Islanders top Amerks in OT, 4-3

Ruslan Iskhakov scored his second goal of the night just 21 seconds into overtime and Brian Pinho recorded a career-high four assists to lead the Bridgeport Islanders (1-0-0-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, to a 4-3 … Continue reading

AHL Islanders bring back Fritz

The Bridgeport Islanders have signed forward Tanner Fritz to an American Hockey League contract. Fritz returns to Bridgeport after playing two seasons with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He tallied 10 goals and 33 assists for a career-high 43 points in … Continue reading

Macdonald, Rheaume join Islanders as assistants

The Bridgeport Islanders have named Matt Macdonald and Pascal Rheaume as assistant coaches. Macdonald and Rheaume join the staff of new Islanders head coach Rick Kowalsky. Macdonald, 40, spent the previous five seasons as an assistant with the AHL’s Grand … Continue reading

Bridgeport Islanders Sign Cosgrove, Calder

The Bridgeport Islanders, American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, have signed defenseman Trevor Cosgrove and forward Ashton Calder to AHL contracts. Cosgrove, 26, played nine games with Bridgeport last season, including his AHL debut. He also recorded … Continue reading

Kowalsky named Islanders head coach

The New York Islanders announced today that Rick Kowalsky has been named head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport Islanders. Kowalsky succeeds Brent Thompson, who was named an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks earlier this week. … Continue reading