Bridgeport Sound Tigers
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | |
|---|---|
 2016–17 AHL season | |
 | |
| City | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Webster Bank Arena |
| Colors |
Blue, Orange, White |
| Owner(s) | Jon Ledecky |
| General manager | Garth Snow |
| Head coach | Brent Thompson |
| Media |
Connecticut Post MSG Network News Radio WPOP (1410 AM) |
| Affiliates |
New York Islanders (NHL) Missouri Mavericks (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–present | Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1 2001–02 |
| Division Championships | 2 2001–02, 2011–12 |
| Conference Championships | 1 2001–02 |
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. It has been the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, who also own the franchise, since its inception, and use the same team colors as the parent Islanders do. The team is based in Bridgeport, Connecticut and play their home games at the Webster Bank Arena. The "Sound" in the team name is a reference to the Long Island Sound to the south of Bridgeport.
History
The Sound Tigers joined the AHL in 2001. The franchise's lease at the Arena runs until the end of the 2021 season. The team has generally been successful, recording only two losing seasons through the 2009 season, highlighted by a division championship and reaching the Calder Cup Finals, in which they lost to the Chicago Wolves four games to one, during their first season.
The franchise's first coach was Steve Stirling, and the team is currently coached by Brent Thompson.
Team information
Mascot
The lone mascot of the Sound Tigers is named Storm. Storm is an anthropomorphic blue tiger. He appears at home games sporting a white home jersey with the number 01. While Storm can usually be found exciting fans throughout the arena, he skates on the ice during periodic intermissions. Storm's appearance has changed since the team's inaugural season.
Rivalry
The main (and instate) rival of the Sound Tigers are the Hartford Wolf Pack, the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers (the main rival of the Sound Tigers’ parent club, the New York Islanders). The games have become known as the Battle of Connecticut. They also have a very good rivalry with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ AHL affiliate. This is due largely to the fact that Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are frequent playoff match-ups. They also are semi-rivals with the Hershey Bears, the Washington Capitals’ AHL affiliate.
Season-by-season results
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals |
| 2001–02 | 80 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | 98 | .613 | 240 | 192 | 1st, East | 2002 | W, 3–1, MAN | W, 4–0 SJM | W, 4–3, HAM | L, 1–4, CHI |
| 2002–03 | 80 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 3 | — | 94 | .588 | 219 | 198 | 2nd, East | 2003 | W, 3–0, MAN | L, 2–4, BNG | — | — |
| 2003–04 | 80 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 4 | — | 98 | .613 | 178 | 140 | 2nd, East | 2004 | L, 3–4, WBS | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | 80 | 37 | 38 | — | 1 | 4 | 79 | .494 | 192 | 222 | 6th, East | 2005 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2005–06 | 80 | 38 | 33 | — | 6 | 3 | 85 | .531 | 246 | 253 | 4th, East | 2006 | L, 3–4, WBS | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 36 | 37 | — | 1 | 6 | 79 | .494 | 229 | 267 | 5th, East | 2007 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2007–08 | 80 | 40 | 36 | — | 1 | 3 | 84 | .525 | 225 | 240 | 5th, East | 2008 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2008–09 | 80 | 49 | 23 | — | 3 | 5 | 106 | .663 | 241 | 212 | 2nd, East | 2009 | L, 1-4, WBS | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 38 | 32 | — | 4 | 6 | 86 | .538 | 201 | 220 | 5th, Atlantic | 2010 | L, 1-4, HER | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 30 | 39 | — | 4 | 7 | 67 | .444 | 209 | 256 | 7th, Atlantic | 2011 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 41 | 26 | — | 3 | 6 | 91 | .599 | 233 | 219 | 1st, Northeast | 2012 | L, 0-3, CON | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | 76 | 32 | 32 | — | 7 | 5 | 76 | .449 | 218 | 242 | 3rd, Northeast | 2013 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2013–14 | 76 | 28 | 40 | — | 2 | 6 | 64 | .421 | 183 | 238 | 5th, Northeast | 2014 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2014–15 | 76 | 28 | 40 | — | 7 | 1 | 64 | .421 | 213 | 246 | 5th, Northeast | 2015 | Out of Playoffs | |||
| 2015–16 | 76 | 40 | 29 | — | 4 | 3 | 87 | .572 | 209 | 220 | 5th, Atlantic | 2016 | L, 0-3, TOR | — | — | — |
Players
Current roster
Updated November 6, 2016.[1]
Team captains
- Alan Letang, 2001–04
- Keith Aldridge[A], 2004–05
- Richard Seeley[A]
- Ed Campbell[A]
- Kevin Colley, 2005–06
- Mark Wotton, 2006–11
- Jeremy Colliton, 2011–12
- Colin McDonald[B], 2012–13
- Matt Watkins[B] 2013
- Chris Bruton, 2013–14
- Aaron Ness, 2014–15
- Ben Holmstrom, 2015–
- Notes
^ A. There were three captains for the 2004–05 season: Aldridge named on Oct. 16, 2004, Seeley named on Nov. 6, 2004, & Campbell named on Mar. 16, 2005
^ B. There were two captains for the 2012–13 season: McDonald named on Dec. 7, 2012 & Watkins named on Feb. 22, 2013.
Team records
Single season
- Goals: Jeff Hamilton, 43, (2003–04)
- Assists: Rob Collins, 48, (2005–06)
- Points: Jeff Tambellini, 76, (2007–08)
- Penalty minutes: Eric Godard, 295, (2004–05)
- GAA: Wade Dubielewicz, 1.38, (2003–04)[C]
- SV%: Wade Dubielewicz, .946, (2003–04)[C]
- ^ C. AHL Records
Career
- Career goals: Jeff Hamilton, 89
- Career assists: Jeremy Colliton, 126
- Career points: Jeremy Colliton, 203
- Career penalty minutes: Brett Gallant, 857
- Career goaltending wins: Wade Dubielewicz, 81
- Career shutouts: Wade Dubielewicz, 15
- Career games: Mark Wotton, 368
References
- ↑ "Bridgeport Sound Tigers - Team roster". Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
External links
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers, official website
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers Forums, message boards
- The Internet Hockey Database - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
- Blog From The Bridge
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