'Dogs drop first game in regulation 2-1 to B-Sens

Published on November 6, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


ontreal, PQ - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated 2-1 by the Binghamton Senators in front of 14, 702 fans at Bell Centre. The loss was the first the ‘Dogs suffered in regulation this season and ends an 11-game point streak.

Binghamton opened the scoring at 15:59 of the first period while on a five-on-three power play. Denis Hamel fired a shot from the blue line that was saved by Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford. Sanford saved rebound attempts by Martin St. Pierre but could not stop Ryan Keller who whacked the loose puck past the goaltender.

The Senators took a 2-0 lead at 8:02 of the second period. Jason Bailey stripped the puck off a Bulldogs defender before firing a shot that beat Sanford between the legs.

Hamilton got on the scoreboard at 8:39 of the final frame with a power-play goal. Shawn Belle stopped a clearing attempt before sliding a pass to P.K. Subban. Subban blasted a one-time shot from the top of the left circle that sailed past Binghamton starting goaltender Mike Brodeur and into the back of the net. The goal was Subban's first-career AHL goal.

The Bulldogs travel to Ottawa to battle the Binghamton Senators at Scotiabank Place at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8th. Fans can listen to every ‘Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the ‘AHL Live' or ‘TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the November 6th and February 21st games at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) 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. For more information on ‘Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.



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