Bulldogs host three games this week
Published on November 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (8-7-0-1) will play three home games this week at Copps Coliseum, including visits from two of their North Division rivals. Hamilton begins the week against the Manitoba Moose (6-8-2-2) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 21st. The 'Dogs then wrap up the week with back-to-back weekend games against the Rochester Americans (14-1-0-0) at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday November 25th, followed by an afternoon tilt with the Milwaukee Admirals (5-6-2-0) on Sunday November 26th at 4:00 p.m.
The 'Dogs posted a 2-1-0-0 record last week. Hamilton shutout the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 5-0 on Wednesday (Nov. 14) and split a pair of games against the Iowa Stars losing 3-2 on Friday (Nov. 17) and winning 3-2 on Saturday (Nov. 18). In the month of November the Bulldogs have an overall record of 6-1-0-1, climbing into second place in the North Division Standings.
WEEK IN REVIEW TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14th - OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS 0 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5
Bulldogs Goals: Kyle Chipchura, Jonathan Ferland, Mathieu Aubin, Michael Lambert, Mikhail Grabovski
Knights Goals: (no scoring) Goaltending: Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (W - 20 shots, 20 saves) / Omaha - Brent Krahn (L - 24 shots, 20 saves), Curtis McElhinney (2 shots, 1 save)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Omaha 0-5
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ IOWA STARS 3
Bulldogs Goals: Ajay Baines (2)
Stars Goals: Junior Lessard, Joel Lundqvist, Mike Green
Goaltending: Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (L - 12 shots, 9 saves), Yann Danis (27 shots, 27 saves) / Iowa - Tobias Stephan (W - 30 shots, 28 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Iowa 0-4
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ IOWA STARS 2
Bulldogs Goals: Michael Lambert, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Chipchura
Stars Goals: Vojtech Polak, Krys Barch
Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (W - 26 shots, 24 saves) / Iowa - Tobias Stephan (L - 35 shots, 32 saves
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Iowa 0-3
PLAYER NOTES
- LW Michael Lambert registered 4 points (2-2-4) in three games last week and was named the game's first star on Saturday against Iowa (Nov. 18)
- G Jaroslav Halak recorded a shutout against Omaha (Nov. 14) stopping all 20 shots he faced and has now recorded five shutouts in 20 career AHL games
- C Ajay Baines had 4 points (2-2-4) and was a plus-5 in three games last week while being named the game's third star on Friday night against Iowa (Nov. 17)
- C Kyle Chipchura is on a three-game point streak after notching three points (2-1-3) in three games last week, including two game-winning goals against Omaha on Tuesday (Nov. 14) and Iowa on Saturday (Nov. 18)
- C Maxim Lapierre recorded an assist in each of the three games last week and leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 15 points (5-10-15) in 16 games this season
- RW Jonathan Ferland scored a goal and an assist and was named first star on Tuesday against Omaha (Nov. 14)
Upcoming Games
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st - MANITOBA MOOSE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM
- This is the second of eight meetings between the Bulldogs and the Moose
- Their last match-up saw Hamilton defeat Manitoba 5-3, giving the Bulldogs a record of 1-0-0-0 against the Moose so far this season.
- In 45 all-time regular season games played against the Moose, the Bulldogs hold a record of 30-12-1-1-1
- Forward Jason Jaffray leads the Moose in scoring with 17 points (12-5-17) in 18 games this season
- Manitoba is currently in third place in the North Division with a record of 6-8-2-2
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th - ROCHESTER AMERICANS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM
- This is the first of ten meetings between Hamilton and Rochester this season
- In 96 all-time regular season games played against the Americans, the Bulldogs hold a record of 39-49-7-0-1
- Forward Clarke MacArthur currently leads the Americans in scoring with 16 points (9-7-16) in 15 games this season
- Rochester is currently first in the North Division Standings, and first overall in the league with a record of 14-1-0-0
- Americans goalie Craig Anderson has a save percentage of .946 going undefeated in five games played, and is ranked first among AHL goalies so far this season
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26th - MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 4:00 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM
- This will be the first of four meetings between Hamilton and Milwaukee this season
- In 14 all-time regular season games against Milwaukee, Hamilton has a record of 7-4-1-1-1
- Admirals rookie winger Alexander Radulov currently leads Milwaukee with 18 points (6-12-18) in 10 games this season
- Milwaukee is currently third in AHL Penalty Killing with an average of 88.9 percent allowing only 7 power-play goals against this season
- The Admirals are currently in sixth place of the West Division with a record of 5-6-2-0
ALUMNI WATCH
There are 42 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 of ex-'Dogs from this past week:
- Phoenix RW Georges Laraque (4-6-10) more than tripled his point total last week with seven points in three games (2-5-7), featuring three two-point outings by having one goal and one assist vs. Anaheim (Nov.19) in a 6-4 loss and vs. Los Angeles (Nov. 18) in a 5-3 loss, a two assist night vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14) in a 4-3 win, and one assist vs. Chicago (Nov. 16) in a 3-2 shootout win
- Detroit RW Daniel Cleary (5-5-10) doubled his point total (1-4-5) last week with the lone goal vs. Calgary (Nov. 17) in a 4-1 loss, a shootout goal and two assists vs. Edmonton (Nov. 18) in a 4-3 shootout loss, and two assists vs. Vancouver (Nov. 14) in a 3-2 win
- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro (5-6-11) scored two goals on two shots vs. Atlanta (Nov. 17) in a 5-3 win
- Edmonton D Marc-Andre Bergeron (1-6-7) scored his first goal of the season and added one assist vs. St. Louis (Nov. 16) in a 6-2 win
- Edmonton LW Raffi Torres (3-5-8) scored one goal in regulation time, added the game-winner during the shootout and had one assist vs. Detroit (Nov. 18) in a 4-3 shootout win
- Edmonton RW Fernando Pisani (4-1-5) scored one goal and had one assist vs. St. Louis (Nov. 16) in a 6-2 win
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.
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.
BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
Tuesday, November 21st - Manitoba Moose at Hamilton Bulldogs - 7:30 p.m. - Copps Coliseum
Saturday, November 25th - Rochester Americans at Hamilton Bulldogs - 7:00 p.m. - Copps Coliseum
Sunday, November 26th - Milwaukee Admirals at Hamilton Bulldogs - 4:00 p.m - Copps Coliseum
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- Wolf Pack Sign Chris Ferraro to PTO - Connecticut Whale
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- Monarchs Report - Manchester Monarchs
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- Corazzini Recalled by Blackhawks, Blunden Re-Assigned to Admirals - Norfolk Admirals
- Nilsson named AHL Player of Week - Bridgeport Islanders
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