2002-03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 40-26-11-3 - 94 points
in the AHL's East Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Steve Stirling (40-26-11, 3 OTL)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 182,445, Avg. 4,561 in 40 home dates
2002-03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 40-26-11-3 - 94 points
in the AHL's East Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Steve Stirling (40-26-11, 3 OTL)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Attendance: 182,445, Avg. 4,561 in 40 home dates
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 40 wins and 26 losses (and 3 overtime losses) and 11 ties for 94 points in the AHL's East Division.
The Sound Tigers potted 219 goals and conceded 198. Trent Hunter scored 30 goals for Bridgeport and contributed 41 assists. Rick DiPietro topped the squad with 16 wins, while Stephen Valiquette added 15 or more victories as well. Rick DiPietro recorded a 2.14 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Stirling coached the team. The 2002-03 Bridgeport Sound Tigers lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Adduono | LW | August 4, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | R | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Graham Belak | LW | September 1, 1979 | 6'4" | 229 | L | Saskatoon, SK Canada |
| Nicholas Bilotto | D | February 24, 1979 | 6'2" | 215 | R | Point-Claire, QC |
| Kevin Bolibruck | D | February 8, 1977 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Peterborough, ON Canada |
| Sven Butenschon | D | March 22, 1976 | 6'4" | 215 | L | Itzehoe, Germany |
| J.F. Caudron | RW | January 18, 1978 | 6'1" | 211 | L | St. Hubert, QC |
| Martin Chabada | RW | June 14, 1977 | 6'1" | 203 | R | Kladno, CZE |
| Marco Charpentier | RW | January 23, 1980 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Jean-Francois David | D | April 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Montreal, QC |
| Rick DiPietro | G | September 19, 1981 | 6'1" | 210 | R | Winthrop, MA USA |
| Blaine Down | C/LW | July 16, 1982 | 5'10" | 183 | L | Oshawa, ON Canada |
| Adam Edinger | C | September 21, 1977 | 6'3" | 230 | R | Toledo, OH |
| Marco Emond | G | November 20, 1977 | 5'10" | 194 | L | Valleyfield, QC Canada |
| Mike Gaffney | D | June 19, 1976 | 6'0" | 212 | R | Worcester, MA USA |
| Eric Godard | R | March 7, 1980 | 6'4" | 214 | R | Vernon, BC Canada |
| Jeff Hamilton | C | September 4, 1977 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Dayton, OH USA |
| Matt Higgins | C | October 29, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Trent Hunter | R | July 5, 1980 | 6'3" | 210 | R | Red Deer, AB Canada |
| Konstantin Kalmikov | F | June 14, 1978 | 6'4" | 220 | R | Kharkov, Ukraine |
| Alan Letang | D | September 4, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | R | Renfrew, ON Canada |
| Eric Manlow | C | April 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | L | Belleville, ON Canada |
| Justin Mapletoft | C | January 11, 1981 | 6'1" | 202 | L | Lloydminster, SK Canada |
| Radek Martinek | D | August 31, 1976 | 5'11" | 200 | R | Havlicko, Czech Republic |
| Konrad McKay | F | December 15, 1979 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Wabowden, MB Canada |
| Kevin Mitchell | D | June 5, 1980 | 6'1" | 194 | L | Bronx, NY |
| Alain Nasreddine | D | July 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 204 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Justin Papineau | C | January 15, 1980 | 5'11" | 205 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Tomi Pettinen | D | June 17, 1977 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Ylojarvi, Finland |
| Tyler Rennette | C | April 16, 1979 | 6'1" | 181 | R | North Bay, ON Canada |
| Jody Robinson | D | September 23, 1978 | 6'1" | 235 | L | New Haven, CT |
| Doug Schmidt | D | January 19, 1978 | 5'11" | 196 | Grosse Ile, MI USA | |
| Ray Schultz | D | November 14, 1976 | 6'2" | 215 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Brandon Smith | D | February 25, 1973 | 6'1" | 209 | L | Hazelton, BC Canada |
| Mike Souza | LW/C | January 28, 1978 | 6'0" | 218 | L | Wakefield, MA USA |
| David St. Germain | F | April 18, 1980 | 5'8" | 180 | Brossard, QUE Canada | |
| Scott Stirling | G | August 2, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Norwood, MA |
| Daniel Tetrault | D | September 4, 1979 | 6'0" | 205 | R | Labroquerie, MB |
| Daniel Tkaczuk | C | June 10, 1979 | 6'1" | 197 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Raffi Torres | L | October 8, 1981 | 6'0" | 216 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Stephen Valiquette | G | August 20, 1977 | 6'6" | 220 | L | Etobicoke, ON Canada |
| Mattias Weinhandl | R | June 1, 1980 | 6'0" | 183 | R | Ljunjby, Sweden |
| Dustin Wood | D | May 21, 1981 | 6'1" | 208 | L | Scarborough, ON |
