Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

Published on February 9, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will face off against East Division opponents in all four games this week. On Wednesday, February 11th the Bulldogs will take on the Hershey Bears (AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals) at 7:00 p.m. at GIANT Center. On Friday, February 13th Hamilton will travel to Norfolk to compete against the Norfolk Admirals (AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning) at 7:15 p.m. at the Norfolk Scope. The Bulldogs will then square off for the first time this season against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins) on Saturday February 14th at 7:05 p.m. at Wachovia Arena. Wrapping up the week the 'Dogs will head to the Wachovia Center for a match-up with the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL Affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers) on Monday February 16th at 5:05 p.m.

The Bulldogs went 2-1-0-0 at home this week, bringing their record to 30-19-2-0. The 'Dogs continued suffered their third loss in a row on Wednesday, February 4th coming up short in a 2-1 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. Hamilton bit back on Friday, February 6th with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Binghamton Senators. Finishing the week on Sunday, February 8th the Bulldogs earned a 1-0 shutout victory over the Lake Erie Monsters.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Wednesday, February 4th - SYRACUSE CRUNCH 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum- Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Kyle Chipchura (12)

Syracuse Goals: Derek MacKenzie (12), Trevor Frischmon (2)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (L - 19 shots, 17 saves) / Syracuse - Sebastian Dahm (W - 28 shots, 27 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-4 / Syracuse 0-3

Attendance: 3,258

Friday, February 6th - BINGHAMTON SENATORS 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 OT

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Yannick Weber (11), Mathieu Carle (6), Yannick Weber (12)

Binghamton Goals: Danny Bois (10), Greg Mauldin (10)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 32 shots, 30 saves) / Binghamton - Martin Gerber (L - 19 shots, 16 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Binghamton 1-4

Attendance: 4,110

Sunday, February 9th - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 0 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Brock Trotter (10) Lake Erie Goals: None

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 25 shots, 25 saves) / Lake Erie - Jason Bacashihua (L - 24 shots, 23 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-4 / Lake Erie 0-4

Attendance: 4,512

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced February 4th that defenceman Alex Henry has been reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League

- Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced February 2nd that the club has signed left wing Andrew Conboy to an AHL contract for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season

- Forward Tyler Shelast was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs from the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on February 6th

- Bulldog G Marc Denis earned his fourth shutout of the season in Sunday's 1-0 win over Lake Erie

- Hamilton D Yannick Weber tallied two goals in Friday night's game making him the first Bulldogs defenceman in franchise history to score more than 10 goals in one season

- D Dan Jancevski recorded his 64th assist as a Bulldog in Friday's game. He is now the all-time leader in assists by a Bulldogs defenceman

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ HERSHEY BEARS - 7:00 P.M. - GIANT Center

- This week's game marks the last of two contests between the clubs this season

- Hershey is currently first in the East Division with a record of 35-13-0-4

- Last season the Bulldogs posted a 1-1-0-0 record in two games against the Bears

- Hamilton is 9-13-3-0-0 in 25 all-time contests against Hershey

- The 'Dogs defeated the Bears 6-0 on October 29th, 2008

- C Keith Aucoin is currently leading the Bears with 63 points (7 goals, 46 assists) in 50 games

- There are currently six Ontario natives on Hershey's roster: C Steve Pinizzotto (Mississauga), C Kyle Wilson (Oakville), LW Kip Brenna (Kingston), D Patrick McNeil (Strathroy), D Greg Amadio Sault Ste. Marie) and G Daren Machesney (Hamilton)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH - HAMILON BULLDOGS @ NORFOLK ADMIRALS - 7:15 P.M. - NORFOLK SCOPE

- Friday's game marks the last of two meetings between the teams this season

- Norfolk is currently seventh in the East Division with a record of 19-24-2-5

- Hamilton defeated Norfolk 6-3 on October 18th, 2008

- RW Brandon Bochenski is leading the Admirals with 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists) in 47 games

- There are currently four Ontario natives on Norfolk's roster: RW Jason Ward (Chapleau), RW Chris Lawrence (Toronto), C Zenon Konopka (Niagara-on-the-Lake), and C Chris Gratton (Brantford)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS - 7:05 P.M. - WACHOVIA ARENA

- Saturday's game will be the first of two meetings between the two clubs this season

- W-B/Scranton is currently second in the East Division with a record of 32-16-1-2

- In two games against the Penguins last season the Bulldogs posted an 0-1-0-1 record

- The 'Dogs are 7-6-1-0-2 in 16 all-time meetings against the Penguins

- C Jeff Taffe is leading the Penguins with 53 points (18 goals, 35 assists) in 46 games

- There are currently four Ontario natives on W-B/Scranton's roster: LW Paul Bissonnette (Wellan), C Dustin Jeffrey (Sarnia), F Adam Henrich (Thornhill), and D Jon D'Adversa (Richmond Hill)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PHILADELPIA PHANTOMS - 5:05 P.M. - WACHOVIA CENTER

- Monday's game will be the second of two competitions between the two clubs this season

- Philadelphia is currently in fifth in the East Division with a record of 27-22-1-1

- Last season the Bulldogs went 1-1-0-0 against the Phantoms in two games played

- Hamilton is 16-10-3-2-0 in 31 all-time meetings against Philadelphia

- The 'Dogs defeated the Phantoms 4-2 on January 6th, 2009

- D Danny Syvret is leading the Phantoms with 43 points (seven goals, 36 assists) in 51 games

- There are currently four Ontario natives on Philadelphia's roster: C Jonathan Matsumoto (Ottawa), RW Josh Beaulieu (Windsor), RW Jeffrey Szwez (Etobicoke), and D Danny Syvret (Burlington)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Bulldogs currently 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 RW Matt D'Agostini picked up one point this week with a goal in a 5-2 loss to Toronto (Feb. 7)

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty scored two points this week with an assist in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh (Feb. 3), and another assist in a 3-2 losing effort to Buffalo (Feb. 6)

- Boston G Tim Thomas recorded two wins this week, the first a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia stopping 25 of 26 shots on net (Feb. 4), and the second a 4-3 shootout win against Ottawa, stopping 19 of 22 shots on net (Feb. 5)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro earned five points this week with two goals and two assists in a 10-2 victory over the Rangers (Feb. 6), and an assist in a 4-1 win over Nashville (Feb. 8)

- Dallas C Steve Ott added five points this week with a goal in a 2-3 loss to Colorado (Feb. 5), a goal and two assists in a 10-2 win over the Rangers (Feb. 6), and a goal in a 4-1 victory over Nashville (Feb. 8)

- Montreal C Maxim Lapierre earned three points this week with a goal in a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh (Feb. 3), an assist in a 3-2 loss to Buffalo (Feb. 6), and an assist in a 5-2 losing effort to Toronto (Feb. 7)

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.

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: Ryan White was named as the Community Player of the Month for January. Throughout January, Ryan dedicated his time in support of various Bulldogs Foundation sponsored events. Despite his commitment to training and his hard work on the ice, Ryan managed to find time in his schedule to give back to the community by visiting schools in an effort to encourage and inspire youth throughout Hamilton.

Ryan White and Brock Trotter visited the Meadowlands LCBO for a PMA/Appletons Jamaica Rum promotion on Saturday, February 7th. Cedrick Desjardins and David Desharnais visited the Millcroft LCBO for a PMA/Appletons Jamaica Rum promotion on Saturday, February 7th.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, February 11th - 7:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Hershey Bears (GIANT Center)

Friday, February 13th - 7:15 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Norfolk Admirals (Norfolk Scope)

Saturday, February 14th - 7:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Wachovia Arena)

Monday, February 16th - 5:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Philadelphia Phantoms (Wachovia Center)

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