And, all packs, troops, etc. in attendance will be recognized on the video display boards and public address system. • Saturday, November 15th will be "Fairfield Appreciation Night" with special ticket prices for fans who show proof of residency at the Harbor Yard box office. • The first 3,000 fans who enter the Sunday, November 16th game versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will receive the first of five Sound Tigers card sets courtesy of Steiner Talent. • The Sound Tigers will hold their second-annual "Bowling For Babies" Bowl-A-Thon to benefit March of Dimes at Nutmeg Bowl in Fairfield on Saturday, November 22nd from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. • Weekly Reader will present "Cool Fun 101" when the Sound Tigers host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday, December 17th at 11 a.m.

SOUND TIGERS ON THE AIR

Both of this weekend's games will be broadcast live on 600 WICC-AM and on the Internet at www.soundtigers.com. Fans are invited to click on the "Ask The Broadcaster" link at www.soundtigers.com and email questions and comments to Voice of the Sound Tigers BILL McLAUGHLIN who will respond live on the air during all games. Head Coach GREG CRONIN also joins News Director TIM QUINN on WICC every Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

The Sound Tigers will practice at Bridgeport's Wonderland of Ice Wednesday at 10 a.m., Thursday at 11 a.m. and Friday at 10 a.m. Saturday's schedule is to be determined. Please call 203-334-4625 to confirm practice times and locations.

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