Bulldogs to play a pair of games this week
October 15, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs will look for their second and third win, respectively, of the 2003-04 season this week as the club travels to Binghamton to face the Senators (affiliate of the Ottawa Senators) on Friday, October 17th (7:00 p.m.) and then returns home on Sunday, October 19th for a 4:00 p.m. matinee match-up against the Grand Rapids Griffins (affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings).
The Bulldogs opened the season last weekend with three games. Hamilton lost 2-1 at Rochester (Oct. 10), edged Cleveland 3-2 (Oct. 11) at the Gund Arena and then dropped a 5-3 decision to the Toronto Roadrunners at Copps Coliseum.
Fans can listen to all the action on 820 CHAM-AM or on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. For all the most up-to-date information on the Hamilton Bulldogs please visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
RETURNING BULLDOGS:
The Hamilton Bulldogs have seven players on this season's roster, who were a part of last season's AHL Eastern Conference Championship team. Those players include captain Benoit Gratton, Eric Fichaud, Tomas Plekanec, Francois Beauchemin, Sylvain Blouin, Benjamin Carpentier, and Jozef Balej.
BULLDOGS ROSTER STANDS AT 23 PLAYERS:
The Hamilton Bulldogs roster currently stands at 23 players including two goaltenders, seven defencemen and fourteen forwards.
RECENT BULLDOGS TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 13 - Olivier Michaud (G) assigned to Columbus (ECHL)
Oct. 13 - Christian Larrivee (C) assigned to Columbus (ECHL)
Oct. 14 - Matt Shasby (D) assigned to Columbus (ECHL)
UPCOMING GAMES:
Binghamton Senators vs. Hamilton Bulldogs - Friday, October 17, 2003
Senators goaltender and Hamilton native Ray Emery is tops in the AHL with three consecutive victories and a GAA of 1.32...Denis Hamel leads the Senators with 4 points (3-1) through the Sens first three games of the season...Hamilton is 2-1-1 all-time versus the Sens in regular season play...Hamilton ousted the Senators last season four games to one in the Eastern Conference Championship of the 2003 Calder Cup Playoffs...the Senators will have former Bulldog fan favourite Dennis Bonvie in their lineup, Bonvie holds the all-time Bulldogs record with 817 PIM in 130 games...the Senators currently sit at the top of the Eastern Division with 6 points (3-0-0)...Bulldogs winger Josef Balej is coming off a two point (1g-1a), and six shot performance against the Toronto Roadrunners (10/13) in which he was named the PartSource Sparkplug of the Game...Bulldog captain Benoit Gratton was named the first star after he netted two of the Bulldogs three goals in the home opener...in Bing! hamton's only home game this season they are (1-0-0) after Denis Hamel's dramatic overtime goal gave the Sens a 2-1 edge over the Rochester Americans
Grand Rapids Griffins @ Hamilton Bulldogs - Sunday, October 19, 2003
In six career games against the Griffins, the Bulldogs are 2-4-0...Michel Picard currently leads the Griffins in scoring, racking up 3 points (2-1) in the Griffins only game thus far...Picard led the Griffins last season in scoring (32g-52a-84p) in 78 games played...in the Bulldogs only meeting last season at home, the Dogs fell to the Griffins 3-1...the Griffins led the AHL last season with fewest goals against (177) in 80 games...Griffins goaltender and former Bulldog Marc Lamothe, last season's First Team AHL All-Star and Holmes Award winner is currently (1-0-0) with a GAA of 1.97 and a SV% of .944 in his only start this season...Hamilton native Derek King registered an assist in the Griffins 3-2 win over the Chicago Wolves last Saturday (10/11), King has skated in over 800 NHL contests with the Maple Leafs, Islanders, Whalers and Blues, King is acting as a player/assistant coach for the second straight season for the Griffins...King is joined by two other teammates w! ho are from the Golden Horseshoe region, Ryan Barnes hails from Dunnville and Matt Ellis grew up in nearby Welland.
BULLDOGS ON 820 CHAM!
Hamilton Bulldogs fans can listen to all Bulldogs home and road action on Hamilton's 820 CHAM-AM. Derek Wills provides all the play-by-play, while Hamilton radio personality Al Craig is the colour commentator for all home games and select road games.
BULLDOGS SEASON TICKETS:
Bulldogs Season Tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets or for more information contact the Bulldogs at (905) 529-8500 or by e-mail at tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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