Bulldogs wrap up season this week
April 10, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs wrap up the 2005-06 season by playing three games in four nights. The Bulldogs begin the week on Wednesday when they host the Cleveland Barons (26-46-2-3) at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton then plays a home-and-home series against the Toronto Marlies (40-28-6-3). The teams meet in Toronto at Ricoh Coliseum on Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and then face-off in Hamilton on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the Bulldogs' final game of the season.
WEEK IN REVIEW
FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH 5
BULLDOGS GOALS - Francis Lemieux, Corey Locke
CRUNCH GOALS - Mike Sgroi, Tyler Kolarik (2), Joe Motzko, Steven Goertzen
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (34sh, 29sv) / Syracuse - Andrew Penner (27sh, 25sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-6 / Syracuse 2-9
SATURDAY, APRIL 8 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ CLEVELAND BARONS 3
BULLDOGS GOALS - Maxim Lapierre (2), Duncan Milroy, Francis Lemieux
BARONS GOALS - Matt Carkner, Josh Hennessy, Tomas Plihal
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (36sh, 33sv) / Cleveland - Dimitri Patzold (29sh, 25sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-3 / Cleveland 0-6
SUNDAY, APRIL 9 - MANITOBA MOOSE 3 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4
BULLDOGS GOALS - Andre Benoit, Andrei Kostitsyn (2), Corey Locke
MOOSE GOALS - Kevin Bieksa, Brandon Nolan, Jesse Schultz
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (30sh, 27sv) / Manitoba - Maxime Ouellet (29sh, 25sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-5 / Manitoba 1-7
Player Notes
- LW Peter Vandermeer surpassed 2000 career AHL penalty minutes when he recorded 37 penalty minutes in the Bulldogs' 5-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night. Vandermeer now ranks sixth all-time with 2014 penalty minutes in 445 career AHL games.
- D Andre Benoit posted 1g-1a in the Bulldogs' 4-3 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Sunday, April 9. It was his first multipoint game since January 20.
- LW Pierre Dagenais ended a five-game pointless streak when he earned two assists against the Moose.
- RW Duncan Milroy had his three-game point streak (2g-1a) snapped against Manitoba.
Upcoming Games
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 - CLEVELAND BARONS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- The Bulldogs take on the Barons for the eighth and final time this season.
- Hamilton has a record of 4-3-0-0 against Cleveland this season.
- In the last meeting on April 8 in Cleveland, the Bulldogs defeated the Barons by a score of 4-3.
- Cleveland sits in seventh place in the North Division with 57 points.
- The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 23 wins, 11 losses, one tie and two shootout losses against the Barons.
- Barons C Josh Hennessy leads Cleveland in scoring and is tied for seventh among rookies with 61 points (23g-38a) in 77 games.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TORONTO MARLIES - 7:30 P.M. - RICOH COLISEUM
SATURDAY, APRIL 15 - TORONTO MARLIES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- These games will mark the eleventh and twelfth meetings between the two teams this season.
- The Bulldogs have a record of 4-5-0-1 against the Marlies in 2005-06.
- In the last meeting on March 15, Toronto defeated Hamilton 5-2
- The Marlies sit in fourth place in the North Division with 89 points.
- Toronto C John Pohl is tied for seventh in the AHL with 36 goals and leads the team with 73 points in 58 games.
North Division Standings
Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT
Grand Rapids 78 54 19 1 4 113 0.724
Syracuse 76 45 23 5 3 98 0.645
Manitoba 78 43 23 7 5 98 0.628
Toronto 77 40 28 6 3 89 0.578
Rochester 78 35 39 2 2 74 0.474
Hamilton 77 33 40 0 4 70 0.455
Cleveland 77 26 46 2 3 57 0.370
ALUMNI WATCH
There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs from this past weekend.
Saturday, April 8
- Canadiens C Chris Higgins and C Mike Ribeiro each scored while D Mike Komisarek earned an assist in Montreal's 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
- Bruins RW Mariusz Czerkawski scored as Boston fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Rangers.
- Maple Leafs LW Chad Kilger scored as Toronto defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2.
- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin collected an assist in Anaheim's 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
- Thrashers D Greg De Vries posted two assists as Atlanta defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2.
- Stars RW Antti Miettinen earned an assist in Dallas' 3-2 shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Sunday, April 9 - Rangers RW Jason Ward earned an assist as New York fell 3-2 to the New Jersey Devils.
Hear Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network
Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to or watch every game on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the Dogs website. The AHL and B2 have entered into a partnership that will allow fans to watch every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season. To watch a game, go to the Bulldogs website and click on the B2 Watch the Game Live' icon. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the commentary for home games and select road games.
TICKETS
Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are on sale now! Individual game tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.ca or at select Sports Obsession locations. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
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