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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