Bulldogs hit the road this weekend

Published on December 12, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (10-17-0-2) will look to extend their winning streak to three games as they play three games in three days this week away from Copps Coliseum. Hamilton will first face the Philadelphia Phantoms (13a-14-0-2) on Friday, December 16 (7:05 p.m.) at the Wachovia Spectrum. Hamilton will then tangle with the Hershey Bears (18-4-2-2) on Saturday, December 17 (7:00 p.m.) at the Giant Center. The Bulldogs will finish off their weekend by battling the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Affiliate, the Toronto Marlies (12-14-0-0), on Sunday, December 18 (5:05 p.m.) at the Ricoh Coliseum.

WEEK IN REVIEW

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 4

BULLDOGS GOALS - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Duncan Milroy, Corey Locke

GRIFFINS GOALS - Donald MacLean (2), Nate DiCasmirro, Kent McDonell

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (41sh, 37sv) / Grand Rapids - Joey MacDonald (17sh, 14sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-3 / Grand Rapids 2-10

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 - SYRACUSE CRUNCH 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (SO)

BULLDOGS GOALS - Francis Lemieux

CRUNCH GOALS - Ben Simon

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jeff Deslauriers (22sh, 21sv) / Syracuse - Andrew Penner (22sh, 21sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-4 / Syracuse 1-6

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

Team Notes

- Hamilton's shootout victory over the Syracuse Crunch on Friday, December 9 was the Bulldogs second shootout victory of the season. Hamilton is now 2-2 in shootouts this season.

- 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 'Dogs 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.

- 14 of 17 Bulldog skaters had at least one point in the 'Dogs 7-1 victory on Saturday.

- The Bulldogs victory over the Aeros was the team's first win this season against a West Division Opponent. Hamilton is now 1-5-0-0 against the West this season.

Player Notes

- 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.

- D Danny Syvret had his first professional multi-point game with two assists against the Aeros.

- LW Peter Vandermeer had two assists against Houston for his first multi-point game of the season. Vandermeer was named the game's third star.

- C Francis Lemieux has three points in his last two games (2 goals, 1 assist).

- C Cory Locke, who had one goal and one assist on Saturday, is now tied for the team lead with nine goals, and leads the team with 15 assists and 24 points.

- D James Sanford scored in the shootout against Syracuse on Friday, December 9 (2-1 W). Sanford is now 4 for 4 in shootout attempts with the Bulldogs. Sanford scored his first goal of the season against the Aeros on Saturday, December 10.

- LW Jean-Francois Jacques is tied for ninth in scoring among rookies. Jacques has 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) in 26 games.

Upcoming Games

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS - 7:05 P.M. - WACHOVIA

SPECTRUM

- This will be the first meeting of the season between these two teams. Hamilton had a record of 0-2-0-0 against Philadelphia last season.

- The Phantoms are the defending Calder Cup Champions.

- Philadelphia sits in third spot in the East Division with 28 points (13-14-0-2).

- RW Pat Kavanagh leads the Phantoms in scoring this season with 21 points (12 goals, 9 assists).

- Philadelphia D John Slaney, who has 453 career AHL points, sits two points behind Steve Kraftcheck for first place in all-time AHL scoring by defensemen.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ HERSHEY BEARS - 7:05 P.M. - GIANT CENTER

- This game will mark the second game this season between Hamilton and Hershey (18-4-2-4). Hershey defeated Hamilton 4-2 on Sunday, October 30 at Copps Coliseum.

- The Bears sit in second place in the East Division with 42 points, three points behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

- Rookie RW Eric Fehr leads the Bears in scoring with 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) in 28 games this season.

- Hamilton D Dan Smith and D Jeff Paul both have played for the Hershey Bears. Smith won the Calder Cup with the Bears in 1997, when they defeated the Bulldogs in the Calder Cup Final.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TORONTO MARLIES - 5:00 P.M. - RICOH COLISEUM

- The Bulldogs will face the Marlies (12-14-0-0) for the seventh time this season.

- Hamilton has a 3-2-0-1 record against the Marlies this season.

- The Marlies sit tied for fifth spot in the North Division, two points ahead of the Bulldogs.

- C John Pohl leads the Marlies in scoring this season, recording 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in 25 games.

North Division Standings

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

Manitoba 30 18 9 1 2 39 0.650

Grand Rapids 27 18 7 0 2 38 0.704

Rochester 26 15 11 0 0 30 0.577

Syracuse 23 12 9 1 1 26 0.565

Toronto 26 12 14 0 0 24 0.462

Cleveland 29 11 16 1 1 24 0.414

Hamilton 29 10 17 0 2 22 0.379

ALUMNI WATCH

There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs this past week.

- Montreal RW Alexander Perezhogin had a goal and an assist in the Canadiens 5-3 loss to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on Saturday, December 10. It was Perezhogin's sixth goal of the season.

- Dallas RW Antti Miettinen had two assists on Wednesday, December 7 against the Florida Panthers (4-3 Stars win).

- Edmonton C Jarret Stoll recorded a goal and an assist against Philadelphia on Thursday, December 8 (3-2 Oilers win).

- Columbus D Ron Hainsey had an assist on the overtime winner on Sunday, December 11 against the New Jersey Devils (3-2).

Bulldogs Player Transactions - DECEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 12

Monday, December 5

- D Dan Smith was reassigned by the Edmonton Oilers to the Hamilton Bulldogs

Thursday, December 8

- C Francis Lemieux was signed to a three year contract by the Montreal Canadiens

Friday, December 9

- C Garth Murray was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, December 10

- C Cory Urquhart was reassigned by the Montreal Canadiens to the Hamilton Bulldogs from Long

Beach (ECHL)

BULLDOGS INJURY REPORT

Player Injury Date Injury Occurred Status

D Andrew Archer Hernia November 24 6-8 Weeks

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 every game online at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the 'Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the homepage of 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 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 Sports Obsession in Jackson Square. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Friday, December 16 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Philadelphia Phantoms - Wachovia Spectrum

Saturday, December 17 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Hershey Bears - Giant Center

Sunday, December 18 - 5:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Marlies - Ricoh Coliseum

HAMILTON BULLDOGS MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS

(1st place vote - 5pts, 2nd place - 3pts, 3rd place - 1pt)

Player: Points:

1. Jean-Francois Jacques 18

2. Corey Locke 14 3. Brad Winchester 9

4. Ron Hainsey 8

4. Maxim Lapierre 8

6. Francis Lemieux 7

7. Jeff Deslauriers 6

7. Andre Benoit 6

9. Michael Lambert 5

9. Yann Danis 5

11. Marc-Antoine Pouliot 4

11. Peter Vandermeer 4

13. Olivier Michaud 1

13. James Sanford 1

13. Cristobal Huet 1

13. Andrei Kostitsyn 1

PARTSOURCE 'SPARKPLUG' OF THE GAME LEADERS (Hardest Working Bulldogs Player)

Player: Points:

1. Jean-Francois Jacques 40

2. Maxim Lapierre 20

3. Danny Syvret 10

3. Garth Murray 10

3 Corey Locke 10

3. Peter Vandermeer 10

3. Francis Lemieux 10

3. Mathieu Roy 10

3. Andre Benoit 10

3. Johnathan Aitken 10

3. James Sanford 10

HAMILTON BULLDOGS TEAM STATISTICS (as of December 12, 2005)

Players GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG PPG PIMPG

84 Corey Locke 29 9 15 24 -2 20 5 0 0.83 0.69

* 44 Jean-Francois Jacques 26 9 11 20 -1 66 5 0 0.77 2.54

* 16 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 28 6 13 19 -7 22 4 0 0.68 0.79

23 Andrei Kostitsyn 27 5 12 17 -10 26 3 0 0.63 0.96

X 65 Ron Hainsey 22 3 14 17 -10 19 2 1 0.77 0.86

* 24 Francis Lemieux 25 7 9 16 5 23 2 0 0.64 0.92

* 20 Andre Benoit 28 5 10 15 -5 27 4 0 0.54 0.96

32 Brad Winchester 14 9 4 13 -2 51 7 0 0.93 3.64

19 Duncan Milroy 29 8 4 12 0 16 2 1 0.41 0.55

* 26 Maxim Lapierre 26 4 8 12 0 30 0 1 0.46 1.15

25 Michael Lambert 24 6 5 11 -3 21 3 1 0.46 0.88

18 Mathieu Roy 26 2 5 7 -7 64 1 0 0.27 2.46

17 Peter Vandermeer 27 2 3 5 0 73 0 0 0.19 2.70

* 45 Danny Syvret 13 0 4 4 -1 12 0 0 0.31 0.92

21 Jonathan Ferland 6 2 1 3 0 8 1 0 0.50 1.33

6 Dan Smith 18 0 3 3 4 17 0 0 0.17 0.94

28 James Sanford 12 1 1 2 3 6 0 0 0.17 0.50

X 11 Garth Murray 26 1 1 2 -5 46 0 0 0.08 1.77

7 Jeff Paul 14 0 2 2 -4 37 0 0 0.14 2.64

* 27 Cory Urquhart 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.00 2.00

5 Andrew Archer 14 0 1 1 1 18 0 0 0.07 1.29

4 Johnathan Aitken 19 0 1 1 3 30 0 0 0.05 1.58

X 34 Ryan Barnes 7 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.00 1.29

36 Raitis Ivanans 11 0 0 0 -3 29 0 0 0.00 2.64

12 Jean-Philippe Cote 17 0 0 0 -1 40 0 0 0.00 2.35

Goalies GPI MINS GA SO Avg W L SOL SA SVS SV%

35 Yann Danis 8 463 20 0 2.59 4 3 1 215 195 0.907

39 Jeff Deslauriers 8 447 20 0 2.68 3 4 0 219 199 0.909

X 29 Ty Conklin 3 152 8 0 3.17 1 2 0 86 78 0.907

X 31 Olivier Michaud 8 448 26 0 3.48 2 4 1 237 211 0.890

30 Cristobal Huet 4 237 15 0 3.79 0 4 0 109 94 0.862

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