Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Game Preview: Sound Tigers.vs.Springfielf Falcons

Bridgeport Sound Tigers.vs.Springfield Falcons
7pm, Arena at Harbor Yard
Springfield 12-12-1-1, is coming off a tough 3-2 overtime loss to the Norfolk Admirals. The Falcons scored with twenty seconds remaining in the third but couldnt hold off the strong Norfolk offense in overtime .
Bridgeport 11-12-1-1, beat the Providince Bruins 4-1. Josh bailey had a strong game scoring his first two goals as a Sound Tiger and Nathan Lawson stood on his head making 36 saves in the game for the win.
Key Players
For Springfield watch for former Wolf Pack player Dane Byers. Byers is second on the Falcons with 17 Points (5 goals, 12 assists). He was a fan favorite with Hartford and is quickly growing on the Springfield fans with his great offensive skill.
For Bridgeport look to the goal line as Dylan Reese has been sent back down to the Sound Tigers from the New York Islanders. In 15 games he had six points (1 goal, 5 assists).

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Pre Game: Sound Tigers at Springfield Falcons

Sound Tigers at Springfield Falcons
7pm, Mass Mutual Center
The Sound Tigers are looking to keep the points coming in as they go up against the Springfield Falcons. With four games in five days last weekend, the Sound Tigers strong play got them points in every game.

Springfield 11-11-0-1, is coming off of a tough 4-2 loss to the league leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Tomas Kubalik had an impressive night, scoring Springfield's only two goals and five shots.

Bridgeport 10-11-1-1, is coming off of an impressive 3-o win against the Norfolk Admirals. Kevin Poulin played well and got his second consecutive shutout, stopping all 40 shots that the Admirals threw at him.
Key Players:
For Springfield, look for Matt Calvert. The rookie left winger had nine goals and eight assist in twenty three games for Springfield. He leads the Falcons in points with seventeen.

For Bridgeport, watch number ten Rhett Rakhshani. In twenty three games with the Sound Tigers this rookie has seven goals and nine assists for a team leading sixteen points. He also leads the Sound Tigers in shots with fifty two.

Oct 30th game vs Manchester rescheduled for January 9th at 7:30

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced today that the game that was supposed to be played on October 30th against the Manchester Monarchs has been rescheduled for Sunday January 9th. Due to a Sacred Heart University basketball game earlier in the day, the game time will be a 7:30pm puck drop.

The game was postponed because of a midterm election campaign attended by president Barack Obama. Due to security reasons and time constraints, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers were asked by the secret service to postpone the game. “It is an honor and a privilege to have the President of the United States visit our beautiful arena,” said Howard Saffan, President of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

From SoundTigers.com "The Sound Tigers will honor tickets that fans purchased for the Oct. 30 game on Jan. 9. In addition, fans who purchased tickets to the originally scheduled Oct. 30 game that are unable to attend the rescheduled Jan. 9 game can exchange their tickets for another Sound Tigers game. The exchanged tickets will be of equal value and these exchanges cannot be made on gamedays."