Looks like Jeff Tambellini is getting a recall.  don’t know what the exact reason is, but Associate coach Jack Capuano confirmed it after the game.  Sound tigers should be getting in another forward but they did not know who right away.

WB/Scranton Penguins - 3
Bridgeport Sound Tigers - 2

SCORING
First Period - No Scoring

Second Period - WBS, Ratchuk 6 (Stone, Rome) - PP, 9:02

Third Period - BRI, Rourke 4 (unassisted) - SH, 3:53; WBS, Deitsch 1 (Ratchuk, Stone), 13:02; BRI, Nielsen 14 (Tambellini, Boguniecki), 15:31

Overtime - No Scoring

Shootout - WBS: Nilsson G, Schremp NG, McLean G, Stone NG, DuPont NG, Nilsson G
BRI: Regier NG, Tambellini NG, Nielsen G, Rourke NG, Boguniecki G, Nielsen NG

PENALTIES
First Period - BRI, Boguniecki (Roughing), 4:06; WBS, Nilsson (Hooking), 4:48; BRI, Tambellini (Interference), 16:09;

Second Period - BRI, Martens (Interference), 8:11

Third Period - BRI, Marjamaki (Tripping), 2:11

Overtime - None

GOALTENDING
WB/Scranton - Schaeffer (28 shots, 26 saves)
Bridgeport - Dubielewicz (39 shots, 37 saves)

SHOTS
WB/Scranton - 10-12-14-3 = 39 shots
Bridgeport - 10-9-9-0 = 28 shots

A - 4250

THREE STARS
1. Robert Nilsson, WBS
2. Peter Ratchuk, WBS
3. Wade Dubielewicz, BRI
OFFICIALS
Referee: David Banfield (85)
Linesmen: Paul Simeon (66), Kevin Redding (16)

Hi Bridgeport fans. I’m currently writing to you from Bridgeport, CT as the Sound tigers are planning to take on former Tiger Robert Nilsson and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the back-end of their home-and-home. This is a CRUCIAL game for the Tigers as their playoff hopes have big implications on this game. Albany and Bridgeport are currently tied for fourth in the division, both with 61 points, with Bridgeport having a game in hand.

Here are the pre-game warm up line combinations. Looks like the Sound tigers are dressing seven d-men tonight….

Forwards:

Nielsen-Boguniecki-Tambellini

Regier-Gregg Johnson-Nokelainen

Marjamaki-Jamie Johnson-Magowan

Pitton

Defensemen:

Wood-Fata

VanBallegooie-Wotton (C)

Martens-Malec

Rourke (A)

Back with more during the first intermission…

Holy hell what a game that was…

I had about 6 heart attacks watching the Isles and Rangers last night. Ricky stood on his head, then stood on his skates, and then back on his head again, that’s how good he was. Let’s just hope that the Isles will have a little more jump when they head to the Coliseum on Thursday for the back end of the home-and-home because they were damn lucky to escape with one point.

Onto things at hand for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Albany River Rats have moved into a tie for 4th in the East Division, which is very bad news for the Tigers. They’ve lost 5 straight and now have to face a three-in-three after playing 3 games in 2 weeks, starting against the WBS Penguins. Here are the updated standings:

Yes, you read that right; I’m in Hershey, PA right now.  Got myself a stringer job covering the Binghamton Senators for the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin.  This is my first paying gig, so I’m actually a little nervous going into tonight’s game.  All the luck will be much appreciated!

Onto the B-Port news, Clear Day Rosters were announced yesterday, and here’s Bridgeport’s, courtesy of Michael Fornabaio’s blog (http://soundinoff.blogspot.com/):

Goalies – Wade Dubielewicz, Billy Thompson

Defensemen (8)– Rick Berry, Chris Campoli, Drew Fata, Jamie Fraser, Bruno Gervais, Tomas Malec, Allan Rourke, Mark Wotton

Forwards (12) – Eric Boguniecki, Jeremy Colliton, Blake Comeau, Jamie Johnson, Ken Magowan, Masi Marjamaki, Frans Nielsen, Petteri Nokelainen, Brandon Nolan, Jason Pitton, Steve Regier, Jeff Tambellini

In residence – Gregg Johnson, F; Nick Martens, D; Dustin VanBallegooie, D; Stephen Wood, D… and Matt Reid, F, who is apparently up from South Carolina.

**Sound Tigers lost another tough one last night to the WBS Penguins 5-3.  That’s their fifth loss in a row, and not the way they wanna be playing going into a playoff race.  It now puts them only 3 points ahead of Albany in the playoff race.  Granted, this is without Comeau, Colliton, Berry, and Fata, but one has to be concerned with the downhill turn the Tigers are taking.

Most likely I’ll be back Monday, as I have some family matters to attend to tomorrow.  Until then, stay classy…

T…

Hot off the wires…
SOUND TIGERS PICK UP DEFENSEMAN IN EXCHANGE FOR FERRARO

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers loaned forward Peter Ferraro to the American Hockey League’s Peoria Rivermen on Thursday. In exchange for Ferraro, the Rivermen loaned defenseman Stephen Wood to the Sound Tigers. Wood, on an AHL/ECHL contract, has played 16 games with the Rivermen and 25 with the East Coast Hockey League’s Alaska Aces this season.

Wood had eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 25 games with Alaska and had two assists in 16 games with Peoria this season. The 6-foot-2, 211-pound 25-year-old has a right-handed shot.

A native of Cambridge, MA, Wood played four years at Providence College and made his AHL debut with the Philadelphia Phantoms in the 2003-04 season.

***Good to see this move.  Ferraro was the unlucky victim of the veteran rule a lot lately so this will give him more playing time.  Plus the Sound Tigers need a lot of help at the blue line right now, and he seems to be a good replacement for Jamie Fraser right now until Fraser gets back…

…to now former Sound Tiger, Robert Nilsson. In his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins debut he assisted on all 3 goals to lead the baby Pens to a 3-2 victory over the Binghamton Senators.