Bulldogs face Stars tonight
March 13, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs begin the week by facing the Iowa Stars (28-28-1-6) at Copps Coliseum tonight. Game time is 7:30 p.m. After hosting the Stars, the Bulldogs play two road games against North Division opponents. On Wednesday, March 15, the Bulldogs travel to Toronto to take on the Marlies at 7:00 p.m. Hamilton wraps up the week on Saturday, March 18 with an afternoon game against the Rochester Americans (2:05 p.m.).
WEEK IN REVIEW
FRIDAY, MARCH 10 - MANITOBA MOOSE 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (OT)
BULLDOGS GOALS - Maxim Lapierre, Jean-Francois Jacques
MOOSE GOALS - Jason King
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (34sh, 33sv) / Manitoba - Wade Flaherty (36sh, 34sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-8 / Manitoba 0-5
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 - PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 0 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5
BULLDOGS GOALS - Pierre Dagenais, J.J. Hunter, Andrei Kostitsyn, Brad Winchester (2)
PHANTOMS GOALS - None
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (25sh, 25sv) / Philadelphia - Martin Houle (17sh, 14sv), Jamie Storr (29sh, 27sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 2-9 / Philadelphia 0-3
Player Notes
- The Bulldogs are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
- G Jaroslav Halak posted his third shutout in his last six games on Saturday, March 11 when he stopped all 25 shots he faced as Hamilton defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms 5-0.
- Halak's shutout was the first by a Bulldogs goaltender on home ice since January 28, 2005.
- The Bulldogs recorded a season-high 46 shots against the Phantoms, including 21 in the first period.
- RW Andrei Kostitsyn has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last nine games.
- LW Brad Winchester has 10 points (5g-5a) in his last six games. He leads the team with 21 goals and 14 power-play markers.
- LW Pierre Dagenais has 10 points (7g-3a) in his last nine games.
- C Corey Locke has recorded eight points (1g-7a) in his last eight games.
Upcoming Games
MONDAY, MARCH 13 - IOWA STARS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- The Bulldogs take on the Stars for second and final time this season.
- In the first meeting of the season on November 19, Iowa defeated Hamilton 1-0.
- The Stars sit in fifth place in the West Division with 63 points.
- C Toby Petersen leads Iowa with 51 points (19g-32a) in 63 games.
- Stars G Mike Smith is tied for eighth among league netminders with a 0.914 save percentage and ranks tenth in goals-against average (2.57).
- Former âDogs D Dan Jancevski and Patrick Traverse as well as G Dan Ellis play for the Stars. Jancevski has collected 29 points (6g-23a) in 60 games this season and Traverse has 19 points (3g-16a) in 26 games. Ellis has appeared in 28 games, posting a 12-12-1 record with a 2.91 goals-against average and a 0.909 save percentage.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TORONTO MARLIES - 7:30 P.M. - RICOH COLISEUM
- Hamilton and Toronto face-off for the tenth time this season.
- The Bulldogs have a record of 4-4-0-1 against the Marlies this season.
- In their last meeting on February 15, Jean-Francois Jacques netted a hat trick and added an assist as Hamilton defeated Toronto 5-3 at Copps Coliseum.
- The Marlies are in fourth place in the North Division with 72 points.
- Toronto C John Pohl leads the Marlies with 58 points (30g-28a) in 48 games. Pohl sits tenth in the league in goals and is tied for fourth with 17 power-play goals.
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 2:05 P.M. - BLUE CROSS ARENA
- This will be the tenth and final meeting of the season between these two teams.
- The âDogs have a record of 3-5-0-1 against the Amerks this season.
- Rochester sits in fifth place in the North Division with 64 points.
- In the last meeting between these two teams on February 26, Pierre Dagenais and Marc-Antoine Pouliot each scored twice as Hamilton defeated Rochester 6-4 at Blue Cross Arena.
- The Americans own the AHL's fourth best power play, which is currently operating at 20.1% (80 goals on 399 opportunities).
- Rochester D Nathan Paetsch ranks eighth among blueliners with 46 points (10g-36a) in 64 games.
North Division Standings
Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT
Grand Rapids 66 45 16 1 4 95 0.720
Syracuse 66 39 21 4 2 84 0.636
Manitoba 65 37 19 6 3 83 0.638
Toronto 64 33 25 4 2 72 0.563
Rochester 65 30 31 2 2 64 0.492
Hamilton 67 30 34 0 3 63 0.470
Cleveland 68 23 41 2 2 50 0.368
ALUMNI WATCH
There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs from this past weekend.
Saturday, March 11
- Canadiens G Cristobal Huet stopped all 26 shots he faced and D Francis Boullion earned an assist as Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 1-0 at the Bell Centre.
- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin scored as Anaheim defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3.
- Blue Jackets LW Jason Chimera and Oilers LW Raffi Torres each posted an assist as Columbus defeated Edmonton 4-3 in overtime.
- Penguins RW Jani Rita collected an assist in Pittsburgh's 6-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
- Hurricanes D Oleg Tverdovsky earned an assist as Carolina fell 4-3 in overtime to the Florida Panthers.
- Kings G Mathieu Garon made 32 saves in Los Angeles' 2-1 shootout victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Sunday, March 12
- Oilers C Shawn Horcoff (1g-2a), RW Fernando Pisani (1g), and LW Raffi Torres (1a) recorded points as Edmonton fell 4-3 to the Minnesota Wild.
- Penguins RW Jani Rita earned an assist in Pittsburgh's 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Bulldogs Player Transactions - MARCH 7 - MARCH 12
Friday, March 10
- G Yann Danis was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs by the Montreal Canadiens (NHL).
Saturday, March 11
- G Olivier Michaud was reassigned by Montreal to the Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) from Hamilton.
Hear Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network
Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to or watch every game on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the âBulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the âDogs website. The AHL and B2 have entered into a partnership that will allow fans to watch every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season. To watch a game, go to the Bulldogs website and click on the B2 âWatch the Game Live' icon. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the commentary for home games and select road games.
TICKETS
Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are on sale now! Individual game tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.ca or at select Sports Obsession locations. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
Monday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m. - Iowa Stars at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum
Wednesday, March 15 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Marlies - Ricoh Coliseum
Saturday, March 18 - 2:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Rochester Americans - Blue Cross Arena
American Hockey League Stories from March 13, 2006
- Team Heads Out East for Three Games This Week - Peoria Rivermen
- Knights win third straight, beat Rampage 5-3 - Abbotsford Heat
- Rampage falls to Knights - San Antonio Rampage
- 'Dogs edged by Stars in shootout - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Stars defeat Hamilton in shootout - Iowa Chops
- Portland Pirates weekly report - Portland Pirates
- Busy week features three games versus conference powers - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Monarchs report - Manchester Monarchs
- Admirals enter home stretch - Milwaukee Admirals
- Rullier to Monarchs, Smyth to Pack - Connecticut Whale
- Lowell struggles through winless week - Albany Devils
- Aeros acquire Mauldin, Bernakevitch - Houston Aeros
- Monarchs Loan Smyth, Bernakevitch; Receive Rullier, Daigle - Manchester Monarchs
- Barons add two defensemen - Cleveland Barons
- On the road again - Manitoba Moose
- Crunch Acquire Defenseman Dustin Wood -- Left Wing Greg Mauldin Loaned to Houston - Syracuse Crunch
- Today is AHL Clear Day - Iowa Chops
- Pouliot recalled by Oilers - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Nashville Reassigns Klein, Zanon - Milwaukee Admirals
- Popovic Returns to Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- First teams punch tickets to 2006 Calder Cup Playoffs - AHL
- Senators release Jamieson; sign two from college ranks - Binghamton Senators
- Falcons' Blatny named CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Blatny Named AHL Player of the Week - Springfield Falcons
- Cleveland Barons Weekly Report - Cleveland Barons
- Binghamton Senators Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- Griffins land veteran defenseman Terry Virtue - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Penguins clinch playoff spot with more than a month to play - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Admirals and Sound Tigers close out season series, Wolf Pack come to Scope - Norfolk Admirals
- Rampage GameDay - San Antonio Rampage
- Graham moves up from Charlotte - Connecticut Whale
- Bulldogs face Stars tonight - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Paddock reassigned to Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Moose Release Matt Craig - Manitoba Moose
- Magic number is seven - Houston Aeros
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