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Start to break: Lehigh Valley postgame

The first few shifts were phenomenal tonight. Bridgeport had nine shots before you blinked. “Setting a tone was a big thing. We talked about it in the room,” Kyle Burroughs said. “For us, it was what

Little swaps: Providence pregame

Bridgeport’s forward lines run almost as they ran last night in the third period, with Otto Koivula and Chris Bourque swapped from where they began the night, but Mike Sislo and Josh Ho-Sang flipped

Speaking of defense swaps: Providence pregame (1)

Went to the morning skate, to be frank, just to make sure Christopher Gibson was still here after Robin Lehner left the Islanders game a few minutes early last night. Gibson was there, in his usual

With one captain: Lehigh Valley pregame

Only seven players have skated in more games for the Sound Tigers than Ben Holmstrom played consecutively over the past three years, 228. That streak ends tonight, as we’d figured, with Holmstrom the

Letters, numbers, alumni: Thursday notes

Real Numbers have at last arrived on the Sound Tigers’ helmets for practice (left out that Sebastian Aho is now 28 both here and up in the Show). What had been low numbers the past couple of years

Family business: Tuesday notes

The Islanders’ restricted free agent business is all but done: They announced a two-year contract for Ryan Pulock on Tuesday morning. All that’s left is Brock Nelson, with whom they’ll either go to

Toews-Burroughs re-sign / Joel Martin retires

The Islanders announced two-year contracts for what had been the top defense pair for the Sound Tigers the past two years. Devon Toews gets a two-year, one-way contract. It’s a two-way deal for Kyle

Qualifying offers out

The Islanders announced their qualifying offers on today’s deadline, retaining the rights to Devon Toews, Kyle Burroughs and Ross Johnston from last year’s Bridgeport roster. Kyle Schempp will be an

Start to finish: Hershey postgame

Hey, remember all those bad starts? Not so much tonight, with a goal 29 seconds in. “I thought our guys were ready to play,” Brent Thompson said. “Credit them. They played hard. They had a good start

Halak clears: Saturday notes

Bridgeport has a very expensive, very experienced goaltender. Jaroslav Halak cleared waivers and has been assigned to Bridgeport. His sweater number is to be determined, but as soon as he’s here,