Bulldogs Maul Moose 7-1

March 24, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Winnipeg, MB - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 7-1 on Wednesday evening. Five different Bulldogs had two-point nights including a two-goal performance by Brock Trotter.

Trotter opened the scoring 56 seconds into the game. Trotter received the puck from David Desharnais before deking past a Moose defender and snapping a shot past Manitoba stating goaltender Cory Schneider and into the top of the net.

The Moose tied the game 1-1 at 3:49 of the first frame. Jordan Schroeder fired a shot that was saved by Hamilton starting goaltender Cedrick Desjardins. The rebound bounced onto the stick of Lawrence Nycholat, who sent a shot past Desjardins and into the net.

Trotter added his second goal of the game at 7:22. Trotter raced in on Schneider before using a forehand-to-backhand deke move and depositing the puck between the legs of the goaltender and over the goal line. The ‘Dogs earned their third goal of the game at 14:03. Ryan Russell received the puck from Desharnais before skating into the Manitoba zone. Russell dished a pass to Aaron Palushaj, who was skating towards the net. Palushaj tapped the puck past Schneider and into the back of the net.

Hamilton took a 4-1 lead at 12:44 of the second stanza. Yannick Weber received the puck from J.T. Wyman before ripping a shot from the point. The puck sailed through traffic and beat Schneider between the legs. Russell scored the Bulldogs' fifth goal of the game at 17:07. Desjardins gave the puck to Russell, carried the puck out of his own end before skating through the neutral zone and into Manitoba's zone. Russell raced towards Schneider before using a backhand shot to flip the puck over the right shoulder of the goaltender and into the top of the net.

Daren Machesney replaced Schneider in the Manitoba goal to start the third period.

While on the power play, Hamilton took a 6-1 lead at 13:43 of the final frame. Ryan White gave a centering pass to Dany Masse, who batted the puck past Machesney and into the net. The ‘Dogs added their second power-play goal and seventh goal of the game at 17:11. Palushaj received the puck from Grant Stevenson before sending a pass to Andrew Conboy, who rifled a shot that beat Machesney.

The Bulldogs travel to Abbotsford to meet the Heat for a game on Friday, March 26th at 10:30 p.m. EST. Fans can listen to every ‘Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the ‘AHL Live' or ‘TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website.

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Scoring Summary: 1st Period: 1. HAM - Brock Trotter - 32 (David Desharnais, Alex Henry) - 0:56 2. MTB - Lawrence Nycholat - 5 (Jordan Schroeder) - 3:49 3. HAM - Brock Trotter - 33 (Unassisted) - 7:22 4. HAM - Aaron Palushaj - 7 (Ryan Russell, David Desharnais) - 14:03

2nd Period: 5. HAM - Yannick Weber - 5 (J.T. Wyman) - 12:44 6. HAM - Ryan Russell - 18 (Cedrick Desjardins) - 17:07)

3rd Period: 7. HAM - Dany Masse - 18 (Ryan White, Andrew Conboy) - 13:43 (PP) 8. HAM - Andrew Conboy - 7 (Aaron Palushaj, Grant Stevenson) - 17:11 (PP)

Scoring: Hamilton: 3-2-2--7 Manitoba: 1-0-0--1

Shots: Hamilton: 7-13-7--27 Manitoba: 4-7-7--18

Goaltending: Hamilton: Cedrick Desjardins (18 shots, 17 saves) Manitoba: Cory Schneider (20 shots, 15 saves), Daren Machesney (7 shots, 5 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton: 2-for-9 Manitoba: 0-for-7

Attendance: 7,769

Three Stars: 1. HAM- Brock Trotter (2 goals, +2, 4 shots) 2. HAM- Ryan Russell (1 goal, 1 assist, +2, 2 shots) 3. HAM- David Desharnais (2 assists, +3)

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