The captain will be re-evaluated, is the early word out of the Bridgeport dressing room, so the Sound Tigers go without Aaron Ness on defense. Andrey Pedan draws in for him, starting right in that spot with Ryan Pulock. Bridgeport’s line rushes appeared to include Brett Gallant and Alan Quine trading off. See which way that goes. C.J. Stretch does appear to make his Bridgeport debut. And Jordan Hill makes his season debut for the IceCaps.
Third ‘A’ on Zolnierczyk in Ness’ absence. One to scratch for both teams. Sorting Bridgeport meant I’m not positive whether Balisy took the second rushes. There was some question about St. John’s starting goalie, but Olkinuora led them out.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Lee-Mouillierat (A)-Halmo (A)
Persson-Stretch-Zolnierczyk (A)
Gallant/Quine-Sundstrom-Collberg
Gillies-Langkow-Vaughan
D: Pelech-Mayfield
Pedan-Pulock
Czuczman-Graham
G: Leggio
Poulin
ST. JOHN’S
F: Klingberg-O’Dell (A)-Lipon
Kosmachuk-Albert (A)-Brassard
Blanchard-MacKinnon-Riley
MacLean-Olsen-Holland
Balisy
D: Melchiori-Hill
O’Neill-Fredheim (A)
Chiarot-Kichton
G: Olkinuora
Hellebuyck
R: G. Miller, Hersey. L: Galvin, Redding.