Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly
Published on January 24, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will take-on two North Division rivals this week with match-ups versus the Manitoba Moose (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) and Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche). The first of three games for the 'Dogs will be against the Moose on Wednesday, January 26th at 10:30 a.m. for their first ever School Day Game at Copps Coliseum. Following Wednesday's game, Lake Erie will make a trip down to Hamilton to battle the 'Dogs on Thursday, January 27th at 7:00 p.m. The final game on the schedule will be played in Cleveland against the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday, January 29th at 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton's first tilt of the week against the Rochester Americans ended in a 7-0 victory for the 'Dogs. Seven different players on the club added a goal starting with Aaron Palushaj and Olivier Fortier, who each tallied one in the first period. In the second frame Ryan Russell, J.T. Wyman, Andreas Engqvist, Frederic St. Denis and Mathieu Carle contributed with goals. Both teams were held off of the score sheet in the third ending the game by a score of 7-0 for the 'Dogs. Friday's battle against the Connecticut Whale was another high scoring affair. Hunter Bishop began the scoring for Hamilton less than two minutes into the game. Aaron Palushaj followed just over a minute later to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead and Brendon Nash quickly extending the lead by three. The Whale fought their way back with two goals before the first had ended and added another quick one to start the second period. With the score tied at three Hamilton responded with four unanswered goals from J.T. Wyman, Dany Masse and two from Ben Maxwell giving the 'Dogs a 7-3 victory. The Bulldogs continued on the road visiting the Adirondack Phantoms for a game on Saturday, January 22nd. Ben Maxwell scored the only goal of the first frame to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead going into the second. The Phantoms tallied three in the middle frame before Hamilton came back to tie it in the third with goals from Kyle Klubertanz and Hunter Bishop. The game was forced to a shootout as no team could decide a victor in overtime. Goaltender Robert Mayer stopped all four shots for the 'Dogs while Aaron Palushaj and Dustin Boyd scored to solidify a 4-3 win for the Hamilton Bulldogs.
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, January 18th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7 vs. ROCHESTER AMERICANS 0
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Aaron Palushaj*, Olivier Fortier, Ryan Russell, J.T. Wyman, Andreas Engqvist, Frederic St. Denis, Mathieu Carle
Rochester Goals: None
Goaltending: Hamilton: Curtis Sanford (W- 22 shots, 22 saves) / Rochester: Jacob Markstrom (L- 23 shots, 18 saves) / Tyler Plante (12 shots, 10 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 3-3 / Rochester 0-4
Attendance: 2217
* - Game Winning Goal
Friday, January 21st - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 7 @ CONNECTICUT WHALE 3
XL Center - Hartford, CT
Hamilton Goals: Hunter Bishop, Aaron Palushaj, Brendon Nash, J.T. Wyman*, Danny Masse, Ben Maxwell (2)
Connecticut Goals: Ryan Garlock, Evgeny Grachev, Jason Williams
Goaltending: Hamilton: Curtis Sanford (W - 31 shots, 28 saves) / Connecticut: Chad Johnson (6 shots, 3 saves) / Olivier-Pier Pelletier (L - 22 shots, 18 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 3-6 / Connecticut 2-9
Attendance: 6018
*- Game Winning Goal
Saturday, January 22nd - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ ADIRONDACK PHANTOMS 3 SO
Glens Falls Civic Center - Glens Falls, NY
Hamilton Goals: Ben Maxwell, Kyle Klubertanz, Hunter Bishop, Aaron Palushaj*
Adirondack Goals: Stefan Legein, J.P. Testwuide, Eric Wellwood
Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W - 24 shots, 21 saves) / Adirondack: Johan Backlund (L - 29 shots, 26 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-0 / Adirondack 0-0
Attendance: 3877
*- Shootout Game Winning Goal
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