Bulldogs Clinch Playoff Berth with Win over Marlies
Published on April 7, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
TORONTO, ON - Yann Danis made 39 saves and turned aside three of the five Toronto Marlies shooters in the shootout, earning his first shutout of the season and lifting the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 1-0 win on Saturday night at Ricoh Coliseum.
With the Bulldogs win and the Peoria Rivermen's 2-0 loss to the Manitoba Moose, Hamilton has now clinched a berth in the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs. Through 76 games this season, the 'Dogs have 90 points with a record of 41-27-3-5.
After three scoreless periods, the game went to overtime. After overtime solved nothing, the contest was decided in a shootout.
In the shootout, Hamilton scored three times on four shots courtesy of Matt D'Agostini, Corey Locke and Kyle Chipchura. The Marlies could only muster two goals from Colin Murphy and Brent Aubin, as Danis shut the door on Alex Foster, Robbie Earl and Alexander Suglobov to seal the victory for the Bulldogs.
Danis, who was named the game's first star and the Pearson Dunn Player of the Game, earned his 22nd win of the season while Justin Pogge stopped 16 shots to earn his third shutout of the campaign but was credited with the shootout loss.
Hamilton was 0-for-2 on the power play while Toronto was 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.
Game Notes: - The Bulldogs registered their 400th regular season franchise win - The last time the Bulldogs won 1-0 was on March 10th, 2007, also at Ricoh Coliseum when the 'Dogs downed the Marlies in regulation time - The last time Hamilton played to a scoreless tie in regulation and overtime was on February 24th, 2007 when they lost 1-0 in a shootout to the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena
The Bulldogs next game is on Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m. when the Grand Rapids Griffins invade 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. Fans can listen to the game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM "The Legend," beginning with the Park's Furniture Pre-Game Show at 7:10 p.m. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website.
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