Bulldogs fall to Admirals, 3-2

Published on March 22, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Milwaukee Admirals 3-2 on Sunday night. Mike Santorelli had two third period goals to win the game for the Admirals.

The Bulldogs opened the game's scoring at 3:31 of the first period. Mathieu Aubin slid a pass to Ryan White, who released a wrist shot that soared past Milwaukee starting goaltender Mark Dekanich.

The Admirals tied the game 1-1 at 10:14 of the opening frame. Cal O'Reilly fired a shot that was saved by Hamilton starting goaltender Cedrick Desjardins. The rebound bounced onto the stick of Kelsey Wilson, who snapped a shot past Desjardins.

Mike Glumac scored at 3:21 of the middle frame to give Hamilton a 2-1 lead. Ben Maxwell sent a pass to Doug Janik, who blasted a shot towards the net. Mike Glumac redirected the puck behind Dekanich.

Milwaukee scored at 9:10 of the final frame. Franson collected the puck at the right point before hammering a shot towards the net. Mike Santorelli tipped the puck past Desjardins for the goal. Santorelli scored at 12:04 to give the Admirals a 3-2 lead. While on the power play, Mark Matheson sent a pass to Santorelli, who rifled a shot that beat Desjardins. Cody Franson also earned an assist on the goal, his third of the game.

The Bulldogs return to Copps Coliseum on Tuesday, March 24th for a 7:30 p.m. game against the San Antonio Rampage. Fans can listen to every ‘Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the ‘AHL Live' or ‘TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.

Tickets for all Bulldogs home games 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.



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