ECHL

The recent rash of injuries (an annual occurrence of late) and an unexpected ‘defection’ to Russia has diminished but not drained the pool of talented blue liners available in Bridgeport. The return of Mark Katic (perhaps within 2 weeks) and Calvin DeHaan shortly thereafter bring the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to full strength for our playoff run.

The Islanders with 40 points needed in their remaining 29 games to reach 92 points are in a playoff run as well. The Isles might well be looking for some help on D before the Feb. 27 deadline, but given the talent already in the pipeline I thin that would prove money ill spent. Secondary scoring has been missing, not defensive.

The recent rash of injuries (an annual occurrence of late) and an unexpected ‘defection’ to Russia has diminished but not drained the pool of talented blue liners available in Bridgeport. The return of Mark Katic (perhaps within 2 weeks) and Calvin DeHaan shortly thereafter bring the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to full strength for our playoff run.

The Islanders with 40 points needed in their remaining 29 games to reach 92 points are in a playoff run as well. The Isles might well be looking for some help on D before the Feb. 27 deadline, but given the talent already in the pipeline I thin that would prove money ill spent. Secondary scoring has been missing, not defense.

Heading into the game having lost four straight, the Trenton Titans looked to avoid a season long losing streak of five games. They would have to make this effort without assistant coach Todd Fedoruk who served his one game suspension for an incident in the previous game versus Chicago.

The opponents on a chilly Saturday night in Trenton were the Wheeling Nailers. A crowd of 4430 came to Sun National Bank Center to cheer on the Titans as division rival Wheeling rolled into town.

Plagued by a series of slow starts this season, the Trenton Titans managed to avoid digging themselves into an early hole Wednesday night. After weathering an early Chicago Express rush off the opening draw, the Titans settled back and played disciplined, defensive hockey.

Like their parent club the night before, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Titans waited over 10 minutes before getting their first shot on goal. Luckily for the Titans and their fans, the shot led to several other scoring chances soon afterwards.

With plenty of focus on the NHL and AHL all star breaks, there’s also a place with slightly less fanfare that’s also approaching it’s halfway point; the ECHL. With the Cincinnati Cyclones finally playing their 36th game Friday night, every team has hit the halfway point in the league.

Going into play Saturday night, the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Trenton Titans, sit in last place in the Eastern Conference with 15-19-3-3 record. While 36 points may seem weak, the team’s low total is misleading as they are just five points out of a playoff position.