Bridgeport Islanders Announce Opening Night Roster

Oct 13, 2023

The Bridgeport Islanders, American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, have announced the team's opening night roster for its 23rd AHL season. The 2023-24 roster is comprised of 15 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders.

 

Bridgeport begins the regular season on the road tonight against the Rochester Americans. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena.

Of the 25 players on the initial roster, 20 have previously worn Bridgeport’s jersey in at least one regular-season game. The roster also includes 18 players on an NHL contract with the New York Islanders. One player, Eetu Liukas, could make his AHL debut tonight.

Bridgeport's season-opening roster is listed below, numerically by position.
 

Forwards (15)

10  Kyle MacLean
11  Tanner Fritz
12  Otto Koivula
14  Brian Pinho
15  Samuel Asselin

17  Ruslan Iskhakov
18  Matthew Maggio
21  Cole Bardreau
24  Karson Kuhlman

26  Eetu Liukas

28  William Dufour
29  Arnaud Durandeau

32  Jackson Cates

33  Reece Newkirk
36  Jeff Kubiak

Defensemen (8)

2  Seth Helgeson
3  Robin Salo
4  Dennis Cholowski

6  Vincent Sevigny
7  Grant Hutton
8  Paul LaDue

20  Travis Mitchell
27  Aidan Fulp

Goaltenders (2)

1    Jakub Skarek
39  Ken Appleby

 

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