Bulldogs Ice Heat with 4-1 Win
March 30, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Abbotsford Heat 4-1 on Wednesday night at Copps Coliseum. Nigel Dawes scored a hat-trick and added an assist while Aaron Palushaj earned a goal and two assists.
The Bulldogs opened the game's scoring at 9:47 of the first frame. Dawes received the puck from Palushaj while skating down the left side. Dawes released a low shot that beat Abbotsford starting goaltender Matt Keetley on the left side.
Palushaj increased the 'Dogs lead to 2-0 at 4:27 of the second stanza. Mathieu Carle grabbed a loose puck before sending a pass to Palushaj, who was at the right faceoff dot. Palushaj released a shot that beat Keetley over the left pad.
The Heat made the game 2-1 at 13:07 of the middle frame. Josh Meyers backhanded a pass to Bryan Cameron from the left corner of the Bulldogs zone. Cameron faked a shot before dishing the puck to John Armstrong at the right side of the net. Armstrong tapped the pass past Hamilton starting goaltender Drew MacIntyre.
The Bulldogs regained a two-goal lead at 18:39 of the second period. Carle took a shot from the right point which was stopped by Keetley's right pad. The rebound bounced out to the slot, where Dawes grabbed it before firing a shot low and past Keetley for his second goal of the game.
Dawes completed the hat trick at 19:57 of the final frame with an empty net goal.
The Bulldogs will travel to Cleveland for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against the Lake Erie Monsters on Friday, April 1st before returning to Copps Coliseum for their final regular season home game of the 2010-2011 season against the Manitoba Moose at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2nd. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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