Montreal Reassigns Marc Denis to Hamilton
Published on January 18, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
MONTREAL, QC - Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced today that goaltender Marc Denis has been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs from the Canadiens.
Denis, 31, has a 3.00 goals against average and a .857 save percentage after playing 20:00 minutes with Montreal on January 2nd. In 22 games with Hamilton in 2008-2009, the 6'1", 193-pound, left-handed-catching netminder has posted a record of 14 wins and seven losses while posting a 2.60 goals against average and a .914 saving percentage. The Sorel, Quebec native is currently tied for ninth in the American Hockey League in wins with 14 and tied in fourth for shutouts with three. In his last start for Hamilton on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008, Denis stopped all 21 Toronto shots and stretched his shutout streak to 113:32 in the Hamilton Bulldogs' 4-0 victory over the Marlies.
The Bulldogs battle the Crunch in Syracuse tomorrow afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. match-up. Fans can listen to every âDogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the âAHL Live' or âTALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
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