Soundin' Off

The Islanders just finally announced the Dylan Reese and Rhett Rakhshani recalls. At the same time, the Sound Tigers, starting to get healthy, released Trent Campbell from his PTO. He had a goal and an assist in 16 games for Bridgeport.

Campbell, who was the second of the PTO-reinforcements, departs with a funny little distinction in team history. He didn’t take a penalty. No one has played more games for the Sound Tigers without taking so much as a minor. (Mike Mole, 15; Brett Nowak, 13, among skaters. Campbell did serve a bench minor, so at least he saw a penalty box.)

The Sound Tigers had seven defensemen on the ice this morning, and then Dylan Reese showed up in Shelton at about 10:45, sent down from the Islanders. You wouldn’t think they’d keep eight defensemen, particularly when the ones who’d probably be sitting are borrowed from elsewhere. Pat Bingham wasn’t certain right after practice whether they would make a move, and if so, who might go. It wasn’t a decision he was looking forward to making, either, if it came down to it.

The only change to the lineup was an additional forward: Rob Hisey skated with the team, although he wore a red no-contact jersey. Still not divulging what in particular ailed him in the lower body, he said he’s hoping for a good week and a chance to get back to work. He looked to be skating well.

Lines were identical to Saturday’s.

Trent Campbell was kind enough to accept an apology after I called him “Brian” in the paper Sunday. Jeez. As I was told when I mea-culpaed on Twitter, at least it wasn’t Eddy, or Jim…

A busy alumni weekend in the ECHL: Junior Lessard and Islanders draft pick Jase Weslosky signed with Idaho, and Joe Rullier signed with Bakersfield.

Bow wow wow. (Edit: Boola, Boola.) It’s apparently the first time Yale’s No. 1 in hockey.

Tip of cap to Bill Guerin, who made his retirement official.

Those were 13 satisfying episodes of Terriers. I know, you’re not even promised that much; be happy that it happened, etc. Cancellation this morning? Still hurt.

And RIP, George Ford (via Pat Pickens) and Dandy Don Meredith.

First Bridgeport visit to Charlotte. Tomorrow’s game is on an expanded-band AM station, but tonight appears to be AHL Live or bust.

The Sound Tigers did indeed sign Trent Campbell to a PTO. He’s wearing No. 51. Jamie tweeted that Nathan Lawson gets the start, which is new. Back-to-back for him.

It’s a devastating coffee day in the state. Waking. Nightmare. Guess now I know why the one on the Rhode Island border had no regular coffee grounds. Glad I got two cans in Plainville.

Experimenting tonight with the live ticker. Stuff has usually accumulated during the day, anyway, so on a liveblog, why not stick it there now?

Looks like Motherwell in, Klementyev out; Marcinko back in as expected, Hisey and Sim out, Campbell new.

In the pregame show, Jason Dawe has twice encouraged the Checkers to give the Sound Tigers “an opportunity to quit.”

It’s on. Colliton-Ullstrom-Joensuu to start for Bridgeport.

–Couple of shots on that PP, it sounded like, but didn’t sound too frightening, either. And now the Checkers will go right to the power play.

–Bridgeport has allowed four PPG on the past seven chances, five on the past 11, eight on the past 25.

–Add one to all those. Jacob Micflikier deflects home Bryan Rodney’s shot, 1-0.

–Romano ties it up: A shot off and through Pogge’s legs. Dawe says Romano was aiming high, missed it, went low and got it through with 3:52 to play in the period.

–From the plus/minus and what we’ve heard, sounds like: Colliton-Ullstrom-Joensuu; Campbell-Romano-Rakhshani; Haley-Marcinko-Figren; Svendsen-Taylor-Yablonski.

–Dawe has just noticed Mark Wotton’s wooden stick. They quip about whether Yablonski needs a stick. After one, 1-1.

–Is the P.A. that loud in that building, or do they just have the crowd mic up to 11? Anyway. Second period begins.

–Speaking of which, the P.A.’s call of “icing” brings me back to San Antonio. And how when the Chris Mason made a save, the P.A. would say “MA-sonnnnnn!”

–Sounded like Lawson made a few good saves, but Micflikier scores his second of the game off a blocked shot.

–Same scoring, they note, as the first goal. BPT to a power play.

–Micflikier gets the hat trick before the halfway point. 3-1.

–”An 18-minute power play,” Dawe says. They’re either ripping or making fun of just about everything Bridgeport is doing. And at this point, that’s about where Bridgeport is. Score’s 3-1 after two. Shots are 23-13.

–Third period begins.

–Zac Dalpe makes it 4-1. Dawe says the Checkers are winning the battles and, without Lawson, “it’s 6-, 7-1.”

–And yet another, Zach Boychuk, 5-1. Bridgeport can’t clear, Rodney to Terry to the front.

–Jerome Samson scores on a rebound, 6-1. Three goals in three minutes. Three of these in a week.

–That’s more than enough. Charlotte 6, Bridgeport 1. Unofficial shots: 41-18.

–On the bright side, Lawson’s save percentage went up. Really: .824 before, .832 now. From all accounts, he deserved better tonight. Probably deserved better Sunday. Definitely deserved better at Manchester. Rough times in BSTland.

–Here’s more brightness: Trent Campbell is tied with Rob Schremp for the team lead in plus/minus (plus-1).

–Meanwhile, I’m assuming it’s a mistake, but the plus/minus has four Bridgeport forwards on the ice for the last two goals.

–Jack Capuano, finding cell reception, was more focused at the other end from where we probably were. “We had some opportunities. We’ve just got to have the confidence to make some plays and score some goals. One goal’s not going to cut it. We had some opportunities around the net, whether we stickhandled one more time instead of throwing the puck from every angle. … If you can’t get the shot off here, you’re not going to get the shot off in the NHL.”

Down a couple of goals, he said, taking chances led to odd-man rushes, and odd-man rushes led to goals. “We had a couple of breakdowns. The second goal really kind of hurt us, a shot from the point, it ricocheted off two different people. They got momentum from that.” Lawson “didn’t play poorly, by any means.”

Round 2 tomorrow.

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Ben Guite feature from Springfield. Guite became a father for the first time Monday, too.

The Rangers traded Hartford captain Dane Byers to Columbus for Chad Kolarik.

Can it conceivably be 25 years since Pelle Lindbergh died? Unreal. Brilliant stories from Philadelphia.

Colorado and Cleveland extended their affiliation. Speaking of whom, the Monsters announced tonight that Greg Mauldin got called up.

And RIP, Dave Niehaus and Dino De Laurentiis.