Bulldogs Hang on to Defeat Toronto
Published on January 15, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs successfully defended a 2-1 first period lead to defeat the Toronto Marlies in front of 5,029 fans at Copps Coliseum.
Hamilton's Alexander Avtsin opened scoring with his sixth of the season just 59 seconds into the game. Toronto tied the score at one on a power play double-deflection in front of Peter Delmas' net. Marcel Mueller was credited with the game-tying goal at 7:17 of the first period. The Bulldogs regained the lead with 57 seconds left in the opening period, when Andreas Engqvist scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season, one-timing a behind-the-back pass from Garrett Stafford past Marlies netminder Ben Scrivens.
The Hamilton Bulldogs next game is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18th at 7:30 p.m. when they will host the Milwaukee Admirals at Copps Coliseum in their final game before the 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic, presented by Molson and Boston Pizza. The Hamilton Bulldogs will host the Toronto Marlies at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Saturday, January 21st at 1:00 p.m.
Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season (including the AHL Outdoor Classic) 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.
All Hamilton Bulldogs games can be heard live on AM 820 CHAM or on www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or seen live on www.ahllive.com beginning with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30-minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Visit the official website of the Hamilton Bulldogs at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com Visit the official website of the 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic presented by Molson at www.outdoorclassic.ca Like the 2012 AHL Outdoor Classic presented by Molson at www.facebook.com/outdoorclassic Become a fan of the 'Dogs on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hamiltonbulldogs Follow the team on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bulldogsahl and www.twitter.com/dogsplaybyplay
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