Pellerin takes over as Sound Tigers head coach

Scott Pellerin wants to get to know his new players as he takes over as coach of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

But they left an impression when he worked for the Manchester Monarchs.

"If you asked any of the Monarchs players, who were the toughest teams to play against, Bridgeport would be in the top three,' Pellerin said.

'They were relentless. That's the kind of game I like to play."

Pellerin became Bridgeport's eighth head coach Wednesday. He had been an assistant coach for Manchester since 2006 after a 12-year pro career.

Pellerin, 42, replaces Brent Thompson, who was promoted to assistant coach of the parent New York Islanders late last month. He will be the eighth head coach as the team begins its 12th season.

Since 2006, Pellerin has been an assistant coach with the Manchester Monarchs, the affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.

He was a teammate of Islanders general manager Garth Snow at the University of Maine, and he won the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in the NCAA in 1992.

A 12-year pro playing career followed, including 328 games in the AHL and 536 games for seven NHL teams.

The Islanders also announced Tuesday that they have signed forward Jason Clark, their third-round draft pick in 2010, to an entry-level contract.

Clark, 20, played the past two years at the University of Wisconsin, scoring just one assist in each season after standing out at Minnesota's legendary Shattuck St. Mary's prep school.

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