Bulldogs Battle Monsters to 5-3 Loss

April 13, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO - The Hamilton Bulldogs were looking to be playoff spoilers tonight but the Lake Erie Monsters fought back persistently to earn a 5-3 victory over the 'Dogs.

Karl Stollery scored a quick goal for the Monsters, drawing first blood by sending the puck past Bulldogs starting goaltender Peter Delmas just 35 seconds into the game. Less than 30 seconds later, Brian Willsie pushed the puck past Lake Erie netminder Cedrick Desjardins to tie the game at 1. Then, at 6:39 into the first period, Ryan Stoa sent a backhand shot past Delmas to give the Monsters a 2-1 lead. Robert Mayer took over the 'Dogs net at this time, stopping 4 shots for the rest of the period to bring Lake Erie's shot totals to 11, while Hamilton registered 7 shots in the first 20 minutes.

Louis Leblanc tied the game at 2 when his weak snapshot beat Desjardins just 2:15 into the second period. The Monsters took their third one-goal lead of the game when Eric Hunter scored his sixth of the season at 7:37 to make it 3-2 Lake Erie. But the Bulldogs would tie the game once more, with Olivier Fortier deflecting Gabriel Dumont's shot to register his eighth goal of the season.

At 12:35 into the third period, Stoa scored his second goal of the game to put the Monsters ahead 4-3. Derek van der Gulik added the insurance goal with 5:20 left in the third period to give Lake Erie a 5-3 victory.

The Bulldogs finish off the 2011-2012 season with back-to-back home games against the Grand Rapids Griffins. TOMORROW, Saturday, April 14th, 2012, the puck drops at 7 p.m. for Pizza Pizza Fan Appreciation Night at Copps Coliseum. Then, on Sunday, April 15th, 2012 at 3 p.m., the 'Dogs are Blowing the Whistle on Concussions for the final game of the season.

Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at 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 hamiltonbulldogs.com, or seen live on ahllive.com, beginning with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Season ticket packages for 2012-2013 are now available! Order yours today by contacting a Bulldogs Account Executive at 905-529-8500.



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