Bulldogs Iced 3-1 by Aeros

Published on December 14, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Houston Aeros 3-1 on Tuesday night at Copps Coliseum. The game was tied through two periods until Houston scored the game-winner 17 seconds into the third period.

The Bulldogs opened the game's scoring at 8:48 of the second stanza. Andreas Engqvist sent a pass to Alexander Avtsin, who skated into the slot before snapping a shot that beat Houston starting goaltender Matt Hackett.

The Aeros tied the game 1-1 at 9:23 of the middle frame. Casey Wellman and Robbie Earl skated into the Bulldogs zone on a two-on-one. Wellman dished the puck to Earl, who one-timed a shot over Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford.

Houston took the lead 17 seconds into the third period. Brandon Buck picked up an attempted pass from a Bulldogs player, before skating off the side-boards and into the slot. Buck proceeded to wrist a shot that beat Sanford through the five-hole. The Aeros sealed the win with an empty net tally from Warren Peters at 19:52.

The Bulldogs will begin a five-game road trip on Friday, December 17th when they travel to Oklahoma City to battle the Barons at 7:05 p.m. EST. 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 (with the exception of the February 25th game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca 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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