A Native of Danbury, CT. Christian is one of the longest tenured Drive4Five writers, Christian Gardecki began writing for Drive4five In May of 2017. Christian covers Minor League Hockey and the Bridgeport Islanders for Drive4Five. Outside of Drive4Five, Christian was the captain of his High School Hockey team and currently attends Hofstra University with a major in journalism. Christian was the play by play broadcaster for the Danbury Westerners summer collegiate baseball team during their 2021 NECBL Championship. Christian also was the Public Address Announcer for the Danbury Hat Tricks Minor Pro Hockey team in the Federal Prospects Hockey League and NAHL Junior team from 2019-21.

Bridgeport Islanders Season Ends After Losing To Charlotte

After sweeping the Providence Bruins on May 4, the Bridgeport Islanders went into their series against the Charlotte Checkers. The Checkers were the top-seed in the Atlantic Division, while Bridgeport

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Bridgeport Islanders Sweep Providence Bruins, Win Series

Prior to Thursday night, it had been 6,956 days since the Bridgeport Islanders (formerly the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) won a playoff series. That changed when the Islanders swept the Providence

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Bridgeport Islanders Providence Bruins First Round Preview

The Bridgeport Islanders, in what has been a rollercoaster of a season, will face the Providence Bruins in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. It’s the tenth time

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Bridgeport Islanders Making Late Season Playoff Push

During the last month, the Bridgeport Islanders have been playing some of their best hockey of the year, and for a team that seemed down and out, they are on

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All-Time Bridgeport Hockey Team: Defensemen

To continue our All-Time Bridgeport hockey team to honor the 20th anniversary of the Bridgeport Islanders/Sound Tigers franchise, we will be ranking the franchise’s best defensemen. Here are our thoughts

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Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport Renamed to Total Mortgage Arena

The home of the Bridgeport Islanders has a new name. In a year with almost everything regarding the Islanders’ AHL affiliate seeming to change, their Bridgeport home formerly known as

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Jakub Skarek Having Breakout Season for Bridgeport Islanders

Third-year New York Islanders goalie prospect Jakub Skarek is having a breakout season. After splitting time between the Worcester Railers and Bridgeport in 2019-20, Skarek was the workhorse in the

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All-Time Bridgeport Hockey Team: Goalies

To begin our All-Time Bridgeport hockey team to honor the 20th anniversary of the Bridgeport Islanders/Sound Tigers franchise, we will be ranking the franchise’s best goalies. We will rank the

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A Tribute to the Mama Tiger of Bridgeport, Debbie Lietuvninkas

On January 14th, longtime Bridgeport Sound Tigers/Islanders fan Debbie Lietuvninkas passed away. Debbie was the President of the Bridgeport Hockey Booster Club for eight years, and she was known as

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Bridgeport Hockey All-Time Team Series Overview

With it being the 20th anniversary of the Bridgeport Islanders (formerly known as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers) franchise, we’ve had an idea for over a year now here at Drive4Five.

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