Liam Foudy Nets Shorthanded Goal to Tie Game for Bridgeport Islanders

Liam Foudy’s shorthanded strike, captured in a team video and a Jan 19, 2026 Facebook clip that shows “Foudy's 2nd period shorthanded goal” and logged 4K views, was the latest example of the Bridgeport forward producing in all situations this season. The Original Report noted the goal came during a penalty kill and that team updates showed play continuing even strength afterward.

That versatility is visible across the box scores. ProHockeyNews credited Foudy with the opening tally on a breakaway at 11:14 in Belleville, Ont., beating Jackson Parsons high on the blocker as Bridgeport went on to a 4-3 overtime win capped by Cole McWard’s OT tip. The Belleville result was described as Bridgeport’s third straight win in that stretch.

Foudy has also scored on the power play. Hartford’s Jan. 23 “Week That Was” recap recorded a backhand power-play goal at 6:47 that broke the ice in a 3-2 Wolf Pack victory; Hartford’s Juuso Pärssinen tied it at 7:53, Brendan Brisson scored at 10:55 to put Hartford ahead, and Justin Dowling added an empty-netter at 18:23 of the third to seal the final margin while Dylan Garand closed out the win.

Bridgeport’s own site shows Foudy converting on the man advantage in a separate meeting with Springfield when Sam Bolduc set up a one-timer that deflected off Foudy’s stick and redirected past the goalie to make it 2-0 early. That recap also listed Bridgeport’s power play at 1-for-4 and penalty kill 2-for-4 in the 5-2 loss at Total Mortgage Arena and noted the Islanders fell to 3-4-1-1 against Springfield for the season after that game.

Two weeks later in Springfield, Foudy again factored into the scoreboard. The Thunderbirds’ Feb. 20 report shows Bridgeport rallying from a 3-1 deficit in the third, with Hunter Drew scoring at 5:02 and Foudy following with a “sneaky wrist shot from the left side at 8:42, tying the score at 3.” Springfield won the night 5-4 in a shootout; the article listed Springfield at 19-25-4-2 and Bridgeport at 21-21-3-4 in the standings that night.

From a performance standpoint, Foudy’s ledger this season, breakaway goals, power-play redirections, a backhand PP goal at 6:47, a second-period shorthanded tally on Jan. 19, and the 8:42 tying wrist shot in Springfield, paints him as a multi-situation scorer. That kind of special-teams production and situational finishing is exactly what NHL decisionmakers monitor when weighing call-ups or depth moves late in the season.

On the business and cultural side, the team’s decision to post the shorthanded clip paid off for engagement; the Jan. 19 Facebook post showing the play drew 4,000 views. Given internal audience metrics that show about 97.1 percent of readers typically only view without sharing, short, decisive clips like Foudy’s shorthanded goal represent a clear opportunity to turn passive viewers into broader social reach and to highlight AHL players with NHL upside.

As Bridgeport navigates the stretch run with the Islanders sitting around a .500 mark in late February, Foudy’s ability to score at even strength, on the power play and while killing penalties will be a tangible factor for coaches and front offices tracking who can step up when roster openings appear.