Bulldogs Defeated 5-1 by Monsters

Published on November 10, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Cleveland, OH - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Lake Erie Monsters 5-1 in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday afternoon. The Monsters scored five unanswered goals including two by Ben Walter to give the Bulldogs only their second regulation loss of the season. The loss snaps the 'Dogs nine-game point streak and five-game winning streak.

Neither team could score in the opening stanza but David Desharnais potted the game's first goal at 5:56 of the second period. Aaron Palushaj released a shot on net that was stopped by Lake Erie starting goaltender Jason Bacashihua. Following a scrum in front of the Monsters net, Desharnais grabbed the loose puck and fired it past Bacashihua.

The Monsters tied the game 1-1 at 7:12 of the middle frame. Mark Olver slid a cross-ice pass to Ray Macias, who blasted a shot past Hamilton starting goaltender Robert Mayer and into the top of the net. Lake Erie took a 2-1 lead at 10:45. Julian Talbot raced to the puck before dishing a pass over to Greg Mauldin. Mauldin used a deke move in front of the net before sliding the puck past Mayer and across the goal line.

Walter gave the Monsters a 3-1 lead 43 seconds into the third stanza while on a 5-on-3 power play. Brandon Rogers centered the puck to Walter, who rifled a shot past Mayer and into the net. Luke Walker increased Lake Erie's lead to 4-1 at 10:10. Patrick Bordeleau received the puck from Macias before feeding a cross-crease pass to Walker, who one-timed the puck past Mayer. Walter added his second goal of the game and period at 10:41. Mauldin's shot was redirected by Rogers but stopped by Mayer. The goaltender could not contain the rebound, allowing Walter to grab the puck and whack it past Mayer.

The 'Dogs will return to Copps Coliseum for back-to-back games on Saturday, November 13th and Sunday, November 14th both with scheduled start times of 4:00 p.m. Saturday's game will be the Bulldogs annual 'Salute the Troops' night at Copps Coliseum where the 'Dogs will have a pre-game ceremony to honour the brave men and women of our Armed Forces and will be wearing specialty 'Salute the Troops' commemorative jerseys for the game. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. All pre-game shows during 'Dogs home games will be broadcast live from the main concourse at Copps Coliseum.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the November 5th and February 25th games at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) 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 on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

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