Islanders Host Wolf Pack in Preseason Opener
Oct 4, 2023The Bridgeport Islanders face the Hartford Wolf Pack at 1 p.m. today in their first of two exhibition games in preparation for the 2023-24 regular season.
This afternoon's matchup, which provides an opportunity for young talent to display their skills in front of coaches and management, will be played at Total Mortgage Arena. It is closed to the public, but fans can follow live coverage exclusively via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It will not be streamed on radio or television.
The two clubs will face each other again on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. inside the Koeppel Community Sports Center in Hartford.
With an Islanders training camp roster in Bridgeport currently consisting of 22 players, the team will begin its first of two gameday evaluations in crafting the opening night roster.
New head coach Rick Kowalsky is eager to get going behind Bridgeport’s bench.
“I’m proud of how our guys arrived at camp prepared to work and compete, even going back to the last few weeks on Long Island,” Kowalsky said. “We have a lot of returning veterans like (Seth) Helgeson, (Cole) Bardreau and (Jeff) Kubiak, mixed with some good young talent. Our staff is excited to see what they can do in live game action today.”
Training camp roster entering today’s game:
FORWARDS (13)
73 – Samuel Asselin
54 – Cole Bardreau
65 – Ashton Calder
49 – Anthony Callin
66 – Joey Cippolone
72 – Tanner Fritz
74 – Adam Goodsir
62 – Blade Jenkins
47 – Jeff Kubiak
67 – Riley Piercey
63 – Jacob Pivonka
64 – Quinn Ryan
75 – Dmytro Timashov
DEFENSEMEN (6)
68 – Trevor Cosgrove
77 – Zsombor Garat
42 – Seth Helgeson
61 – Christian Krygier
78 – Artem Kulakov
41 – Vincent Sevigny
GOALTENDERS (3)
35 – Tristan Lennox
60 – Brent Moran
70 – Henrik Tikkanen