Bulldogs To Face Rivermen, Travel To Montreal For A Rematch Vs. Senators

Published on November 14, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will start their week by facing the Peoria Rivermen (AHL Affiliate of the St. Louis Blues) at Copps Coliseum on Tuesday, November 15th at 7:30 p.m. The 'Dogs will then travel to Montreal, Quebec for a rematch against the Binghamton Senators (AHL Affiliate of the Ottawa Senators) at the Bell Centre on Friday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m.

On Tuesday's game against the Rivermen and at all Tuesday night 'Dogs home games, fans can purchase an "All You Can Eat" tickets for only $30.00 ($15.00 for season ticket holders). Included with an "All You Can Eat" ticket is admission to the game and unlimited chips, hot dogs, peanuts, pizza, popcorn, pretzels and soft drinks (pop and water). Fans can purchase "All You Can Eat" tickets at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, at the Bulldogs Office at 101 York Boulevard in Hamilton or by calling 905-529-8500 or 1-888-DOGS-TIX (1-888-364-7849).

At all Friday night Hamilton Bulldogs home games at Copps Coliseum, fans can purchase draft beer for only $3.00 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fans must be of legal drinking age and are asked to drink responsibly.

At all Sunday afternoon home games, fans can also purchase a "Pizza Pizza Family Pack", which includes four tickets to the game and a $20.00 food and beverage voucher for only $60.00! "Pizza Pizza Family Packs" are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, the Bulldogs Office at 101 York Boulevard in Hamilton or by calling 905-529-8500 or 1-888-DOGS-TIX (1-888-364-7849).

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, November 8th - CHICAGO WOLVES 4 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Alexander Avtsin (1)

Chicago Goals: Tim Miller* 2 (2), Bill Sweatt (3), Darren Haydar (5)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 33 shots, 30 saves) / Chicago: Matt Climie (W- 27 shots, 26 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-4 / Chicago 1-3

Attendance: 6,528

* - Game Winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs battled the Chicago Wolves in a school-day game in front of 6,528 fans on Tuesday, November 8th and lost the game 4-1. Tim Miller scored two goals for the Wolves including the game-winner and Darren Haydar recorded a goal and three assists. Alexander Avtsin scored his first goal of the season while Brian Willsie extended his point streak to six-games.

Friday, November 11th - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 8 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 0

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: None

Grand Rapids Goals: Jamie Johnson* 2 (6, 7), Louis-Marc Aubry (2), Chris Conner (6), Tomas Tatar (3), Francis Pare (1), Doug Janik (3), Landon Ferraro (1)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 41 shots, 34 saves), Robert Mayer (10 shots, 9 saves) / Grand Rapids: Jordan Pearce (W- 29 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Grand Rapids 3-6

Attendance: 4,548

* - Game Winning Goal

The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 8-0 during a special Remembrance Day game on Friday, November 11th. Jamie Johnson scored two goals including the game-winner and added an assist while Jordan Pearce stopped 29 shots for the shutout.

Sunday, November 13th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 at BINGHAMTON SENATORS 2

Scotiabank Place - Ottawa, ON

Hamilton Goals: Brian Willsie (2), Louis Leblanc 2 (2, 3), Frederic St. Denis* (3), Andreas Enqvist (3)

Binghamton Goals: Patrick Wiercioch (2), Jim O'Brien (2)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W- 18 shots, 16 saves) / Binghamton: Robin Lehner (L- 33 Shots, 28 Saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-5 / Binghamton 1-4

Attendance: 8,427

* - Game Winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced the Binghamton Senators on Sunday, November 13th at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario and were victorious by a score of 5-2. Louis Leblanc scored a career high two goals while Frederic St. Denis scored the game-winning and also picked up an assist while recording his 50th point as a 'Dog. Alexander Avtsin registered career highs with three assists and three points during the victory. Robert Mayer recorded his first win for the 'Dogs since a 3-2 victory on February 26th, 2011 against the Syracuse Crunch.

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- D Frederic St. Denis recorded his 50th point as a Bulldog by scoring the game-winning goal on Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Binghamton Senators.

- RW Brian Willsie has registered seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in his past eight games while leading the team with ten points (2 goals, 8 assists) for the campaign.

- G Robert Mayer recorded his first victory of the season during Sunday's 5-2 win over the Senators as well as his first victory since a 3-2 win over the Syracuse Crunch on February 26, 2011.

- RW Alexander Avtsin scored his first goal of the season in the 4-1 loss to the Wolves. The forward also registered career highs of three assists and three points in the 5-2 victory over the Senators and has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in his past three games.

- C Louis Leblanc scored a career high two goals during Sunday's 5-2 win over Binghamton.

- The 'Dogs are currently ranked fifth in the AHL on the power play with a 26.4% success rate.

UPCOMING GAMES:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ON

PEORIA RIVERMEN (7-6-1-1, 4th Midwest Division, 8th Western Conference, 17th AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (6-7-1-0, 3rd North Division, 11th Western Conference, 23rd AHL)

This game marks the first of two meetings between the two clubs this season

The Bulldogs record against the Rivermen last season was 1-1-0-0

Hamilton has a 5-7-0-0-0 all-time record against Peoria

C T.J. Hensick currently leads the Rivermen in scoring with 21 points (6 goals, 15 assists)

Former Bulldogs: D Danny Syvret

There are currently eight Ontario natives listed on the Peoria roster: RW Jonathan Cheechoo (Moose Factory), LW Kyle Hagel (Hamilton), C Derek Nesbitt (Egmondville), LW Stefan Della Rovere (Richmond Hill), RW Anthony Peluso (North York), C Anthony Nigro (Woodbridge), D Mark Cundari (Woodbridge), and D Danny Syvret (Millgrove).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 7:30 PM EST - BELL CENTRE, MONTREAL, PQ

BINGHAMTON SENATORS (5-9-1-1, 5th East Division, 14th Eastern Conference, 27th AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (6-7-1-0, 3rd North Division, 11th Western Conference, 23rd AHL)

This game marks the second of two meetings between the two clubs this season

The Bulldogs record against the Senators this season is 1-0-0-0

Hamilton has a 14-6-1-1-1 all-time record against Binghamton

LW Mike Hoffman currently leads the Senators in scoring with 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists)

Former Bulldogs: C Corey Locke

There are currently seven Ontario natives listed on the Binghamton roster: C Louie Caporusso (Woodbridge), LW Corey Cowick (Gloucester), LW Mike Hoffman (Kitchener), C Corey Locke (Toronto), D Josh Godfrey (Collingwood), D Mark Borowiecki (Kanata) and D Bob Raymond (Lucknow).

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Hamilton Bulldogs currently on NHL rosters. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-Hamilton Bulldogs from this past week:

- Phoenix LW Raffi Torres scored a goal against the Montreal Canadiens (Nov. 10) and added an assist vs. the San Jose Sharks (Nov 12).

- Dallas F Michael Ryder scored two goals against the Washington Capitals (Nov. 8).

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec collected an assist vs. the Edmonton Oilers (Nov. 8) while recording another against the Phoenix Coyotes (Nov. 10).

- Montreal C David Desharnais had a goal and added an assist vs. the Nashville Predators (Nov. 12).

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty scored a goal vs. the Edmonton Oliers (Nov. 8) and scored the game-winning goal in overtime against the Nashville Predators (Nov. 12).

- Montreal D P.K. Subban had two assists last week. The first came against the Edmonton Oilers (Nov. 8) while the other was vs. the Nashville Predators (Nov. 12).

TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen to or watch all Hamilton Bulldogs at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 76 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season (with exception of the January 21st outdoor game) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000. Hamilton Bulldogs 2011-2012 season tickets and flex ticket packages are on sale! For more information, call 905-529-8500 or e-mail seasontix@hamiltonbulldogs.com.

GET YOUR BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE":

Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the "Dawg House" store located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum. In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', and other select novelty items for sale.

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