Bulldogs Travel To Face The Phantoms And Amerks

Published on January 9, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs hit the road this weekend to play the Adirondack Phantoms (AHL Affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers) at the Glen Falls Civic Center on Friday January 13th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The 'Dogs then continue their road trip and will play against the Rochester Americans (AHL Affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres) at the Blue Cross Arena on Saturday January 14th, 2012 at 7:35 p.m. The 'Dogs then return home to battle the Toronto Marlies (AHL Affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) at Copps Coliseum on Sunday January 15th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.

Andreas Engqvist and Aaron Palushaj are the featured guests at TOMORROW's taping of Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour, presented by Faloney's.

The third taping of this interactive show, co-hosted by Hamilton Bulldogs Senior Director of Broadcasting and Community Relations / Play-By-Play Announcer Derek Wills and Colour Commentator Al Craig, will focus on the 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic presented by Molson and Boston Pizza. The taping will take place on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Faloney's of Ancaster, located at 534 Garner Road East in Ancaster.

A second taping of the show focused on the Outdoor Classic will take place NEXT WEEK on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 7 p.m.

At all Friday night Hamilton Bulldogs home games at Copps Coliseum, fans can purchase draft beer for only $3.00 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fans must be of legal drinking age and are asked to drink responsibly.

For the game against the Toronto Marlies and at all Sunday afternoon home games, fans can also purchase a "Pizza Pizza Family Pack", which includes four tickets to the game and a $20.00 food and beverage voucher for only $60.00! "Pizza Pizza Family Packs" are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, the Bulldogs Office at 101 York Boulevard in Hamilton or by calling 905-529-8500 or 1-888-DOGS-TIX (1-888-364-7849).

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:

Friday, January 6th - SYRACUSE CRUNCH 2 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Aaron Palushaj 2 (7,8), Louis LeBlanc (5), Brian Willsie (4)*, Alexander Avstin (5)

Syracuse Goals: Rick Schofield (4), Patrick Maroon (15)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (W - 31 shots, 30 saves), Robert Mayer (8 shots, 7 saves) / Syracuse: Irro Tarkki (L- 38 shots, 34 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Syracuse 0-3

Attendance: 4,609

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced off against the Syracuse Crunch at Copps Coliseum Friday, January 6th, 2012 and won 5-2 with Aaron Palushaj scoring his seventh and eighth goals of the season while adding an assist. Nathan Lawson earned his 10th win by stopping 30 of the 31 shots he faced. Syracuse's Patrick Maroon scored his 16th of the season.

Saturday, January 7th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 at TORONTO MARLIES 1

Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Andreas Engqvist (10), Brian Willsie (5)*, Aaron Palushaj (9), Zach Fitzgerald (2)

Toronto Goals: Ryan Hamilton (16)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W- 20 shots, 19 saves) / Toronto: Ben Scrivens (W- 30 shots, 26 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-5 / Toronto 0-1

Attendance: 6,596

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Toronto Marlies 4-1 on Saturday January 7th, 2012 at Ricoh Coliseum. Andreas Engqvist scored a goal and Zach Fitzgerald netted his second goal of the season. Robert Mayer picked up the win making 19 saves on 20 shots. Ryan Hamilton scored his 16th of the season for the Marlies.

Sunday, January 8th - OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 1 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Andreas Engqvist 2 (11, 12*), Gabriel Dumont (6)

Oklahoma City Goals: Lennart Petrell (1)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W- 36 shots, 35 saves) / Oklahoma City: David LeNeveu (28 shots, 26 saves),

Power Play: Hamilton 1-7 / Oklahoma City 0-7

Attendance: 3,830

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma City Barons 3-1 at Copps Coliseum on Sunday January 8th, 2011. Andreas Engqvist netted two goals against the Barons extending his goal-scoring streak. Robert Mayer earned the win stopping 35 of the 36 shots he faced. Lennart Petrell of the Barons scored his first of the season.

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:

(As of Monday, January 9th)

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA

1. Toronto Marlies 37 19 13 3 2 43 0.581 102 95

2. Rochester Americans 36 16 13 4 3 39 0.542 105 108

3. Hamilton Bulldogs 35 16 14 1 4 37 0.529 86 102

4. Grand Rapids Griffins 34 15 13 4 2 36 0.529 104 107

5. Lake Erie Monsters 36 16 18 1 1 34 0.472 87 97

BULLDOGS NOTES:

RW Brian Willsie leads the 'Dogs in shots on goal with a 137 and is ranked fifth in the AHL C Olivier Fortier has three goals and four assists during his current six-game point streak. D Frederic St-Denis was selected to the 2012 AHL All-Star Game. RW Aaron Palushaj has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in his past eight games. C Andreas Engqvist is on an eight-game point streak with eight goals and five assists during that span. G Robert Mayer is 5-0-1 in his past seven games with a Goals Against Average of 1.62 and a .950 save percentage. The Hamilton Bulldogs have picked up at least one point in 13 of their last 15 games and are currently on a six-game point streak on the road.

UPCOMING GAMES:

FRIDAY JANUARY 13th, 2012 7:00 PM EDT - GLEN FALLS CIVIC CENTER, GLEN FALLS, NEW YORK

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (16-14-1-4, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 19th AHL) at

ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS (18-15-1-1, 3rd Northeast Division, 9th Eastern Conference, 18th AHL)

This game marks the second of two meetings between the two clubs this season The Bulldogs record against the Phantoms this season 1-0-0-0 Hamilton has an 8-1-0-0 all-time record against Adirondack F Jason Akeson is the leading scorer for the Phantoms with 28 points (9 goals, 19 assists) Former Bulldogs: Dan Jancevski There are currently seven Ontario natives listed on the Adirondack roster: F Tye McGinn (Fergus), F Tyler Brown (Wasaga Beach), C Luke Pither (Burketon), F Eric Wellwood (Windsor), F Jason Akeson (Orelans), Dan Jancevski (Windsor) and G Michael Leighton (Petrolia).

SATURDAY JANUARY 14th, 2012, 7:35 PM EST - BLUE CROSS ARENA, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (16-14-1-4, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 19th AHL) at

ROCHESTER AMERICANS (16-13-4-3, 2nd North Division, 8th Eastern Conference, 15th AHL)

This game marks the eighth of ten meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 6-1-0-0 against Amerks this season Hamilton has a 69-67-7-0-6 all-time record against Rochester Derek Whitmore currently leads Americans in scoring with 24 points (15 goals, 9 assists). Former Bulldogs: G Drew MacIntyre There are currently five Ontario natives listed on the Rochester roster: D Drew Schiestel (Hamilton), D Nick Crawford (Caldeon), C Paul Szczechura (Brantford), C Mark Voakes (St. Thomas) and C Phil Varone (Vaughan).

SUNDAY JANUARY 15th, 2012 3:00 PM EDT - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

TORONTO MARLIES (19-13-3-2, 1st North Division, 3rd Western Conference, 6th AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (16-14-1-4, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 19th AHL)

This game marks the fourth of twelve meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 2-1-0-0 against Marlies this season Hamilton has a 36-25-0-5-7 all-time record against Toronto C Mike Zigomanis currently leads the Marlies in points with 32 (7 goals, 25 assists). Former Bulldogs: None There are currently nine Ontario natives listed on the Toronto roster: LW Kelsey Wilson (Sault Ste. Marie), C Brayden Irwin (Toronto), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), LW Will Acton (Stouffville), C Matt Caruana (Orono), RW Kyle Neuber (London), C Mike Zigomanis (Toronto), D Simon Gysbers (Richmond Hill), and D Jesse Blacker (Toronto).

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Hamilton Bulldogs currently on NHL rosters. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-Hamilton Bulldogs from this past week: Toronto C Mikhail Grabovski scored a goal and picked up a helper against the Lightning (Jan. 3), and scored a goal and recorded an assist vs. the Winnipeg Jets (Jan. 5) Montreal G Carey Price stopped 24 shots for a win over the Winnipeg Jets (Jan. 4) and made 23 saves to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (Jan. 7) Dallas C Mike Riberio found the twine twice against the Predators (Jan. 5), and added to his point totals again with another two goals versus the Edmonton Oilers (Jan. 7) Dallas RW Michael Ryder scored two goals and picked up an assist versus the Detroit Red Wings (Jan. 1) Montreal C David Desharnais helped set up a goal versus the Winnipeg Jets (Jan. 4), and recorded an assist against the Tampa bay Lightning (Jan. 7)

TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen to or watch all Hamilton Bulldogs at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 76 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

GET YOUR TICKETS!

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season (including the January 21st outdoor game) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000. Hamilton Bulldogs 2011-2012 season tickets and flex ticket packages are on sale! For more information, call 905-529-8500 or e-mail seasontix@hamiltonbulldogs.com .

GET YOUR BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE":

Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the "Dawg House" store located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum. In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', and other select novelty items for sale.

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