Bulldogs Host Rivermen Tomorrow Night Before Road Trip To Texas This Weekend
January 14, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play three games this week, including a home tilt tomorrow night before heading to Texas for two contests this weekend. Hamilton will battle the Peoria Rivermen (AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues) on "Bill Sturrup Night" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15th at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs will then play two weekend road tilts on Friday, January 18th versus the San Antonio Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes) at 8:00 p.m. at the AT&T Center and on Sunday, January 20th at 5:05 p.m. when they take on the Houston Aeros (AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild) at the Toyota Center.
Last week, Hamilton posted a 2-1-0-0 record in three games at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs edged the Binghamton Senators 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday, January 9th. The Club then split two divisional weekend contests, defeating the Syracuse Crunch 5-2 on Friday, January 11th before dropping a 7-3 decision to the Rochester Americans on Saturday, January 12th.
BILL STURRUP NIGHT:
The Bulldogs will honour former public address announcer and long-time CHML radio broadcaster, Bill Sturrup on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 when they take on the Peoria Rivermen at Copps Coliseum. Sturrup passed away last year on January 16th, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Bill's wife Kathy, daughter Deb, son Mike, daughter-in-law Josie, and grandson Wolfgang will drop the puck during a pre-game ceremony featuring a commemorative collage on the scoreboard. The family will also be presented with a special gift prior to the game. Throughout the course of the night, a recording of Sturrup's trademark "And here are your Hamilton Buuuulllldogs" will be used to introduce the team to the ice.
Fans can email a tribute or memories of former public address announcer and long-time CHML radio broadcaster, Bill Sturrup, to tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com to receive two free tickets to the game. The promotion will run until 12:00 p.m. tomorrow.
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ BINGHAMTON SENATORS 2 (OT)
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Ryan Russell (2), Ajay Baines (4), Matt D'Agostini (8)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Carey Price (W - 24 shots, 22 saves) / Binghamton - Jeff Glass (L - 36 shots, 33 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-6 / Binghamton 1-1
Attendance: 3,002
Friday, January 11th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH 2
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Corey Locke (13), Duncan Milroy (8), Janne Lahti (6), Matt D'Agostini (9), Daniel Corso (2)
Syracuse: Zenon Konopka (10), Derek MacKenzie (14)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Carey Price (W - 31 shots, 29 saves) / Syracuse - Karl Goehring (L - 20 shots, 15 saves), Adam Munro (8 shots, 8 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 2-5 / Syracuse 2-7
Attendance: 3,881
Saturday, January 12th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS 7
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Kyle Chipchura (1), Greg Stewart (7), Matt D'Agostini (10)
Rochester: Drew Larman (3), Mark Mancari 2(10), Dylan Hunter (8), Mike Weber (1), Marc-Andre Gragnani (4),
Marek Zagrapan (13)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Carey Price (L - 13 shots, 8 saves), Yann Danis (9 shots, 7 saves)/ Rochester - Tyler Plante
(W - 29 shots, 26 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Rochester 2-3
Attendance: 5,060
AHL STANDINGS
BULLDOGS NOTES:
- RW Matt D'Agostini has recorded a goal in three consecutive contests (Jan. 9-12) and is currently riding a career-high seven-game point streak (Jan. 2-12) with four goals and four assists in that span
- C Corey Locke is on a five-game point streak (Jan. 4-12) with eight points (5-3-8) in that span. Locke also played in his first NHL game last week on Jan. 8 vs. the Chicago Blackhawks
- D Ryan O'Byrne, who is currently on recall to the Montreal Canadiens, was named to the 2008 Canadian AHL All-Star Team on January 9th. The 2008 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Reebok will be held on January 27th-28th in Binghamton, New York
- D Conrad Martin registered his first-career AHL point and G Carey Price earned his first victory of the season on Jan. 9 vs. BNG (3-2 W)
- C Kyle Chipchura scored his first goal of the season and added an assist on Jan. 12 vs. ROC (7-3 W)
BULLDOGS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS:
PLAYER GP G A P
1 Corey Locke 271 68 120 188
2 Brian Swanson 183 71 108 179
3 Tomas Plekanec 231 71 105 176
4 Peter Sarno 230 42 123 165
5 *Duncan Milroy 304 68 93 161
*Milroy is now fifth on the Bulldogs' all time scoring list
UPCOMING GAMES:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15th, 2008 - PEORIA RIVERMEN @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM - "BILL STURRUP NIGHT"
- This will be the second and final meeting between the two teams this season; Hamilton lost 5-0 in their only other game (Dec. 11) against Peoria this season
- The Rivermen are currently third in the West Division with a record of 21-11-4-3 in 39 games this season
- In five all-time games versus Peoria, Hamilton has record of 1-4-0-0-0
- Rivermen winger Charles Linglet is currently pacing Peoria's attack with 38 points (15-23-38) in 39 games this season
- Forward Julian Talbot stands sixth in AHL rookie scoring with 25 points (14-11-25) in 37 games this season
- There are currently six Ontario natives on Peoria's roster: LW Chris Porter (Thunder Bay), C Julian Talbot (Wahnapitae), RW Mike Glumac (Niagara Falls), LW Jean-Guy Trudel (Sudbury), D Aaron MacKenzie (Terrace Bay), and G Chris Beckford-Tseu (Toronto)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE - 8:00 P.M. - AT&T CENTER
- This contest is the first of two meetings between the two Clubs this season
- The Rampage are currently in fourth place in the West Division with a record of 21-12-2-3 in 38 games this season
- In four games all-time versus San Antonio, Hamilton holds a record of 3-1-0-0-0
- Forward Matt Murley currently leads the Rampage in scoring with 31 points (7-24-31) in 38 games this season
- Winger Peter Vandermeer currently sits in third place among AHL penalty minute leaders with 178 in 17 games so far this season
- There are currently six Ontario natives on San Antonio's roster: C Joey Tenute (Hamilton), RW Nate DiCasmirro (Aitkokan), LW Chris Durno (Scarborough), LW Josh Gratton (Brantford), D Brendan Bell (Ottawa), and D Bryan Helmer (Sault Ste. Marie)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ HOUSTON AEROS - 5:05 P.M - TOYOTA CENTER
- This week's contest is the first of two meetings between the two Clubs this season
- The Aeros are currently in fifth place in the West Division with a record of 22-15-1-2 in 40 games this season
- In four all-time games versus Houston, Hamilton has a record of 1-2-0-0-1
- Defenseman Erik Reitz leads the Aeros in scoring with 24 points (7-17-24) in 30 games so far this season
- Aeros netminder Nolan Schaefer currently leads all AHL goaltenders with five shutouts on the campaign
- There are currently seven Ontario natives on Houston's roster: RW Cal Clutterbuck (Welland), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), C Marco Rosa (Scarborough), RW Joel Ward (Toronto), LW Benoit Pouliot (Alfred), C Serge Payer (Rockland), and D John Scott (St. Catharines)
ALUMNI WATCH:
There are over 60 former Bulldogs who have graduated to the National Hockey League. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-'Dogs from this past week:
- Montreal LW Sergei Kostitsyn earned two points last week, including an assist in a 4-3 win against Chicago (Jan. 8) and scored the Canadiens only goal in a 4-1 loss in New York to the Rangers (Jan. 12)
- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn picked up an assist in back to back games in a 5-2 win at Boston (Jan. 10) and a 4-1 loss at the New York Rangers (Jan. 12). With the two points, Kostitsyn now has seven in his last six games
- Montreal C Maxim Lapierre earned two points for the Dog's parent club this past week, setting up the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Chicago (Jan. 8), and adding a goal in a 5-2 win at Boston (Jan. 10)
- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec also registered two points last week, tallying a goal and an assist in a 5-2 victory at Boston (Jan. 10)
- New York Rangers LW Marcel Hossa notched two points this past week, an assist in a 5-3 loss versus Tampa Bay (Jan. 8) and an assist in a 4-1 victory over Montreal (Jan. 12)
- Edmonton C Shawn Horcoff registered six points (two goals and four assists) in three home wins over the New York Islanders (Jan. 7), Phoenix Coyotes (Jan. 10) and Calgary Flames (Jan. 13)
- Tampa Bay RW Jason Ward earned two points in the past seven days, notching an assist in a 5-3 win at the New York Rangers (Jan. 8), and adding a helper in a 5-3 win at Florida (Jan. 12)
- Columbus LW Jason Chimera recorded two points this past week, picking up a goal and an assist in a 6-4 victory over St. Louis (Jan. 11)
- Anaheim D Francois Beauchemin picked up two points last week, recording a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over San Jose (Jan. 13)
- New York Islanders D Marc-Andre Bergeron posted three points this past week, tallying an assist in a 5-4 win at Calgary (Jan. 11), and two goals, including the game winner at Ottawa (Jan. 13)
- Detroit RW Dan Cleary recorded three points last week, a goal and two assists all coming in a 6-5 shootout loss to Minnesota (Jan. 10)
- Edmonton C Jarret Stoll earned four points last week, notching a goal and an assist in a 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders (Jan. 7), while tallying an assist in two wins over Phoenix (Jan. 10), and Calgary (Jan. 13)
- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro picked up five points in the last seven days, including two assists in a win verses Minnesota (Jan. 7), a goal and an assist in a loss at St. Louis (Jan. 10), and an assist in an overtime loss at Los Angeles (Jan. 11)
- Edmonton G Mathieu Garon started all three games last week for Edmonton and was victorious in all three, shutting out the New York Islanders 4-0 (Jan. 7), defeating Phoenix 5-2 (Jan. 10) and winning 2-1 versus Calgary (Jan. 13)
- Pittsburgh G Ty Conklin registered 2 wins last week, a 3-1 win at Florida (Jan. 8), and a 4-1 victory at Tampa Bay (Jan. 10)
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. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. 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.
Don't miss any AHL action this season with the B2 Power Play Season Pass and B2toGo Mobile Highlights. Visit www.b2livetv.com today to purchase your Season Pass or Mobile Highlights.
GET YOUR TICKETS!:
Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Individual game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.ca. For information on season or group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE" STORE:
Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the new "Dawg House" store located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum.
In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', Calder Cup championship collectables (such as card sets and t-shirts) and other select novelty items (watches, mugs, pucks, etc.) for sale.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Peoria Rivermen at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)
Friday, January 18th, 2008 - 8:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at San Antonio Rampage (AT&T Center)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008 - 5:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Houston Aeros (Toyota Center)
MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:
(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)
Player: Points:
1. Jaroslav Halak 29
2. Corey Locke 27
3. Matt D'Agostini 19
4. Maxim Lapierre 16
5. Duncan Milroy 15
6. Janne Lahti 14
7. Sergei Kostitsyn 8
8. Mathieu Carle 6
T-9. Jonathan Ferland 5
T-9. Eric Manlow 5
11. Yann Danis 4
T-12. Ryan Russell 3
T-12. Pavel Valentenko 3
T-14. Jean-Phillippe Cote 1
T-14. Kyle Chipchura 1
FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:
(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player: Points:
1. Jonathan Ferland 50
2. Yann Danis 40
T-3. Maxim Lapierre 30
T-3. Corey Locke 30
T-3. Greg Stewart 30
T-6. Ryan O'Byrne 20
T-6. Joel Bouchard 20
T-6. Duncan Milroy 20
T-6. Francis Lemieux 30
T-6. Mathieu Carle 20
T-6. Matt D'Agostini 20
T-12. Cory Urquhart 10
T-12. Cedrick Desjardins 10
T-12. Mathieu Aubin 10
T-12. Marvin Degon 10
T-12. Andrew Archer 10
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