Bulldogs Begin Round 2 This Week
April 26, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will move on to the second round of the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs after defeating the Oklahoma City Barons (American Hockey League affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers) 4-2 in their best-of-seven-series. They will either battle the Manitoba Moose (American Hockey League affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) or the Lake Erie Monsters (American Hockey League affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) in the North Division Final. Game 1 will be Thursday, April 28th at 7:30 p.m., and Game 2 will be Sunday, May 1st at 4:00 p.m., both at Copps Coliseum.
This past week, the Bulldogs eliminated the Oklahoma City Barons in the first round of the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs. They started the week on the road in Oklahoma City leading the series 2-0. The Barons won Game 3 on Tuesday, April 19th by a score of 2-0 as Martin Gerber made 26 saves for the shutout and Alexandre Giroux had two points. The Barons followed that up with a 5-2 victory the very next evening in Game 4 with Linus Omark and Mark Arcobello each scoring a goal and adding an assist. The Bulldogs pulled out a 2-0 win on Friday, April 22nd in Game 5 with Nigel Dawes, Aaron Palushaj and Dustin Boyd all recording two points while Drew MacIntrye stopped 20 shots for the shutout. The 'Dogs returned home on Sunday, April 24th and won Game 6 by a score of 4-1, which finished off the Barons' Calder Cup run. Nigel Dawes had two goals while Aaron Palushaj added three assists.
GET YOUR TICKETS FOR ROUND 2 All tickets for home games of Hamilton's second round series will be available for $20.50 and can be purchased at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, at any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000.
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, April 19th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 0 at OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 2
Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
Hamilton Goals: None
Oklahoma City Goals: Colin McDonald*, Alexandre Giroux
Goaltending: Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (L-46 shots, 44 saves) / Oklahoma City: Martin Gerber (W-26 shots, 26 saves) Power Play: Hamilton 0-6 / Oklahoma City 0-6
Attendance: 2,303 * - Game Winning Goal
Wednesday, April 20th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 at OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 5
Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
Hamilton Goals: Ian Schultz, Paul Zanette
Oklahoma City Goals: Hunter Tremblay, Zack Stortini, Marco Arcobello*, Linus Omark, Chris Vandevelde
Goaltending: Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (L-27 shots, 23 saves) / Oklahoma City: Martin Gerber (W-31 shots, 29 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-6 / Oklahoma City 1-7
Attendance: 2,041
* - Game Winning Goal
Friday, April 22nd - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 at OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 0
Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
Hamilton Goals: Aaron Palushaj*, Nigel Dawes
Oklahoma City Goals: None
Goaltending: Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (W-20 shots, 20 saves) / Oklahoma City: Martin Gerber (L-25 shots, 23 saves) Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Oklahoma City 0-7
Attendance: 3,318 * - Game Winning Goal
Sunday, April 24th - OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 1 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Nigel Dawes (2)*, Frederic St. Denis, J.T. Wyman
Oklahoma City Goals: Alexandre Giroux
Goaltending: Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (W-25 shots, 24 saves) / Oklahoma City: Martin Gerber (L-17 shots, 15 saves) Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Oklahoma City 0-4
Attendance: 2,684 * - Game Winning Goal
BULLDOGS NOTES:
- LW Nigel Dawes has recorded a point in 13 of his last 15 games dating back to the regular season.
- D Alex Henry has broken the franchise record for most playoff games played by a Bulldog. He currently sits at 45 career playoff games played, passing Craig Millar and Chad Hinz who played 42 games.
- D Joe Stejskal scored his 1st ever AHL goal on in Game 1 of the 'Dogs first round series on April 14th. Stejskal was signed out of Dartmouth College by the Montreal Canadiens on March 22nd.
- G Drew MacIntyre is 1st in the league in save percentage after six games with a .945SV%. He has now won 12 of his last 15 games and has started the past 27-straight 'Dogs games dating back to the regular season.
ALUMNI WATCH:
There are over 40 former Bulldogs currently on NHL rosters. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-'Dogs from this past week:
- Montreal F Andrei Kostitsyn had two goals last week in two games vs. the Boston Bruins. He scored in Game 3 (Apr. 18) and in Game 4 (Apr. 21). - Montreal F Tomas Plekanec scored a goal in Game 3 (Apr. 18) and added an assist in Game 4 (Apr. 21) vs. the Bruins.
- Montreal D P.K. Subban had an assist in Game 3 (Apr. 18) and scored a goal in Game 4 (Apr. 21) last week against the Bruins. - Boston G Tim Thomas has won three straight games for the Bruins vs. the Canadiens the past week. He made 34 saves in Game 3 (Apr. 18), 34 saves in Game 4 (Apr. 21), and 44 saves in Game 5 (Apr. 23). - Boston F Michael Ryder collected three points in Game 4 (Apr. 21) scoring two goals including the overtime winner and adding an assist.
- Washington LW Jason Chimera scored the overtime winner in Game 4 (Apr. 20) against the New York Rangers
- Los Angeles C Jarret Stoll recorded two assists in a Game 6 loss (Apr. 25) to the San Jose Sharks, eliminating the Kings from the playoffs.
TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network:
Fans can listen to every 'Dogs playoff game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 'TODAY'S COUNTRY AM 820 CHAM'. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or '820 CHAM' icon on the Bulldogs website. All post-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all post-season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.
GET YOUR BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE " DAWG HOUSE" : Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the " Dawg House" store located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum.
In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', and other select novelty items for sale.
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