Sound Tigers Call Up Two From Worcester

Jakub Skarek, an 18-year old Swedish netminder, has been called up to
the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from the ECHL Worcester Railers.

BRIDGEPORT—The New York Islanders announced today  that goaltender Jakub Skarek has been reassigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers from the Worcester Railers of the ECHL. In addition, Linus Soderstrom has been reassigned to Worcester from Bridgeport.

Skarek, 19, has played two games with the Railers this season, winning both contests and recording a 1.42 goals-against-average and .941 save percentage. Last year, he went 6-8-7 with one shutout in 22 games for the Pelicans in the Finnish Elite League.

A native of Jihlava, Czech Republic, Skarek is in his first season in North America. Internationally, he has represented the Czech Republic at the 2017, 2018 and 2019 World Junior Championships, and won a gold medal at the 2017 Hlinka Gretzky Cup with a 1.92 goals-against-average and .930 save percentage. He was selected by the Islanders in the third round (#72) of the 2018 NHL Draft.

Soderstrom has not made an appearance with the Sound Tigers.

On Deck: The Sound Tigers return to action on Friday with a 7 p.m. contest against the Springfield Thunderbirds at Webster Bank Arena. This will begin a typical three-games-in-three-days weekend sprint for the Sound Tigers. The games can be heard and seen via the Sound Tigers Radio Network and AHLTV, beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. The Sound Tigers are the AHL affiliate of the Islanders.

—Staff Reports

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