AHL Bridgeport Islanders

Sound Tigers Weekly News

Published on January 22, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


The Bridgeport Sound Tigers, coming off back-to-back shootout wins on the road, return to the Arena at Harbor Yard to host the Binghamton Senators on Wednesday, Jan. 24th at 7:30 p.m. The Sound Tigers have won five of their first seven games in calendar year 2007 and have earned at least one point in six of those contests.

Upcoming home games and promotions

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. vs. Binghamton Senators

Saturday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins is Nascar Night. Come see a replica of Kurt Busch's #2 car and win Nascar-related prizes.

Get your tickets!

Great seats are available for all games at the state-of-the-art Arena at Harbor Yard. For ticket information, including group discount opportunities, call 334-4625 or visit soundtigers.com. Individual tickets are available at the Arena at Harbor Yard Box Office.

Please sign here

Sound Tiger players stick around to sign shirts, photos and other memorabilia in the main concourse behind Section 103 after every home game.

Youth Hockey Shootout

The Sound Tigers are offering an opportunity for young hockey players to show off their skills on Sound Tiger ice. The Sound Tigers are holding a Connecticut Youth Hockey Shootout, a new competition in which top goal-scorers and goaltenders from around the state will compete for prizes and trophies. Registration is limited and ends on Jan. 26. All mite, squirt, pee wee and bantam players currently enrolled in a Connecticut Hockey Conference program are eligible to compete in a regional shootout competition at the Rinks at Shelton, Milford Ice Pavilion, Danbury Ice Arena and Terry Connors Ice Rink (see signup information below). The top scorer and goalie from each of the four levels from each region will advance to compete at the Arena at Harbor Yard when the Sound Tigers host the Binghamton Senators on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m.

Each of the semifinalist winners (shooters and goaltenders) will take the ice prior to the Feb. 11 game, and shootout finals will be held before thousands of fans between periods of the Sound Tigers' battle with Binghamton. Each shooter is guaranteed at least three shots during the regional round.

Apply by Jan. 26 for a chance to participate in the shootout (exception: apply by Jan. 24 to compete at Terry Connors on Jan. 25th). The Registration fee, which includes a ticket to the Feb. 11 Sound Tigers game, is $10 for shooters; goaltenders are in high demand and may sign up free of charge. Participation is limited to the first 20 from each level at each location who sign up. Players may apply to compete at one of the four rinks by calling 203-334-4625 or online at soundtigers.com/shootout.htm. Players will be notified, within one business day, if they are one of the first 20 to sign up for each age group.

Schedule for the regional competition is as follows:

Thursday, Jan. 25, 7-8:05 p.m., Terry Connors Ice Rink (Stamford)

Sunday, Jan. 28, 6:30-8 p.m., Milford Ice Pavilion

Sunday, Jan. 28, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Rinks at Shelton

Monday, Jan. 29, 6-7:10 p.m., Terry Connors Ice Rink

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7:50-9:20 p.m., Danbury Ice Arena

Weekly recap

In the standings: The Sound Tigers, after falling 3-2 to Norfolk at home on Monday, won 3-2 in a shootout at Philadelphia on Friday and 4-3 in a shootout in Hershey on Saturday. The Sound Tigers overcame a 3-1 first-period deficit to overcome Hershey. They have a record of 18-17-1-4 and are in fifth place in the East Division.

Shootout barrage: The Sound Tigers have been to shootouts in four of their last six games and have won three of them. The Sound Tigers went to shootouts in consecutive games for the third time this season during their trip through Philadelphia and Hershey on Saturday and Sunday.

Working overtime: Through their first 40 games, the Sound Tigers have gone to overtime more than a third of the time (14 times). They have won four games in OT, lost once in OT and posted a 5-4 record in shootouts.

Dubielewicz sets saves record: Dubielewicz set a franchise record with 51 regulation and overtime saves in Saturday's win at Hershey.

Nielsen ties record: Frans Nielsen scored a shorthanded goal Jan. 15 against Norfolk to tie Jeff Hamilton's Sound Tigers record with points in 12 straight games. Nielsen matched the mark a year to the day it was set by Hamilton. Nielsen was finally kept off the score sheet in Philadelphia on Friday.

Sweet success in Chocolatetown: In their three visits to Hershey, the Sound Tigers have three dramatic wins - one in overtime and two in shootouts.

Penalty kill at the top: Bridgeport's penalty kill is No. 1 in the league at 90 percent. The Sound Tigers' three opponents were a combined 2-for-24 on the man advantage this past week.

Player of the week nominee: The Bridgeport Sound Tigers nominated goaltender Wade Dubielewicz for the CCM/Vector AHL Player of the Week award. On Friday, he stopped 36 regulation and overtime shots against Philly and denied all five Phantoms' shooters in the shootout. Dubielewicz, after his record-setting night in Hershey, lowered his goals against average to 2.42, seventh in the league. He is 12-3-4-1 and has a .927 save percentage.

Check out the Bridgeport Islanders Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from January 22, 2007


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.

OurSports Central