Bulldogs face three North Division opponents

Published on April 3, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs play three games in three nights this week, one at home and two on the road, all against North Division opponents. The Bulldogs begin the week on Friday by travelling to Syracuse to take on the Crunch (43-22-4-3) at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton then faces the Barons (24-45-2-3) in Cleveland on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. before returning home on Sunday to battle the Manitoba Moose (41-21-7-5) at 4:00 p.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 - CHICAGO WOLVES 3 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

BULLDOGS GOALS - James Sanford

WOLVES GOALS - Mark Popovic, Justin Morrison, Brian Maloney

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (31sh, 29sv) / Chicago - Michael Garnett (26sh, 25sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-7 / Chicago 0-8

SATURDAY, APRIL 1 - MANCHESTER MONARCHS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (OT)

BULLDOGS GOALS - Jean-Francois Jacques, Duncan Milroy

MONARCHS GOALS - Brad Fast

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (29sh, 28sv) / Manchester - Adam Hauser (31sh, 29sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-6 / Manchester 1-9

Player Notes

- D James Sanford tied the franchise record for most goals in a season by a defenceman when he scored his tenth goal in Hamilton's 3-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves on Friday, March 31. Craig Millar scored 10 goals during the 1997-98 season.

- C Kyle Chipchura played his first professional game on Friday and earned an assist on Sanford's goal.

- LW Duncan Milroy scored on a penalty shot in overtime to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 win over the Manchester Monarchs on Saturday, April 1. It was the first time that a Bulldogs game was decided by a penalty shot in overtime.

- The goal was Milroy's first game-winner of the season and ended a five-game pointless streak.

- G Yann Danis stopped 28 shots to earn the win on Saturday and was named the game's first star. It was Danis' first win in his last five starts.

- D Andre Benoit recorded his first point in eight games when he earned an assist against the Monarchs.

Upcoming Games

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 7:30 P.M. - ONONDAGA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER

- The Bulldogs take on the Crunch for the eighth and final time this season.

- Hamilton has a record of 3-4-0-0 against Syracuse this season.

- In the last meeting on March 25 in Syracuse, the Bulldogs fell to the Crunch by a score of 3-2.

- Syracuse sits in third place in the North Division with 93 points.

- The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 32 wins, 27 losses, 11 ties and one shootout loss against the Crunch.

- Crunch D Andy Delmore leads all AHL blueliners in scoring with 65 points (16g-49a) in 62 games.

- Syracuse C Geoff Platt ranks seventh among rookies in points with 58 (27g-31a) in 58 games.

- The Crunch have the AHL's ninth ranked power play, which is operating at 18.9% (101 goals on 534 opportunities).

SATURDAY, APRIL 8 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ CLEVELAND BARONS - 7:05 P.M. - NATIONAL CITY RINK AT QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

- This will be the seventh of eight meetings this season.

- The Bulldogs have a record of 3-3-0-0 against the Barons in 2005-06.

- In the last meeting on March 4, Cleveland defeated Hamilton 4-1

- The Barons sit in seventh place in the North Division with 53 points.

- Hamilton has an all-time record of 22 wins, 11 losses, one tie and two overtime losses against Cleveland.

- Barons C Josh Hennessy leads Cleveland in scoring and is tied for fifth among rookies with 59 points (22g-37a) in 74 games.

SUNDAY, APRIL 9 - MANITOBA MOOSE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 4:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- This game will mark the eighth and final meeting this season.

- Hamilton has a record of 3-3-0-1 against Manitoba this season.

- In the last meeting on March 10, Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves and Maxim Lapierre scored in overtime as the Bulldogs defeated the Moose 2-1.

- Manitoba is in second place in the North Division with 94 points.

- The Bulldogs have an all-time record of 28 wins, 12 losses, one tie, one overtime loss and one shootout loss against the Moose.

- Manitoba has the AHL's sixth ranked penalty kill, operating at 84.4% (71 goals allowed in 454 shorthanded situations).

- Moose G Wade Flaherty leads the league with six shutouts, ranks fourth in goals-against average (2.39) and is tied for fifth with a 0.919 save percentage.

- Manitoba RW Jesse Shultz sits in a tie for eighth in the AHL with 35 goals.

North Division Standings

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

Grand Rapids 75 53 17 1 4 111 0.740

Manitoba 74 41 21 7 5 94 0.635

Syracuse 72 43 22 4 3 93 0.646

Toronto 73 38 27 6 2 84 0.575

Rochester 74 34 36 2 2 72 0.486

Hamilton 74 31 39 0 4 66 0.446

Cleveland 74 24 45 2 3 53 0.358

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, April 1

- Canadiens LW Garth Murray scored twice and G Cristobal Huet stopped all 32 shots he faced as Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0. RW Alexander Perezhogin and C Tomas Plekanec earned assists.

- Oilers C Shawn Horcoff scored as Edmonton fell 4-1 to the Calgary Flames.

- Kings G Mathieu Garon stopped all 27 shots he faced as Los Angeles edged the Dallas Stars 1-0.

- Blue Jackets LW Jason Chimera earned an assist in Columbus' 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sunday, April 2

- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin collected one goal and one assist in Anaheim's 6-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Bulldogs Player Transactions - MARCH 27 - APRIL 3

Wednesday, March 29

- LW Brad Winchester was recalled by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL).

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 ‘Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the ‘Dogs 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 ‘Watch 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

Friday, April 7 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch - Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

Saturday, April 8 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Cleveland Barons - National City Rink at Quicken Loans Arena

Sunday, April 9 - 4:00 p.m. - Manitoba Moose at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

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