Bulldogs celebrate St. John's rivalry
Published on March 31, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs will be celebrating the 100th and final regular season meeting between the Bulldogs and St. John's Maple Leafs - TOMORROW - Friday, April 1st (7:30 p.m.) at Copps Coliseum on 'Pizza Pizza Newfoundland Night'.
As part of the celebrations, there are a number of special events and attractions scheduled for 'Pizza Pizza Newfoundland Night':
* Bandaloni 'The One Man Band'
* Live bands 'Sonus' on the concourse and 'Stramash' in the lower beer garden
* Eastern music between stoppages in play
* 'Pizza Pizza' Andrei Kostitsyn bandanas for the first 2,500 fans
* Oyster bar
* Get 'Screeched In' on the concourse
* Intermission Fishing contest
* Tag Body Spray Photo Booth
* Molson Extreme Team
* 'Newfie' Trivia
* Buddy the Puffin, the St. John's Maple Leafs mascot will be in attendance
* A Newfoundland table featuring 'Newfie' souvenirs and collectables
All-time the Bulldogs have earned a record of 46 wins, 39 losses, 12 ties, 1 overtime loss and 1 shootout loss versus the St. John's Maple Leafs.
The Hamilton Bulldogs Youth Fund will be holding a Food Drive at Friday's game, which is in support of Secondary School Food for Learning, a breakfast program for area high schools. Bulldogs fans are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation to the game.
As well thousands of upper bowl tickets were sold for this game throughout the Hamilton area courtesy of Wally Barubek, a Bulldogs sponsor and season ticket holder, and the Insurance Brokers Association of Hamilton and Dan Lawrie Insurance. Proceeds from these upper bowl tickets will go towards 'CITY KIDZ', a non-profit charity that assists disadvantaged children living in the inner city of Hamilton.
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Fans can purchase tickets to all Bulldogs home games at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (905) 527-7666 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
- www.hamiltonbulldogs.com -
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