2022 Bridgeport Islanders Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers were rebranded as the Bridgeport Islanders prior to the 2021-22 AHL season. Under the new moniker, Bridgeport finished the regular season sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 31-30-11 record, 73 points, and a .507 points percentage. The Islanders also snuck into the Calder Cup Playoffs with a points percentage just .007 ahead of seventh place Hartford and .027 ahead of last place Lehigh Valley.

Also, for the first time in 19 years, the former Sound Tigers won a playoff series, defeating the Providence Bruins two games to none in the best-of-three first round. Bridgeport would then be eliminated in the Atlantic Division Semifinals three games to one by the Charlotte Checkers in a best-of-five second round series. In his 12th AHL season, forward Chris Terry led the team in total points (30G + 31A = 61 PTS in 61 GP). Centerman Otto Koivula chipped in 35 assists in 56 games played, leading the team in helpers. Netminder Corey Schneider completed the regular season with a .921 save percentage, good for fifth amongst qualified AHL goaltenders.

(List accurate as of August 10th at 12:40pm ET)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Collin Adams – Last year of entry-level contract
• Cole Bardreau – Last year of two-way, standard player NHL contract
  
• Simon Holmström – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract*
  
• Blade Jenkins – Last year of entry-level contract
• Reece Newkirk – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Richard Panik – Last year of one-way NHL contract
• Aatu Räty – First year of entry-level contract
• Andy Andreoff – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 9
• Otto Koivula – Signed a two-year NHL contract extension (2022-23 is two-way; 2023-24 is one-way) on July 9
• Jeff Kubiak – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 9

Defensemen

• Samuel Bolduc – Last year of entry-level contract
• Connor McCarthy – Last year of AHL contract
• Bode Wilde – Last year of entry-level contract
• Grant Hutton – Signed a three-year NHL contract extension (2022-23 is two-way; 2023-24 & 2024-25 are one-way) on July 9
• Robin Salo – Signed a two-year, one-way NHL contract extension on July 9

Goaltenders

• Jacob Skarek – Last year of entry-level contract*
• Ken Appleby – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 9

* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• William Dufour – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on April 21
• Ruslan Iskhakov – Signed a two-year, entry-level contract on May 25

Defensemen

• Ryan MacKinnon – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 5 (played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and ECHL’s Reading Royals in 2021-22)
• Vincent Sévigny – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 5 (played for the Victoriaville Tigres and Saint John Sea Dogs in 2021-22)

Goaltenders

• Henrik Tikkanen – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 5 (played for KalPa of Liiga & Växjö Lakers HC of the SHL and MoDo Hockey of HockeyAllsvenskan in 2021-22)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Félix Bibeau – Retired (accepted assistant coaching position with the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Saguenéens on May 30)
  
• Austin Czarnik – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract with Detroit on July 13
• Cole Coskey – Signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Kansas City Mavericks on August 9

Defensemen

• Mitch Vande Sompel – Signed a one-year AHL contract with the Colorado Eagles  on July 21

FREE AGENTS

Forwards

• Erik Brown – UFA
• Michael Dal Colle – UFA (was RFA; not extended a qualifying offer on July 11)
• Arnaud Durandeau – RFA (extended qualifying offer on July 11)
• Kyle MacLean – UFA
• Chris Terry – UFA
• Paul Thompson – UFA

Defensemen

• Mike Cornell – UFA
• Seth Helgeson – UFA
• Paul LaDue – UFA
• Parker Wotherspoon – RFA (extended qualifying offer on July 11)
  

Goaltenders

• Corey Schneider – UFA

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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Pacific

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• AHL Calgary

• Coachella Valley Firebirds

• Colorado Eagles

• Henderson Silver Knights

• Ontario Reign

• San Diego Gulls

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• Tucson RoadRunners

 

Central

• Chicago Wolves

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• Iowa Wild

• Manitoba Moose

• Milwaukee Admirals

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North

• Belleville Senators

• Cleveland Monsters

• Laval Rocket

• Rochester Americans

• Syracuse Crunch

• Toronto Marlies

• Utica Comets

 

Atlantic

• Bridgeport Islanders

• Charlotte Checkers

• Hartford Wolfpack

• Hershey Bears

• Lehigh Valley Phantoms

• Providence Bruins

• Springfield Thunderbirds 
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins