Bulldogs Tops in Canadian Division
November 18, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs moved into first place in the AHL's Canadian Division with three wins in four games last week. The Bulldogs (22 points) look to build their lead on the second place Manitoba Moose (19 points).
This week will see the Bulldogs play two home games against St. John's on November 20th (7:00 p.m.) and Friday, November 22nd (7:00 p.m.). The Bulldogs will then hit the road to play in Binghamton on Saturday, November 23 (7:05 p.m.) and then in Syracuse on Sunday, November 24 (5:00 p.m.). For all the most up-to-date information on the Hamilton Bulldogs please visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com
UPCOMING GAMES:
MAPLE LEAFS MAKE FIRST TWO VISITS OF THE SEASON ... Wed., Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. & Fri., Nov. 22 at 7:00 p.m. ... these games mark the first two meetings between the Bulldogs and Maple Leafs this season ... the Maple Leafs are tied for fourth in the AHL in goals scored per game averaging 3.53 ... former Bulldogs forward Paul Healey leads the Maple Leafs in scoring, earning 6g-10a-16 pts in 17 games ... the Canadian Division rivals will play each other ten more times this season ... All-Time the Bulldogs have a record of 23 wins, 31 losses and 11 ties against the Maple Leafs ... Next Meeting: December 10 at St. John's
BULLDOGS MEET SENATORS FOR FIRST TIME... Sat., Nov. 23 at 7:05 p.m. â Hamilton Bulldogs at Binghamton Senators ... this game will mark the Bulldogs first ever visit to the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton ...it is the first ever meeting between these two clubs ... the Bulldogs and Senators will meet three more times this season ... Josef Boumedienne leads the Senators offensive attack with 1g-11a-12pts in 15 games this season ... Binghamton has given up only 25.6 shots per game, which is tops in the AHL ... Next Meeting: January 2 at Hamilton
BULLDOGS TAKE ON CRUNCH ... Sun., Nov. 24 at 5:00 p.m. â Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch ... this game will be the third of four meetings this season between the Bulldogs and Crunch ... so far this season, Hamilton has a record of one win and one loss against Syracuse ... the Crunch have the fifth best penalty killing unit in the league (88.63%) ... Benoit Gratton (1g,3a) and Fernando Pisani (1g,2a) have led the Bulldogs offensively against the Crunch this season ... in 56 career meetings with Syracuse, the Bulldogs have earned a record of 30 wins, 18 losses, 7 ties and 1 overtime loss ... Next Meeting: March 28 at Syracuse
TOP âDOGS:
WARD ON NINE GAME POINT STREAK:
Forward Jason Ward is currently on a nine-game point streak. During the past nine games, Ward has scored 5g-7a-12pts.
GRATTON AND WARD AMONG TOP 3 SCORERS IN AHL:
Forwards Jason Ward and Benoit Gratton are among the top 3 point scorers in the league. Ward is second in league scoring with 7g-14a-21pts in 16 games, while Gratton is tied for third with 9g-11a-20pts in 16 games.
BULLDOGS STRONG ON THE PENALTY KILL:
The Hamilton Bulldogs have one of the AHL's top penalty killing units. Currently the Bulldogs have a 90.72% (88 for 97) success rate on the penalty kill (2th best in AHL).
HAMILTON TOPS IN GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE:
The Bulldogs have given up just 31 goals in 16 games this season, which gives the Bulldogs the best goals against average in the AHL at 1.94 per game.
BULLDOGS ON 820 CHAM!
Hamilton Bulldogs fans can listen to all the Bulldogs home and road action this season 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.
LAST WEEK - BULLDOGS TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 12 â Add Michael Henrich (RW) â reassigned to Hamilton
Nov. 15 â Delete Kristian Antila (G) â reassigned to Wichita (CHL)
Nov. 16 â Delete Mike Ribeiro (C) â recalled by Montreal (NHL)
BULLDOGS TICKETS:
For tickets to upcoming Bulldogs games contact the Bulldogs at (905) 529-8500 or by e-mail at tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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