Bulldogs' 2013-2014 Season Comes To Close
April 21, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs wrapped up their 2013-2014 season with two games this past week and also held their team awards presentation at their final game on Saturday, April 19th.
The Bulldogs earned their last win of the season on Tuesday, April 15th when they travelled to Cleveland, Ohio to take on the Lake Erie Monsters (American Hockey League affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche). Forward Joonas Nattinen scored a highlight-reel goal, forward Nick Sorkin notched his first tally as a professional and goaltender Robert Mayer made 30 saves as the Bulldogs edged the Monsters 2-1 at Quicken Loans Arena.
On Saturday, April 19th, two Syracuse Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning) goals in a 1:10 span in the second period put Hamilton behind for good as the hometown 'Dogs dropped their final game of the 2013-2014 season 3-1 to the Crunch at FirstOntario Centre. Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu had the Bulldogs' only goal, while goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 23 saves in defeat.
The Bulldogs' eight team awards were handed out at their last game of the season at FirstOntario Centre. Winners were as follows:
- The Hamilton Spectator Most Valuable Player Award: Dustin Tokarski
- Molson Cup Award (based on points awarded for three star selections): Dustin Tokarski
- Bill Sturrup Trophy (fan favourite voted on by "The Growl" Booster Club): Gabriel Dumont
- Tim Hortons Top Defenceman Award: Greg Pateryn
- Dan Lawrie Insurance Premium Player of the Year Award (based on number of hardest working player of the game selections): Mike Blunden
- FirstOntario Credit Union Community Leadership Award: Morgan Ellis
- PMA Top Rookie Award: Sven Andrighetto
- Hamilton Bulldogs Leading Scorer Award: Martin St. Pierre
THIS WEEK'S GAME SCHEDULE / BROADCASTS (All times Eastern)
No games
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE
Record: 33-35-1-7, 74 points ... Home: 14-19-1-4, 33 points ... Road: 19-16-0-3, 41 points ... Standings: 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference ... Last 10 games: 4-3-0-3 ... Longest winning streak: 6 (December 26th - January 10th) ... Longest losing streak: 6 (November 2nd - November 15th) ... Leading scorers: F Martin St. Pierre (71 GP 10-38-48), F Sven Andrighetto (64 GP 17-27-44), F Mike Blunden (68 GP 18-19-37) ... Goaltenders: Devan Dubnyk (8 GP 2-5-0, 3.33 GAA, .893 Save %, 0 SO), Dustin Tokarski (41 GP 20-16-3, 2.38 GAA, .919 Save %, 1 SO) ... Power play - Home: 21-for-165, 12.7 per cent, 29th AHL ... Road: 23-for-160, 14.4 per cent, T-20th AHL ... Overall: 44-for-325, 13.5 per cent, 29th AHL ... Penalty killing - Home: 29-for-174, 83.3 per cent, 17th AHL ... Road: 32-for-168, 81.0 per cent, T-15th AHL ... Overall: 61-for-342, 82.2 per cent, 16th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.39, T-28th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.95, 18th AHL
TRANSACTIONS
April 14th - F Stefan Fournier reassigned by Montreal Canadiens to Hamilton Bulldogs from Wheeling Nailers
April 17th - G Robert Mayer joined Team Switzerland for IIHF World Hockey Championship
April 18th - D Jonathan Narbonne released by Hamilton Bulldogs from try out agreement
April 20th - G Devan Dubnyk recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - G Dustin Tokarski recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - D Nathan Beaulieu recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - D Davis Drewiske recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - D Greg Pateryn recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - F Sven Andrighetto recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - F Mike Blunden recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - F Gabriel Dumont recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - F Louis Leblanc recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
April 20th - F Christian Thomas recalled to Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
INJURY REPORT
D Darren Dietz - Torn hamstring
F Brady Vail - Ankle
WEEK-IN-REVIEW (April 14th - April 19th)
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014 - HAMILTON 2 @ LAKE ERIE 1
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Hamilton Goals: Joonas Nattinen, Nick Sorkin*
Lake Erie Goals: Andrew Agozzino
Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (1 GA, 30 SV) / Lake Erie: Calvin Pickard (2 GA, 34 SV)
Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-2 / Lake Erie: 1-for-2
* - Game-winning goal
Saturday, April 19th, 2014 - SYRACUSE 3 @ HAMILTON 1
FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
Syracuse Goals: Evan Rankin, Luke Witkowski*, Jonathan Marchessault
Hamilton Goals: Nathan Beaulieu
Goaltending: Syracuse: Cedrick Desjardins (1 GA, 22 SV) / Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (3 GA, 23 SV)
Power Play: Syracuse: 0-for-3 / Hamilton: 1-for-4
* - Game-winning goal
MOLSON CUP - THREE STARS LEADERS (FINAL)
(1st Star - 5 pts, 2nd Star - 3 pts, 3rd Star - 1 pt)
Player Points
1. Dustin Tokarski 41
T2. Gabriel Dumont 40
T2. Mike Blunden 40
4. Sven Andrighetto 29
5. Greg Pateryn 24
6. Martin St. Pierre 18
7. Patrick Holland 17
T8. Robert Mayer 13
T8. Christian Thomas 13
10. Louis Leblanc 11
T11. Nathan Beaulieu 9
T11. Joonas Nattinen 9
T13. Maxime Macenauer 6
T13. Nick Tarnasky 6
T15. Stephen MacAulay 5
T15. Michael Bournival 5
T15. Nick Sorkin 5
18. Devan Dubnyk 4
T19. Magnus Nygren 3
T19. Justin Courtnall 3
T21. Akim Aliu 1
T21. Joel Chouinard 1
T21. Jarred Tinordi 1
THE DAN LAWRIE INSURANCE PREMIUM PLAYER OF THE GAME (FINAL)
(10 pts - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player Points
1. Mike Blunden 80
T2. Gabriel Dumont 70
T2. Christian Thomas 70
4. Sven Andrighetto 50
T5. Louis Leblanc 40
T5. Dustin Tokarski 40
T5. Jarred Tinordi 40
T5. Nathan Beaulieu 40
T5. Maxime Macenauer 40
T10. Greg Pateryn 30
T10. Stefan Fournier 30
T10. Nick Tarnasky 30
T10. Justin Courtnall 30
T10. Martin St. Pierre 30
T15. Patrick Holland 20
T15. Robert Mayer 20
T15. Davis Drewiske 20
T15. Connor Crisp 20
T19. Akim Aliu 10
T19. Steve Quailer 10
T19. Morgan Ellis 10
T19. Joonas Nattinen 10
T19. Jordan Owens 10
T19. Michael Bournival 10
HAMILTON BULLDOGS SUMMER HOCKEY CAMP
The Hamilton Bulldogs are proud to present their 2014 Summer Hockey Camp featuring on-ice instruction from the highly-touted Kelly Reed. Our camp (ages eight to 13) runs from July 28th to August 1st and will consist of three hours of on-ice training and three hours of off-ice training each day. On-ice training will focus on skill development, power skating and game tactics. Off-ice training will include a combination of aerobic and anaerobic training as well as games such as ball hockey, soccer, football, etc. We will also offer campers a unique opportunity to check out all of the newest Reebok-CCM equipment and we will take the campers on a tour of the Bulldogs' dressing room to get a sneak peek of what life as a professional hockey player is all about.
All on-ice skills will be run by Kelly Reed and his staff. In addition, special appearances will be made by members of the Bulldogs coaching staff, as well as former and current Bulldogs players. All campers will receive a Bulldogs Hockey Camp jersey, tickets to a Bulldogs 2014-2015 regular season home game and much more.
Contact Brianne Whitty at 905-777-2368 or brianne.whitty@hamiltonbulldogs.com to register your camper today!
2014-2015 SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2014-2015 Bulldogs season are on sale now. Major incentives have been incorporated for potential new and renewing season ticket holders. For full details on season tickets, visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/tickets/season .
2014-2015 FLEX TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Flex ticket packages for the 2014-2015 season are on sale now. Starting as low as $140 for a 10-ticket pack, flex tickets are a great option that allows you to allot any number of your tickets to any regular season game(s), subject to availability. Full pricing is as follows:
Blue section 10 Pack: $140 ($14 per ticket)
Red section 10 Pack: $190 ($19 per ticket)
Gold section 10 Pack: $220 ($22 per ticket)
Blue section 20 Pack: $240 ($12 per ticket)
Red section 20 Pack: $320 ($16 per ticket)
Gold section 20 Pack: $400 ($20 per ticket)
Call 1-866-DOGS-TIX to get your tickets now.
BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE
Fans can get all their Bulldogs merchandise during home games at the "Dawg House" store, located behind section 114 on the concourse level at FirstOntario Centre. There are several great items fans can purchase to show off their Bulldogs pride, including hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers and other select novelty items.
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