Bulldogs Look For Wins With Two Home Games This Week

Published on October 25, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will look to snap their three-game losing streak with two home games against the Syracuse Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks), and the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) this week. Syracuse will travel to Copps Coliseum on Wednesday, October 27th to face-off against the 'Dogs at 7:00 PM. The Bulldogs will then host the Toronto Marlies on Friday, October 29th for a 7:00 PM game.

On Tuesday, October 19th, the 'Dogs opened up a busy week, beginning at Copps Coliseum against North Division rival, the Rochester Americans. Hamilton took a 3-0 lead heading into the third period with goals from, Yannick Weber, Alexander Avtsin, and Mathieu Carle. Kenndal McArdle, and Michael Duco of the Amerks potted goals in the third, while the 'Dogs responded with Yannick Weber potting his second of the game, and Andrew Conboy netting one to make it a 5-2 victory for Hamilton. The Bulldogs then traveled to Winnipeg to take-on the Manitoba Moose, in consecutive games on Thursday, October 21st, and Friday, October 22nd. The first contest saw the 'Dogs defeated 4-3 in a shootout by the Moose. Brendon Nash, Yannick Weber, and Andreas Engqvist scored for the 'Dogs. The second meeting in as many nights was also forced into a shootout. Yannick Weber, David Desharnais, and Gabriel Dumont scored for the 'Dogs but it was not enough, as Hamilton lost a second shootout game by a score of 4-3. The final game of the week saw the Bulldogs travel back to Hamilton to host the Oklahoma City Barons. The contest was the first of two live CBC broadcasts at Copps Coliseum this season. Goals from David Desharnais, and Brendon Nash forced the game into overtime, where Alexandre Giroux of the Barons broke the tie and gave Oklahoma City a 3-2 victory over the 'Dogs.

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, October 19th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 vs. ROCHESTER AMERICANS 2

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Yannick Weber (2), Alexander Avtsin, Mathieu Carle*, Andrew Conboy

Rochester Goals: Kenndal McArdle, Michael Duco

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W - 25 shots, 23 saves) / Rochester: Jacob Markstrom (L - 32 shots, 27 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Rochester 1-5

Attendance: 1669

* - Game Winning Goal

Thursday, October 21st - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 at MANITOBA MOOSE 4 (SO)

MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB

Hamilton Goals: Brendon Nash, Yannick Weber, Andreas Engqvist

Manitoba Goals: Kevin Connauton (2), Kevin Clark, Marco Rosa*

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (L - 32 shots, 29 saves) / Manitoba: Eddie Lack (W - 34 shots, 31 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-6 / Manitoba 1-8

Attendance: 6116

*- Shootout game winning goal

Friday, October 22nd - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 at MANITOBA MOOSE 4 (SO)

MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB

Hamilton Goals: Yannick Weber, David Desharnais, Gabriel Dumont

Manitoba Goals: Joel Perrault, Cody Hodgson, Marco Rosa, Jordan Schroeder*

Goaltending: Hamilton: Peter Delmas (L - 27 shots, 24 saves) / Manitoba: Tyler Weiman (W - 30 shots, 27 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-2 / Manitoba 1-7

Attendance: 7870

*- Shootout game winning goal

Sunday, October 24th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 vs. OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS 3 (OT)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais, Brendon Nash

Oklahoma City Goals: Jeff Petry, Colin McDonald, Alexandre Giroux*

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (L - 26 shots, 23 saves) / Oklahoma City: Martin Gerber (W - 31 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-8 / Oklahoma City 0-10

Attendance: 6539

*- Overtime game winning goal

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- The Bulldogs power play sits third in the league with a 27.6% success rate. They have scored a power-play goal in every game this season

- Defenceman Yannick Weber is currently tied for first among AHL defensemen in points with nine (5G, 4A) even though he's played three fewer games than Shawn Belle, who is tied with Weber with nine points

- Centre David Desharnais and Centre Ben Maxwell are currently on six-game point streaks as they have recorded at least a point in every game this season. Both players have recorded nine points (three goals, six assists) in that span.

- Defenceman Brendon Nash currently sits seventh overall among all AHL rookie skaters in points with six (2G, 4A). He also recorded his first professional hockey league goal on October 21st in a 4-3 losing effort versus the Manitoba Moose

- Goaltender Peter Delmas played in his first-career AHL game recording a making 24 saves on 27 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Manitoba Moose

- C Andreas Engqvist and F Alexander Avtsin recorded their first-career AHL goals this past week. Engqvist scored versus the Moose on Thursday while Avtsin potted his against the Rochester Americans in Tuesday's win

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH

7:00 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ONTARIO

- This will be the first of four meetings between the two clubs

- The last time the two teams met was on April 9th when Hamilton topped Syracuse 5-4 in overtime

- Last season the Bulldogs went 2-0-0-0 against the Crunch

- The Syracuse Crunch head into the match-up versus the Bulldogs on a three game winning streak

- Mark Holick was named the new Head Coach of the Crunch this past off-season

- Syracuse recorded a 34-39-4-3 record last season

- The Crunch currently hold a record of 3-2-0-1 which places them in fourth in the East Division

- There are currently three Ontario natives listed on the Crunch roster: LW Josh Brittain (Milton), LW John Kurtz (Oakville), D Joe DiPenta (Barrie)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. TORONTO MARLIES

7:00 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ONTARIO

- This will be the second of 10 contests between the two clubs this season.

- In their first meeting this season, Toronto defeated Hamilton 5-3.

- The Marlies currently have a 2-4-0-0 record which puts them in last place in the North Division

- Toronto recorded the fewest number of wins in the Western Conference last season but finished 12th out of 14 teams

- The Bulldogs led the Western Conference with 115 points

- Hamilton's all-time record against Toronto is 28-23-0-5-5

- There are seven Ontario natives currently listed on the Marlies roster: C Brayden Irwin (Toronto), C Justin Hodgman (Brampton), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), C Nazem Kadri (London), LW Luca Caputi (Toronto), D Simon Gysbers (Richmond Hill), and RW Dale Mitchell (Etobicoke)

ALUMNI WATCH:

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:

- St. Louis G Jaroslav Halak made three starts this past week with match-ups against Chicago (October 18 & 22) and Pittsburgh (October 23). He posted a 2-0-1-0 record to help the Blues gain five of a possible six points

- Boston G Tim Thomas leads all goalies in the NHL with a 0.978 save percentage and a 0.75 goals-against-average, he also recorded two victories for the Bruins, leading them past the Capitals (October 19 & 21) 3-1, and 4-1

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec earned one helper versus the Senators (October 23) and is now tied for the team lead in points on the Canadiens with six (2G, 4A)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro tallied one assist in last week's match-up versus the Tampa Bay Lightning (October 18), and has a total of seven points in seven games to start the season

- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn recorded two goals in a victory over the Senators (October 23). He now leads all Canadiens in goals with four, and is tied in points with six (4G, 2A)

- Minnesota LW Antti Miettinen tallied two assists in Minnesota's match-up versus the Canucks (October 18) and a goal versus Vancouver in a rematch (October 22) increasing his season totals to six points (2+4)

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, 'TODAY'S COUNTRY AM 820 CHAM'. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or '820 CHAM' icon on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 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.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets, min pack tickets, group tickets and 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 or call 905-527-7666. For information on season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 ext. 179.

GET YOUR BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE": Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the "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', and other select novelty items for sale.

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)

Player : Points :

1. David Desharnais 10

2. Ben Maxwell 8

3. Yannick Weber 7

4. Alexander Avtsin 5

5. Andreas Engqvist 1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS: (10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player: Points:

1. Ben Maxwell 10

1. Yannick Weber 10

1. Andrew Conboy 10

1. Brendon Nash 10

1. Andreas Engqvist 10

1. David Desharnais 10

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