Nice to actually be present for a league game. Been too long. (And the last one was kinda crazy.)
As was foretold, no Stephen Gionta or John Stevens. Kristers Gudlevskis gets the start, on rotation. Looked like Parker Wotherspoon is a scratch, with Kane Lafranchise back in as he was the first two games.
As is traditional, I’m not remotely sure I’ve got the Phantoms right. (I’m pretty sure they don’t have 20 skaters this time, at least.) Dustin Tokarski gets his first Phantoms start.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Dal Colle-Fritz-Bernier (A)
Eansor-St. Denis-Bailey
Gaudreau-Schempp-Bourque
Johnston-C.Jones-B.Holmstrom (C)
D: Vande Sompel-Lafranchise
Toews-Burroughs
Helgeson (A)-Aho
(Wotherspoon-scratch)
G: Gudlevskis
Gibson
LEHIGH VALLEY
F: Carey-Varone-Swavely
Lindblom-Knight (A)-Conner (A)
Goulbourne-Vorobyev-Fazleev
Martel – Vecchione – Aube-Kubel
D: O’Neill (A)-Alt
Morin-Myers
Willcox-Friedman
G: Tokarski
Lyon
R: Romasko, Sewell. L: M.McNulty, Pomento.
Bridgeport scratches (believed healthy unless noted): Cullity, Wotherspoon, Gionta (lower), J.Holmstrom, Stevens (upper)
First Bridgeport game for English referee Liam Sewell. He worked the USHL final last year.
Programming note: Every chance I do this old-school and make the drive home before writing the postgameblog. Anything really newsy will go on Twitter.