Bulldogs game notes
Published on January 15, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON BULLDOGS AT ROCHESTER AMERICANS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2006 - 7:05 p.m.
BLUE CROSS ARENA - ROCHESTER, NY
AHL GAME #545
The Hamilton Bulldogs (16-25-0-2) face the Rochester Americans (20-18-1-1) tonight in the second game of a home-and-home series. This will be the sixth meeting of the season between these two teams.
The Americans defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 5-3 last night at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, and lead the season series with a record of 4-1-0-0.
BULLDOGS NOTES FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAME
- LW Jean-Francois Jacques scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season.
- RW Pierre Dagenais posted his first point as a Bulldog this season, earning an assist. Dagenais has played two games since being assigned to Hamilton by the Montreal Canadiens on January 10.
- LW Brad Winchester recorded an assist in his first game since being assigned to Hamilton by the Edmonton Oilers on January 10.
- LW Raitis Ivanans played in his 100th game as a Bulldog last night.
- The Bulldogs had 19 shots on net in the second period, which is the most shots the team has taken in one period this season. Hamilton also tied their season-high for shots on goal in one game with 44.
BULLDOGS VS. AMERICANS THIS SEASON Oct. 15 Rochester at Hamilton (7:00 p.m.) 4-2 L
Oct. 29 Hamilton at Rochester (7:35 p.m.) 4-0 L
Dec. 23 Rochester at Hamilton (7:30 p.m.) 3-2 L
Dec. 29 Rochester at Hamilton (7:30 p.m.) 4-1 W
Jan. 14 Rochester at Hamilton (7:00 p.m.) 5-3 L
Jan. 15 Hamilton at Rochester (7:05 p.m.)
Jan. 28 Rochester at Hamilton (7:00 p.m.)
Feb. 10 Hamilton at Rochester (7:35 p.m.)
Feb. 26 Hamilton at Rochester (7:05 p.m.)
Mar. 18 Hamilton at Rochester (2:05 p.m.)
BULLDOGS LAST GAME
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 - ROCHESTER AMERICANS 5 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3
BULLDOGS GOALS - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Andre Benoit, Jean-Francois Jacques
AMERICANS GOALS - Martin Lojek, Dustin Johner, Matt Hendricks, Mark Mancari (2)
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (26sh, 22sv), Jeff Deslauriers (13sh, 13sv) / Rochester - Jean-Marc Pelletier (44sh, 41sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-9 / Rochester 0-5
ALUMNI NOTES
- Canadiens C Mike Ribeiro (1g-1a) and C Chris Higgins (1g) each scored in Montreal's 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks last night.
- Oilers D Marc-Andre Bergeron posted two goals and added an assist, while C Shawn Horcoff had two assists as Edmonton fell by a score of 5-3 to the Ottawa Senators.
- Blue Jackets LW Jason Chimera scored a goal, while Panthers D Alexei Semenov earned an assist as Columbus defeated Florida 5-4 in overtime.
- Rangers RW Jason Ward earned an assist as New York dropped a 4-3 decision to the Detroit Red Wings.
BULLDOGS FACE MANITOBA ON FRIDAY
The Bulldogs next action will take place on Friday, January 20, when they face the Manitoba Moose in the first of back-to-back games at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. Game time is 8:30 p.m. This game can be seen live on Rogers Sportsnet.
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 select Sports Obsession locations. 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 'Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the 'Dogs 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
Bridgeport at Lowell (4:05 p.m.)
Providence at Manchester (4:05 p.m.)
Norfolk at Hershey (5:00 p.m.)
Toronto at Milwaukee (5:00 p.m.)
San Antonio at Houston (6:05 p.m.)
Cleveland at Chicago (8:00 p.m.)
ALL TIMES ET
American Hockey League Stories from January 15, 2006
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- Upshall Leads Admirals to Win - Milwaukee Admirals
- Law's point streak reaches 13 as power play rolls - Houston Aeros
- Pair returned to ECHL - Iowa Chops
- Overtime Dooms Lowell Again, 3-2 - Albany Devils
- Monarchs Hold Off Bruins For Second Consecutive Victory - Manchester Monarchs
- Admirals Down Bears 4-2 - Hershey Bears
- Sound Tigers Beat Lowell 3-2 In OT - Bridgeport Islanders
- Houston tackles Rampage on Family Day - Houston Aeros
- Hauser And Ryan Return To Manchester - Manchester Monarchs
- Bears wrap up four games in five days vs. Norfolk today - Hershey Bears
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