Bulldogs host Admirals Wednesday

Published on March 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs play two games this week, beginning on Wednesday, March 22 when they host the Milwaukee Admirals (41-19-6-2) at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs then travel to Syracuse to face the Crunch (41-21-4-2) on Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

WEEK IN REVIEW

MONDAY, MARCH 13 - IOWA STARS 5 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 (SO)

BULLDOGS GOALS - Jean-Philippe Cote, Duncan Milroy, Brad Winchester (2)

STARS GOALS - Dan Jancevski, Kyle Brodziak, Toby Petersen, Junior Lessard

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (35sh, 31sv) / Iowa - Dan Ellis (22sh, 18sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 2-6 / Iowa 2-9

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 -HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ TORONTO MARLIES 5

BULLDOGS GOALS - Brad Winchester, Corey Locke

MARLIES GOALS - Ian White, John Pohl, Alexander Suglobov, Brad Leeb, Martin Sagat

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (38sh, 33sv) / Toronto - Todd Ford (27sh, 25sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-6 / Toronto 2-11

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS 5

BULLDOGS GOALS - Peter Vandermeer

AMERICANS GOALS - Chris Taylor, Michael Ryan, Kamil Kreps, Clarke MacArthur (2)

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (26sh, 21sv) / Rochester - Michael Leighton (35sh, 34sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-6 / Rochester 3-10

TEAM/Player Notes

- The Bulldogs are the only AHL team that has not lost in overtime this season. Hamilton has three overtime wins and has a record of 5-4 in shootouts this season.

- LW Brad Winchester is on a five-game point streak, collecting nine points (5g-4a). Winchester leads the Bulldogs with 24 goals and 15 power-play goals.

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn, who has missed the last two games due to injury, has 11 points (4g-7a) in his last nine games.

- D James Sanford and C Francis Lemieux each had their three-game point streaks snapped on Saturday, March 18 in the Bulldogs 5-1 loss to the Rochester Americans.

- D Dan Smith leads the team with a +12 rating.

Upcoming Games

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 - MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- The Bulldogs take on the Admirals for second and final time this season.

- In the first meeting of the season on November 16, Milwaukee defeated Hamilton 3-1.

- The Admirals sit in second place in the West Division with 90 points.

- Milwaukee owns the AHL's third ranked power play, which is currently operating at 20.2% (96 goals on 476 opportunities).

- Admirals RW Darren Haydar is tied for eighth in league scoring with 75 points (25g-50a) in 68 games.

- Bulldogs LW Raitis Ivanans played two seasons for Milwaukee (2002-03, 2003-04), and won the Calder Cup with the Admirals in 2003-04.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 7:30 P.M. - Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

- This will be the seventh meeting of the season between these two teams.

- The ‘Dogs have a record of 3-3-0-0 against the Crunch this season.

- Syracuse sits in second place in the North Division with 88 points.

- In the last meeting on February 24, five Bulldog players recorded multipoint games as the Bulldogs defeated the Crunch 6-5 in a shootout.

- Crunch C Mark Hartigan is tied for eighth in league scoring with 75 points (34g-41a) in 49 games. Hartigan ranks sixth in the league in goals and is tied for fifth with fifteen power-play goals.

- Syracuse D Andy Delmore leads all AHL blueliners with 61 points (15g-46a) in 58 games.

- Former Bulldog C Peter Sarno has 44 points (12g-32a) in 37 games with the Crunch this season.

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, March 18 - Canadiens LW Garth Murray scored while D Francis Bouillon and C Mike Ribeiro each recorded an assist in Montreal's 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. - Oilers RW Fernando Pisani (1g-1a), C Shawn Horcoff (2a), C Jarret Stoll (1g) and D Marc-Andre Bergeron (1a) all collected points as Edmonton fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Detroit Red Wings. - Bruins G Tim Thomas made 38 saves and was named the game's third star as Boston defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2. Sunday, March 19 - Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin collected one goal and one assist in Anaheim's 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

- Maple Leafs LW Chad Kilger scored on a penalty shot in the third period as the Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0.

Bulldogs Player Transactions - MARCH 13 - MARCH 20

Monday, March 13

- C Marc-Antoine Pouliot was recalled by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL).

Thursday, March 16

- LW Michael Lambert was reassigned by the Montreal Canadiens from the Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) to Hamilton.

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

Wednesday, March 22 - 7:30 p.m. - Milwaukee Admirals at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

Saturday, March 25 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch - Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

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