Bulldogs Stop Rampage with 3-1 Win

Published on February 19, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the San Antonio Rampage 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Ben Maxwell, Ryan Russell and Andreas Engqvist scored the goals for Hamilton as they won their second consecutive game.

The Rampage opened the game's scoring at 6:16 with a power-play goal. Randy Robitaille received the puck from Garrett Stafford while positioned at the right faceoff circle before sending a cross-ice pass to Bracken Kearns. Kearns snapped a shot that beat Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford.

The 'Dogs tied the game 1-1 at 15:32 of the first period. Alex Henry collected the puck at the right point before blasting a shot towards the net. The puck went behind the net, where Russell picked it up before centering it. The puck bounced off the skate of a Rampage defenders and past San Antonio starting goaltender Matt Climie. Hamilton took a 2-1 lead at 19:37. Dustin Boyd deked past a Rampage defender before sliding a pass to Maxwell, who one-timed a shot past Climie and into the net.

Engqvist added an empty net goal at 19:41 to seal the victory for Hamilton.

The Bulldogs will host the Rochester Americans for a 2:00 p.m. game on Monday, February 21st at Copps Coliseum. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the February 25th game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.



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