BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The
Bridgeport Sound Tigers announced today that defenseman Jordan Hill has agreed to terms on a one-year, American Hockey League deal.
Hill, 23, began his third professional season with the
Ontario Reign of the ECHL, before joining the Sound Tigers on a professonal tryout contract on Oct. 27. In seven games this season with the Islanders top affiliate, the Sarnia, ON native has five points (one goal, four assists).
In his first two professional seasons, Hill appeared in 58 American Hockey League games with the
Manchester Monarchs, where current Sound Tigers Head Coach
Scott Pellerin served as an assistant coach. Hill played four years of junior hockey with the
Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League, before making his professional debut at the end of the 2009-10 season with the AHL's Manitoba Moose.