28 \'Dogs Grads Still Competing for the Stanley Cup

Published on April 29, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


When the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs started in the second week of April, 11 of the 16 clubs that qualified for post-season play had at least one Hamilton Bulldogs graduate on their roster. In total, there were 38 ex-'Dogs competing for the Cup in the first round of the NHL playoffs. With the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals having been eliminated in the conference quarter-finals, the season's of 10 of those 38 players came to an end. Currently, there are 28 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates still competing for the Stanley Cup as a member of the Dallas Stars (6), Detroit Red Wings (1), Montreal Canadiens (16), Philadelphia Flyers (1), Pittsburgh Penguins (3) and San Jose Sharks (2). Included on the long list of former Hamilton Bulldogs that continue to play in the NHL's post-season are Montreal forward Sergei Kostitsyn, who is the rookie scoring leader in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with eight points, and Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, who is the playoff leader in shutouts with two. Below is a complete list of 'Dogs grads who have competed in the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs and their statistics as of Tuesday, April 29.

ANAHEIM DUCKS (2 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Eliminated by the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Western Conference Quarter-Final Francois Beauchemin - D (6 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, +2, 26 PIM) Marc-Andre Bergeron - D (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

BOSTON BRUINS (2 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Eliminated by Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Eastern Conference Quarter-Final Bobby Allen - D (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Tim Thomas - G (7 GP - 3-4-0, 2.65 GAA, .914 SV%, 0 SO)

DALLAS STARS (6 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Lead San Jose Sharks 2-0 in Western Conference Semi-Final Trevor Daley - D (8 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, +1, 10 PIM) Dan Jancevski - D (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Antti Miettinen - RW (5 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -2, 0 PIM) Steve Ott - C (8 GP - 2 G, 0 A, 2 P, -1, 4 PIM) Mike Ribeiro - C (8 GP - 3 G, 8 A, 11 P, +2, 4 PIM) Brad Winchester - LW (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

DETROIT RED WINGS (1 Hamilton Bulldogs graduate) Eliminated Nashville Predators 4-2 in Western Conference Quarter-Final Dan Cleary - RW (8 GP - 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, +2, 0 PIM)

MINNESOTA WILD (1 Hamilton Bulldogs graduate) Eliminated by Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Western Conference Quarter-Final Steve Kelly - C (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

MONTREAL CANADIENS (16 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Trail Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in Eastern Conference Semi-Final Steve Begin - LW (10 GP - 0 G, 3 A, 3 P, +3 , 6 PIM) Francis Bouillon - D (5 GP - 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, +1, 4 PIM) Kyle Chipchura - C (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Matt D'Agostini - RW (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Mikhail Grabovski - C (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Jaroslav Halak - G (0 GP - 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 0 SO) Christopher Higgins - LW (10 GP - 2 G, 2 A, 4 P, +2, 2 PIM) Mike Komisarek - D (10 GP - 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, +2, 16 PIM) Andrei Kostitsyn - LW (10 GP - 4 G, 2 A, 6 P, -4, 2 PIM) Sergei Kostitsyn - LW (10 GP - 3 G, 5 A, 8 P, +2, 14 PIM) Maxim Lapierre - C (10 GP - 0 G, 2 A, 2 P, -3, 4 PIM) Ryan O'Byrne - D (4 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, -2, 0 PIM) Tomas Plekanec - C (10 GP - 2 G, 4 A, 6 P, -1, 2 PIM) Carey Price - G (10 GP, 5-5-0, 2.55 GAA, .907 SV%, 2 SO) Michael Ryder - RW (4 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, +1, 2 PIM) Gregory Stewart - RW (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS (2 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Eliminated by Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in Western Conference Quarter-Final Greg De Vries - D (6 GP - 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, -1, 2 PIM) Dan Ellis - G (6 GP - 2-4-0, 2.52 GAA, .938 SV%, 0 SO)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1 Hamilton Bulldogs graduate) Lead Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in Eastern Conference Semi-Final Jim Dowd - C (10 GP - 1 G, 2 A, 3 P, +3, 2 PIM)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (3 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Lead New York Rangers 2-0 in Eastern Conference Semi-Final Ty Conklin - G (0 GP - 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 0 SO) Georges Laraque - RW (6 GP - 0 G, 1 A, 1 P, -1, 0 PIM) Alain Nasreddine - D (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

SAN JOSE SHARKS (2 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Trail Dallas Stars 2-0 in Western Conference Semi-Final Brad Norton - D (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM) Alexei Semenov - D (1 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM )

WASHINGTON CAPITALS (2 Hamilton Bulldogs graduates) Eliminated by Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in Eastern Conference Quarter-Final Christobal Huet - G (7 GP - 3-4-0, 2.93 GAA, .909 SV%, 0 SO) Jason Morgan - C (0 GP - 0 G, 0 A, 0 P, E, 0 PIM)

Currently in its 72nd season of play, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 83 percent of today's NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and more than 6 million fans have attended AHL games across North America in each of the past six seasons.

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