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BRIDGEPORT—While COVID-19 has ground professional and college sports to a standstill, that doesn’t mean there has been no activity. Preparing for (finger crossed) the 2020-21 season, the New York Islanders announced two moves on Thursday.
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the American Hockey League
affiliate of the Islanders, have agreed to terms with defenseman Adam
Brubacher on an AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Brubacher, 24, spent
four seasons at the Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) and served as
team captain earlier this year. He led all defensemen and ranked second on the
Tigers in scoring (28 points), finished second on the team in plus-minus (+12),
and tied his career high with 24 assists in 36 games as a senior.
Brubacher had a career-high 31 points (seven goals, 24
assists) in 38 games as a junior in 2018-19. In addition, the Elmira, Ont.,
native scored a career-high nine goals in 37 games during his sophomore
campaign. He was named AHA Rookie of the Year and named to the All-Rookie Team
as a freshman, recording 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 2016-17. He finished
with 106 points (26 goals, 80 assists) in 148 total games at R.I.T.
Prior to his college career, Brubacher collected 49 points
(18 goals, 31 assists) in 58 games with the Prince George Spruce Kings and
Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League. He led all BCHL
defensemen in goals (18) in 2015-16. Brubacher attended development camp with
the New York Islanders last June.
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In addition, the Islanders announced that defenseman Samuel
Bolduc has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract. The Isles’
second-round pick (No. 57 overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, Bolduc had 43 points
(11 goals, 32 assists) in 61 games this past season in the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League (QMJHL). The Laval, Que., native split his fourth QMJHL campaign
between the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and the Sherbrooke Phoenix after a
mid-season trade. Bolduc’s 43 points marked a career high and were tied for
eighth-most amongst QMJHL defensemen. His career year also featured 19
power-play points (three goals, 16 assists), two overtime goals and a plus-13
rating.
In 189 career QMJHL games, Bolduc recorded 94 points (22 goals,
72 assists). He added nine points (three goals, six assists) in 25 playoff
games, including seven points (two goals, five assists) in the Armada’s 20-game
run to the 2018 QMJHL Finals.
On the international stage, Bolduc played for the QMJHL club
against Team Russia as part of the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
—Staff Reports
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