Bulldogs and Hamilton Police Team up this Saturday

Published on March 3, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


HAMILTON, ON ‚¬" The Hamilton Bulldogs announced today that Hamilton Police Services will be teaming up with the ‚¬ËœDogs to raise funds in support of St. Joseph ‚¬â„¢s Healthcare System and the Around the Bay Race at the ‚¬ËœDogs game this Saturday, March 5th. The Bulldogs will battle the Toronto Marlies at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Copps Coliseum.

‚¬Å“The Bulldogs and Marlies are a great divisional rivalry, so fans will see great hockey and have a chance to help us support the great work done at St. Joes, ‚¬Â said Police Chief Glenn De Caire, who will be making a ‚¬Ëœspecial entrance ‚¬â„¢ at the start of the game.

There will be a number of planned events at the game including a top shot kids game and a special draw where the winner will get the chance to shoot the puck during the intermission for a chance to win $10,000. A number of members of the Hamilton Police Service will be honoured at the game.

Proceeds raised by Hamilton Police Services from this event will go towards reaching the Police Service ‚¬â„¢s $10,000 goal for St. Joseph ‚¬â„¢s Healthcare System through the Around the Bay Road Race.

To sponsor members of the Service that will be running in the Around the Bay race follow this link: http://www.eventsonline.ca/cgi-bin/events/atbrr/pledge.pl'id=JME2016567

The Bulldogs will host the Toronto Marlies in the first of back-to-back games this weekend when they battle the Marlies at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th. The ‚¬ËœDogs will then travel to Toronto for a 1:00 p.m. game on Sunday, March 6th at Ricoh Coliseum. Sunday ‚¬â„¢s game can be seen live on CBC. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the February 25th game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on ‚¬ËœDogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.



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