Bulldogs in First Place

December 9, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will look to stay at the top of the American Hockey League standings as they hit the road to play four games this week. The Bulldogs currently have a record of 19 wins, 6 losses, 1 tie and 2 overtime losses, which gives the club 41 points on the season. Hamilton managed to earn at least one point in each of the team's four games this past week (three wins and one overtime loss).

This week the Bulldogs will travel to St. John's for games on Tues., Dec. 10 (6:05 p.m.) & Wed., Dec. 11 (6:05 p.m.). After Wednesday's game the Bulldogs will then head to Grand Rapids on Fri., Dec. 13 (7:30 p.m.) to play the Griffins and then wrap up the road trip with a contest in Cincinnati against the Mighty Ducks on Sat., Dec. 14 (7:35 p.m.).

For all the most up-to-date information on the Hamilton Bulldogs please visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com

TOP ‘DOGS:

BULLDOGS LEAD IN MANY TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL AHL CATEGORIES:

The Hamilton Bulldogs are first in many AHL categories currently including:

TEAM:

• Penalty Killing - 91.39% (138 saves for 151 opportunities against)

• Goals Against – an average of 2.00 goals against per game

• Goals For – a total of 102 goals scored

• Assists For – a total of 178 assists

• Points For – a total of 280 points

INDIVIDUAL:

• Leading Scorer – Benoit Gratton – 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists

• Leading Assists – Benoit Gratton – 23 assists

• Shooting Percentage – Marcel Hossa – 30.0% success rate

• Wins for Goaltender – Ty Conklin – 10 wins

• Shots Among Rookies – Mike Komisarek – 68 shots on goal

BULLDOGS LOOK TO BREAK RECORD ON TUESDAY:

The Hamilton Bulldogs will look to win their six consecutive road game when they face-off against the Maple Leafs in St. John's on Tuesday. The Bulldogs tied the franchise mark of five straight road wins when they defeated the Cleveland Barons 3-1 at the Gund Arena on Saturday.

BULLDOGS Y108 TOY TOSS A SUCCESS:

The Hamilton Bulldogs collected 1,486 toys off the ice of Copps Coliseum after the Bulldogs scored their first goal in Sunday's game against the Cleveland Barons. Bulldogs fans graciously threw the toys on the ice, which have been collected and will be donated to children through local charities.

BULLDOGS HAD RECORD SETTING WIN:

The Hamilton Bulldogs broke 13 team records, tied two team records and tied one AHL record when they defeated the Cleveland Barons 15-1 on Sunday. The Bulldogs set new franchise marks for fastest six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen goals in a game. Hamilton also set new team records for largest margin of victory (14), and most goals scored in a game (15). Chad Hinz (1g,5a) set a new Bulldogs record for most points in a game as he accumulated six points. Records tied included most power play goals in a game (4) and most assists by a Bulldogs player (Hinz – 5 assists). The Bulldogs also tied an AHL record for largest margin of victory.

BULLDOGS ON 820 CHAM!

Hamilton Bulldogs fans can listen to all the Bulldogs home and road action this season on Hamilton's 820 CHAM-AM. Derek Wills provides all the play-by-play, while Hamilton radio personality Al Craig is the colour commentator for all home games and select road games.

UPCOMING GAMES:

BULLDOGS AND MAPLE LEAFS MEET BACK-TO-BACK ... Tues., Dec. 10 at 6:05 p.m., Wed., Dec. 11 at 6:05 p.m – Hamilton Bulldogs at St. John's Maple Leafs ... these games will mark the Bulldogs first trip to St. John's this season ... Maple Leafs forward Brad Boyes is tied for eighth in scoring among rookies with 7g-11a-18pts in 25 games this season ... forward Brad Leeb is tied for the league lead in power play goals with eight ... the Maple Leafs have the ninth best power play unit in the league, operating at 17.54% ... the Bulldogs are 2-0 against the Maple Leafs this season ... Marcel Hossa (3g, 2a) and Jason Ward (3g, 2a) have led the way offensively for the Bulldogs against the Maple Leafs this season ... All-Time the Bulldogs have a record of 25 wins, 31 losses, 11 ties in 66 games ... Next Meeting: December 28 at Hamilton

BULLDOGS BATTLE GRIFFINS ... Fri., Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. – Hamilton Bulldogs at Grand Rapids Griffins ... this game marks the Bulldogs only visit to Grand Rapids this season ... Griffins forward Mark Mowers is tied for ninth in league scoring with 9g-18a-27pts in 25 games this season ... Griffins defenceman David Van Drunen is tied for second in the AHL in +/- with a rating of +16 ... former Bulldogs goaltender Marc Lamothe ranks fourth in the AHL with a 2.07 goals against average ... the Griffins have given up only 2.36 goals per game this season, which is second best in the AHL ... in 5 career meetings with Grand Rapids, the Bulldogs have a record of 2-3-0-0

BULLDOGS TAKE ON MIGHTY DUCKS ... Sat. Dec. 14 at 7:35 p.m. – Hamilton Bulldogs at Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ... this game marks the first meeting between these two clubs this season ... Mighty Ducks forward Travis Brigley has scored two short-handed goals this season, which ties him for the league lead ... Cincinnati has scored the most short-handed goals this season with eight ... the Mighty Ducks have the AHL's fourth best penalty killing unit operating at 88.05% ... Tony Martensson leads the Mighty Ducks offensive attack with 8g-10a-18pts this season ... All-Time the Bulldogs have a record of 12-9-5-0 in 26 games against the Mighty Ducks ... Next Meeting: December 21 at Hamilton.



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