Danis, Locke in All-Star Classic

January 30, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Goaltender Yann Danis and Centre Corey Locke will represent the Hamilton Bulldogs in the 2006 RBK AHL All-Star Classic, which will take place at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, home of the AHL's Manitoba Moose. Danis, 24, has appeared in 25 games for Hamilton this season, earning a record of 11-12-1, with a 2.73 goals-against average, and a 0.910 save percentage. Locke, 21, leads Hamilton in scoring this season with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 48 games. This is the first AHL All-Star selection for both Danis and Locke. The event gets underway on Tuesday, January 31, with the 2006 CCM AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (CT). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, February 1, and will be televised live in North America.

The Hamilton Bulldogs (18-29-0-2) will play two road games in two nights this weekend against two Atlantic Division opponents. Hamilton will begin the week on Friday, February 3 by facing the Portland Pirates (28-12-4-3) at the Cumberland County Civic Center (7:05 p.m.). The Bulldogs will then take on the Manchester Monarchs (27-13-3-2) on Saturday, February 4 at the Verizon Wireless Arena (7:35 p.m.).

WEEK IN REVIEW

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 - ROCHESTER AMERICANS 4 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

BULLDOGS GOALS - Andrei Kostitsyn

AMERICANS GOALS - Jeff Jillson, Stefan Meyer (2), David Cullen

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (22sh, 18sv) / Rochester - Jean-Marc Pelletier (29sh, 28sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 0-8 / Rochester 2-5

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 - MANITOBA MOOSE 4 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 (SO)

BULLDOGS GOALS - Andrei Kosititsyn, Jonathan Ferland, Corey Locke, Jean-Francois Jacques

MOOSE GOALS -Ryan Bayda (2), Craig Darby, Jesse Schultz

GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (40sh, 36sv) / Manitoba - Sebastian Centomo (34sh, 30sv)

POWER PLAY - Hamilton 3-10 / Manitoba 2-12

Player Notes

- RW Andrei Kostitsyn recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in two games this past weekend. The native of Novopolotsk, Belarus, scored the ‘Dogs lone goal and was named the game's third star on Saturday, January 28, when Hamilton dropped a 4-1 decision to the Rochester Americans. Kostitsyn followed that with a three-point performance (one goal, two assists) and garnered first star honours on Sunday, January 29 as the Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-4 in a shootout.

- C Corey Locke posted one goal and one assist against the Moose. It was Locke's first multipoint game since Saturday, December 10.

Upcoming Games

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PORTLAND PIRATES - 7:05 P.M. - CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER

- This will be the first of two meetings between Hamilton and Portland this season, with the other meeting coming on Saturday, February 11 at Copps Coliseum.

- The Pirates sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 63 points.

- Portland C Ryan Shannon sits second in scoring among all AHL rookies with 47 points (14 goals, 33 assists) in 38 games this season.

- The Pirates own the AHL's 11th best power play, which is currently operating at 17.8% (52 goals on 292 opportunities).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ MANCHESTER MONARCHS - 7:35 P.M. - VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA

- The ‘Dogs take on the Monarchs for the first time this season, with the only other meeting coming on April 1, when the Monarchs visit Copps Coliseum.

- Manchester currently sits in second place in the Atlantic Division with 59 points.

- The Monarchs own the AHL's eighth best home record, posting a record of 13-5-1-2.

- Manchester RW Brad Smyth is tied for ninth in AHL scoring with 49 points (21 goals, 28 assists) in 46 games this season.

North Division Standings

Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

Grand Rapids 49 33 12 1 3 70 0.714

Manitoba 49 29 14 3 3 64 0.653

Syracuse 46 27 16 2 1 57 0.620

Toronto 47 25 19 3 0 53 0.564

Rochester 46 23 21 1 1 48 0.522

Cleveland 52 20 29 2 1 43 0.413

Hamilton 49 18 29 0 2 38 0.388

ALUMNI WATCH

There are many former Bulldogs currently playing for NHL teams. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of ex-Dogs this past week. Saturday, January 28 - Canadiens C Chris Higgins and C Tomas Plekanec each recorded one assist as Montreal defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime at the Air Canada Centre. LW Chad Kilger recorded an assist for Toronto.

- Rangers RW Jason Ward scored and added an assist in New York's 7-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

- Mighty Ducks D Francois Beauchemin earned an assist as Anaheim defeated the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 6-2.

Sunday, January 29 - Oilers LW Raffi Torres scored a goal in Edmonton's 4-3 shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. C Jarret Stoll, RW Georges Laraque, C Shawn Horcoff, and RW Fernando Pisani each earned an assist for the Oilers, while C Boyd Devereaux scored for Phoenix. Bulldogs Player Transactions - JANUARY 23 - JANUARY 30

Monday, January 23

- C Tomas Plekanec was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens.

Friday, January 27

- R Andrei Kostitsyn was assigned to Hamilton by the Montreal Canadiens.

Monday, January 30

- G Jeff Deslauriers was reassigned from Hamilton to the Greenville Grrrowl by the Edmonton Oilers.

Hear Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to every game online at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the ‘Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the homepage of the ‘Dogs website. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the commentary for home games and select road games.

TICKETS

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are on sale now! Individual game tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.ca or at select Sports Obsession locations. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

Saturday, February 3 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Portland Pirates - Cumberland County Civic Center

Sunday, February 4 - 7:35 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Manchester Monarchs - Verizon Wireless Arena



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