Bulldogs bounce Barons
April 12, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton, ON - Six Bulldogs players had a multipoint game as Hamilton defeated the Cleveland Barons by a score of 7-1 in front of a season high 9,861 fans at Copps Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Hamilton opened the scoring just 1:17 into the game while on the penalty kill. Francis Lemieux picked up a loose puck deep in the Barons zone and fed a wide open J.J. Hunter in front of the net who made a few moves and then slid the puck past Cleveland goaltender Nolan Schaefer. Jeff Paul also earned an assist.
The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead at 3:55 of the first when Pierre Dagenais picked up a pass in the slot from Corey Locke and took a low shot that beat Schaefer on the stick side. The Dogs made it 3-0 just 1:48 later when Andrei Kostitsyn dangled around a Barons player and rifled a shot into the top corner of the net.
At the 16:00 mark, the Bulldogs extended their lead while on a two-man advantage when Dagenais wired a slap shot from the high slot for his second goal of the game.
Cleveland got on the board 0:46 seconds into the second period when Josh Hennessy buried a rebound over the shoulder of Bulldogs goalie Yann Danis.
The Bulldogs scored two goals 0:28 seconds apart late in the second period to make the score 6-1. Lemieux scored at 16:31 while on the power play after he found the puck in a scramble in front of the Barons net and shot it in. At 16:59, J-F Jacques picked up a Duncan Milroy rebound and backhanded a shot past Schaefer.
Bulldogs forward Kyle Chipchura scored his first career AHL goal at 13:44 of the third period when he picked up a breakaway pass from Milroy and went in alone on Schaefer. Chipchura faked to his backhand, then went forehand and roofed the puck to round out the scoring.
Danis made 26 saves on 27 shots to earn the win, while Schaefer made 27 saves on 34 shots.
Hamilton was 2 for 5 on the power play while Cleveland went 1 for 6.
Hamilton's next game will take place on Friday, April 14th when they travel to Toronto to take on the Marlies. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs' next home game will take place on Saturday, April 15th when they face the Marlies in their final game of the season. Walter Gretzky will be in attendance and will participate in the pre-game ceremonies. Tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), any Ticketmaster outlet, online at ticketmaster.ca, or at select Sports Obsession locations.
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