AHL Bridgeport Islanders

Sound Tigers Take Two Of Three

Published on November 22, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


The Sound Tigers won two out of three games last week sandwiching a 1-0 shutout of the Providence Bruins at home Wednesday and a 4-1 road win over the Hershey Bears Saturday around a 3-1 road loss to the League's hottest team, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Friday. The Sound Tigers finished last week on a four-game winning streak at home and in fifth place in the East Division with 18 points and a 9-7 record, including 7-1 at home and 2-6 on the road.

WED NOV 17th vs. PRO, 1-0 W: ROB COLLINS scored his second game-winning goal of the season, and WADE DUBIELEWICZ made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season and the tenth of his professional career. Both teams were 0 for 5 on the power play. Providence had a 31-30 shots on goal advantage.

FRI NOV 19th at PHI, 3-1 L: SEAN BERGENHEIM scored the Sound Tigers' lone goal while RANDY JONES led Philadelphia with a goal and two assists. The Sound Tigers were 0 for 3 on the power play but 5 for 5 on the penalty kill. They also outshot the Phantoms 27-26.

SAT NOV 20th at HER, 4-1 W: JUSTIN MAPLETOFT assisted on the game-winning goal by SEAN BERGENHEIM and capped the scoring with an empty-netter. KEVIN COLLEY and ROB COLLINS also scored. WADE DUBIELEWICZ made 30 saves. The Sound Tigers were 0 for 5 on the power play but 10 for 10 on the penalty kill. They also registered a season-high for shots on goal in a game with a 39-31 advantage marking the first time they've outshot the opposition in consecutive games this season.

SOUND TIGERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – G WADE DUBIELEWICZ

Dubielewicz stopped 61 of the 62 shots he faced to go 2-0 with a 0.50 goals against average and .980 save percentage in two games last week. The reigning AHL Rookie of the Year is now on a three-game win streak, and Wednesday's 1-0 home win over Providence was the tenth shutout of his professional career. Dubielewicz is 5-4 with a 2.33 goals against average, .922 save percentage and one shutout in nine games this season.

THIS WEEK – Thanksgiving In Bingo Kicks Off Three Game Holiday Week

The Sound Tigers will play three games in three nights this week beginning with their second Thanksgiving visit to Binghamton in as many years to play the Senators this Thursday. They will return home to host the Hartford Wolf Pack at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard this Friday and visit the Worcester IceCats this Saturday.

THU NOV 25th at BIN, 6:05 p.m.: This will be the second of eight meetings of the teams this season, the first of four in Binghamton. The Sound Tigers beat the Senators 5-4 on the road last Thanksgiving and are 7-7-1 all-time versus Binghamton, including 1-0 this season and 1-3 on the road last season. The Senators finished last week just ahead of the Sound Tigers in fourth place in the East Division with 19 points and a record of 8-7-1-2, including 6-3-1-1 at home.

FRI NOV 26th vs. HAR, 7:35 p.m.: This will be the third of ten meetings of the teams this season, the second of five at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard. The Sound Tigers are 17-12-3 all-time versus Hartford, including a pair of one-goal losses in each of this season's two previous meetings. Friday's game will also be the third contest of the 2004-05 GEICO CONNECTICUT CUP. The Wolf Pack finished last week on a three-game winless skid at 0-1-1-1 but in second place in the Atlantic Division with 22 points and a 10-3-1-1 record, including 3-1-1- on the road. Hartford will visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this Wednesday before finishing a stretch of five straight road games this Friday in Bridgeport.

SAT NOV 27th at WOR, 7:05 p.m.: This will be the first of four meetings of the teams this season, the first of two at the newly-renamed DCU Center in Worcester. The Sound Tigers are 6-1-1 all-time versus the IceCats, including 2-0 last season with a 3-2 road win and a 2-0 shutout victory at home. Worcester finished last week tied with the Portland Pirates for third place in the Atlantic Division with 19 points and a 9-5-1 record, including 6-2-1 at home. The IceCats will host Portland this Wednesday and the Lowell Lock Monsters this Friday.

SOUND TIGERS ON THE AIR

All three of this week's games will be broadcast live on 600 WICC-AM and at www.soundtigers.com. Head Coach GREG CRONIN is also scheduled to be interviewed live on WICC by News Director TIM QUINN this Friday at 9:30 a.m.

SOUND TIGERS TEAM LEADERS
Goals – SEAN BERGENHEIM, 7
Penalty Minutes – ERIC GODARD, 63
Assists – JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 10
Wins – WADE DUBIELEWICZ, 5
Points – JUSTIN MAPLETOFT, 12
Goals Against Average – DIETER KOCHAN, 2.27
Plus / Minus – BLAINE DOWN, +5
Save Percentage – WADE DUBIELEWICZ, .920

SOUND TIGERS SPECIAL TEAMS; AHL RANK
Power Play – 9 for 84, 10.7%; 24th
Shorthanded Goals Against – 1; t-4th
Penalty Kill – 97 for 116, 83.6%; 18th
Shorthanded Goal For – 1; t-18th

SOUND TIGERS STREAKS

The Sound Tigers have won four games in a row at home. • They have outshot the opposition in two straight games with a 66-57 overall advantage in that time. • The Sound Tigers have killed 23 straight shorthanded situations and have not allowed a power-play goal in three straight games going 20 for 20 on the kill and posting a 2-1 record. • G WADE DUBIELEWICZ is on a three-game win streak. • RW SEAN BERGENHEIM is on his second two-game goal streak of the season with two goals on the current run, including Saturday's game-winner.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR & PROMOTIONAL NEWS

After working both of this past weekend's road games, Head Athletic Trainer GARRETT TIMMS ran Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon in 4:07:21. Timms also ran last year's New York City Marathon in 4:15:55 right after working a pair of road games in Utah, including an overtime win the night before the race. • CHRIS CAMPOLI will visit the Julia Day Nursery in Ansonia this Monday at 3:30 p.m. • Voice of the Sound Tigers BILL McLAUGHLIN will visit the Easton Lions Club this Tuesday at 7 p.m. • This Friday's game versus Hartford will be the third of the ten-game GEICO CONNECTICUT CUP. Season ticket holders of both teams can purchase tickets to the games in the opposing city at specially-discounted prices. Hartford full-season ticket holders can purchase specially-discounted tickets to the games in Bridgeport by presenting their Wolf Pack season-ticket-holder identification card in-person at the Arena at Harbor Yard box office. • Roberto's Restaurant will sponsor the first of this season's card set giveaways-- featuring WADE DUBIELEWICZ, ERIC GODARD, COLE JARRETT and RYAN CALDWELL --for the first two-thousand fans who enter this Friday's game. • RYAN CALDWELL will visit Side By Side Elementary School in Norwalk next Monday, November 29th at 1:30 p.m. • The Team Mascot STORM will visit Redding Elementary School next Monday at 2:15 p.m. • The second-annual "Cool Fun 101" educationally-themed morning game will take place when the Norfolk Admirals visit 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" on Friday, December 3rd with special ticket prices for Shelton residents and employees of Shelton-based companies. • It will be "Trumbull Family Fun Night" on Saturday, December 4th with special ticket prices for Trumbull residents and employees of Trumbull -based companies. • The Sound Tigers will once again team with the March of Dimes for the annual "Bowling For Babies" event in Fairfield on Sunday, December 5th. Fans and/or groups interested in participating should call 203-334-GOAL. • The Port Jefferson Ferry offers an inclusive ticket and ferry-fare package, as well as special round-trip fares for Long Island fans who will be attending games 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 for Long Island. Information on the ferry specials is available by calling 631-473-5138 or logging on to www.bpjferry.com.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

The Sound Tigers are scheduled to practice at the Rinks at Shelton Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m., as well as at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Friday at 11 a.m. They will depart for Binghamton Wednesday afternoon and return to Bridgeport following Thursday's game.

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