'Dogs look to rebound this week with four tilts on the road against East Division opponents
March 24, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will look to snap their franchise-long nine-game losing streak this week with a four-game road trip against East Division opponents. Hamilton will visit Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on Wednesday, March 26th to battle the Binghamton Senators (AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators) at 7:05 p.m. The Bulldogs will then travel to the state of Pennsylvania for three games to round out their weekly schedule. First, the 'Dogs will invade Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza on Friday, March 28th at 7:05 p.m. to take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins). Hamilton will then head to the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday, March 29th to square off against the Bears (AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals) at 7:00 p.m., before a tilt with the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers) at the Wachovia Spectrum on Sunday, March 30th at 5:05 p.m.
Last week, the Bulldogs posted two regulation losses on the road and dropped one decision in overtime at home. Hamilton was beat 3-1 by the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday, March 19th before losing back-to-back games to the Toronto Marlies with a 3-2 overtime loss at Copps Coliseum on March 21st and another 3-1 defeat on March 22nd at Ricoh Coliseum.
WEEKLY DOGCAST WITH ANTHONY URCIUOLI: (Coming soon!)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH 3
Onondaga Country War Memorial at Oncenter - Syracuse, NY
Hamilton Goal: Mathieu Biron (5)
Syracuse Goals: Clay Wilson (12), Trevor Frischmon-2 (5)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (L - 30 shots, 27 saves) / Syracuse - Karl Goehring (W - 29 shots, 28 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Syracuse 1-3
Attendance: 4,976
Friday, March 21st, 2008 - TORONTO MARLIES 3 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (OT)
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Kyle Chipchura (8), Daniel Corso (7)
Toronto Goals: Bryan Muir (2), Jamie Sifers (1), Colin Murphy (10)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 43 shots, 40 saves) / Toronto - Justin Pogge (W - 30 shots, 28 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-8 / Toronto 0-7
Attendance: 7,140
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ TORONTO MARLIES 3
Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, ON
Hamilton Goal: Brock Trotter (2)
Toronto Goals: Bates Battaglia (9), David Ling (13), Robbie Earl (13)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 30 shots, 27 saves) / Toronto - Scott Clemmensen (W - 30 shots, 29 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-5 / Toronto 1-6
Attendance: 4,665
AHL STANDINGS
BULLDOGS NOTES:
- The 'Dogs have lost a franchise-record nine-straight games (Mar. 2-22), one more than their previous franchise-long losing skid of eight games set on November 6th-to-21st during the 2004-2005 season
- With a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to Toronto on Friday night (Mar. 21), Hamilton snapped a franchise-long seven-game pointless streak (Mar. 2-19)
- D Mathieu Biron scored the Bulldogs lone goal on Wednesday night (Mar. 19) against the Crunch with a power-play marker in the second period. Prior to the goal, Hamilton had gone 0-for-32 on the power play and hadn't scored a goal with the man advantage in over six games
- C Corey Locke played in his 300th career AHL game on Wednesday night (Mar. 19) in Syracuse. Locke is Hamilton's all-time leader in goals (77), assists (135) and points (212)
BULLDOGS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS:
PLAYER GP G A P
1 Corey Locke 302 77 135 212
2 Brian Swanson 183 71 108 179
3 Tomas Plekanec 231 71 105 176
4 Duncan Milroy 335 74 101 175
5 Peter Sarno 230 42 123 165
UPCOMING GAMES:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ BINGHAMTON SENATORS - 7:05 P.M. (BROOME COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA)
- This week's contests will be the fourth and final meeting between the two teams this season; Hamilton has won all three games so far on the campaign and have out-scored Binghamton 11-to-5 in the process
- The Bulldogs are 8-2-1-1-1 in 13 all-time meetings with the Senators
- Binghamton is currently in fifth place in the East Division with a record of 32-27-8-4
- LW Denis Hamel leads the Sens' attack with 51 points (30-21-51) in 58 games on the campaign
- There are currently five Ontario natives on Binghamton's roster: RW Danny Bois (Thunder Bay), D Greg Amadio (Sault Ste. Marie), D Matt Carkner (Winchester), D Derek Smith (Belleville) and G Brian Elliot (Newmarket)
FRIDAY, MARCH 28th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - 7:05 P.M. (WACHOVIA ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA)
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won the only previous meeting between the two teams this season by a 3-2 score on November 28th, 2007 in Hamilton
- The 'Dogs have a 7-6-1-0-1 record in 15 all-time meetings with the Pens
- The Penguins are currently in second place in the East Division with a record of 42-25-0-3
- C Tim Brent leads Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in scoring with 54 points (15-39-54) in 67 games this season
- There are currently six Ontario natives on Wilkes-Barre's roster: C Tim Brent (Cambridge), C Kurtis McLean (Kirkland Lake), LW Paul Bissonnette (Welland), RW Kyle Rank (Elmira), D Jon D'Aversa (Richmond Hill), and G David Brown (Stoney Creek)
SATURDAY, MARCH 29th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ HERSHEY BEARS - 7:00 P.M. (GIANT CENTER)
- The Bulldogs won the only previous meeting this season between the two clubs by a 3-2 score on March 1st, 2008 at Copps Coliseum
- Hamilton has an 8-12-3-0-0 record in 23 all-time meetings with Hershey
- The Bears are currently in fourth place in the East Division with a record of 36-28-1-5
- C Alexandre Giroux leads Hershey in scoring with 60 points (28-32-60) in 58 games so far on the campaign
- There are currently seven Ontario natives on Hershey's roster: C Steve Pinizzotto (Mississauga), C Kyle Wilson (Oakville), C Lou Dickenson (Orleans), RW Scott Barney (Oshawa), D Danny Syvret (Millgrove), D Patrick McNeill (Strathroy), and Hamilton native G Daren Machesney
- D Danny Syvret is a former Bulldog (2005-2006)
SUNDAY, MARCH 30th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS - 5:05 P.M. (WACHOVIA SPECTRUM)
- Philadelphia defeated Hamilton 6-0 on November 30th, 2008 in the only previous meeting this season between the two teams
- Hamilton has a 14-10-3-2-0 all-time record against Philadelphia in 29 games
- The Phantoms currently lead the East Division with a record of 41-24-3-3
- C Jared Ross is leading Philadelphia in scoring with 54 points (19-35-54) in 60 games this season
- There are currently two Ontario natives on Philadelphia's roster: C Jonathan Matsumoto (Ottawa), and D Josh Beaulieu (Windsor)
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 or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.
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GET YOUR TICKETS!:
Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Individual game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.ca. For information on season or group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE" STORE:
Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the new "Dawg House" store located behind section 115 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum.
In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', Calder Cup championship collectables (such as card sets and t-shirts) and other select novelty items (watches, mugs, pucks, etc.) for sale.
HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Binghamton Senators (Broome Country Veterans Memorial Arena)
Friday, March 28th, 2008 - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Wachovia Arena at Casey Place)
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Hershey Bears (Giant Center)
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 - 5:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Philadelphia Phantoms (Wachovia Spectrum)
MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:
(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)
Player: Points:
1. Corey Locke 47
2. Jaroslav Halak 40
3. Matt D'Agostini 28
4. Mikhail Grabovski 25
5. Duncan Milroy 23
6. Maxim Lapierre 16
T-7. Janne Lahti 14
T-7. Jonathan Ferland 14
9. Marvin Degon 10
T-10. Carey Price 9
T-10. Daniel Corso 9
12. Sergei Kostitsyn 8
13. Mathieu Carle 7
14. Kyle Chipchura 6
T-15. Eric Manlow 5
T-15. Yann Danis 5
T-15. Mathieu Biron 5
T-18. Ryan Russell 3
T-18. Pavel Valentenko 3
T-18. Mathieu Aubin 3
T-18. Cedrick Desjardins 3
T-22. Jean-Phillippe Cote 1
T-22. Brock Trotter 1
FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:
(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player: Points:
1. Jonathan Ferland 70
T-2. Corey Locke 60
T-2. Greg Stewart 60
T-4. Yann Danis 40
T-4. Eric Manlow 40
T-6. Maxim Lapierre 30
T-6. Francis Lemieux 30
T-6. Matt D'Agostini 30
T-6. Duncan Milroy 30
T-6. Ryan O'Byrne 30
T-6. Mathieu Carle 30
T-6. Kyle Chipchura 30
T-13. Pavel Valentenko 20
T-13. Joel Bouchard 20
T-13. Marvin Degon 20
T-13. Andrew Archer 20
T-17. Cory Urquhart 10
T-17. Cedrick Desjardins 10
T-17. Mathieu Aubin 10
T-17. Jon Gleed 10
T-17. Ajay Baines 10
T-17. Carey Price 10
T-17. Daniel Corso 10
T-17. Brock Trotter 10
T-17. Mikhail Grabovski 10
T-17. Janne Lahti 10
T-17. Conrad Martin 10
T-17. Brett Engelhardt 10
T-17. Mathieu Biron 10
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