Bridgeport Islanders

Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
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City	Bridgeport, Connecticut
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
Division	East Division
Founded	2001
Home arena	Arena at Harbor Yard
Colors	navy blue, orange
Owner(s)	Charles Wang
General manager	Garth Snow
Head coach	Jack Capuano
Media	Connecticut Post
Affiliates	New York Islanders (NHL); Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
Franchise history
2001 to present	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Championships
Regular season titles	1 2001-02
Division titles	1 2001-02
Conference titles	1 2001-02

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.

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.

Season-by-season results

Regular Season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
2001-02	80	43	25	8	4	--	98	240	192	1st, East
2002-03	80	40	26	11	3	--	94	219	198	2nd, East
2003-04	80	41	23	12	4	--	98	178	140	2nd, East
2004-05	80	37	38	--	1	4	79	192	222	6th, East
2005-06	80	38	33	--	6	3	85	246	253	4th, East
2006-07	80	36	37	--	1	6	79	229	267	5th, East
2007-08	See 2007-08 AHL season for up-to-date standings.

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2001-02	W, 3-1, MTB	W, 4-0 SJNL	W, 4-3, HAM	L, 1-4 CHI
2002-03	W, 3-0, MAN	L, 2-4, BING	--	--
2003-04	L, 3-4 WBS	--	--	--
2004-05	Out of Playoffs
2005-06	L, 3-4 WBS	--	--	--
2006-07	Out of Playoffs
2007-08	Regular season in progress.

Current Roster

Numbers courtesy of Bridgeport Sound Tigers [1]

As of November 12, 2007:

Fowards
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
7	Jeff Tambellini – A	LW	L	Apr. 13, 1984	Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
8	Ryan Kinasewich ¶	LW	L	Aug. 20, 1983	St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
9	Ben Walter ^	C	L	May 11, 1984	Beaconsfield, Quebec Providence, Canada
10	Sean Bentivoglio	F	L	Oct. 6, 1985	Thorold, Ontario, Canada
14	Blake Comeau	RW	R	Feb. 18, 1986	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
16	Tim Jackman – A ^	RW	R	Nov. 14, 1981	Minot, North Dakota, USA
19	Gregg Johnson	C	L	Jun. 18, 1982	Windsor, Connecticut, USA
21	Jeremy Colliton	C	R	Jan. 13, 1985	Blackie, Alberta, Canada
23	Trevor Smith @	C	L	Feb. 8, 1985	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
27	Darryl Bootland §	RW	R	Nov. 2, 1981	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
37	Kip Brennan	LW	L	Aug. 27, 1980	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
39	Steve Regier	LW	L	Aug. 31, 1984	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
51	Frans Nielsen	C	L	Apr. 24, 1984	Herning, Denmark
55	Pascal Morency	RW	R	Feb. 20, 1982	Montreal, Quebec Providence, Canada
91	Olivier Labelle @	RW	R	July 15, 1985	St. Eustache, Quebec Providence, Canada

Defensemen
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2	Andrew MacDonald	D	L	Sep. 7, 1986	Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada
4	Mark Wotton – C	D	L	Oct. 16, 1973	Foxwarren, Manitoba, Canada
6	Matthew Spiller – A	D	L	Feb. 7, 1983	Daysland, Alberta, Canada
15	Joe Rullier #	D	R	Jan. 28, 1980	Montreal, Quebec Providence, 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
50	Dustin Kohn	D	L	Feb. 2, 1987	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Goaltenders
#	Player	Pos.	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
33	Mike Morrison	G	L	July 11, 1979	Medford, Massachusetts, USA
35	Joey MacDonald	G	L	Feb. 7, 1980	Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

^ - currently called up to the New York Islanders (NHL) § - assigned by the New York Islanders ¶ - recalled from the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) @ - currently assigned to the Utah Grizzlies # - 25 game Professional Tryout Contract (PTO)

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.