Springfield Thunderbirds' Simon Robertsson battles Bridgeport Islanders' Henrik Tikkanen and Samuel Bolduc
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (13-13-2-1) could not escape a furious push by the Bridgeport Islanders (7-19-2-2) in a high-flying 7-5 contest on Saturday night inside the MassMutual Center.
The Islanders tried to spoil the T-Birds debut for rookie netminder Will Cranley when Liam Foudy opened the scoring on a rebound to the goaltender's right at 7:36.
Springfield would be tested after the Islanders we...
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