DesLauriers Helps Dogs Down Crunch
December 9, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton, ON - Bulldogs goaltender Jeff DesLauriers made 21 saves, and stopped four of five shoot-out attempts to back stop Hamilton to a 2-1 shoot-out victory over the Syracuse Crunch on Friday night at Copps Coliseum. The victory ended Hamilton's five game losing streak and improved their record to 9-17-0-2.
The Syracuse Crunch opened the scoring at the 7:47 mark of the first period while on the power play. Bulldogs goaltender DesLauriers stopped the initial shot from Joakim Lindstrom in the slot, before Ben Simon shot the loose puck into the net during a scramble in front.
At 2:11 of the second period Hamilton was awarded a penalty shot when Crunch defenseman Aaron Johnson covered a loose puck in the crease. Bulldog forward Andrei Kostitsyn was denied as Syracuse goaltender Andrew Penner stopped the attempt with his right pad.
Francis Lemieux tied the game for Hamilton at 11:11 of the third period. Lemieux took a pass from Mathieu Roy and beat the Crunch defenseman wide before cutting in front of the net and snapping a shot between the legs of Penner.
After a five-minute overtime session, the game remained tied at 1-1, and the teams headed to a shoot out.
Kostitsyn and James Sanford scored on Hamilton's first two attempts, and DesLauriers stopped four of five Crunch shooters to earn his second shoot-out victory of the season. Dating back to last season, Sanford has now scored on all four of his AHL career shoot-out attempts.
DesLauriers earned his third victory of the season and was named the game's first star. Penner made 21 saves for the Crunch in a losing cause.
Hamilton was 0 for 4 with the man advantage while Syracuse was 1 for 6.
The Bulldogs next game will take place tomorrow, Saturday, December 10, when they host the Houston Aeros. It is the first time these teams have met since the 2003 Calder Cup Finals. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at ticketmaster.ca, or at Sports Obsession in Jackson Square.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from December 9, 2005
- Wolves hang around, beat Rivermen 6-5 - Peoria Rivermen
- Five Rivermen games to air live on Insight Cable - Peoria Rivermen
- Admirals Top Griffins 5-2 - Milwaukee Admirals
- P-Bruins Fall to Lowell 3-2 - Providence Bruins
- Iowa can't corral Rampage - Iowa Chops
- San Antonio defeats Iowa - AHL
- Phantoms win big over Albany - Adirondack Phantoms
- Monsters defeat the weather and the Bruins, 3-2 - Albany Devils
- Schaefer Leads Barons to 5-2 Win at Toronto - Cleveland Barons
- DesLauriers Helps Dogs Down Crunch - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Monarchs Regain Atlantic Division Throne - Manchester Monarchs
- Rivermen announce December community appearances - Peoria Rivermen
- Canadiens recall Murray - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Beech, Finley Recalled - Milwaukee Admirals
- Law nets four points, Voloshenko scores two PPG - Houston Aeros
- Admirals bag Tigers 5-2 - Norfolk Admirals
- Bears battle to win at Binghamton 6-4 - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers Sunk By Admirals 5-2 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Canadiens recall Murray - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Stars have pair of upcoming games - Iowa Chops
- Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Re-Assign Cunning to WHL - Abbotsford Heat
- Houston makes lone trip to Rochester - Houston Aeros
- Columbus Recalls Motzko - Syracuse Crunch
- Americans host Houston - Rochester Americans
- Kings Return Tambellini To Manchester - Manchester Monarchs
- Iowa Stars Forward Reassigned by Dallas - Iowa Chops
- Hamilton Bulldogs Game Notes - Hamilton Bulldogs
- AHL Quick Hits for December 9th - AHL
- Bears in Southern Tier Tonight to Face Senators - Hershey Bears
- Falcons Host Wolf Pack Tonight - Springfield Falcons
- Tremblay Reassigned to Quad City - Cleveland Barons
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
