Sound Tigers Clear Day Roster

The New York Islanders' AHL affiliate — the Bridgeport Sound Tigers — have announced their Clear Day Roster. For those of you that have questions about what exactly these 'Clear Day Rosters' are, here is theAHL.com's description of the rule:

Each Clear Day roster consists of a maximum of 22 players. According to AHL by-laws, only those players listed on a team’s Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the 2011-12 AHL regular season and in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension. Teams may also add signed draft choices and players signed to amateur tryout contracts, provided that their respective junior or college seasons are complete.

The Sound Tigers Clear Day Roster:


*Players not under contract to the Islanders
FORWARDS (13):
Sean Backman
Casey Cizikas (Currently Playing For The Islanders)
Jeremy Colliton
Justin DiBenedetto
Trevor Frischmon
Micheal Haley
Scott Howes*
Tomas Marcinko
Tyler McNeely
Kael Mouillierat*
Rhett Rakhshani
Blair Riley*
David Ullstrom (Currently Playing For The Islanders)

DEFENSEMEN (7):
Calvin de Haan
Matt Donovan
Mark Katic
Jon Landry*
Aaron Ness
Steve Oleksy*
Ty Wishart

GOALTENDERS (2):
Anders Nilsson (Currently Playing For The Islanders)
Kevin Poulin


The players who don't make the cut for the clear day roster, get put 'in residence'. A player in residence can only be used during the remainder of the regular season or the playoffs if three members of the 22-man roster are injured, recalled or suspended during the same span of time. 

The Sound Tigers put the following players 'in residence':
Brett Gallant (LW)*
Trevor Gillies (LW)
Tony Romano (C/RW)
Russ Sinkewich (D)*