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Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

November 21, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs begin their week by travelling to Grand Rapids, Michigan to face the Griffins (AHL Affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings) on Wednesday, November 23rd at 7:00 p.m. The 'Dogs will then head to Cleveland, Ohio for a battle against the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL Affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Friday, November 25th at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton will finish off the week in Rochester, New York where they will face the Americans (AHL Affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres) on Saturday, November 26th at 7:35 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).

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 15th - PEORIA RIVERMEN 3 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (SO)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Mike Blunden (1), Philip DeSimone (4)

Peoria Goals: Phil McRae (8), Danny Syvret (2)

Shootout Goals: Hamilton: (Dany Masse) / Peoria: (Derek Nesbitt, T.J. Hensick*)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 25 shots, 23 saves / SO: 4 shots, 2 saves) / Peoria: Ben Bishop (W- 33 shots, 31 saves / SO: 5 shots, 4 saves)

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

Attendance: 2,382

* - Shootout Winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs battled the Peoria Rivermen at Copps Coliseum on Tuesday, November 15th and were defeated 3-2 in a shootout. Mike Blunden scored his first goal as a Bulldog and Philip DeSimone scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Phil McRae recorded a goal and an assist while T.J. Hensick scored the shootout-winning goal.

Friday, November 11th - BINGHAMTON SENATORS 4 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2

Bell Centre - Montreal, PQ

Hamilton Goals: Alexander Avtsin (2), Dany Masse (3)

Binghamton Goals: Nikita Filatov* 2 (5, 6), Pat Cannone (5), Riley Armstrong (1)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 34 shots, 30 saves), / Binghamton: Mike McKenna (W- 31 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Binghamton 2-3

Attendance: 8,427

* - Game Winning Goal

The Binghamton Senators defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-2 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, November 18th. Nikita Filatov scored two goals including the game-winner and added an assist while Mark Parrish registered three assists. Alexander Avtsin and Dany Masse responded with goals for the 'Dogs.

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:

(As of Monday, November 21st)

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA

1. Toronto Marlies 18 10 5 2 1 23 0.639 54 49

2. Rochester Americans 18 8 7 2 1 19 0.528 48 53

3. Lake Erie Monsters 18 7 9 1 1 16 0.444 40 51

4. Hamilton Bulldogs 16 6 8 1 1 14 0.438 36 52

5. Grand Rapids Griffins 16 6 9 1 0 13 0.406 42 46

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- D Olivier Malka recorded his first professional point by registering an assist during the 'Dogs 3-2 shootout loss to the Peoria Rivermen.

- C Philip DeSimone currently leads the 'Dogs in goal scoring with four as well as being tied for the Hamilton rookie lead in points with seven (4 goals, 3 assists).

- G Nathan Lawson has recorded 365 saves this season which is fourth in the AHL.

- RW Alexander Avtsin has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) over his past five games.

- C Louis Leblanc has recorded three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in his past three games.

- The 'Dogs are currently ranked fifth in the AHL on the power play with a 23.8% success rate.

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 7:00 PM EST - VAN ANDEL ARENA, GRAND RAPIDS, MI

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (6-8-1-1, 4th North Division, 12th Western Conference, 26th AHL) at

GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (6-9-1-0, 5th North Division, 15th Western Conference, 30th AHL)

This game marks the third of ten meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 0-2-0-0 against Grand Rapids this season The Bulldogs have a 31-22-1-2-4 all-time record against the Griffins Chris Conner currently leads Grand Rapids in scoring with 20 points (6 goals, 14 assists). Former Bulldogs: D Doug Janik There are currently two Ontario natives listed on the Griffins roster: C Jamie Johnson (London) and D Greg Amadio (Sault. Ste. Marie).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 7:30 PM EDT - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (6-8-1-1, 4th North Division, 12th Western Conference, 26th AHL) at

LAKE ERIE MONSTERS (7-9-1-1, 3rd North Division, 10th Western Conference, 24th AHL)

This game marks the second of eight meetings between the two clubs this season The Bulldogs record against the Monsters this season is 1-0-0-0 Hamilton has a 21-9-0-1-2 all-time record against Lake Erie RW David van der Gulik currently leads the Monsters in scoring with 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) Former Bulldogs: G Cedrick Desjardins There are currently five Ontario natives listed on the Lake Erie roster: C Joey Hishon (Stratford), C Evan Brophey (Kitchener), D David Liffiton (Windsor), D Cameron Gaunce (Markham) and G Trevor Cann (Oakville).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26th, 7:35 PM EDT - BLUE CROSS ARENA, ROCHESTER, NY

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (6-8-1-1, 4th North Division, 12th Western Conference, 26th AHL) at

ROCHESTER AMERICANS (8-7-2-1, 2nd North Division, 8th Western Conference, 17th AHL)

This game marks the fourth of ten meetings between the two clubs this season The Bulldogs are currently 3-0-0-0 vs. the Americans this season Hamilton has a 66-66-7-0-6 all-time record against Rochester RW Zack Kassian currently leads the Amerks in scoring with 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) Former Bulldogs: G Drew MacIntyre There are currently six Ontario natives listed on the Rochester roster: C Phil Varone (Vaughan), C Mark Voakes (St. Thomas), D Paul Szczechura (Brantford), RW Zack Kassian (Windsor), D Nick Crawford (Caledon), and D Drew Schiestel (Hamilton)

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:

- Boston G Tim Thomas registered two victories last week. The first was against the New Jersey Devils (Nov 15) where he made 27 saves. The second came against the New York Islanders where he stopped 23 shots for the shutout.

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec collected two assists vs. the Carolina Hurricanes (Nov. 16) while recording two more assists against the New York Islanders (Nov. 17) and scoring a goal and adding an assist vs. the New York Rangers (Nov 19).

- Montreal C David Desharnais recorded an assist vs. the Buffalo Sabres (Nov. 14) and added another against the Hurricanes (Nov. 16).

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty scored a goal and recorded an assist vs. the Sabres (Nov. 14), had an assist against the Hurricanes (Nov. 16), scored a goal vs. the Islanders (Nov. 17) and added an assist against the Rangers (Nov. 19).

- Montreal D P.K. Subban had an assist against the Sabres (Nov. 14) and recorded a goal and an assist vs. the Hurricanes (Nov. 16).

- Montreal F/D Yannick Weber had a goal vs. the Hurricanes (Nov. 16) and an assist against the Rangers (Nov. 19).

- Montreal G Carey Price recorded two shutouts last week. The first came against the Hurricanes (Nov. 16) where he made 25 saves and the second against the Rangers (Nov. 19) where he made 17 saves.

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. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. 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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