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Sports writer, Mike Fornabaio, keeps us posted about the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
June 17, 2009
New Blog
This blog will no longer be updated. Please visit our new blogs at http://www.connpost.com/blogs.
Posted by Bustraan on 6:36 PM
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June 8, 2009
We've moved down the dial
As part of a new bloggin' system in our group, Soundin' Off has moved to a new URL:
http://blog.connpost.com/fornabaio/
Please make a note of it, update your bookmarks, change your RSS feeds. This site will not be significantly maintained further. And may self-destruct.
Posted by mike on 4:06 PM
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RIP, Roy Boe
The Sound Tigers' founder and first president died Sunday morning after a long illness. He was 79.
Besides bringing the Sound Tigers to Bridgeport, he brought the IceCats to Worcester, the Islanders to the Island, and the Nets to the NBA.
Edit: We'll have lots more in the paper, obviously, but should have mentioned earlier that a memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 661 Old Post Road in Fairfield.
Edit2: The AHL issued a statement about Boe's passing. The Islanders are expected to have a statement today as well.
Posted by mike on 11:08 AM
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Ecumenical counsel
In mundane news, Keith Aucoin's power-play goal makes the difference in the third period: Hershey leads the final 3-1, and the Bears can finish the job Tuesday night at home.
Thanks to the reliable correspondent who pointed out that Steve Stirling has a job in Trent, Italy, next year. Just a little surprised; he seemed ready to take a little time off from the coaching grind and scout. Guess the bug doesn't leave you. EDIT: Hate to disparage something that allows Fun With Babelfish and a messy pun in the header, but the man himself says that's not finalized. So we'll see where he lands. ObFWB: However the Canadian technician has caught up the maximum technical levels between june 2003 and January 2006 when it has been head coach of the New York Islanders, and Stirling has the merit of being be the last trainer to have carried the American exemption in 2006 to the play off of the NHL. In the occasion it was Tampa Bay to eliminate the Islanders in five separated ones. Among his charges would be Jean Desrochers.
Chris Botta says Jack Capuano "is not on the short list at this point" for a promotion to the Big Club.
And congratulations to our old buddy Rich Bocchini, CHL Communications Executive of the Year. We imagine Richie prefers this to the Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence*. But we can't be sure.
*-8F23.
Posted by mike on 11:00 AM
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June 7, 2009
Taking the lead
The Bears scored one in each period while shutting out Manitoba in Game 3. I half feel like getting in the car at 11 and going to Pennsylvania. It won't happen -- not least because it's 4 in the morning when I'm posting this -- but I half feel like it.
Congrats to Cail MacLean, Keith Johnson, Pierre-Luc O'Brien and the Kelly Cup Champion South Carolina Stingrays.
From briefs: A bunch of the local pro hockey players are expected at Darien Ice Rink on July 1 to support the Obie Harrington-Howes Foundation, which provides financial assistance to Connecticut residents living with spinal cord injuries.
Puck Daddy links to the Toronto Star's coverage of the Phoenix mess, including PDF files of the NHL Constitution and Bylaws. There's some light summer reading. Haven't had a look yet, but those'll be fun to have.
This snuck up on me: The Aud in Buffalo is just about no more. What'd it look like inside before the wrecking ball? Mostly like this.
Theory question: If you're going to cover two games, and one ends spectacularly and the other drags (not so much time-wise, but game-wise), which one do you want first? Good question, but I think I'd like to try it the other way.
Posted by mike on 4:15 AM
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June 6, 2009
The wrong kind of 'heave, ho'
Toronto fired Greg Gilbert and told Jimmy Hughes and Joe Paterson they're, um, free to pursue other jobs. Good luck to them, as all have treated us kindly here... Meanwhile, Jim Playfair will be Abbotsford's first coach.
Re: the comments, haven't talked to Dave Baseggio in a while. From a Sound Tigers standpoint, the thinking had seemed to be that, if Capuano were to be promoted, Pat Bingham would be next in line here.
(That chart got busy in a hurry.)
The Final resumes tonight in Hershey. If you feel like blowing off that and the Belmont and the Stanley Cup Final, there's a heavy-on-the-Fairfield doubleheader in baseball at West Haven. Plus, there's all of Friday's rained-out softball, a situation that sent us inside for a boys volleyball match Friday. Heck of a match. Ended poorly for the locals, but these things happen.
Posted by mike on 3:28 AM
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June 4, 2009
Revolutionary
Joe Sacco was promoted from Cleveland to Colorado, as was Sylvain Lefebvre. Think we've got enough to start a chart:
Meanwhile, our buddy Tim Parry is blogging with us now.
Posted by mike on 9:11 PM
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June 2, 2009
It's a series
Jason Jaffray scores two of his three goals in the final minute, and Manitoba goes to Hershey with a tie.
Posted by mike on 11:05 PM
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May 31, 2009
What a moose, what a moose*
From the box score, I'm disappointed to have missed Game 1 of the Calder Cup Final. Moose go up 3-1, fail on a penalty shot that would have made it 4-1, blow the lead and trail going to the final 4:30, get a five-on-three and score to tie it with 1:16 to go...
...and then Hershey wins on an overtime power play and Alex Giroux's third of the game.
The game was sold out by the morning. Nice stuff.
An interesting bit from Tim Leone's early stuff: Giroux has 72 goals now between the regular season and the playoffs. Stephan Lebeau had 71 in 1988-89. On behalf of New Haven: You're welcome.
A fascinating hockey-card scan over at Admirals Short Shifts.
Wow: Seven hours, three minutes of baseball. Awesome.
And this would have thoroughly blown my mind in college.
*-Frankly, if that reference landed, I'm concerned for your mental well-being.
Posted by mike on 2:24 AM
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May 30, 2009
Sertich to Croatia
Official announcement here, complete with funky music. That team has apparently just recently joined the Austrian League.
Posted by mike on 3:49 PM
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