Bulldogs play final two regular season home games this weekend

Published on March 29, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will look to build upon their six-game home-unbeaten streak this weekend, as they will play their final two home regular season games against North Division opponents. The Bulldogs will host the Cleveland Barons on Saturday, April 3rd (7:00 p.m) and then wrap up the home portion of the schedule versus the Rochester Americans on Sunday, April 4 (4:00 p.m.).

Prior to this weekend's home stand the Bulldogs will travel to Milwaukee on Thursday, April 1 (8:00 p.m.) to face the Admirals at the Bradley Center. The Admirals are currently first overall in the AHL with 96 points.

The Bulldogs currently lead the AHL's North Division with 90 points on a record of 38 wins, 23 losses, 10 ties and 4 overtime losses.

Bulldogs fans can listen to Derek Wills call all the action live on 820 CHAM-AM or on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. For all the most up-to-date information on the Hamilton Bulldogs please visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com

BULLDOGS TEAM NOTES:

Hamilton set a new franchise attendance record for a regular season home game on Friday, as 15,119 fans attended the 'Heroes of Hometown Hockey' night, when the Bulldogs defeated the St. John's Maple Leafs 4-2 at Copps Coliseum ... The Bulldogs reached the 90-point mark on Sunday for the fourth time in eight seasons in Hamilton ... the Bulldogs are tied with Rochester for most home-ice wins this season with 23 ... the Bulldogs are rated 10th in the AHL, both on the power play (15.7%, 56 for 356) and on the penalty kill (86.5%, 296 for 342) ... Hamilton has out shot their opponents in 56 of 75 games this season and have earned a record of (33-14-7-2)

BULLDOGS INDIVDUAL PLAYER NOTES

Yann Danis - earned a shutout, stopped 22 shots in AHL debut vs. Toronto- Mar. 28 (3-0 W)

Tomas Plekanec - tallied his 100th AHL point with an assist on the opening goal versus St. John's Mar. 26 (4-2 W)

- led the Bulldogs in scoring in March with 15 points (3-12-15) in 14 games

Jean-Philippe Cote - is tied for second among AHL rookies in plus/minus (+23)

Alexander Perezhogin - is currently sixth in AHL rookie scoring with 45 points (20-25-45)

Chris Higgins - is currently seventh in AHL rookie scoring with 43 points (21-22-43)

Rene Vydareny - picked up his first AHL point with an assist vs. St. John's on Friday.

Patrick Traverse - earned 4 assists in his past five games

UPCOMING GAMES:

Hamilton Bulldogs at Milwaukee Admirals - Thursday, April 1 - 8:00 p.m.

This game will mark the Bulldogs final regular season game vs. a non-North Division opponent this season ... Hamilton has earned a record of two wins and one loss against Milwaukee ... Bulldogs captain Benoit Gratton has earned a total of five points (1-4-5) versus the Admirals this season ... Milwaukee veteran forward Tony Hrkac has tallied five points (1-4-5) against the Bulldogs ... the Admirals are currently first overall in the AHL with a record of 43 wins, 20 losses, 7 ties and 3 overtime losses

Cleveland Barons at Hamilton Bulldogs - Saturday, April 3 - 7:00 p.m.

The Bulldogs have earned a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss against the Barons this season ... Cleveland sits third in the AHL's North Division with 80 points ... the Barons Miroslav Zalesak is third in AHL scoring with 72 points (33-39-72) in 70 games played ... Cleveland is (16-11-6-3) on the road this season ... the Barons have the AHL's third best power play operating at 17.5% (53 for 303) ...

Rochester Americans at Hamilton Bulldogs - Sunday, April 4, 4:00 p.m.

Hamilton has earned a winning record of five wins, 3 losses and 1 tie versus the Amerks this season ... Rochester is currently tied with Toronto for fourth place in the AHL's North Division with 79 points ... the Amerks have the AHL's number one power play, which has a 18.1% (65 for 359) success rate ... Rochester's Jason Pominville leads the AHL in power play goals with 21 on the season

JOE CAHILL HOSTS 'DOGBITES WEELY RADIO SHOW on 820 CHAM - MONDAYS

Legendary radio personality Joe Cahill hosts 'DOGBITES - a weekly half-hour Hamilton Bulldogs radio show every Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Hamilton's 820 CHAM. Bulldogs play-by-play announcer Derek Wills will join Joe Cahill. The weekly show will feature Bulldogs interviews, highlights from the past week and much more.

BULLDOGS ON 820 CHAM!

Hamilton Bulldogs fans can listen to all Bulldogs home and road action 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.

BULLDOGS SEASON TICKETS:

Bulldogs Season Tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets or for more information contact the Bulldogs at (905) 529-8500 or by e-mail at tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com.

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