BISCHOFF, CAMMARATA WIN CONFERENCE TITLE

Jake Bischoff and Taylor Cammarata helped the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers win their fifth-straight conference title on Saturday after downing Wisconsin 4-1. The Islanders’ prospects have now each won three straight Big Ten titles, part of Minnesota’s lengthy title run.

Bischoff, the Islanders’ 2012 seventh-round pick and Gophers' defenseman, had a pair of assists in the 4-1 win and finished the season with a career-high 16 points (5G, 11A). Cammarata, the Islanders’ 2013 third-round pick and a forward, finished the season with 17 points (5G, 12A).

Minnesota is getting ready for the Big Ten Tournament where they will be the #1 seed. The Golden Gophers will play the winner of (#4) Ohio State and (#5) Michigan State.





MICHAEL DAL COLLE HAS PAIR OF THREE-POINT GAMES

Michael Dal Colle scored six points (3G, 3A) last week. The Islanders' 2014 first-round pick had a pair of three-point games, scoring two goals and an assist against his former team, the Oshawa Generals, on Wednesday, March 9 and a goal and two assists against the Ottawa 67’s on Saturday. Dal Colle’s team, the Kingston Frontenacs beat the Generals 5-3 and lost to the 67’s 5-4 in overtime. Dal Colle has eight points (4G, 4A) in six games in March and 54 points (27G, 27A) in 29 games with Kingston.

SOUND TIGERS JUMP IN STANDINGS WITH FOUR POINT WEEK

Bridgeport: 33-23-3-3, (72 points), 4th in Atlantic Division, 7th in Eastern Conference

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers went 2-1 last week to boost them over the Portland Pirates for seventh in the AHL standings. The Sound Tigers opened the week on Friday with a 5-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch but bounced back with a home-and-home sweep over the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Penguins on Saturday and Sunday with a pair for 3-2 victories.

Justin Florek headlined the weekend for Bridgeport tallying all three goals for the Sound Tigers and recording his first career hat trick in Sunday’s win over the Penguins.

Mike Halmo led Bridgeport on Saturday with a two-point outing (1G, 1A) including the eventual game winner at the 8:01 mark of the third period. Saturday’s GWG was Halmo’s third of the season.

Next up, the Sound Tigers will head to Springfield to take on the Falcons on Wednesday before returning to Webster Bank Arena for a pair of Eastern Conference battles against Portland on Saturday and Albany on Sunday.



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MAVERICKS SPLIT WEEK; LOSE LEADING SCORER FOR THE YEAR

Missouri: 46-8-3-2, (97 points), 1st in Central Division, 1st in Western Conference, 1st in the ECHL

The playoff-bound Missouri Mavericks added to their league-leading point total this week going 1-1-0 including a 3-1 win over the Tulsa Oilers on Friday. The Mavs dropped Wednesday night’s tilt in Allen 4-2, but are still the only ECHL team to have clinched a playoff spot.

On Saturday, the Mavericks announced they will be without leading scorer Jesse Root, who is set to have surgery on a lower-body injury, for the remainder of the season. Root is currently ranked tied for fifth in the ECHL (with teammate Tyler Barnes) in points with 59 (26G, 33A). Root was voted the team MVP on Monday.

The Mavs will look to surpass the 100-point mark this week with games against all three Central Division foes on the road. Missouri will faceoff against Allen on Wednesday, Tulsa on Friday and Wichita On Saturday.

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