Bulldogs Rekindle Rivalries
Published on January 16, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (17-25-0-2) play three games in three nights against two North Division opponents for the second straight weekend. Hamilton will begin the week with back-to-back games versus the Manitoba Moose (25-13-3-2) at the MTS Centre on Friday, January 20 (8:30 p.m.) and Saturday, January 21 (8:30 p.m.). The Bulldogs will then fly home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Affiliate, the Toronto Marlies (21-17-3-0) on Sunday, January 22 at Copps Coliseum (5:00 p.m.).
WEEK IN REVIEW
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 - SYRACUSE CRUNCH 4 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1
BULLDOGS GOALS - Maxim Lapierre
CRUNCH GOALS - Mark Hartigan (3), Aaron Johnson
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (30sh, 27sv) / Syracuse - Martin Prusek (32sh, 31sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-9 / Syracuse 1-7
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 - ROCHESTER AMERICANS 5 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3
BULLDOGS GOALS - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Andre Benoit, Jean-Francois Jacques
AMERICANS GOALS - Martin Lojek, Dustin Johner, Matt Hendricks, Mark Mancari (2)
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (26sh, 22sv), Jeff Deslauriers (13sh, 13sv)
Rochester - Jean-Marc Pelletier (44sh, 41sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-9 / Rochester 0-5
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1
BULLDOGS GOALS - Jean-Philippe Cote, Maxim Lapierre, James Sanford
AMERICANS GOALS - David Cullen
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jeff Deslauriers (35sh, 34sv) / Rochester - Michael Leighton (26sh, 23sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-6 / Rochester 1-7
Team Notes
- In their 5-3 loss to the Rochester Americans on Saturday, January 14, the Bulldogs had 19 shots on net in the second period, which is the most shots the team has taken in one period this season. Hamilton also tied their season-high for shots on goal in one game with 44.
Player Notes
- LW Jean-Francois Jacques scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season on Saturday, January 14 in the Bulldogs 5-3 loss to the Rochester Americans.
- LW Brad Winchester recorded an assist on Saturday in his first game since being assigned to Hamilton by the Edmonton Oilers on January 10.
- LW Raitis Ivanans played in his 100th game as a Bulldog on Saturday.
- D Jean-Philippe Cote scored his first goal of the season in Hamilton's 3-1 victory over the Rochester Americans on Sunday, January 22. Cote was named the game's third star.
- C Maxim Lapierre scored his second shorthanded goal of the season on Sunday and is now tied with Andrei Kostitsyn for the team lead.
- D James Sanford has recorded one point in each of his last three games (1g-2a).
- LW Pierre Dagenais has collected one assist in each of his last two games. Dagenais posted his first point as a Bulldog on Saturday.
- D Dan Smith has recorded one assist in each of his last two games.
Upcoming Games
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ MANITOBA MOOSE - 8:30 P.M. - MTS CENTRE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ MANITOBA MOOSE - 8:30 P.M. - MTS CENTRE
- These games will mark the fourth and fifth meetings of the season between these two clubs. This will be the final trip Hamilton will make to Winnipeg this season.
- The Moose sit in second place in the North Division with a record of 25-13-3-2.
- Hamilton has a record of 1-1-0-1 versus Manitoba this season, with their lone victory coming on home ice.
- In their last meeting on January 7 at Copps Coliseum, âDogs forward Jean-Francois Jacques scored a goal and added an assist as Hamilton defeated Manitoba by a score of 3-2.
- Moose goaltender Wade Flaherty sits third among AHL goaltenders with a 2.25 goals-against average, and is second in the league with a 0.925 save percentage.
- Ex-Dog Jozef Balej has 29 points (14g-15a) in 39 games with Manitoba this season, and is tied for third in team scoring.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22 - TORONTO MARLIES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 5:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- The âDogs take on the Marlies for the eighth time this season, and fourth time at Copps Coliseum.
- The Marlies currently hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the North Division with a record of 21-17-3-0.
- After starting the 2005-06 campaign a perfect 3-0-0-0 against Toronto, Hamilton's record against their QEW rivals sits at 3-3-0-1 this season.
- In their last meeting on December 18 at the Ricoh Coliseum, Bulldogs forward Brad Winchester scored two goals, but it wasn't enough as the Marlies scored twice in both the first and second periods to defeat the âDogs by a score of 4-2.
- Toronto owns the AHL's eighth best power play, operating at 18.7% (54 goals on 289 opportunities).
- Marlies forward John Pohl has recorded 21 goals in 34 games this season and sits in a tie for fourth among AHL goal-scoring leaders.
North Division Standings
Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT
Grand Rapids 42 28 11 1 2 59 0.702
Manitoba 43 25 13 3 2 55 0.640
Syracuse 39 23 13 2 1 49 0.628
Toronto 41 21 17 3 0 45 0.549
Rochester 41 20 19 1 1 42 0.512
Cleveland 46 20 24 1 1 42 0.457
Hamilton 44 17 25 0 2 36 0.409
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. Thursday, January 12 - Oilers C Jarret Stoll (2a), D Marc-Andre Bergeron (1g), and C Shawn Horcoff (1a) each found the scoresheet as Edmonton dropped a 5-4 decision in overtime to the New York Rangers.
- Stars D Trevor Daley earned an assist as Dallas defeated the Washington Capitals 4-1. Friday, January 13 - Blue Jackets D Ron Hainsey recorded an assist as Columbus dropped a 4-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Thrashers D Greg De Vries earned an assist in Atlanta's 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Saturday, January 14 - Canadiens C Mike Ribeiro (1g-1a) and C Chris Higgins (1g) each scored in Montreal's 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
- Oilers D Marc-Andre Bergeron posted two goals and added an assist, while C Shawn Horcoff had two assists as Edmonton fell by a score of 5-3 to the Ottawa Senators.
- Blue Jackets LW Jason Chimera scored a goal, while Panthers D Alexei Semenov earned an assist as Columbus defeated Florida 5-4 in overtime.
- Rangers RW Jason Ward earned an assist as New York dropped a 4-3 decision to the Detroit Red Wings.
Bulldogs Player Transactions - JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15
Tuesday, January 10
- LW Pierre Dagenais was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs by the Montreal Canadiens.
- LW Brad Winchester was assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs by the Edmonton Oilers.
BULLDOGS INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Date Injury Occurred Status
D Andrew Archer Hernia November 24 6-8 Weeks
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 to every game online at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the âBulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the homepage of the âDogs website. 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, January 20 - 8:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Manitoba Moose - MTS Centre
Saturday, January 21- 8:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Manitoba Moose - MTS Centre
Sunday, January 22 - 5:00 p.m. - Toronto Marlies at Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum
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