Bulldogs Face Marlies And Comets In Three Games This Week
December 23, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (12-14-0-4) will have a few days off for the holidays this week, but then jump right back into things with three games in three days, starting on Boxing Day.
On Thursday, December 26th, the Bulldogs will be in Toronto for a 1:00 p.m. Boxing Day match up with the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) at Air Canada Centre in the seventh of 12 meetings this season, as well as the first half of a home-and-home series. The two teams will meet again on Friday, December 27th at 7:30 p.m. at Copps Coliseum in their eight meeting of the season.
On Saturday, December 28th, Hamilton will travel to Utica, New York to take on the Utica Comets (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) at 7:00 p.m. at Utica Memorial Auditorium in the third of four meetings this season.
THIS WEEK'S GAME SCHEDULE / BROADCASTS (All times Eastern)
Thursday, December 26th at Toronto Marlies, Air Canada Centre, 1:00 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (12:30 pre-game), TVA Sports
Friday, December 27th vs. Toronto Marlies, Copps Coliseum, 7:30 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (7:00 pre-game), Cable 14
Saturday, December 28th at Utica Comets, Utica Memorial Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (6:30 pre-game)
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE
Record: 12-14-0-4, 28 points ... Home: 8-8-0-3, 19 points ... Road: 4-6-0-1, 9 points ... Standings: 4th North Division, 10th Western Conference ... Last 10 games: 3-6-0-1 ... Longest winning streak: 4 (November 16th - November 23rd) ... Longest losing streak: 6 (November 2nd - November 15th) ... Leading scorers: F Martin St. Pierre (27 GP 6-18-24), F Louis Leblanc (27 GP 8-8-16), F Mike Blunden (23 GP 6-8-14) ... Goaltenders: Mike Condon (2 GP 0-1-0, 2.25 GAA, .914 Save %, 0 SO), Dustin Tokarski (20 GP 9-7-2, 2.39 GAA, .922 Save %, 1 SO) ... Power play - Home: 12-for-83, 14.5 per cent, T-23rd AHL ... Road: 8-for-53, 15.1 per cent, 18th AHL ... Overall: 20-for-136, 14.7 per cent, T-23rd AHL ... Penalty killing - Home: 12-for-93, 87.1 per cent, 8th AHL ... Road: 13-for-61, 78.7 per cent, 20th AHL ... Overall: 25-for-154, 83.8 per cent, 13th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.43, 26th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.93, 17th AHL
OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE
TORONTO MARLIES (Affiliation: Toronto Maple Leafs) - Head Coach: Steve Spott ... Record: 16-9-1-1, 34 points ... Home: 9-3-0-0, 18 points ... Road: 7-6-1-1, 16 points ... Standings: 1st North Division, 3rd Western Conference ... Leading scorer: D T.J. Brennan (27 GP 12-15-27), F Spencer Abbott (25 GP 5-22-27) ... Leading goaltender: Drew MacIntyre (21 GP 14-6-1, 2.13 GAA, .921 Save %, 0 SO) ... Power play: 23-for-135, 17.0 per cent, 15th AHL ... Penalty killing: 21-for-120, 82.5 per cent, 15th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.85, 13th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.41, 3rd AHL ... Last 10 games: 7-2-0-1 ... All-time series: 45-40-7-8 ... Last season: 5-5-1-1 ... This season: 2-4-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Carter Ashton (Tampa Bay, 2009), F Tyler Biggs (Toronto, 2011), D Stuart Percy (Toronto, 2011) ... Ontario-born players: F Greg McKegg (St. Thomas), D Stuart Percy (Oakville), F Spencer Abbott (Hamilton), F Sam Carrick (Markham), F Andrew Crescenzi (Thornhill), F Jamie Devane (Mississauga), F David Broll (Mississauga), F Josh Leivo (Innisfil), F Kory Nagy (London), F Mike Duco (Toronto)
UTICA COMETS (Affiliation: Vancouver Canucks) - Head Coach: Travis Green ... Record: 10-15-1-1, 22 points ... Home: 5-8-1-1, 12 points ... Road: 5-7-0-0, 10 points ... Standings: 5th North Division, 15th Western Conference ... Leading scorer: F Pascal Pelletier (23 GP 5-16-21) ... Leading goaltender: Joacim Eriksson (20 GP 8-10-1, 2.77 GAA, .907 Save %, 2 SO) ... Power play: 20-for-98, 20.4 per cent, 7th AHL ... Penalty killing: 26-for-107, 75.7 per cent, T-28th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.33, 29th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.96, 18th AHL ... Last 10 games: 6-4-0-0 ... All-time series: 1-1-0-0 ... Last season: 0-0-0-0 ... This season: 1-1-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Nicklas Jensen (Vancouver, 2011) ... Ontario-born players: F Alex Friesen (St. Catharines), F Cal O'Reilly (Toronto), F Kellan Lain (Oakville), F Brandon DeFazio (Etobicoke), F Darren Archibald (Newmarket), D Frank Corrado (Woodbridge), D Kent Huskins (Almonte)
TRANSACTIONS
December 20th - D Matt Grassi recalled by Hamilton Bulldogs from Wheeling Nailers
INJURY REPORT
F Steve Quailer - Upper body - Day-to-day
D Drew Schiestel - Upper body - Day-to-day
F Christian Thomas - Upper body - Day-to-day
WEEK-IN-REVIEW (December 16th - December 22nd, 2013)
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 - HAMILTON 2 @ CHICAGO 5
Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Hamilton Goals: Morgan Ellis, Jarred Tinordi
Chicago Goals: Ty Rattie (2), Mark Mancari*, Pat Cannone, Dmitrij Jaskin
Goaltending: Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (5 GA, 19 SV), Mike Condon (0 GA, 8 SV) / Chicago: Jake Allen (1 GA, 18 SV)
Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-7 / Chicago: 1-for-7
* - Game-winning goal
Three unanswered second period goals by the Chicago Wolves were the undoing of the Hamilton Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon as the 'Dogs fell 5-2 to the Wolves at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. Defencemen Morgan Ellis and Jarred Tinordi scored for Hamilton, while Dustin Tokarski and Mike Condon combined for 27 saves in defeat.
Friday, December 20th, 2013 - HAMILTON 0 @ IOWA 3
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Hamilton Goals: N/A
Iowa Goals: Jason Zucker*, Stephane Veilleux, Carson McMillan
Goaltending: Hamilton: Mike Condon (3 GA, 24 SV) / Iowa: Darcy Kuemper (0 GA, 44 SV)
Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-2 / Iowa: 0-for-4
* - Game-winning goal
The Hamilton Bulldogs fired a season-high 44 shots on goal on Friday night, but couldn't solve Iowa Wild goaltender Darcy Kuemper as the 'Dogs fell to the Wild at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Bulldogs goaltender Mike Condon made 24 saves in the loss.
Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 - ABBOTSFORD 3 @ HAMILTON 2 (SO)
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Abbotsford Goals: Dean Arsene, Ben Hanowski
Hamilton Goals: Joonas Nattinen, Joel Chouinard
Shootout Goals: Abbotsford: Markus Granlund*, Corban Knight / Hamilton: N/A
Goaltending: Abbotsford: Joni Ortio (2 GA, 32 SV) / Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (2 GA, 39 SV)
Power Play: Abbotsford: 0-for-4 / Hamilton: 0-for-4
* - Game-winning goal
The Hamilton Bulldogs took the West Division-leading Abbotsford Heat to a shootout, backed by a two-point performance by forward Joonas Nattinen, defenceman Joel Chouinard's first goal as a Bulldog and 39 saves from goaltender Dustin Tokarski, but the 'Dogs couldn't seal the deal in the shootout and fell 3-2 to the Heat on Sunday afternoon at Copps Coliseum.
MOLSON CUP - THREE STARS LEADERS
(1st Star - 5 pts, 2nd Star - 3 pts, 3rd Star - 1 pt)
Player Points
1. Dustin Tokarski 25
2. Martin St. Pierre 13
3. Gabriel Dumont 12
T4. Mike Blunden 11
T4. Patrick Holland 11
6. Louis Leblanc 8
T7. Sven Andrighetto 6
T7. Joonas Nattinen 6
T9. Stephen MacAulay 5
T9. Robert Mayer 5
11. Christian Thomas 4
T12. Magnus Nygren 3
T12. Nick Tarnasky 3
T14. Akim Aliu 1
T14. Nathan Beaulieu 1
T14. Joel Chouinard 1
THE DAN LAWRIE INSURANCE PREMIUM PLAYER OF THE GAME
(10 pts - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player Points
T1. Greg Pateryn 30
T1. Louis Leblanc 30
T3. Sven Andrighetto 20
T3. Justin Courtnall 20
T3. Dustin Tokarski 20
T3. Maxime Macenauer 20
T3. Mike Blunden 20
T3. Stefan Fournier 20
T3. Gabriel Dumont 20
T10. Robert Mayer 10
T10. Akim Aliu 10
T10. Steve Quailer 10
T10. Morgan Ellis 10
T10. Nathan Beaulieu 10
T10. Christian Thomas 10
T10. Joonas Nattinen 10
T10. Patrick Holland 10
T10. Nick Tarnasky 10
T10. Jarred Tinordi 10
BOXING DAY SALE
The 'Dogs will be having a Boxing Day ticket offer from December 26th to December 31st. Fans can purchase tickets to any remaining regular season home game at Copps Coliseum for season ticket holder pricing, plus services charges through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $10 in the blue section, $12 in red, and $15 in gold and can be purchased online only by using the code HOLIDAYS.
DONATE OUTERWEAR TO SALVATION ARMY AT DECEMBER 27TH GAME
The Salvation Army will be collecting new or gently-used outerwear items (coats, hats, mitts, scarves) to be distributed within Hamilton and area at the Bulldogs game versus the Toronto Marlies on Friday, December 27th. The 'Dogs will be handing out 2-for-1 ticket vouchers for all donations to the cause.
BULLDOGS' MY FAVOURITE THINGS BASKET RAFFLE
The Bulldogs Foundation is now running its annual My Favourite Things basket raffle. Each basket is themed with the Bulldogs players' favourite things. Tickets are available at the Foundation Booth at home games for $2 each, three for $5 or 15 for $20, with all proceeds to be donated to Children's Aid Society. The draws will take place at the game on Friday, December 27th.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS HOCKEY HOUR
Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour is an interactive one-hour radio show on AM 900 CHML co-hosted by Hamilton Bulldogs Play-By-Play Announcer Derek Wills and Colour Commentator Al Craig. It consists of segments such as week-in-reviews, week-in-previews and live interviews with Hamilton Bulldogs coaches and players. During each show, fans have an opportunity to ask guests questions on the air, get autographs and win prizes. The show is hosted at Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar, located at 2 King Street West inside Jackson Square in Hamilton. The restaurant offers 50 per cent off pizza with a beer purchase during show time.
The scheduled dates of Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour shows for the rest of the 2013-2014 season are as follows:
- Monday, January 6th
- Monday, January 20th
- Date TBD - Early February
- Tuesday, February 25th
- Monday, March 3rd
- Tuesday, March 18th
HOLIDAY FLEX TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE NOW
Bulldogs Holiday Flex Packs are on sale now, featuring 10 blue section tickets for just $99 plus HST! It's the perfect gift for the hard-core hockey fan, and with purchase you are entered for a chance to win a trip for four to Orlando, Florida. Holiday Flex Packs are available for purchase at Mapleview Centre (900 Maple Avenue, Burlington), at the Bulldogs office (101 York Boulevard, Hamilton) at games or by calling 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
SATURDAY FAMILY PACK
For all The New 953 Fresh FM and Maple Lodge Farms Family Night Saturday games, the Bulldogs are now offering a special ticket and meal combo. For as low as $20, you will receive a ticket, a hot dog, chips and a pop. This offer is valid on purchases of three to nine tickets only. Call 1-866-DOGS-TIX to purchase tickets.
TICKET INFORMATION
Hamilton Bulldogs flex tickets and group tickets are on sale now. Starting as low as $99 for a 10-ticket Holiday Flex Pack until the end of December, we have great packages available for you to enjoy more Hockey Unleashed! For more information, call 1-866-DOGS-TIX or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com . Single-game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum FirstOntario Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or by calling 1-866-DOGS-TIX or 905-529-8500.
Y108 $3 BEER NIGHT
Every Friday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is Y108 $3 Beer Night, featuring live entertainment and $3 beers from the time doors open at 6:30 p.m. until puck drop at 7:30 p.m.
THE NEW 953 FRESH FM AND MAPLE LODGE FARMS FAMILY NIGHT
Every Saturday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is The New 953 Fresh FM and Maple Lodge Farms Family Night, featuring a family-friendly atmosphere and a great value meal program, which includes a chicken dog, a bag of chips and a can of pop for $7, taxes included, available at the Maple Lodge Farms concession behind section 126.
JUNIOR BULLDOGS SUNDAYS
Every Sunday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is Junior Bulldogs Sunday, presented by Fortinos, featuring post-game autograph sessions and post-game skates for kids aged 14 and under (helmets strongly recommended). Fortinos also offers $12 blue section tickets for Sunday games, only available at Fortinos locations.
BRUISER'S BUDDIES KIDS CLUB
Do you have a young Bulldogs fan in your life who is also a big fan of Bruiser, the best mascot in the AHL? Then Bruiser's Buddies Kid's Club is for you.
Membership is $15 per child (ages 13 and under) and includes the following:
- 1 FREE ticket per month in the Bruiser's Buddies Section 118
- An exclusive Bruiser's Buddies Kids Club t-shirt
- Invite to a Kids Club ONLY skate with the Bulldogs players
- Official 2013-2014 game puck
- Autographed Bruiser print
- Exclusive Kids Club membership card with 10% discount on Bulldogs merchandise
For more information or to register, contact Brianne Whitty at 905-777-2368 or brianne.whitty@hamiltonbulldogs.com .
BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE
Fans can get all their Bulldogs merchandise during home games at the "Dawg House" store, located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum. There are several great items fans can purchase to show off their Bulldogs pride, including hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers and other select novelty items.
LISTEN LIVE ON HAMILTON'S AM 900 CHML
Listen to all Bulldogs regular season and post-season games live on Hamilton's AM 900 CHML or on www.900chml.com . Veteran Play-By-Play Announcer Derek Wills calls the action for all regular season and post-season games and is joined by Colour Commentator Al Craig for all home games and select away games. Every broadcast on AM 900 CHML features a half hour pre-game show hosted by Rick Zamperin and half hour post-game show hosted by Matt Holmes.
WATCH LIVE ON AHL LIVE
Watch the Bulldogs while they're on the road with AHL Live! Now you can watch all the best hockey action from wherever you are...live on your computer. AHL Live online is the only place where you can catch every game, from every AHL team, all season long! Visit www.ahllive.com for more information.
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