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.

Drive4Five Sound Tigers Meet and Greet Episode 5: "Best Of"

Over this last year, we’ve had the privilege to interview seven members of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers as part of our Meet and Greet series. We have compiled the best answers

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Ride the Rails! The Story of the Worcester Railers

This season may have not been the best for both the Islanders and even the Sound Tigers, but one team inside the organization has made the Playoffs. That’s right, the

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Drive 4 Five Sound Tigers Meet and Greet Episode 4: "Andre Benoit"

Welcome back to another episode of the Drive 4 Five Sound Tigers “Meet and Greet!” Today, we have Andre Benoit. We were inside the Harbor Club once again. This Month’s

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The Wacky Summer of 2006: How Garth Snow became the General Manager of the New York Islanders

With all of this talk about Garth Snow recently, I have decided to share the story that many Islanders fans do not know about how he became the General Manager

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Drive4Five Meet and Greet Episode 3: "John Stevens and Parker Wotherspoon"

Welcome back to another episode of the Drive4Five Sound Tigers “Meet and Greet”! Today, we have John Stevens and Parker Wotherspoon. We were inside the Harbor Club this month. This

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Michael Dal Colle Is Not a Bust…. Yet

Introduction In 2014, the New York Islanders selected Oshawa Generals superstar Michael Dal Colle with the 5th pick in the draft. Many people are now wondering why the Isles took

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Drive4Five Sound Tigers Meet and Greet: Episode 2: "Scott Eansor and Casey Bailey"

Welcome back to another episode of the Drive4Five Sound Tigers Meet and Greet series! This month, we had the pleasure of talking to rising Sound Tiger star, Scott Eansor, as

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Drive4Five Sound Tigers 'Meet and Greet' Episode 1 "Ryan Bourque and Seth Helgeson"

We are starting a new series, here on Drive 4 Five, on our Sound Tigers section. Each month, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Booster Club holds a Meet and Greet after

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Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2017-18 Season Preview

The 17th season in Sound Tigers history is right upon us. Many young faces are looking to impress the Islander brass as they aim to achieve the ultimate goal in

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New Amphitheater in Bridgeport Creates yet Another Arena Issue

Background The Bridgeport Bluefish, a baseball team, were the first professional team in the City of Bridgeport, dating all the way back to 1998. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim was the

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