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Bulldogs Set To Battle Division Rivals

December 19, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (11-19-0-2) will look to end a two-game losing skid this week as they face two divisional

opponents. Hamilton will begin the week on Thursday, December 22 when they travel to Cleveland to face the Barons

(13-18-1-1) at Quicken Loans Arena (7:05 p.m.). The Bulldogs then return home on Friday, December 23 to battle the

Rochester Americans (16-13-0-1) at Copps Coliseum (7:30 p.m.).

WEEK IN REVIEW

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 1

BULLDOGS GOALS - Jean-Francois Jacques, Corey Locke, Francis Lemieux

PHANTOMS GOALS - Eric Chouinard

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (18sh, 17sv) / Philadelphia - Martin Houle (39sh, 36sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 2-9 / Philadelphia 0-5

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 0 @ HERSHEY BEARS 4

BULLDOGS GOALS - None

BEARS GOALS - Thomas Fleischmann, Boyd Kane, Lawrence Nycholat, Jakub Klepis

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Jeff Deslauriers (25sh, 21sv) / Hershey - Kirk Daubenspeck (27sh, 27sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-7 / Hershey 2-7

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ TORONTO MARLIES 4

BULLDOGS GOALS - Brad Winchester (2)

MARLIES GOALS - Martin Sagat, Bates Battaglia, Jay Harrison, Brad Leeb

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (30sh, 26sv) / Toronto - Jean-Francois Racine (29sh, 27sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-6 / Toronto 1-7

Team Notes

- The Bulldogs matched their season-long winning streak when they defeated the Philadelphia Phantoms

on Friday, December 16 (3-1 W) to earn their third consecutive victory.

Player Notes

- LW Brad Winchester has recorded 11 points (6g, 5a) over his last six games.

- RW Jonathan Ferland made his return to the Bulldogs line-up on Friday, December 16 against Philadelphia

(3-1 W), after missing the previous 23 games with an MCL injury.

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn earned an assist on Brad Winchester's first goal against Toronto on Sunday, December

18 (4-2 L). It was Kostitsyn's first game since being reassigned to the Bulldogs by the Montreal Canadiens.

Kostitsyn scored his first career NHL goal in the Canadiens' 5-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday,

December 13. Former 'Dogs Chris Higgins and Garth Murray drew assists on Kostitsyn's goal.

- C Francis Lemieux had his three-game goal scoring streak snapped on Saturday, December 17 against

Hershey (4-0 L). Lemieux posted three goals and an assist during his streak.

Upcoming Games

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ CLEVELAND BARONS - 7:05 P.M. - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA

- This will mark the fourth meeting between these two teams this season, and the first away from

Copps Coliseum.

- Cleveland (13-18-1-1) leads the season series two games to one, with the Barons winning the last meeting

6-5 on Friday, November 25.

- The Barons sit sixth in the North Division, four points ahead of the Bulldogs.

- C Corey Locke and LW Michael Lambert each have posted three goals and an assist against Cleveland this season.

- C Patrick Rissmiller leads the Barons in scoring with 26 points (10g, 16a).

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 - ROCHESTER AMERICANS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- The Bulldogs will face the Americans (16-13-0-1) for the third time this season.

- Hamilton has lost the first two meetings against Rochester this season, with the last defeat coming on

Saturday, October 29 in Rochester (4-0 L).

- Rochester ranks third in the North Division with 33 points.

- C Marc-Antoine Pouliot has two points (1g, 1a) against the Amerks this season.

- D Nathan Paetsch leads Rochester in scoring with 27 points (3g, 24a). Paetsch has three assists against

the Bulldogs this season.

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