Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

Published on February 2, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will compete in three hometown tilts this week. On Wednesday, February 4th the Bulldogs will play host to the Syracuse Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets) at 7:30 p.m. Then on Friday, February 6th at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton will take on the Binghamton Senators (AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators). Wrapping up the week the Bulldogs will face off against one of their North Division rivals the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Sunday, February 8th at 5:00 p.m.

The Bulldogs suffered defeat in both match-ups last week, bringing their record to 28-18-2-0. The ‘Dogs took on their QEW rivals the Toronto Marlies on Friday, January 30th at Ricoh Coliseum and came up short in a 4-2 loss. Hamilton traveled to Cleveland for a game on Saturday, January 31st against the Lake Erie Monsters at Quicken Loans Arena, and were defeated again in a 3-1 losing effort.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Friday, January 30th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ TORONTO MARLIES 4

Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, ON

Hamilton Goals: Mike Glumac (20), Brock Trotter (9)

Toronto Goals: Jiri Tlusty (8), Kyle Rogers (4), Tim Stapleton (7), Tim Stapleton (8)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 39 shots, 34 saves) / Toronto - Justin Pogge (W - 20 shots, 18 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Toronto 1-3

Attendance: 3,921

Saturday, January 31st - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 3

Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH

Hamilton Goals: Mike Glumac (21)

Lake Erie Goals: Philippe Dupuis (8), Philippe Dupuis (9), Matt Hendricks (3)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (L - 34 shots, 32 saves) / Lake Erie - Tyler Weiman (W - 23 shots, 22 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-2 / Lake Erie 2-5

Attendance: 12,389

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced on Sunday, February 1st that D Alex Henry has been recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs

- Hamilton C Yanick Lehoux is currently leading the Bulldogs pack with 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) in 48 games

- ‘Dogs RW Mike Glumac is currently on a four game point streak that started on Friday, January 23rd and has seen him score three goals and add one assist

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH - SYRACUSE CRUNCH @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- This week's game marks fifth of eight meetings between the clubs this season

- Syracuse is currently fifth in the North Division with a record of 22-20-3-2

- Last season the Bulldogs posted a 1-6-0-1 record in eight games against the Crunch

- Hamilton is 41-37-11-1-2 in 92 all-time contests against Syracuse

- So far this season Hamilton is 2-2-0-0 against Syracuse

- LW Mike York is currently leading the Crunch with 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) in 44 games

- There are currently seven Ontario natives on Syracuse's roster: RW Michael Blunden (Toronto), C Ryan Garlock (Iroquois Falls), RW Stefan Legein (Oakville), D Grant Clitsome (Gloucester), LW Kevin Harvey (Hamilton), C Derek MacKenzie (Sudbury) and D Kyle Wharton (Ottawa)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH - BINGHAMTON SENATORS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- Friday's game marks the last of four meetings between the clubs this season

- Binghamton is currently fourth in the East Division with a record of 25-16-3-3

- Last season the Bulldogs posted a 3-1-0-0 record in four games against the Senators

- Hamilton is 9-5-1-1-1 in 17 all-time contests against Binghamton

- So far this season Hamilton is 1-2-0-0 against the B-Sens

- RW Ryan Shannon (ten goals, 25 assists in 36 games) and C Ilya Zubov (12 goals, 23 assists in 32 games) are currently leading the Senators with 35 points each

- There are currently four Ontario natives on Binghamton's roster: RW Danny Bois (Thunder Bay), D Matt Carkner (Winchester), D Drew Fata (Sault Ste. Marie) and D Derek Smith (Belleville)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH -LAKE ERIE MONSTERS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 5:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- Sunday's game will be the seventh of eight meetings between the two clubs this season

- Lake Erie is currently in sixth place in the North Division with a record of 19-22-1-5

- In eight games against Lake Erie last season Hamilton posted a 7-0-0-1 record

- This season the ‘Dogs have gone 4-2-0-0 against the Monsters

- Hamilton is 11-2-0-0-1 in 14 all-time meetings against Lake Erie

- LW Chris Durno is leading the Monsters with 26 points (ten goals, 16 assists) in 43 games

- There are currently seven Ontario natives on the Monster's roster: LW Alex Penner (Simcoe), LW Randy Rowe (Burford), LW Chris Durno (Scarborough), C Rob Drummond (London), D Mike Vernace (Toronto), and D Aaron MacKenzie (Terrace Bay), and D Wes O'Neil (Essex)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are currently over 40 former Bulldogs in the NHL at this time. Over 60 percent of the players on Hamilton's all-time roster have played in a minimum of one NHL game. Three former Bulldogs head or assistant coaches (Doug Jarvis, Claude Julien, and Geoff Ward) are currently in a coaching capacity in the NHL. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-‘Dogs from this past week:

- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn tallied two points this past week with a goal in a 4-3 victory over Los Angeles (Jan. 31), and an assist in a 3-1 loss to Boston (Feb. 1)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro picked up four more points last week with two assists in a 2-0 win over Atlanta (Jan. 27), an assist in a 4-2 victory to Detroit (Jan. 29), and an assist in a 7-3 win over Columbus (Jan. 31)

- Los Angeles C Jarret Stoll earned three points this past week with a goal in a 5-2 win over Chicago (Jan. 29), and a goal and an assist in a 4-3 loss to Montreal (Jan. 31)

- Toronto C Mikhail Grabovski picked up two points last week with a goal and an assist in a 7-4 win over Colorado (Jan. 29)

- Dallas C Steve Ott earned five points last week with a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Atlanta (Jan. 27), a goal and an assist in a 4-2 victory over Detroit (Jan. 29), and a goal in a 7-3 win over Columbus (Jan. 31)

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 12 of club's 39 home games at Copps Coliseum. In a joint venture with Mohawk College, Cable 14 will also broadcast the 27 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 five 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, mini pack tickets, group tickets and individual 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 tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

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.

BULLDOUGS FOUNDATION: Ben Maxwell was named as the Community Player of the Month for December. Ben has been actively involved in the community and spent his free time making a difference in the lives of children. On December 9th, he took part in the Bulldogs annual visit to McMaster Children's Hospital, signing autographs and singing Christmas carols. He also visited schools throughout the city, awarding prizes to students who successfully completed one of the various Bulldogs Educational Programs. His dedication to hockey, along with his enthusiasm to give back to the community symbolizes a passion to strive above and beyond all expectations.

Ryan White attended Hess Street School to hand out prizes for the Agree to Read program on Wednesday, January 7th

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Wednesday February 4th - 7:30 p.m. - Syracuse Crunch at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Friday February 6th - 7:30 p.m. - Binghamton Senators at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Sunday February 8th - 5:00 p.m. - Lake Erie Monsters at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

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