Bulldogs begin three-game homestand

Published on March 6, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


After earning five wins on their seven-game road trip, the Hamilton Bulldogs (28-34-0-3) begin a three-game homestand this week by playing two games. Hamilton will face the Manitoba Moose on Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. before battling the Philadelphia Phantoms on Saturday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. Friday's game can be seen live on Hamilton's Cable 14.

Before beginning their stretch of three games in four days, the Bulldogs will hold their 2nd Annual Pizza Pizza Skills Competition on Tuesday, March 7 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Haldimand County Caledonia Centre. This year's events will include Hardest Shot, Fastest Skater, Rapid Fire, and other events to test the skill and endurance of the ‘Dogs players. Tickets for this event are just $5 and are available at the Haldimand County Caledonia Centre and at the Hamilton Bulldogs Office during business hours. All proceeds will go towards Caledonia Minor Hockey. Cable 14 will air the event on the following dates: Friday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE 0 (OT)

BULLDOGS GOALS - James Sanford

RAMPAGE GOALS - None

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (21sh, 21sv) / San Antonio - David LeNeveu (44sh,43sh)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-10 / San Antonio 0-5

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ HOUSTON AEROS 3

BULLDOGS GOALS - Pierre Dagenais, Francis Lemieux

AEROS GOALS - Erik Westrum (2), Roman Voloshenko

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (38sh, 35sv) / Houston - Josh Harding (31sh, 29sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-5 / Houston 1-6

FRIDAY, MARCH 3 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ CLEVELAND BARONS 0

BULLDOGS GOALS - Peter Vandermeer (2), Corey Locke

BARONS GOALS - None

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (25sh, 25sv) / Cleveland - Dimitri Patzold (21sh, 18sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-5 / Cleveland 0-9

SATURDAY, MARCH 4 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ CLEVELAND BARONS 4

BULLDOGS GOALS - Pierre Dagenais

BARONS GOALS - Lukas Kaspar (2), Josh Hennessy, Mike Iggulden

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (29sh, 26sv) / Cleveland - Nolan Schaefer (24sh, 23sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-7 / Cleveland 1-9

Player Notes

- Hamilton is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

- G Jaroslav Halak recorded two shutouts last week. Halak posted his first career AHL shutout in only his second career AHL start on Tuesday, February 28, when the Bulldogs defeated the San Antonio Rampage 1-0 in overtime. The native of Bratislava, Slovakia then posted another shutout just two games later as Hamilton blanked Cleveland 3-0 on Friday, March 3.

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn has eight points (3g-5a) in his last seven games.

- LW Pierre Dagenais has seven points (6g-1a) in his last seven games.

- C Francis Lemieux has six points (2g-4a) in his last six games.

- C Corey Locke has recorded six points (1g-5a) in his last six games.

- LW Peter Vandermeer posted his first multi-goal game of the season, collecting two goals and one assist on March 3.

- D Andrew Archer recorded his first point in 14 games when earned an assist in the Bulldogs' 4-1 loss to the Barons on Saturday, March 4.

Upcoming Games

FRIDAY, MARCH 10 - MANITOBA MOOSE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- The Bulldogs take on the Moose for the seventh time in 2005-06.

- Hamilton has a record of 2-3-0-1 against Manitoba this season.

- In the last meeting of the season on January 29, Andrei Kosititsyn recorded one goal, two assists and scored in the shootout as Hamilton defeated Manitoba 5-4.

- The Moose are tied for second in the North Division with Syracuse at 80 points.

- Manitoba G Wade Flaherty ranks fourth in both goals-against average (2.37) and save percentage (0.921) while leading the league with six shutouts.

- Moose forward Mike Brown ranks second in the AHL with five shorthanded goals.

- Hamilton D Johnathan Aitken played 46 games for Manitoba last season, collecting seven points (1g-6a) and 101 penalty minutes.

- Ex-Dog RW Jozef Balej has 29 points (14g-15a) in 39 games this season for Manitoba.

SATURDAY, MARCH 11 - PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- Hamilton and Philadelphia face-off for the second and final time this season.

- In the first meeting of the season on December 16, the Bulldogs defeated the Phantoms 3-1.

- The Phantoms are in fifth place in the East Division with 58 points.

- Philadelphia G Martin Houle has the third best goals-against average (2.35) and eighth best save percentage (0.915) in the AHL.

- RW Jim Campbell leads the Phantoms in scoring with 39 points (19g-20a) in 51 games.

- Philadelphia LW Josh Gratton ranks third in the league with 265 penalty minutes.

- Bulldogs LW Peter Vandermeer played three seasons for Philadelphia from 2001-2004.

North Division Standings

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

Grand Rapids 64 43 16 1 4 91 0.711

Syracuse 62 37 19 4 2 80 0.645

Manitoba 62 36 18 5 3 80 0.645

Toronto 61 32 23 4 2 70 0.574

Hamilton 65 28 34 0 3 59 0.454

Rochester 61 27 30 2 2 58 0.475

Cleveland 65 23 38 2 2 50 0.385

ALUMNI WATCH

There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs from this past weekend. Saturday, March 4 - C Chris Higgins scored twice while RW Michael Ryder (1g-1a), C Mike Ribeiro (1g), RW Alexander Perezhogin (1a) and C Tomas Plekanec (1a) also found the scoresheet in Montreal's 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. G Cristobal Huet made 29 saves to earn the victory. - Stars RW Antti Miettinen and D Trevor Daley each recorded an assist as Dallas defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. - Maple Leafs LW Chad Kilger earned an assist in Toronto's 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Sentators. Sunday, March 5 - Oilers C Jarret Stoll collected two assists in Edmonton's 3-2 (OT) victory over the Nashville Predators.

- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin recorded an assist in Anaheim's 3-2 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Bulldogs Player Transactions - FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6

Sunday, March 5

- LW Brad Winchester was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL).

Hear Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network

Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to or watch every game on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the ‘Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the ‘Dogs website. The AHL and B2 have entered into a partnership that will allow fans to watch every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season. To watch a game, go to the Bulldogs website and click on the B2 ‘Watch the Game Live' icon. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the commentary for home games and select road games.

TICKETS

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are on sale now! Individual game tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.ca or at select Sports Obsession locations. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Friday, March 10 - 7:30 p.m. - Manitoba Moose at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

Saturday, March 11 - 7:00 p.m. - Philadelphia Phantoms at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

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