Editing Bridgeport Islanders (section)

==History==
{{see also|Professional ice hockey in Connecticut}}
[[File:Bridgeport Sound Tigers logo.svg|thumb|150px|left|alt=The Bridgeport Sound Tigers logo, used from 2001 to 2021|The Bridgeport Sound Tigers logo, used from 2001 to 2021]]
The '''Bridgeport Sound Tigers''' joined the [[American Hockey League]] as an expansion franchise in 2001 and were coached by [[Steve Stirling]]. The team's name referenced both the [[Long Island Sound]] where Bridgeport lies and the circuses of former resident [[P. T. Barnum]], with the Sound Tigers identity being unveiled at the [[Barnum Museum]].<ref>[https://www.bridgeportislanders.com/news/detail/this-day-in-history-sept-20-2000 TWENTY YEARS OF SOUND TIGERS], Bridgeport Islanders</ref> In their inaugural season, the team won their division and had the best regular season record to win the [[Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy]]. In the playoffs, they won the Eastern Conference championship and the [[Richard F. Canning Trophy]] to advance to the [[Calder Cup]] finals against the [[Chicago Wolves]]. They lost the series four games-to-one.<ref name="THN">{{cite web|last=Clinton|first=Jared|date=September 10, 2015|title=AHL Logo Ranking: No. 7 - Bridgeport Sound Tigers|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/ahl-logo-ranking-no-7-bridgeport-sound-tigers|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2017|work=[[The Hockey News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144203/http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/ahl-logo-ranking-no-7-bridgeport-sound-tigers |archive-date=2017-02-18 }}</ref>

In their [[2002–03 AHL season|second season]], the team finished second in their division and the fifth conference seed in the playoffs. They advanced to the conference semifinals, where they lost to their division champion [[Binghamton Senators]] in six games. Stirling was promoted to head coaching position with the [[New York Islanders]] and was replaced by [[Greg Cronin]] for 2003–04. As the Sound Tigers, the team had limited success, missing the playoffs ten times and not winning a playoff round since their second season.

On May 10, 2021, it was announced that the team would change its name to the Bridgeport Islanders beginning with the [[2021–22 AHL season|2021–22 season]].<ref name="BPTIslanders" />

The team finished the [[2024–25 AHL season|2024-25 season]] with a 15-50-4-3 record, their worst record in team history. Alongside this, they finished with a home record of 4-28-1-3, setting the record for the fewest home wins in a season for an AHL team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=read |first=Steven McGoey·1 min |date=2025-04-14 |title=Bridgeport Islanders Win Fewest Home Games In A Season In AHL History |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/bridgeport-islanders-win-fewest-home-185716815.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>