Bulldogs blueliner Ryan O'Byrne named to Canadian AHL All-Star team

January 9, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


SPRINGFIELD, MA - The American Hockey League announced today that Hamilton Bulldogs defenceman Ryan O'Byrne has been named to the 2008 Canadian AHL All-Star team. O'Byrne will join Head Coach Don Lever and Assistant Coach Ron Wilson, as well as the entire Hamilton Bulldogs training staff, on the Canadian squad's roster for this season's All-Star Classic on January 27th-28th.

O'Byrne, 23, is currently on recall to the Montreal Canadiens and had two assists and 18 penalty minutes in 11 games before fracturing his thumb on December 28th, 2007 against the Florida Panthers. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound blueliner has not played since the injury occurred. Both of O'Byrne's assists came in his first-career NHL game on December 6th, 2007 versus the Boston Bruins.

In 18 games in the AHL with Hamilton this season, the native of Victoria, British Columbia has registered eight points (2-6-8), 43 penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating. O'Byrne has played 98-career AHL games with the Bulldogs, collecting two goals, 18 assists, 20 points and 172 penalty minutes.

For the rest of the 2008 Canadian AHL All-Star team's roster, or for more information, visit www.theahl.com. The 2008 Planet-USA AHL All-Star team will be announced tomorrow.

The 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok will be held on January 27th-28th in Binghamton, New York, home of the Binghamton Senators. Binghamton and Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena will provide a unique stage for the best young hockey players in the world and a terrific setting for guests from across North America.

The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to the ice at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, January 9th) for an inter-conference tilt with the Binghamton Senators at Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games 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 or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.



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