Bridgeport Sound Tigers is a hockey team playing in the American Hockey League . Based in Bridgeport , Connecticut , USA, plays home games at the Webster Bank Arena.
| Bridgeport sound tigers | |
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| A country |  USA |
| Region |  Connecticut |
| City |  Bridgeport |
| Based | 2001 |
| Former names | Bridgeport Sound Tigers since 2001 |
| Home arena | Webster Bank Arena (at 8.412) |
| Colors | |
| Hockey league | AHL |
| Division | Atlantic |
| The conference | East |
| Main coach |  Brent thompson |
| Owner | John Ledecki |
| General manager | Chris Lamorello Garth Snow |
| Captain | Ben Holmstrom |
| Affiliated clubs | New York Islanders ( NHL ) Worcester Railers ( ECHL ) |
| Conference wins | 1 (2001β02) |
| Division wins | 2 (2001-02, 2011-12) |
| Official site | soundtigers.com |
Content
History
Bridgeport Sound Tigers was formed in 2001. Is a New York Islanders Farm Club. In their first season in the AHL 2001/02, the team made it to the Calder Cup finals, where they lost 4-1 in the series to the Chicago Wolves team. The first two seasons, the team's coach was Steve Sterling, who was then replaced by Jack Capuano . Many Sound Tigers players have become the main players of the New York Islanders : Trent Hunter , Rick Dipietro , Chris Campoli , Bruno Gervais and Sean Bergenheim . Some of them play in various clubs of the NHL and Europe: Jeff Hamilton , Eric Godard , Raffi Torres , Wade Dubelevich .
The mascot of the Bridgeport team is named Storm, which means βstormβ or βstormβ in translation.
Club records
Season
- Goals (43) - Jeff Hamilton - (2003-04)
- Assists (48) - Rob Collins - (2005-06)
- Points (76) - Jeff Tambellini - (2007-08)
- Penalty (295) - Eric Godard - (2004-05)
- Goal conceded ratio (1.38) - Wade Dubelewicz - (2007-08) - AHL record
- Assists (48) - Rob Collins - (2005-06)
Club Career
- Goals - 89 - Jeff Hamilton
- Assists - 110 - Rob Collins
- Points - 171 - Jeremy Colliton
- Penalty - 705 - Eric Godard
- Goalkeeper Wins - 81 - Wade Dubelewicz
- Dry Games - 15 - Wade Dubilevich
- Games - 368 - Mark Wotton
- Assists - 110 - Rob Collins
Composition
| No. | Player | A country | Grab | Date of Birth | Growth | Weight | the contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 33 | Christopher Gibson | Left | December 27 1992 (26 years old) | 186 cm | 85 kg | / NHL | |
| 70 | Christers Gudlevskis | Left | July 31 1992 (27 years old) | 192 cm | 97 kg | / NHL | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Seth Helgeson | Left | October 8 1990 (28 years old) | 193 cm | 95 kg | / NHL | |
| 3 | Patrick Callity | Left | January 26 1987 (32 years old) | 188 cm | 91 kg | / AHL | |
| four | Mitchell Wande Sompel | Left | February 11 1997 (22 years old) | 179 cm | 86 kg | / NHL | |
| 7 | Devon Taves | Left | February 21 1994 (25 years old) | 185 cm | 79 kg | / NHL | |
| eight | Kyle Barrows | Right | July 12 1995 (24 years old) | 183 cm | 92 kg | / NHL | |
| 14 | Kane Lafranchise | Left | May 27 1988 (31 years old) | 185 cm | 89 kg | / NHL | |
| 27 | Parker Wazerspoon | Left | August 24 1997 (22 years old) | 183 cm | 78 kg | / NHL | |
| Left Wing Forwards | |||||||
| 32 | Ross Johnston | Left | February 18 1994 (25 years old) | 193 cm | 102 kg | / NHL | |
| Center Forwards | |||||||
| ten | Ryan Bourke | Left | January 3 1991 (28 years old) | 174 cm | 84 kg | / AHL | |
| sixteen | Kyle Shempp | Left | January 13 1994 (25 years old) | 183 cm | 83 kg | / NHL | |
| 18 | John Stevens | Left | April 17 1994 (25 years old) | 188 cm | 88 kg | / NHL | |
| 20 | Scott Insor | Left | January 3 1996 (23 years old) | 175 cm | 79 kg | / AHL | |
| 21 | Ben Holmstrom | Right | April 9 1987 (32 years old) | 185 cm | 91 kg | / AHL | |
| 24 | Travis saint denis | Left | September 17 1992 (26 years old) | 171 cm | 77 kg | / AHL | |
| 29th | Connor Jones | Left | August 16 1990 (29 years old) | 175 cm | 80 kg | / NHL | |
| Right wing forward | |||||||
| 12 | Josh Holmstrom | Right | September 5 1989 (29 years old) | 183 cm | 82 kg | / AHL | |
| 15 | Steven gionta | Right | October 9 1983 (35 years old) | 170 cm | 79 kg | / NHL | |
| 25 | Casey Bailey | Right | October 27 1991 (27 years old) | 191 cm | 88 kg | / AHL | |
| 26 | Joshua Ho-Sang | Right | January 22 1996 (23 years old) | 183 cm | 78 kg | / NHL | |
| 37 | Steve Bernier | Right | March 31 1985 (34 years old) | 191 cm | 100 kg | / NHL | |