A tough sweep ends Bridgeport's season and an era. The Islanders' AHL affiliate heads to Hamilton after a playoff exit.
The Bridgeport Islanders have been eliminated from the Calder Cup Playoffs after being swept by the Hershey Bears in the opening round.
After falling 2-0 on Tuesday night in Bridgeport, the AHL Islanders fell 5-2 to put an end to their season.
Matt Luff scored the first of two goals for Bridgeport. His goal tied the game at 1-1 with 18:54 to go in the second period:
Hershey then scored two goals in 1:08 to take a commanding 3-1 lead.
However, Bridgeport wasn't going down without a fight.
Calum Ritchie lit the lamp from the low slot with 10:04 to play in the third, giving Bridgeport a ton of momentum to find the tying tally:
But a bad read by goatlender Marcus Hogberg allowed an easy empty-net dagger wtih 2:03 to play in regualtion before Hershey doubled their lead to 4-2 with 1:34 to play.
With the loss, an era comes to an end.
After 25 years serving as the Islanders' AHL affiliate, Bridgeport is relocating to Hamilton, Ontario.