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Bulldogs Play Three Games in Three Days

February 6, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (19-30-0-2) will play three games in three nights this weekend. Hamilton will start the week on Friday, February 10 when they travel to Rochester to take on the Americans (25-21-1-1) at the Blue Cross Arena (7:35 p.m.). Hamilton will then face the Portland Pirates (29-13-4-3) on Saturday, February 11 at Copps Coliseum (7:00 p.m.). The Bulldogs will wrap up the weekend by battling the San Antonio Rampage (14-28-1-4) on Sunday, February 12 at Copps Coliseum (4:00 p.m.).

WEEK IN REVIEW

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ PORTLAND PIRATES 6

BULLDOGS GOALS - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Duncan Milroy, James Sanford

PIRATES GOALS - Joel Perrault (2), Igor Pohanka, Aaron Gavey, Derek Edwardson, Pierre Parenteau

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (30sh, 25sv), Olivier Michaud (10sh, 9sv) / Portland - Nathan Marsters (31sh, 28sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-4 / Portland 4-9

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ MANCHESTER MONARCHS 1 (OT)

BULLDOGS GOALS - Duncan Milroy, Brad Winchester

MONARCHS GOAL - Connor James

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (17sh, 16sv) / Manchester - Barry Brust (31sh, 29sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-6 / Manchester 0-4

Player Notes

- G Yann Danis and C Corey Locke represented Hamilton at the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic, which was played on Wednesday, February 1 at the MTS Centre in Manitoba. Both Bulldogs played for the Canadian AHL All-Star team.

- Danis was named co-winner, along with Manitoba Moose G Wade Flaherty, of the Rbk Hockey Most Valuable Player Award at the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic. Danis and Flaherty each stopped 12 of the 13 shots they faced to help the Canadian AHL All-Star team defeat the Planet USA AHL All-Stars by a score of 9-4.

- C Marc-Antoine Pouliot recorded his team-leading eighth multipoint game of the season on Friday, February 3, collecting one goal and one assist in the Bulldogs 6-3 loss to the Portland Pirates. Pouliot has posted two points in each of his multipoint games for a total of 16 points (five goals, 11 assists).

- RW Duncan Milroy scored his second goal in as many games on Saturday, February 4 when Hamilton defeated the Manchester Monarchs 2-1 in overtime. Milroy's goal came with the Bulldogs on the penalty kill, and he is now tied with Andrei Kostitsyn and Maxim Lapierre for the team lead with two shorthanded goals this season.

- C J.J. Hunter recorded his first point as a Bulldog, earning an assist on Milroy's goal.

- D Danny Syvret picked up his first point in nine games when he assisted on Milroy's goal.

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn had his three-game point streak ended against the Monarchs. Kostitsyn posted five points (two goals, three assists) during the stretch.

Upcoming Games

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 7:35 P.M. - BLUE CROSS ARENA

- This will be eighth meeting between Hamilton and Rochester this season, and the Bulldogs third visit to the Blue Cross Arena.

- The last time these two teams met on January 28 at Copps Coliseum, Rochester forward Stefan Meyer scored two second period goals to help the Amerks defeated the ‘Dogs by a score of 4-1.

- Rochester sits in fifth place in the North Division with 52 points.

- Amerks D Nathan Paetsch is in sixth place in scoring among defencemen with 36 points (nine goals, 27 assists) in 47 games.

- The Amerks own the AHL's third best power play, which is currently operating at 20.6% (64 goals on 310 opportunities).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 - PORTLAND PIRATES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- The ‘Dogs take on the Monarchs for the second time this season.

- This is the 10th Annual ‘TD Canada Trust Smiles on Ice Game' in support of McMaster Children's Hospital, and it can be seen live on Hamilton's Cable 14

- The last time these two teams met on February 3, Portland RW Joel Perrault scored two first period goals to help the Pirates double up the Bulldogs by a score of 6-3.

- Portland sits in first place in the Atlantic Division with 65 points.

- The Pirates own the AHL's eleventh best power play, which is currently operating at 18.2% (56 goals on 307 opportunities).

- Portland C Ryan Shannon sits second in AHL rookie scoring with 49 points (14 goals, 35 assists) in 40 games this season.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 - SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 4:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- This will be the first ever meeting between these two teams.

- The only other meeting this season is on Tuesday, February 28 when Hamilton visits San Antonio.

- The Rampage sit in seventh place in the West Division with 33 points.

- Former Bulldog Mike Bishai has played in 36 games for the Rampage this season, posting 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 36 games.

North Division Standings

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

Grand Rapids 51 35 12 1 3 74 0.725

Manitoba 51 31 14 3 3 68 0.667

Syracuse 48 28 17 2 1 59 0.615

Toronto 49 26 20 3 0 55 0.561

Rochester 48 25 21 1 1 52 0.542

Cleveland 54 20 31 2 1 43 0.398

Hamilton 51 19 30 0 2 40 0.392

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. Saturday, February 4 - Canadiens G Cristobal Huet stopped all 35 shots he faced as Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 2-0.

- Rangers RW Marcel Hossa scored his eighth goal of the season as New York defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime. New York RW Jason Ward earned an assist.

- Stars LW Steve Ott recorded an assist as Dallas dropped a 4-3 decision to the St. Louis Blues in a shootout.

- Oilers C Jarret Stoll and LW Raffi Torres each had a goal as Edmonton defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1. Edmonton D Marc-Andre Bergeron and C Shawn Horcoff each had an assist.

- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin collected an assist as Anaheim shutout the San Jose Sharks 2-0.

Sunday, February 5 - Canadiens RW Michael Ryder recorded his first career NHL hat trick as Montreal defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-0. G Cristobal Huet made 25 saves to record his second straight shutout. C Tomas Plekanec and C Steve Begin each earned an assist. Bulldogs Player Transactions - JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6

Monday, January 30

- RW Alexander Perezhogin was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens.

Tuesday, January 31

- LW Jean-Francois Jacques was recalled by the Edmonton Oilers.

- G Olivier Michaud was assigned to Hamilton from the Long Beach Ice Dogs by the Montreal Canadiens.

Thursday, February 4

- G Jaroslav Halak was assigned to Hamilton from the Long Beach Ice Dogs by the Montreal Canadiens.

Friday, February 3

- RW Raitis Ivanans was assigned to Hamilton by the Montreal Canadiens.

Sunday, February 5

- G Jaroslav Halak was assigned to the Long Beach Ice Dogs by the Montreal Canadiens.

Hear 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 ‘Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the ‘Dogs 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 ‘Watch the Game Live' icon. 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.

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 select Sports Obsession locations. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Friday, February 10 - 7:35 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Rochester Americans - Blue Cross Arena

Saturday, February 11 - 7:00 p.m. - Portland Pirates at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

Sunday, February 12 - 4:00 p.m. - San Antonio Rampage at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum

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