Bulldogs game notes
December 16, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (10-17-0-2) will look to win their third straight game tonight when they meet the Philadelphia Phantoms (13-14-0-2) in the first game of a three game road trip. This is the first meeting of the season between these two teams. The Bulldogs have an all-time record against the Phantoms of 10 wins, 11 losses and three ties, with Philadelphia winning both meetings last season.
The Bulldogs are in seventh place in the North Division with 22 points and trail the Toronto Marlies (13-14-0-0) and Cleveland Barons (12-16-1-1) by four points for fifth place. The Phantoms rank third in the East Division, behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (21-1-2-1) and Hershey Bears (18-4-2-4). Following tonight's game, Hamilton will travel to Hershey where they will face the Bears tomorrow, Saturday, December 17, for the second and final time this season. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
BULLDOGS NOTES
TEAM NOTES
- The Bulldogs set a franchise record on Saturday, December 10 against the Houston Aeros for the fastest three goals scored in a game, scoring three times in a 57 second span in the third period. The previous record was set on March 1, 2001 against Philadelphia, when the âDogs scored three times in 1:05.
- The seven goals scored by the Bulldogs against the Aeros matched the team's season high for most goals scored in one game. They also scored seven goals in a 7-6 win over Syracuse on Friday, October 28.
- The Bulldogs held the Aeros to a season low two shots on goal in the third period on Saturday.
PLAYER NOTES
- D Johnathan Aitken recorded his first point of the season, an assist, on Saturday, December 10 against the Houston Aeros (7-1 W).
- D Danny Syvret had his first professional multi-point game, posting two assists against Houston.
- C Marc-Antoine Pouliot, who scored the game-winning goal against Houston on Saturday, now leads the team with two game-winning markers this season.
- LW Peter Vandermeer collected two assists against Houston for his first multi-point game of the season. Vandermeer was named the game's third star.
- Six Bulldogs recorded multi-point nights on Saturday. Pouliot (1g, 1a), Vandermeer (2a), Syvret (2a), C Francis Lemieux (1g, 1a), C Corey Locke (1g, 1a) and C Maxim Lapierre (1g, 1a) all had two points each. In addition, 14 of the 17 âDogs skaters had at least one point.
- LW Jean-Francois Jacques sits tenth in scoring among rookies. Jacques has 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) in 26 games.
BULLDOGS VS. PHANTOMS THIS SEASON
Dec. 16 Hamilton at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m.)
Mar. 11 Philadelphia at Hamilton (7:00 p.m.)
BULLDOGS LAST GAME
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 - HOUSTON AEROS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7
BULLDOGS GOALS - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Duncan Milroy, Francis Lemieux, Michael Lambert, Maxim Lapierre, James Sanford, Corey Locke
AEROS GOALS - Roman Voloshenko
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (17sh, 16sv) / Houston - Josh Harding (25sh, 20sv), Seamus Kotyk (9sh, 7sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-5 / Houston 1-5
BULLDOGS FACE BEARS ON SATURDAY
The Bulldogs next action will take place tomorrow night, when they continue their road trip and face the Hershey Bears at the GIANT Center. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
BULLDOGS 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 Sports Obsession in Jackson Square. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
LISTEN TO BULLDOGS GAMES LIVE
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 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. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the colour commentary for home games and select road games.
TONIGHT IN THE AHL
Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7:05 p.m.) Hartford at Providence (7:05 p.m.)
Toronto at Cleveland (7:05 p.m.) Norfolk at Binghamton (7:05 p.m.)
Portland at Springfield (7:35 p.m.) Grand Rapids at Rochester (7:35 p.m.)
Albany at Manchester (7:35 p.m.) Lowell at Bridgeport (7:35 p.m.)
Omaha at Milwaukee (8:00 p.m.) Chicago at Iowa (8:05 p.m.)
San Antonio at Manitoba (8:30 p.m.) Peoria at Houston (8:35 p.m.)
ALL TIMES ET
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