According to Gelinas agents at VSM Hockey, the goaltender has indeed signed a contract with the Central Hockey League’s Odessa Jackalopes. Although Sports Junior reports that Gelinas had signed a one year deal with the American Hockey League’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the two teams are affiliated.
“Marc-Antoine should also be attending the training camp of the New York Islanders farm team in the AHL,” reports the VSM Hockey website.
Of note, Station Nation inquired about Gelinas’ possible signing with the AHL club to the Connecticut Post's Sound Tigers reporter Michael Fornabaio. He had heard nothing of the signing.
He posted this on his blog, Soundin’ Off, today:
With a big hat tip to Station Nation, it’s apparent that goalie Marc-Antoine Gelinas is at least going to be here for AHL camp. They note that Gelinas’ former team, Saint John (QMJHL), has him signed with Odessa, which his representation also says; though there’s a report that Bridgeport signed him, if they did, it might be for Odessa, like Juha Toivonen last year. Though if he is here, that means Bridgeport will have two of the Q’s top four goalies of 2009-10, according to Goalies’ World. This is probably the most work we’ve ever done on a training-camp invite in July. No, definitely: Gordie Dwyer broke in August.Gélinas appeared in 27 games for Saint John as an overager in 2009-10, earning 21 victories while registering a goals against average of 2.56 and a save percentage of 0.913.
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