First-Place Bulldogs Host San Antonio

Published on February 1, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will look to extend their lead in the Western Conference and North Division standings with three games on the schedule this week. The 'Dogs will get a few days to rest before hosting the San Antonio Rampage (American Hockey League affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes) on Wednesday, February 3rd for a 7:30 PM contest at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs will then visit the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester on Friday, February 5th to take on the Americans (American Hockey League affiliate of the Florida Panthers) at 7:05 PM. The following night, Saturday, February 6th, Hamilton will meet their provincial rivals, the Toronto Marlies, for a 7:00 PM matchup at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto.

Last week, the Bulldogs strung together four straight wins during a four-game swing through mid-western United States. The 'Dogs began their road trip with a convincing 5-0 win over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday, January 27th. Hamilton then travelled to Milwaukee one night later on Thursday, January 28th, and came away with a 4-1 victory over the Admirals. The Bulldogs got a day's rest before heading back to Illinois for a matchup against Chris Chelios and the Chicago Wolves on Saturday, January 30th. The game could not be decided in regulation or overtime, and a shootout was needed. Defencemen P.K. Subban and Shawn Belle converted for the 'Dogs, and goaltender Cedrick Desjardins stopped four of Chicago's five shooters to seal the 3-2 (SO) victory for Hamilton. One night later, the 'Dogs visited Milwaukee for the second time in four nights, and once again came away with two points, winning 3-2 over the Admirals.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Wednesday, January 27th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ ROCKFORD ICEHOGS 0

Rockford MetroCenter - Rockford, IL

Hamilton Goals: Greg Stewart*, Grant Stevenson, Brock Trotter (2), Andrew Conboy

Rockford Goals: No Scoring

Goaltending: Hamilton: Curtis Sanford (W, SO - 25 shots, 25 saves) / Rockford: Cory Crawford (L - 21 shots, 17 saves), Joe Fallon (10 shots, 9 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-0 / Rockford 0-3

Attendance: 2,055

* - Game Winning Goal

Thursday, January 28th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 1

Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI

Hamilton Goals: P.K. Subban, Andre Benoit*, Federic St. Denis (2)

Milwaukee Goals: Hugh Jessiman

Goaltending: Hamilton: Curtis Sanford (W - 22 shots, 21 saves) / Milwaukee: Mark Dekanich (L - 39 shots, 35 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Milwaukee 0-2

Attendance: 3,085

*- Game Winning Goal

Saturday, January 30th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ CHICAGO WOLVES 2 (SO)

Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL

Hamilton Goals: Andre Benoit, Ryan Russell, Shawn Belle*

Chicago Goals: Brett Sterling, Nathan Oystrick

Goaltending: Hamilton: Cedrick Desjardins (W - 36 shots, 34 saves) / Chicago: Kari Lehtonen (L - 26 shots, 24 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-4 / Chicago 1-5

Attendance: 15,532

*- Scored shootout game winning goal; does not count towards player's statistics

Sunday, January 31st - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 2

Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI

Hamilton Goals: Max Pacioretty, Brock Trotter* (2)

Milwaukee Goals: Colin Wilson, Hugh Jessiman

Goaltending: Hamilton: Curtis Sanford (W - 25 shots, 23 saves) / Milwaukee: Mark Dekanich (L - 25 shots, 22 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-7 / Milwaukee 1-4

Attendance: 5,288

* - Game Winning Goal

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- The Bulldogs would like to congratulate RW Mike Glumac and his wife Melissa on the birth of their son, Michael Elija Glumac, who was born on Saturday, January 23rd.

- 'Dogs D Andre Benoit scored the 22nd goal of his Bulldogs career on Saturday, January 30th to become the all-time leader in goals scored by a Bulldogs defenceman.

- Hamilton's 5-0 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday, January 27th was the team's sixth road shutout this season, setting a new franchise mark for most shutouts on the road in one season.

- Bulldogs recently recalled D Yannick Weber has been named to Switzerland's Men's Ice Hockey Team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

- G Cedrick Desjardins and D P.K. Subban took part in the 2010 AHL All-Star game on January 19th, representing the Canadian All-Stars. The Canadian All-Stars claimed the 10-9 shootout victory, with Subban scoring the shootout game winner, and Desjardins making the game winning save in the shootout to seal the victory for their squad.

- The Bulldogs earned their 500th regular season victory with a 3-0 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday, November 28th.

- Hamilton's 69 points are currently six more than any other team in the Western Conference.

- Hamilton's 0.690 points percentage is currently second best in the AHL.

- The Montreal Canadiens recalled forward Matt D'Agostini last week. The former OHL star played in three games with the Bulldogs this season, recording one assist.

- The Montreal Canadiens recalled D Yannick Weber last week. The Swiss Olympian had scored 23 points (2-21-23) in 44 games this season with the Bulldogs.

- Bulldogs C Brock Trotter has climbed to 4th in the AHL's scoring race after a torrid January that saw the Brandon, Manitoba native notch 13 goals and nine assists for 22 points. The former Denver Pioneer recorded five multi-goal games, highlighted by a hat-trick to go along with one assist in the Bulldogs' 5-2 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on January 9th. Overall, Trotter now has 24 goals, 26 assists, and 50 points on the year, setting new career-highs in goals and points.

- Hamilton C David Desharnais collected 17 points (2-15-17) in January, finding his way onto the score sheet in all but three of the Bulldogs' 15 games during the first month of 2010. Desharnais now ranks 13th in the AHL and second on the Bulldogs in scoring with 15 goals and 29 assists for 44 points on the year. The Quebec native's success is made more notable by the fact the Desharnais has only suited up for 36 games this season, missing time with a foot injury to begin his sophomore campaign with the 'Dogs.

- Hamilton G Curtis Sanford got back to his winning ways last week, posting three straight wins including a 25-save shutout performance in the Bulldogs' 5-0 win over the Rockford IceHogs on January 27th.

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESAY, FEBRUARY 3RD - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE

7 :30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ON

This will be the second and last contest between Hamilton and San Antonio this season The last time these teams met was back on October 23rd when the 'Dogs travelled to Texas, earning a 3-0 decision over the Rampage San Antonio currently sits in last place in the West Division with a 20-19-3-5 and 48 points, 21 points behind the Western-Conference leading Bulldogs The Bulldogs have only ever fallen once to the Rampage, and currently hold an 8-1-0-0-0 all-time record against San Antonio Former Oshawa Generals star LW Brett MacLean (20-15-35) is currently pacing the Rampage attack with 20 goals and 35 points this season There are just two Ontario natives currently listed on the San Antonio roster: LW Brett MacLean (London), and C Gavin Morgan (Scarborough)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS

7:05 PM EST - BLUE CROSS ARENA - ROCHESTER, NY

This game will mark the eighth of 10 matchups between the North Division rivals this season The Bulldogs hold a 3-3-0-1 record against the Americans this season In their last meeting on January 22nd, the visiting Bulldogs mauled Rochester 6-1 The Americans currently sit in 2nd place in the West Division with a 29-17-2-0 record and 60 points, nine points behind the division and conference-leading Bulldogs Last season, the 'Dogs went 5-3-0-0 in eight games against the Americans Hamilton's all-time record against Rochester currently sits at 55-63-7-0-4 C Jamie Johnson (19-30-49) is currently atop the Rochester scoring race with 19 goals, 30 assists, and 49 points on the year There are seven Ontario natives currently listed on the Rochester roster: C Jamie Johnson (Port Franks), C Chris Taylor (Stratford), LW Mike Duco (Toronto), RW Victor Oreskovich (Oakville), LW Kenndal McArdle (Toronto), D Michael Caruso (Mississauga), and D John de Gray (Richmond Hill)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TORONTO MARLIES

7:00 PM EST - RICOH COLISEUM - TORONTO, ON

This will be the sixth of 12 meetings between the Southern Ontario rivals this season Hamilton has earned at least a point in all but one game against the Marlies this season The last time these teams met was on January 23rd, with Hamilton falling 4-3 to Toronto Toronto currently ranks 6th in the West Division with an 18-22-5-4 record and 45 this season The Marlies have struggled as of late, dropping seven of their last 10 contests Last season, Hamilton finished with a 7-3-2-0 mark in 12 contests against Toronto Hamilton currently has an all-time record of 23-22-0-5-3 against Toronto Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star RW Christian Hanson (12-17-29) currently leads the Marlies in scoring with 29 points in 30 games thus far this season There are eight Ontario natives currently listed on the Toronto roster: C Tim Brent (Cambridge), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), RW Richard Greenop (Bowmanville), C Justin Hodgman (Brampton), D Ryan Stokes (Sarnia), D Phil Oreskovic (North York), D Todd Perry (Ingleside), and G Andrew Engelage (Oshawa)

ALUMNI WATCH: There are more than 40 former Bulldogs on 2009-2010 National Hockey League 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-'Dogs from this past week:

The Hamilton Bulldogs would like to congratulate the 10 alumni who have been named to Olympic rosters for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Forwards Mikhail Grabovski, Andrei Kostitsyn, and Sergei Kostitsyn will represent Belerus. D Jan Hejda and C Tomas Plekanec will suit up for the Czech Republic. Minnesota Wild F Antti Miettinen will wear the blue and white for Team Finland. G Jaroslav Halak and F Marcel Hossa will wear their national colours for Slovakia. Stalwart D Mike Komisarek and Vezina Trophy winner G Tim Thomas will take to the ice for the United States. Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll scored a goal and an assists while finishing +2 as the Kings got past the Maple Leafs 5-3 (Jan. 26)... Stoll then recorded one helper in a 4-1 win over Columbus (Jan. 28) and a 3-2 shootout win over Boston (Jan. 30) Chicago G Cristobal Huet picked up two more wins last week, making 22 saves in a 4-2 win over Edmonton (Jan. 26), and stopping 34 of San Jose's 37 shots in a 4-3 overtime victory for the Blackhawks (Jan. 28) Montreal forward Benoit Pouliot notched a power play goal as the Canadiens fell 3-2 in overtime to the surging Ottawa Senators (Jan. 30) Dallas forward Steve Ott picked up an assist in a 3-2 win over Colorado (Jan. 29), and scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes (Jan. 31) Toronto D Francois Beauchemin registered an assist in a 5-4 overtime loss to New Jersey (Jan. 29), and dished out another helper as the Leafs fell to Vancouver 5-3 (Jan. 30) Montreal C Tomas Plekanec scored the Canadiens lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Florida (Jan. 26), and recorded two assists as the Habs fell in overtime to the Ottawa Senators (Jan. 30) St. Louis G Ty Conklin stopped all 34 shots he faced and earned the shutout as the Blues defeated the Calgary Flames, 2-0 (Jan. 25) Washington forward Jason Chimera scored a goal and an assist while finishing +3 on the night, as the high-powered Capitals blew out the New York Islanders 7-2 (Jan. 26) Detroit forward Dan Cleary assisted on both of the Red Wings' goals in a losing cause, as the Wild upended the 2008 Stanley Cup Champions, 5-2 (Jan. 27)... Cleary then potted Detroit's only tally in a rematch of the past two Stanley Cup Finals, losing 2-1 in a shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins (Jan. 31) Minnesota forward Antti Miettinen continued to light the lamp with two more goals in the Wild's 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings (Jan. 27) Columbus G Mathieu Garon stopped 25 of St. Louis' 27 shots en route to a 3-2 overtime victory over the Blues (Jan. 30)

TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network AND CABLE 14:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season 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' icon on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 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.

In addition Cable 14 will air live broadcasts 13 of club's 38 home games at Copps Coliseum. In a joint venture with Mohawk College, Cable 14 will also broadcast the 25 Hamilton Bulldogs' home games not being shown live in their entirety as 'Dogs-in-an-Hour at 11:00 p.m. on the night of the game.

Cable 14 will also carry Rogers Television's live coverage of six Hamilton Bulldogs versus Toronto Marlies games at Ricoh Coliseum.

For a full listing of all the games broadcast on Cable 14 follow this link: http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/page/broadcast_1019#Live%20Broadcast%20Schedule

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets, min pack tickets, group tickets and 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 or call 905-527-7666. For information on season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-364-7849.

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.

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS: (1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)

Player : Points :

1. Cedrick Desjardins 46

2. Brock Trotter 36

3. David Desharnais 27

4. Mathieu Darche 25

5. Curtis Sanford 24

6. Ryan White 14

7. P.K. Subban 12

7. Tom Pyatt 12

9. Mike Glumac 11

10. Ben Maxwell 10

11. Sergei Kostitsyn 9

12. Mike Glumac 8

13. J.T. Wyman 7

14. Frederic St. Denis 5

14. Mathieu Carle 5

14. Ryan Russell 5

17. Grant Stevenson 3

17. Andre Benoit 3

17. Benoit Pouliot 3

20. Greg Stewart 2

21. Andrew Conboy 1

21. Mikael Johansson 1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS: (10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player: Points:

1. Brock Trotter 50

1. David Desharnais 50

3. Yannick Weber 40

4. Andre Benoit 30

4. P.K. Subban 30

4. Tom Pyatt 30

4. Shawn Belle 30

8. J.T. Wyman 20

8. Alex Henry 20

8. Ryan White 20

8. Mike Glumac 20

8. Ben Maxwell 20

8. Max Pacioretty 20

14. Marc-Andre Bergeron 10

14. Cedrick Desjardins 10

14. Mathieu Darche 10

14. Curtis Sanford 10

14. Chad Anderson 10

14. Mathieu Carle 10

14. Andrew Conboy 10

14. Grant Stevenson 10

14. Eric Neilson 10

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