Bulldogs looking to snap losing streak
November 21, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (7-10-0-1) will look to rebound from three consecutive losses as they play four games in five nights this week. The Bulldogs will face the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights for the second time in less than a week on Tuesday, November 22 (8:00 p.m.) before battling the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday, November 23 (8:00 p.m.) for the first time this season. Hamilton will then return home to take on the Cleveland Barons on Friday, November 25 (7:30 p.m.) before visiting Grand Rapids to face the Griffins on Saturday, November 26 (8:00 p.m.).
WEEK IN REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 3
BULLDOGS GOALS - Garth Murray
ADMIRALS GOALS - Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Jordin Tootoo
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Cristobal Huet (40sh, 38sv) / Milwaukee - Pekka Rinne (26sh, 25sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-5 / Milwaukee 1-4
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS 3
BULLDOGS GOALS - J.F. Jacques
KNIGHTS GOALS - Carsen Germyn (2), Eric Nystrom
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Cristobal Huet (23sh, 20sv) / Omaha - Brent Krahn (25sh, 24sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-5 / Omaha 2-4
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 0 @ IOWA STARS 1
BULLDOGS GOALS - None
GRIFFINS GOALS - Junior Lessard
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jeff Deslauriers (37sh, 36sv)
Iowa - Mike Smith (34sh, 34sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-6 / Iowa 1-3
Player Notes
G Cristobal Huet played in his first game with the Bulldogs on Wednesday, November 16 at Milwaukee (3-1 L), stopping 38 of the 40 shots he faced. Huet was named the game's third star.
C Garth Murray scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 16. The goal was Murray's first point with the Bulldogs.
LW Jean-Francois Jacques scored his eighth goal of the season on November 18 at Omaha (3-1 L) and now leads the Bulldogs with 14 points (8g, 6a).
C Francis Lemieux has six points in his last seven games (1g, 5a).
Upcoming Games
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS - 8:00 P.M. - OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM
This game is the second meeting between Hamilton and Omaha (7-8-0-3) in five days.
The Knights won the first game by a score of 3-1 on November 18 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
Jean-Francois Jacques scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season for Hamilton.
Carsen Germyn scored twice against Hamilton and leads Omaha in scoring with 15 points (10g, 5a).
The Knights are in third place in the West Division with 17 points.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ CHICAGO WOLVES - 8:00 P.M. - ALLSTATE ARENA
This is the first of two games this season between Hamilton and Chicago (5-6-1-2).
Chicago won the season series in 2004-05, earning two wins, one loss, and one overtime loss.
The Wolves are in fifth place in the West Division with 13 points.
Ramzi Abid leads Chicago in scoring with 15 points (7g, 8a) in 14 games.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 - CLEVELAND BARONS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
The Barons (7-9-1-0) will be in Hamilton for the third time this season.
Hamilton and Cleveland have split the season series so far, with each team winning one game.
The Bulldogs won the last meeting between these two teams by a score of 5-1 on November 11 at Copps Coliseum.
Hamilton and Cleveland are tied for sixth place in the North Division with 15 points.
Grant Stevenson leads the Barons in scoring with 16 points (8g, 8a) in 17 games.
Hamilton forward Corey Locke has three goals in two games against Cleveland this season.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS - 8:00 P.M. - VAN ANDEL ARENA
Hamilton will make their first visit of the season to Grand Rapids (13-3-0-1).
The Griffins lead the season series, posting a record of 2-1-0-0.
The Bulldogs having won the last meeting by a score of 5-2 on November 12.
Grand Rapids leads the North Division with 27 points.
Jiri Hudler ranks third in the AHL in scoring and leads Grand Rapids with 28 points (14g, 14a) in 16 games.
ALUMNI WATCH
There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs this past week.
Montreal Canadiens C Tomas Plekanec scored his second goal of the season, and added an assist on Friday, November 18 in Montreal's 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
G Yann Danis won his third consecutive NHL game, stopping 27 of 30 shots, in a 4-3 overtime victory over Florida on Tuesday, November 15.
Edmonton Oilers C Shawn Horcoff recorded four assists, all in the third period, in the Oilers 5-4 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, November 17. Horcoff added two more assists on Saturday, November 19 in Edmonton's 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks and leads the Oilers in scoring with 23 points (4g, 19a).
Edmonton C Jarret Stoll scored the game winner 33 seconds into overtime on Nov. 17.
Former Bulldogs D Alexei Semenov was acquired by the Florida Panthers from the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, November 19 in exchange for a conditional draft choice.
Bulldogs Player Transactions - NOVEMBER 14 - november 20
Monday, November 14
G Olivier Michaud was reassigned by the Montreal Canadiens to the Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)
C Maxim Lapierre was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
G Cristobal Huet was assigned to Hamilton by Montreal for conditioning purposes
Saturday, November 19
C Maxim Lapierre was reassigned to Hamilton by the Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
D Dan Smith was reassigned to Hamilton by the Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
BULLDOGS INJURY REPORT
Player
Injury
Date Injury Occurred
Status
RW Jonathan Ferland
MCL
October 26
6-8 Weeks
D Jeff Paul
Shoulder
November 9
7-10 days
BULLDOGS HOCKEY LIVE ON CABLE 14
Fans can watch the Hamilton Bulldogs face the Cleveland Barons on Friday, November 25 live on Hamilton's Cable 14. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Hear and See Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network
Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen or watch every game on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the âBulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the homepage of the âDogs website. The AHL and B2 have entered into a partnership that will allow fans to watch every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season. To watch a game, go to the Bulldogs website and click on the B2 âWatch the Game Live' icon on the homepage. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the commentary for home games and select road games.
The Bulldogs game on Wednesday, November 23 against the Chicago Wolves can be heard live on Montreal's âThe Team 990' radio station. Please be advised that this game will not be available on B2 Networks.
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 Sports Obsession in Jackson Square. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
Tuesday, November 22 - 8:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs @ Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights - Omaha Civic Auditorium
Wednesday, November 23 - 8:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs @ Chicago Wolves - Allstate Arena
Friday, November 25 - 7:30 p.m. - Cleveland Barons @ Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum
Saturday, November 26 - 8:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs @ Grand Rapids Griffins - Van Andel Arena
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