Bulldogs Upended by Crunch
April 5, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs suffered their worst loss of the season on Thursday night, dropping a 5-1 decision to the Syracuse Crunch at Copps Coliseum. Until tonight, the 'Dogs hadn't lost a game by more than three goals all season long. With the loss, the Bulldogs record drops to 40-26-3-5 through 74 games this season.
The teams exchanged goals in a span of 1:19 in the first period. Andrew Murray opened the scoring for the Crunch at the 1:46 mark when he curled in from the right face-off circle and beat 'Dogs goalkeeper Yann Danis with a shot to the blocker side. Eric Manlow quickly replied for the Bulldogs when he chipped in a rebound at 3:05 of the frame. Cory Urquhart and Duncan Milroy earned assists on Manlow's fourth goal of the campaign.
Syracuse tallied three more first-period goals to take a 4-1 lead. Curtis Glencross put the Crunch up 2-1 at 9:26, followed by Murray's second goal of the game at the 15:01 mark on the power play. Then Glencross scored again with only 1:01 left in the opening frame to give Syracuse a three-goal lead.
Philippe Sauve replaced Danis between the pipes for the Bulldogs to start the second period.
After a scoreless second period, Olivier Labelle padded the Crunch lead on the power play at 4:33 of the third frame with his ninth goal of the season. Ryan Caldwell and Tomas Kloucek assisted on the goal that rounded out the scoring at 5-1.
Hamilton was 0-for-8 on the power play, while Syracuse went 2-for-6 with the extra-man.
Bulldogs starting netminder Yann Danis suffered the loss with 8 saves on 12 shots while Philippe Sauve made 11 saves on 12 shots in a relief appearance. Crunch goaltender Joel Martin made 33 saves on 34 shots and picked up the win.
The Bulldogs next game is on Friday, April 6th at 7:35 p.m. when travel to Rochester to battle the Americans at Blue Cross Arena. Fans can listen to the game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM "The Legend," beginning with the Park's Furniture Pre-Game Show at 7:15 p.m. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website.
The Bulldogs return home next Wednesday (April 11th) at 7:30 p.m. when the Grand Rapids Griffins invade Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666.
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