Ashley Coombs
Ashley Coombs is a teacher in Fairfield County. She is a passionate sports fan and follows New York teams. As a triplet, she played collegiate basketball and volleyball on the same teams as her sisters.
Author's Posts
Can Isles be Competitive in Eastern Conference?
February 12th, 2013 One-fourth of the regular season is over, and for the Isles, it’s been rough. The Isles were expected to make some improvements since finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season but actually exceeded expectations early on (very early on) with big wins against Tampa Bay and Toronto. The team looked serious about...
Bridgeport Report January 19 to February 2
February 4th, 2013 Recap On Saturday, January 19 the Sound Tigers took on the Binghamton Senators. John Persson started off scoring for the Sound Tigers with a power play goal in the first and Sean Backman extended the lead when he scored early in the second. The Senators recovered and made the score 2-1 with a Cole Schneider breakaway...
Seeing Double: The Twin Saga of the NHL
January 16th, 2013 Remember that 11 year old boy from Minnesota who scored the $50,000 shot in a hockey contest, but didn’t get the prize money because his father admitted that his twin brother was supposed to take the shot? Dad, what were you thinking? One of the perks of having identical siblings is being able to pull off moves like that!...
Bridgeport Report January 4 to 13
January 15th, 2013 Recap On Friday, January 4, the Springfield Falcons took down the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5-4. Sound Tigers’ Matt Donovan started off the scoring, but it was soon followed by two Falcons goals scored by Michael Chaput and Jonathan Audy-Marchessault to give their team the lead. Nino Niedereitter scored off a Donovan deflection to...
Bridgeport Report December 19 to 31
January 1st, 2013 Recap Bridgeport finished the last couple weeks of 2012 strong with a 5-1 record. The team is looking to continue playing aggressive and stacking up wins against formidable opponents. Bridgeport faced off against Albany on Wednesday, December 19 and skated away with a 4-3 victory, largely due to the play of Matt Donovan and Casey...
Three Hot Swedes in Hockey Jerseys
December 27th, 2012 Picture this: three tall, lean, athletic Swedes in hockey jerseys. And I’m not talking about the three ladies in the picture (sorry gentlemen). I’m referring to the Swedish line on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers which, quite honestly, might be more blood pumping for hockey fans. David Ullstrom, John Persson, and Johan Sundstrom,...
