Bulldogs host Rampage and Moose this weekend

Published on January 22, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play two home games this week before the AHL All-Star break. On Friday, January 26th at Copps Coliseum, Hamilton will battle the San Antonio Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes) at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs then take on their North Division rivals, the Manitoba Moose (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks), at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th at Copps Coliseum.

Hamilton posted a 2-1-0-0 record in three games last week. The Bulldogs began the week with a 3-1 loss to the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights on Tuesday, January 16th at Omaha Civic Auditorium. The 'Dogs returned home and won a pair of games against their North Division rivals, the Grand Rapids Griffins. On Friday, January 19th at Copps Coliseum, Hamilton edged Grand Rapids 2-1 and completed the weekend sweep with a 5-1 win on Saturday, January 20th.

With 52 points in 45 games this season, the Bulldogs currently sit in third place in the North Division standings, seven points behind the first-place Rochester Americans (59 points in 42 games), and one point behind the second-place Manitoba Moose (53 points in 45 games).

WEEK IN REVIEW

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS 3

Omaha Civic Auditorium - Omaha, Nebraska

Hamilton Goal: Andre Benoit (5)

Omaha Goals: Justin Taylor (6), Warren Peters (8), Eric Godard (5)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (L - 18 shots, 15 saves) / Omaha - Curtis McElhinney (W - 20 shots, 19 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-8 / Iowa 1-5

Attendance: 1,821

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Duncan Milroy (18), Corey Locke (11)

Grand Rapids Goals: Josh Langfeld (12)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (W - 24 shots, 23 saves) / Grand Rapids - Stefan Liv (L - 28 shots, 26 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-7 / Iowa 1-4

Attendance: 4,527

Griffins @ Bulldogs Photo Gallery

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20th - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Duncan Milroy (19), Mikhail Grabovski (12), Francis Lemieux (2), Andrei Kostitsyn (13), Michael Lambert (6)

Grand Rapids Goals: Jeff Campbell (4)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (W - 32 shots, 31 saves) / Grand Rapids - Stefan Liv (L - 27 shots, 23 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Grand Rapids 1-7

Attendance: 4,612

Griffins @ Bulldogs Photo Gallery

AHL STANDINGS

PLAYER NOTES:

- C Corey Locke played in his 200th career AHL game on Saturday night (Jan. 20), registering an assist against

Grand Rapids

- RW Duncan Milroy notched four points (2-2-4) in three games last week and leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 42 points (19-23-42) and is 20th among AHL leaders

- G Yann Danis allowed only two goals in two games this weekend against Grand Rapids, stopping 54 of 56 shots in two wins over the Griffins

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn had a plus-2 rating on Saturday night (Jan.20) improving his rating to a team-leading plus-18 and tying him for sixth among AHL leaders

- C Zack Stortini was recalled by the Edmonton Oilers on Friday (Jan.19) and played in his first-career NHL game going scoreless with 10 penalty minutes against the Calgary Flames (Jan. 20) before being sent back to Hamilton on Sunday (Jan.21)

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

- C Zack Stortini was recalled by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) from the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) on Friday, January 19th

- C Zack Stortini was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) on Sunday, January 21st

UPCOMING GAMES

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th - SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM

- This will be the second of two meetings between the Bulldogs and Rampage this season

- The Rampage won the first meeting 5-3 back on October 28th in San Antonio

- The Bulldogs have a 2-1-0-0 record lifetime against the Rampage

- San Antonio currently sits in last place in the West Division with a record of 17-24-1-2

- Centre Yanick Lehoux leads the Rampage in scoring with 43 points (20-23-43) in 42 games this season

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27th - MANITOBA MOOSE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM

- This will be the eighth and final meeting of the season between the Bulldogs and the Moose

- Hamilton has a record of 3-3-1-0 against Manitoba so far this season

- In 51 all-time regular season games against the Moose, the Bulldogs hold a record of 32-15-1-2-1

- Manitoba is currently in second place in the North Division with a record of 22-14-5-4

- Centre Brad Moran heads the Moose attack with 49 points (15-34-49) in 36 games this season

- Left Wing Jason Jaffery leads the Moose with 24 goals and is currently 8th in the AHL

ALUMNI WATCH

There are 44 former Bulldogs who have participated in at least one game for NHL clubs this season. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments from this past week. Eleven ex-'Dogs were involved in the deciding goal in six different games last week including:

- Edmonton D Marc-Andre Bergeron (7-14-21) scored the game-winning goal vs. Minnesota (Jan. 16) in a 2-1 win

- Montreal RW Michael Ryder (15-18-33) scored the game-winning goal vs. Buffalo (Jan. 20) in a 4-3 win

- Columbus C Alexander Svitov (5-7-12) scored the game-winning goal vs. Detroit (Jan. 19) in a 3-1 win

- Vancouver D Rory Fitzpatrick (1-2-3) scored the game-winning goal vs. Ottawa (Jan. 18) in a 2-1 win, and had an assist vs. Buffalo (Jan. 19) in a 4-3 shootout loss

- Columbus LW Jason Chimera (9-11-20) scored the game-winning overtime goal vs. Chicago (Jan. 16) in a 5-4 win, and had an assist vs. Detroit (Jan. 19) in a 3-1 win

- Vancouver C Josh Green (2-5-7) scored the game-winning goal vs. Montreal (Jan. 16) in a 4-0 win

- Montreal LW Alexander Perezhogin (5-8-13) and C Maxim Lapierre (3-2-5) both assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Buffalo (Jan. 20) in a 4-3 win

- Edmonton RW Fernando Pisani (9-8-17) and LW Raffi Torres (8-16-20) both assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Anaheim (Jan. 18) in a 4-1 win

- Edmonton C Shawn Horcoff (8-20-28) assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Minnesota (Jan. 16) in a 2-1 win, and had a pair of assists vs. Anaheim (Jan. 18) in a 4-1 win

- Montreal D Francois Bouillon (2-5-7) had a goal vs. Buffalo (Jan. 20) in a 4-3 win

- Los Angeles LW Raitis Ivanans (2-3-5) had a goal vs. St. Louis (Jan. 18) in a 3-1 loss

- Toronto LW Chad Kilger (8-9-17) had a goal and an assist vs. Florida (Jan. 18) in a 3-2 win

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec (8-14-22) had a goal and an assist vs. Atlanta (Jan. 18) in a 4-1 win, and an assist vs. Buffalo (Jan. 20) in a 4-3 win

- Phoenix RW Georges Laraque (5-14-19) had a goal and an assist vs. Colorado (Jan. 17) in a 4-3 loss

- Montreal G Cristobal Huet (19-10-3) turned aside 44 shots to register his 18th win vs. Atlanta (Jan. 18) in a 4-1 contest, and made 24 saves vs. Buffalo (Jan. 20) in a 4-3 game for his 19th win

The following ex-'Dogs are listed on the NHL's Top 30 at the time of the NHL's All-Star break. Note the ranking indicated is from the League's website: http://www.nhl.com

- Shorthanded Scoring: Montreal's Chris Higgins is No. 8 with three points, Detroit's Daniel Cleary is No. 17 with three points and Montreal's Mike Komisarek is No. 30 with two points

- Shootout Goals: Dallas' Mike Ribeiro is No. 13 with three goals

- Shooting Percentage (All): Detroit's Daniel Cleary is No. 30 with 19.6%

- Goals Against Average: Montreal's Cristobal Huet is No. 16 at 2.63, and Los Angeles' Mathieu Garon is No. 23 at 2.80

- Save Percentage: Montreal's Cristobal Huet is No. 4 at .922, Los Angeles' Mathieu Garon is No. 24 at .904, and Boston's Tim Thomas is No. 28 at .901

- Wins: Montreal's Cristobal Huet is No. 17 and Boston's Tim Thomas is No.18, both with 19 wins

- Shutouts: Montreal's Cristobal Huet is No. 17 and Los Angeles' Mathieu Garon is No.21 with two shutouts each, and Boston's Tim Thomas is No. 27 with one shutout

TUNE IN TO EVERY GAME ON THE HAMILTON BULLDOGS HOCKEY NETWORK

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM "The Legend." Fans can also listen to or watch every home and away game online at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To watch or listen online, click on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

"B2 Power Play" packages are now available for purchase. They provide fans with a chance to watch every game of their favourite team, free access to the AHL Game of the Week and exclusive weekly highlights. And in addition to broadband viewing on personal computers, B2 Power Play will also be available on the new B2toGO network, allowing fans to watch American Hockey League games on cell phones and other wireless devices. A full season package costs $160 billed monthly at $20 per month or fans can pay for the season in full for $150. B2toGO, a service delivering live games and highlights to cell phones and hand-held Pads, are now available for purchase for a full season price of $56 over 8 instalments or $50 if paid in full. Fans who purchase "B2 Power Play" will be eligible to add "B2toGo" for only an additional $25.

GET YOUR 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 information on season or group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Friday, January 26th, 2007, 7:30 p.m. - San Antonio Rampage at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario)

Saturday, January 27th, 2007, 7:00 p.m. - Manitoba Moose at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario)

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS

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

Player: Points:

1. Jaroslav Halak 36

2. Duncan Milroy 33

3. Mikhail Grabovski 30

4. Corey Locke 14

5. Andrei Kostitsyn 12

T-6. Jonathan Ferland 11

T-6. Yann Danis 11

8. Matt D'Agostini 10

9. Zack Stortini 9

10. Ajay Baines 8

T-11. Kyle Chipchura 6

T-11. Maxim Lapierre 6

T-13. Michael Lambert 5

T-13. Mathieu Roy 5

T-15. Jan Hejda 1

T-15. Eric Manlow 1

PEARSON-DUNN PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME LEADERS

(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player: Points:

1. Maxim Lapierre 80

2. Mikhail Grabovski 60

3. Kyle Chipchura 50

T-4. Andrei Kostitsyn 30

T-4. Jonathan Ferland 30

T-4. Andre Benoit 30

T-7. Dan Jancevski 20

T-7. Ajay Baines 20

T-7. Jean-Philippe Cote 20

T-7. Matt D'Agostini 20

T-11. Jaroslav Halak 10

T-11. Zack Stortini 10

T-11. Patrick Traverse 10

T-11. Mathieu Biron 10

T-11. Yann Danis 10

T-11. Duncan Milroy 10

T-11. Ryan O'Byrne 10

T-11. Francis Lemieux 10

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