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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).

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."

Bridgeport Sound Tigers Fan Blog Player Of The Month: Kevin Poulin

I have picked the Bridgeport Sound Tiger Fan Blog player of the month for the month of November. The player of the month is Sound Tigers goaltender Kevin Poulin.

Poulin finished the month strong with four great starts. In his last two games, he has shut out the opposing team, earning the first star in both games. However, it was no easy task, the first shut out came against the Portland Pirates. Portland, whose offense was first in the league, took 29 shots and kept Poulin on his guard, but they just could not get the puck past him. The second shut out came days later when the Sound Tigers played another highly ranked offensive team, the Norfolk Admirals. Poulin was peppered with shot after shot, but the Admirals could not get anything by him. He ended the game with a 40 save shut out and a standing ovation from the crowd at Arena at Harbor Yard.

In 9 games this season, Poulin has made 275 saves, only letting in 18 goals. He has 6 wins and 3 assists so far this season and boasts the best recored among all three Sound Tiger goaltenders.

Islanders sign forward Jeremy Colliton to a one year, two way contract

The New York Islanders have signed center Jeremy Colliton to a one year, two way(NHL/AHL) deal. Colliton was signed to a Professional Tryout Contract on October 21 and has been with the team since that time. He is also one of the assistant captains on the team.

The 25 year old has played 18 games so far this season and has tallied two goals and an assist. It may not look like much, but he is a great leader on the ice and a tremendous penalty killer.

This isn't the first time that Colliton has played for the Sound Tigers. He has played three seasons, skating in 250 career games. At 25, he is already an AHL veteran. Last year he played in the Swedish Elite League and has come back faster than ever.

Game Preview: Sound Tigers.vs.Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale

Sound Tigers.vs.Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday

7pm, Arena at Harbor Yard

Sound Tigers at Connecticut Whale "Hartford Wolf Pack" on Saturday

7pm, XL Center

The Sound Tigers are looking to rebound after a tough overtime loss to the Providence Bruins on Wednesday. With three games on this weekend the Sound Tigers will need to leave it all out on the ice if they want to get the six possible points available. Two of the games will come at home on Friday night against Hartford Wolf Pack in what will be the last game ever played by the Wolf Pack. The next day the Hartford will switch from the Wolf Pack to the Connecticut Whale and the Whale's first game will come against the Sound Tigers on Saturday night. By changing the team's name to the Connecticut Whale Hartford's Management is looking to bring back some old Hartford Whalers fans even through a lot of Wolf Pack fans are up set with the change.

Last time they played each other:

The last time the Sound Tigers played Hartford the game was a one sided shalacking for the Sound Tigers. The Sound Tigers poor play lead to a 7-1 loss with four of Hartford's goals coming on the power play.

Records/Last games:

Hartford 6-11-2-2 is currently in 7th position in the Atlantic Division is coming off a 4-1 loss to the defending Calder Cup champions the Hersey Bears. Hartford leads the Atlantic Division in penalty minutes with 433.

Bridgeport 8-11-1-0 is currently in 6th position in the Atlantic Division and is coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins. Though the Sound Tigers had a tough time getting things going Kevin Poulin stood tall keeping the Sound Tigers in the game and earning the third star.

Key Players:

For Hartford, Chad Kolarik who was just acquired in a trade from Springfield has three goals and two assists in only five games for Hartford and had four goals and six assists in thirteen games for the Springfield Falcons.

For Bridgeport look for Josh Bailey to be in and around the play more. Bailey, who was sent down to Bridgeport in a shocking move by the New York Islanders went pointless in his first game as a Sound Tiger but was all around the play. In overtime against Providence he had a breakaway he was pulled down on but there was no call. Look for Bailey to be eager to score.