Bulldogs Travel To The Air Canada Centre To Play The Marlies

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


The Hamilton Bulldogs will play the Toronto Marlies (AHL Affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) at the Air Canada Centre on Monday, December 26th at 1:00 p.m. The 'Dogs then return home to battle the St. John's IceCaps (AHL Affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets) on Wednesday December 28th, 2011 at 7:30 pm. They then travel to play against the Rochester Americans (AHL Affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres) on Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 7:35 pm. The Hamilton Bulldogs finish off 2011 at home against the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Saturday, December 31st at 3:00 p.m.

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:

Wednesday, December 14th - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 2 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 (SO)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Alexander Avtsin (4)

Lake Erie Goals: Ryan Stoa (6)

Shootout Goals: Hamilton: (None) / Lake Erie: (Hugh Jessiman*)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 23 shots, 22 saves/ SO: 4 shots, 3 saves) / Lake Erie: Cedrick Desjardins (W- 28 shots, 27 saves / SO: 5 shots, 5 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Lake Erie 1-7

Attendance: 2,369

* Shootout-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced off against the Lake Erie Monsters on home ice at Copps Coliseum on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 and were edged 2-1 in a shootout. Alexander Avtsin scored his fourth goal of the season in the first period while Nathan Lawson stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced. Hugh Jessiman scored the shootout-winner for the Monsters while Ryan Stoa scored his sixth of the season in regulation.

Friday, December 16th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 at ABBOTSFORD HEAT 4 (SO)

Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre - Abbotsford, British Columbia

Hamilton Goals: Gabriel Dumont (3), Dany Masse (6), Greg Stafford (4)

Abbotsford Goals: Krys Kolanos (13), Dustin Sylvester (7), Clay Wilson (5)

Shootout Goals: Hamilton: (Mitch Wahl) / Abbotsford: (Ben Walter, Krys Kolanos*)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 37 shots, 34 saves / SO: 4 shots, 2 saves) / Abbotsford: Danny Taylor (W- 30 shots, 27 saves/ SO: 5 shots, 4 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Abbotsford 2-5

Attendance: 3,274

* Shootout-winning Goal

The Abbotsford Heat defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 in the shootout on Friday, December 16th, 2011 at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. Dany Masse scored his sixth goal of the season during the second period while Gabriel Dumont and Greg Stafford added to their goal totals for the 'Dogs. Nathan Lawson stopped 37 of the 34 shots he faced. Krys Kolanos scored his team leading 13th of the season and the shootout-winner.

Sunday, December 18th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 at ABBOTSFORD HEAT 2 (OT)

Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre - Abbotsford, British Columbia

Hamilton Goals: Andreas Engqvist 2 (6)*, Aaron Palushaj (4)

Abbotsford Goals: Jordan Henry (1), Quintin Laing (5)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (W- 32 shots, 30 saves) / Abbotsford: Danny Taylor (L- 32 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-6/ Abbotsford 1-7

Attendance: 3,141

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Abbotsford Heat 4-1 at Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre on Sunday, December 18th, 2011. Andreas Engqvist scored in regulation and the game-winning goal in overtime bringing his total to six for the season. Aaron Palushaj netted his fourth while Nathan Lawson made 30 saves on 32 shots for his ninth win of the season. Jordan Henry scored his first of the season for Abbotsford.

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:

(As of Monday, December 19th)

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA

1. Toronto Marlies 29 15 10 3 1 34 0.586 83 77

2. Rochester Americans 29 12 12 4 1 29 0.500 80 86

3. Lake Erie Monsters 29 13 14 1 1 28 0.483 69 73

4. Grand Rapids Griffins 28 12 13 1 2 27 0.482 84 87

5. Hamilton Bulldogs 28 11 13 1 3 26 0.464 60 85

BULLDOGS NOTES:

RW Brian Willsie leads the 'Dogs in shots on goal with a 102 and is ranked fifth in the AHL. D Frederic St-Denis has recorded five points in his last five games since being assigned from Montreal. RW Aaron Palushaj played his 100th game as a 'Dog on Sunday December 18th, 2011 against the Abbotsford Heat. G Nathan Lawson is currently in the top five in three goalie stats this season. He is ranked third in shutouts with three, ranked fifth in minutes played with 1223:52 and fourth in saves with 584.

- The Hamilton Bulldogs are currently on a season-high five-game point streak.

UPCOMING GAMES:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 2011 1:00 PM EDT - AIR CANADA CENTRE, TORONTO, ONTARIO

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (11-13-1-3, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 26th AHL) at

TORONTO MARLIES (15-10-3-1, 1st North Division, 3rd Western Conference, 6th AHL) at

This game marks the second of twelve meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 0-1-0-0 against Marlies this season Hamilton has a 34-25-0-5-7 all-time record against Toronto C Nazem Kadri, LW Marcel Mueller, C Mike Zigomanis currently lead the Marlies in points with 21. Former Bulldogs: None There are currently twelve Ontario natives listed on the Toronto roster: LW Kelsey Wilson (Sault Ste. Marie), C Brayden Irwin (Toronto), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), C Nazem Kadri (London), LW Will Acton (Stouffville), RW Tyler Brenner (Linwood), LW Luca Caputi (Toronto), C Matt Caruana (Orono), RW Kyle Neuber (London), C Mike Zigomanis (Toronto), D Simon Gysbers (Richmond Hill), and D Jesse Blacker (Toronto).

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 2011 7:30 PM EDT - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

ST. JOHN'S ICECAPS (17-7-4-1, 1st Atlantic Division, 1st Eastern Conference, 2nd AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (11-13-1-3, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 26thAHL)

This game marks the fourth of eight meetings between the two clubs this season The Bulldogs record against the IceCaps this season is 1-2-0-0 Hamilton has an 1-2-0-0 all-time record against St. John's C Marco Rosa is the leading scorer for the IceCaps with 27 points (6 goals, 21 assists) Former Bulldogs: None There are currently five Ontario natives listed on the St. John's roster: C Eric O'Dell (Ottawa), LW Kenndal McArdle (Toronto), C Marco Rosa (Scarborough), D Ben Chiarot (Hamilton), and G Edward Pasquale (Toronto).

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 2011, 7:35 PM EST - BLUE CROSS ARENA, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (11-13-1-3, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 26thAHL) at

ROCHESTER AMERICANS (12-12-4-1, 2nd North Division, 9th Eastern Conference, 19th AHL)

This game marks the seventh of ten meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 5-1-0-0 against Amerks this season Hamilton has a 68-67-7-0-6 all-time record against Rochester Derek Whitmore currently leads Americans in scoring with 20 points (13 goals, 7 assists). Former Bulldogs: G Drew MacIntyre There are currently five Ontario natives listed on the Rochester roster: D Drew Schiestel (Hamilton), D Nick Crawford (Caldeon), C Paul Szczechura (Brantford), C Mark Voakes (St. Thomas) and C Phil Varone (Vaughan).

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 2011 3:00 PM EDT - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

LAKE ERIE MONSTERS (13-14-1-1, 3rd North Division, 11th Western Conference, 22nd AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (11-13-1-3, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 26thAHL)

This game marks the fourth of eight meetings between the two clubs this season The Bulldogs record this season against the Monsters is 0-1-1-1 Hamilton has a 20-10-2-3 all-time record against Lake Erie LW Greg Mauldin is the leading scorer for the Monsters with 17 points (6 goals, 13 assists) Former Bulldogs: G Cedrick Desjardins There are currently four Ontario natives listed on the Lake Erie roster: C Joey Hishon (Stratford), D David Liffiton (Windsor), D Cameron Gaunce (Markham), and G Trevor Cann (Oakville).

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:

- Boston G Tim Thomas registered two wins last week one against the Ottawa Senators (Dec. 14) and shutout the Philadelphia Flyers (Dec. 17).

- Montreal C David Desharnais helped set up two goals against the New York Islanders (Dec. 13) and recorded a goal and an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers.

- Vancouver LW Chris Higgins picked up an assist against the Columbus Blue Jackets (Dec. 13), set up a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes (Dec. 15) and scored a goal and picked up a helper against the Toronto Maple Leafs (Dec. 17).

- Detroit RW Danny Cleary scored two goals against the Pittsburgh Penguins (Dec. 13) and set up three goals against the Los Angeles Kings (Dec. 17).

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty had an assist against the New York Islanders (Dec. 13) and picked up two helpers against the Philadelphia Flyers (Dec. 15)

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 (including 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 [email protected] .

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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