Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

Published on November 7, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will finish their six-game homestand at Copps Coliseum starting with a school day game against the Chicago Wolves (AHL Affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) on Tuesday, November 8th at 10:00 a.m. Hamilton will then host the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL Affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings) on Friday, November 11th at 7:30 p.m. To commemorate Remembrance Day and pay tribute to our heroic veterans, the Bulldogs will wear special jerseys (see attached). In addition, all past and present Canadian military personnel wearing official military uniforms, or with valid military identification, will be admitted to Friday night's game free-of-charge.

The 'Dogs will then travel to Ottawa, Ontario, where they will face the defending Calder Cup Champion Binghamton Senators (AHL Affiliate of the Ottawa Senators) at Scotiabank Place on Sunday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m.

At all Tuesday night 'Dogs home games, fans can purchase an "All You Can Eat" tickets for only $30.00 ($15.00 for season ticket holders). Included with an "All You Can Eat" ticket is admission to the game and unlimited chips, hot dogs, peanuts, pizza, popcorn, pretzels and soft drinks (pop and water). Fans can purchase "All You Can Eat" tickets at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, at the Bulldogs Office at 101 York Boulevard in Hamilton or by calling 905-529-8500 or 1-888-DOGS-TIX (1-888-364-7849).

For Friday's game against the Griffins and at all Friday night Hamilton Bulldogs home games at Copps Coliseum, fans can purchase draft beer for only $3.00 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fans must be of legal drinking age and are asked to drink responsibly.

At all Sunday afternoon home games, fans can also purchase a "Pizza Pizza Family Pack", which includes four tickets to the game and a $20.00 food and beverage voucher for only $60.00! "Pizza Pizza Family Packs" are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, the Bulldogs Office at 101 York Boulevard in Hamilton or by calling 905-529-8500 or 1-888-DOGS-TIX (1-888-364-7849).

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, November 1st - ABBOTSFORD HEAT 3 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (OT)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Philippe Lefebvre (1), Olivier Fortier (3)

Abbotsford Goals: Greg Nemisz (3), Jon Rheault (3), Joe Piskula* (1)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (L- 35 shots, 32 saves) / Abbotsford: Leland Irving (W- 26 shots, 24 saves)

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

Attendance: 2,003

* - Game Winning Goal

The Bulldogs battled the Heat for a rematch on Tuesday, November 1st and lost the game 3-2 in overtime. Joe Piskula scored the game-winning goal for Abbotsford in overtime while Leland Irving made 24 saves for the victory. Philippe Lefebvre scored his first professional goal while Olivier Fortier also added a tally for Hamilton.

Friday, November 4th - HOUSTON AEROS 4 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Brian Willsie (1), Garrett Stafford (3)

Houston Goals: Jon DiSalvatore (4), Justin Fontaine (4), Warren Peters* (3), Jarod Palmer (2)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 25 shots, 22 saves) / Houston: Matt Hackett (W- 28 shots, 26 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Houston 2-5

Attendance: 3,588

* - Game Winning Goal

The Houston Aeros arrived in Hamilton on Friday, November 4th for a rematch of last season's Western Conference Final with the Aeros defeating the Bulldogs 4-2. Warren Peters scored the game-winning goal for Houston and Matt Hackett stopped 26 shots for the win. Brian Willsie scored his first goal of the season while Garrett Stafford also responded for the 'Dogs.

Saturday, November 5th - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 0 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Aaron Palushaj* (1)

Lake Erie Goals: None

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (W- 24 shots, 24 saves) / Lake Erie: Cedrick Desjardins (L- 30 Shots, 29 Saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Lake Erie 0-4

Attendance: 3,573

* - Game Winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday, November 5th and shut them out 1-0. Aaron Palushaj scored his first goal of the season which was the game-winning goal as well as the only goal of the game. Nathan Lawson made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season to put him in a tie for first in the AHL. Brian Willsie added an assist which extended his point streak to five games. Cedrick Desjardins replied with 29 saves for Lake Erie.

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- C Olivier Fortier has recorded points in four of his last five games (3 goals, 1 assist) and now has a total of four points in six games while being tied for the team lead in goals.

- D Garrett Stafford has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) and all of his goals have come via the power play on the season. This places him tenth in scoring by defencemen, tied for second in goals by a defenceman and second overall in power play goals by a defenceman.

- LW Philippe Lefebvre scored his first professional goal during last Tuesday's 3-2 defeat against the Abbotsford Heat.

- RW Brian Willsie is currently on a five-game point streak with one goal and four assists and is tied for the team lead in points with eight (1 goal, 7 assists).

- RW Aaron Palushaj is on a three-game point streak while recording points in five of the six games he has played this season. He is also tied for the team lead in points with eight (1 goal, 7 assists).

- G Nathan Lawson recorded his second shutout of the season during Saturday's 1-0 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters making 24 saves. He is also in a five-way tie for first in the AHL in shutouts with two.

- The 'Dogs are currently ranked second in the AHL on the power play with a 29.3% success rate.

UPCOMING GAMES:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 10:00 AM EST - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ON

CHICAGO WOLVES (4-5-0-2, 4th Midwest Division, 4th Western Conference, 11th AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (5-5-1-0, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 22nd AHL

This will be the first of two school day games this seasonLast season for our first school day game, the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 3-0 in front of 10,270 fans from different schools in the Hamilton areaThis game marks the first of two meetings between the two clubs this seasonThe Bulldogs record against the Wolves last season was 1-2-0-1Hamilton has a 14-9-0-2-1 all-time record against ChicagoRW Darren Haydar currently leads the Wolves in scoring with eight points (4 goals, 4 assists)Former Bulldogs: NoneThere are currently seven Ontario natives listed on the Chicago roster: F Nathan Longpre (Peterborough), LW Mike Duco (Toronto), RW Darren Haydar (Milton), LW Darren Archibald (Newmarket), RW Mark Mancari (London), RW Victor Oreskovich (Whitby) and D Chris Tanev (Toronto)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ON

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (5-5-0-0, 4th North Division, 11th Western Conference, 26th AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (5-5-1-0, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 22nd AHL)

This game marks the second of ten meetings between the two clubs this seasonThe 'Dogs have a record of 0-1-0-0 against Grand Rapids this seasonThe Bulldogs have a 31-21-1-2-4 all-time record against the GriffinsChris Conner currently leads Grand Rapids in scoring with 16 points (5 goals, 11 assists).

Former Bulldogs: D Doug JanikThere are currently four Ontario natives listed on the Griffins roster: C Jamie Johnson (London), RW Trevor Parkes (Fort Erie), D Brendan Smith (Mimico) and D Greg Amadio (Sault. Ste. Marie).

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 1:00 PM EST - BROOME COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, BINGHAMTON, NY

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (5-5-1-0, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 22nd AHL)

BINGHAMTON SENATORS (5-6-1-1, 5th East Division, 12th Western Conference, 21st AHL)

This game marks the first of two meetings between the two clubs this seasonThe Bulldogs record against the Senators last season was 2-0-0-0Hamilton has a 13-6-1-1-1 all-time record against BinghamtonLW Mike Hoffman currently leads the Senators in scoring with nine points (4 goals, 5 assists)Former Bulldogs: C Corey Locke

There are currently six Ontario natives listed on the Binghamton roster: C Louie Caporusso (Woodbridge), LW Corey Cowick (Gloucester), LW Mike Hoffman (Kitchener), C Corey Locke (Toronto), D Josh Godfrey (Collingwood) and D Mark Borowiecki (Kanata).

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Hamilton Bulldogs currently on NHL 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-Hamilton Bulldogs from this past week:

- Toronto C Mikhail Grabovski scored a goal and an assist against the New Jersey Devils (Nov. 2) and recorded an assist vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets (Nov. 3).

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro collected two assists last week. The first came against the Colorado Avalanche (Nov. 4) and the other was against the Carolina Hurricanes (Nov. 6).

- Dallas F Michael Ryder had two assists against the Colorado Avalanche (Nov. 4) while scoring a goal and adding two assists vs. the Carolina Hurricanes (Nov. 6).

- Boston G Tim Thomas collected a win against the Ottawa Senators (Nov. 1) making 23 saves while shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs (Nov. 5) and making 25 saves.

- Montreal W Andrei Kostitsyn scored a goal against the Ottawa Senators (Nov. 4) and scored another vs. the New York Rangers (Nov. 5).

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec collected three assists vs. the New York Rangers (Nov. 5).

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

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen to or watch all Hamilton Bulldogs at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. Tomorrow's broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 76 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season (with exception of the January 21st outdoor game) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000. Hamilton Bulldogs 2011-2012 season tickets and flex ticket packages are on sale! For more information, call 905-529-8500 or e-mail seasontix@hamiltonbulldogs.com.

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.

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