Bulldogs Edge Crunch with 1-0 Shootout Win
January 14, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Syracuse Crunch 1-0 in a shootout on Friday night at Copps Coliseum. Both goalies earned a shutout as Jean-Philippe Levasseur made 46 saves for the Crunch and Curtis Sanford made 22 saves. This is the first time in franchise history that neither team has scored in regulation or overtime at Copps Coliseum. The last 1-0 shootout game for the 'Dogs was played on April 7, 2007 when they defeated the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum.
Through three periods of play neither team could earn a goal. The Bulldogs had fired 39 shots on net but all were turned aside by Levasseur. A few 'Dogs players also rang shots off the post and crossbar but were unable to get a tally on the scoreboard.
With both teams unable to score in the overtime period as well, the 0-0 game went into a shootout. Nick Bonino was the only Syracuse player able to beat Curtis Sanford as he stopped four other Crunch players while Ben Maxwell and Alexander Avtsin notched shootout goals for Hamilton to lead their team to victory.
The Bulldogs will host the Rochester Americans for a game on Tuesday, January 18th at 7:00 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. 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.
Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the February 25th game 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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