Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

Published on February 17, 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 match-ups this week. On Friday, February 20th the 'Dogs will take on their archrivals the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) at 7:00 p.m. at Ricoh Coliseum. Hamilton will play host to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins) on Saturday, February 21st at 7:00 p.m. To wrap up the week the Bulldogs will face off against the Syracuse Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets) at 4:00 p.m. at Copps Coliseum on Sunday, February 22nd.

The Bulldogs went 3-1-0-0 on the road this week, bringing their record to 33-20-2-0. The 'Dogs started their week with a 4-2 victory over the Hershey Bears on February, 11th at GIANT center. Hamilton extended their winning streak to four games on Friday, February 13th, shutting out the Norfolk Admirals 2-0 at Norfolk Scope. On Saturday, February 14th the Bulldogs had their winning streak snapped, suffering a 3-2 defeat to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Wachovia Arena. Last night the Bulldogs traveled to the Wachovia Center and earned a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Wednesday, February 11th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ HERSHEY BEARS 2

GIANT Center - Hershey, PA

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais (13), Yanick Lehoux (16), Kyle Chipchura (13), Ryan White (11)

Hershey Goals: Graham Mink (20), Kyle Wilson (21)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 38 shots, 36 saves) / Hershey - Daren Machesney (L - 23 shots, 19 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-7 / Hershey 0-7

Attendance: 6,613

Friday, February 13th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ NORFOLK ADMIRALS 0

Norfolk Scope - Norfolk, VA

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais (14), Steve Gainey (4) Norfolk Goals: None

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 45 shots, 45 saves) / Norfolk - Riku Helenius (L - 26 shots, 24 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Norfolk 0-3

Attendance: 4,787

Saturday, February 14th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS 3

Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza - Wilkes-Barre, PA

Hamilton Goals: Chad Anderson (4), Tyler Shelast (1)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Goals: Luca Caputi (14), Tim Wallace (10), Jean Philippe Cote (2)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 32 shots, 29 saves) / W-B/Scranton - John Curry (W - 22 shots, 20 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-4 / Wikes-Barre/Scranton 0-3

Attendance: 8,078

Monday, February 16th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 2

Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais (15), Ben Maxwell (14), Steve Gainey (5)

Philadelphia Goals: Danny Syvret (9), Nate Raduns (5)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 29 shots, 27 saves) / Philadelphia - Scott Munroe (L - 29 shots, 26 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-7 / Philadelphia 1-6

Attendance: 6,146

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- On Tuesday, February 10th Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced that the club has signed left wing Ryan Kinasewich to a Professional Tryout (P.T.O.) contract

- On Friday, February 13th Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced that forward Kyle Chipchura has been recalled to the Canadiens from the Hamilton Bulldogs

- Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced on Friday, February 13th that the club has signed left wing Steve Gainey to an American Hockey League contract for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season

- Bulldog G Marc Denis earned another shutout in Wednesday's game against Norfolk, his second in less than a week. He now has five shutouts this season and only needs one to tie the most shutouts by a Bulldogs goaltender in one season (6 -Jaroslav Halak, 2006-2007)

- Hamilton C Ben Maxwell is currently on a four game point streak that started February, 11th and has seen him a earn total of four points (one goal, three assists)

UPCOMING GAMES:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TORONTO MARLIES - 7:00 P.M. - RICOH COLISEUM

- Friday's game marks the eighth of 12 contests between the clubs this season

- The Bulldogs are 4-1-2-0 this season against the Marlies

- Toronto currently ranks fourth in the North Division with a record of 27-19-2-5

- Hamilton is 18-19-0-4-2 in 43 all-time meetings against Toronto

- C Tim Stapleton is leading the Marlies with 50 points (sixteen goals, 34 assists) in 47 games

- There are currently seven Ontario natives on Toronto's roster: C Mark Bell (St. Pauls), C Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), G Adam Munro (St. George), C Kris Newbury (Brampton), D Phil Oreskovic (North York), D Todd Perry (Ingleside) and C Max Taylor (Ottawa)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST - WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

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

- W-B/Scranton is currently second in the East Division with a record of 35-16-1-2

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

- The 'Dogs are 7-7-1-0-2 in 17 all-time meetings against the Penguins

- C Jeff Taffe is leading the Penguins with 56 points (19 goals, 37 assists) in 49 games

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

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND - SYRACUSE CRUNCH @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 4:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- This week's game marks the sixth of eight competitions between the clubs this season

- Syracuse is currently fifth in the North Division with a record of 26-23-3-2

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

- Hamilton is 41-38-11-1-2 in 93 all-time contests against Syracuse

- So far this season Hamilton is 2-3-0-0 against Syracuse

- LW Mike York is currently leading the Crunch with 36 points (eight goals, 28 assists) in 50 games

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

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 picked up two points this week scoring the game winning goal in a 4-2 victory over Colorado (Feb. 13), and a goal in a 4-2 losing effort to Vancouver (Feb. 15)

- Edmonton C Shawn Horcoff earned three points this week with two assists in a 7-2 win over Montreal (Feb. 11), and a marker in a 3-2 shootout victory over Los Angeles (Feb. 14)

- Atlanta D Ron Hainsey picked up three points this week with one assist in a 3-1 loss to Chicago (Feb. 11), and two more assists in an 8-4 victory over Anaheim (Feb. 15)

- Columbus LW Jason Chimera earned two points this week with an assist in a 3-0 win to Colorado (Feb. 10), and a goal in a 3-2 victory over Detroit (Feb. 13)

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: 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:

Friday, February 20th - 7:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Toronto Marlies (Ricoh Coliseum)

Saturday, February 21st - 7:00 p.m. - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Sunday, February 22nd - 4:00 p.m. - Syracuse Crunch at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

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