Soundin' Off

The team was off to Glens Falls after Thursday’s practice at Wonderland, looking to tie the team record for consecutive road wins (the 2001-02 nine-game winning streak ended at home, as we mentioned yesterday, but they kept the streak going on the road and won six in a row away from AHY). The longest road unbeaten streak in team history is 12, which again continued after the end of a long overall streak (this time the 20-game unbeaten).

Sean Backman didn’t practice, but Brent Thompson said he was expected to make the trip. Thompson hadn’t heard if the league was going to look at Tomas Marcinko’s major, but he didn’t think it was worthy of anything further. “He’s not that kind of player,” Thompson said.

Mark Katic progress report in tomorrow’s paper. He took the bag skate with the scratches yesterday morning, and he was out there with the boys for practice today. (No contact. Still a ways away.)

Glitch between the sheet and my head last night: Bridgeport power play was 1-for-5 Wednesday, so 2-for-24 since the mini-hot streak.

Tom Sestito was banged up Wednesday for Adirondack, Tim McManus reports.

The Sharks traded Worcester defenseman Sean Sullivan to Florida for Tim Kennedy and sent Kennedy to Worcester.

A nostalgic stats post, referenced in passing in last night’s postgamer, coming up later today. Nothing to look forward to, really. Just doing something I’ve threatened for far too long.

Greenwich’s Sean Backman, Son of Nighthawk, could be a Sound Tiger. He signed with the Islanders on Monday. Played with Texas last year on an AHL deal NHL deal (misremembered), out of Yale. He tweets: @SBacks16. (Mark Arcobello has a theory.)

Bridgeport had another smallish righty-shot star Yalie forward with ties to Greenwich, and he did OK here. No pressure, though.

Meanwhile, Jack Hillen to Nashville on a two-way.

Just a selection of Dave Solomon tributes from around the state: Chris Elsberry; Jeff Jacobs; Sean Barker; Mike DiMauro. There are so many others. His obit is here, though, appropriately, my computer is having trouble even communicating it to me.

And RIP, Gov. Hugh Carey.