BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

The 'Bridgeport Sound Tigers' are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

Contents

History

Year-by-year record

Current Roster

Rivalry

Team records

Single Season

Career

External links

History

The 'Bridgeport Sound Tigers' were founded in 2001. The team colors are navy blue and orange, as the logo is a tiger head predominantly in orange. The color of the tiger's head was recently changed from a lighter blue on August 8, 2006. They play at the Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They have been fairly successful during their time in the AHL, even making the Calder Cup Finals during their first season, losing to the Chicago Wolves four games to one. They were coached by former Islanders head coach Steve Stirling for their first two seasons, and have produced Islanders mainstays Trent Hunter, Rick DiPietro, Chris Campoli, and Sean Bergenheim. Other successful NHLers bred in the Bridgeport organization include Raffi Torres (Oilers), Jeff Hamilton (Hurricanes), and Mattias Weinhandl (Linköpings HC, Swedish Elite League). The team will continue to serve as a center for developing NHL caliber talent until their current lease ends after the 2020-2021 season.
The Sound Tigers' mascot is named Storm.

Year-by-year record

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OL'	'SOL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2006-07	80	36	37	-	1	6	229	267	79	5th, East	Out of Playoffs
2005-06	80	38	33	-	6	3	246	253	85	4th, East	Lost in round 1
2004-05	80	37	38	1	4	-	192	222	79	6th, East	Out of Playoffs
2003-04	80	41	23	12	4	-	178	140	98	2nd, East	Lost in round 1
2002-03	80	40	26	11	3	-	219	198	94	2nd, East	Lost in round 2
2001-02	80	43	25	8	4	-	240	192	98	1st, East	Lost in Finals

Current Roster

Numbers courtesy of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on theahl.com
As of May 26, 2007:

Fowards
#		'Player'	Pos.	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'10'		Jamie Johnson	C	R	Jan. 23, 1982	Port Franks, Ontario, Canada
'14'		Blake Comeau	RW	R	Feb. 18, 1986	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
'15'		Masi Marjamäki	LW	L	Jan. 16, 1985	Pori, Finland
'17'		Jason Pitton	LW	L	May 23, 1986	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
'18'		Ken Magowan	LW	L	Jul. 22, 1981	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
'19'		Gregg Johnson	C	L	Jun. 18, 1982	Windsor, Connecticut, USA
'23'		Brandon Nolan	LW	L	Jul. 18, 1983	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
'27'		Jeremy Colliton	C	R	Jan. 13, 1985	Blackie, Alberta, Canada
'29'		Petteri Nokelainen	RW	R	Jan. 16, 1986	Imatra, Finland
'33'		Eric Boguniecki	C	R	May. 6, 1975	New Haven, Connecticut, USA
'39'		Steve Regier	LW	L	Aug. 31, 1984	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
'42'		David Desharnais	C	L	Sep. 14, 1986	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
'45'		Trevor Smith	F	L	Feb. 8, 1985	North Vancouver, BC, Canada
'47'		Kyle Rank	F	R	Dec. 28, 1982	Elmira, Ontario, Canada
'51'		Frans Nielsen	C	L	Apr. 24, 1984	Herning, Denmark
'71'		Sergei Ogorodnikov	C	L	Jan. 21, 1986	Irkutsk, Russia
'81'		Brandon Cullen	RW	R	Mar. 5, 1981	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Defensemen
#		'Player'	Pos.	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'4'		Mark Wotton	D	L	Oct. 16, 1973	Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada
'5'		Rick Berry	D	L	Nov. 4, 1978	Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
'11'		Andrew MacDonald	D	L	Sep. 7, 1986	Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada
'12'		Tomas Malec	D	L	May. 13, 1982	Skalica, Slovakia
'38'		Allan Rourke	D	L	Mar. 6, 1980	Mississauga, Manitoba, Canada
'40'		Jamie Fraser	D	L	Nov. 17, 1985	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
'44'		Drew Fata	D	L	Jul. 28, 1983	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Goaltenders
#		'Player'	Pos.	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
'30'		Michael Mole	G	L	Oct. 12, 1982	Orleans, Ontario, Canada
'35'		Billy Thompson	G	L	Sep. 24, 1982	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

^ - currently called up to the New York Islanders (NHL)
+ - currently assigned to the Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL)
@ - currently assigned to the Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)

Rivalry

The Hartford Wolfpack, the New York Rangers AHL affiliate is the Sound Tigers' main rival. This is due largely to the fact that Bridgeport and Hartford are two of the biggest cities in Connecticut, and because the Islanders and Rangers share a huge rivalry. Sound Tiger fans shout "Hartford Sucks" at games during the "Let's Go Band" chant.

Team records

Single Season

:'Goals:' 43 Jeff Hamilton (2003-04)
:'Assists:' 48 Rob Collins(2005-06)
:'Points:' 71 Trent Hunter (2002-03)
:'Penalty Minutes:' 295 Eric Godard (2004-05)
:'GAA:' 1.38 Wade Dubielewicz (2003-04) (AHL Record)
:'SV%:' .946 Wade Dubielewicz (2003-04) (AHL Record)

Career

:'Career Goals:' 89 Jeff Hamilton
:'Career Assists:' 110 Rob Collins
:'Career Points:' 163 Rob Collins
:'Career Penalty Minutes:' 705 Eric Godard
:'Career Goaltending Wins:' 80 Wade Dubielewicz
:'Career Shutouts:' 15 Wade Dubielewicz
:'Career Games:' 240 Justin Mapletoft

External links

★ Bridgeport Sound Tigers, official website

★ Bridgeport Sound Tigers Forums, message boards

★ The Internet Hockey Database - Bridgeport Sound Tigers

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★ Blog From The Bridge