The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are a minor league ice hockey team that plays in the Atlantic Division of the American Hockey League. Bridgeport joined the AHL as an expansion team during the 2001-02 season. The Tigers have remained in the same city and under the same name for 10 years. Their National Hockey League affiliate, the New York Islanders, has also remained the same. The team reached the Calder Cup Finals in their inaugural season of 2001-02, losing in the championship round.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=5012

On November 15, 2010, Bridgeport named Pat Bingham as the new coach of the Sound Tigers, replacing Jack Capuano who was promoted to the head coach position of the Islanders. Bingham was promoted from his assistant coaching role that he held with the team for the past three seasons.http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=205031546

During the 2009-10 season, the Sound Tigers edged their way into the Calder Cup Playoffs, finishing the year with a record of 38-32-4-6, for a total of 86 points and the final seed in playoffs in the Eastern Conference.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ahl19412010.html In the first round of the postseason, the Sound Tigers faced the Hershey Bears, who finished in first place in the East Division. The Bears eliminated Bridgeport 4-1, with Bridgeport's only win coming in game four.http://theahl.com/stats/bracket.php?season_id=33

Greg Mauldin led the Sound Tigers in scoring in 2009-10 season, scoring 25 goals and 54 points for the club. Jesse Joensuu led the team in assists, earning 34 of them. The team was led in goal by Scott Munroe, he finished the year with a record of 19-16-3. He finished the year with a goals against average of 2.52 and a save percentage of .920.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0026712010.html

Over the ten years of their existence, the Sound Tigers have produced a number of NHL players. Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro got his professional start playing for the Sound Tigers.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dipieri01.html Forwards Chris Campoli and Trent Hunter also played for Bridgeport before beginning their careers with the Islanders.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/campoch01.html http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/huntetr01.html The Sound Tigers' all-time leading scorer, Eric Godard, also played for the Islanders in the NHL.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_players.php?tmi=5012