Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly

Published on January 2, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will play the Syracuse Crunch (AHL Affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) at Copps Coliseum on Friday January 6th, 2012 at 7:30 pm. The 'Dogs then travel to battle the Toronto Marlies (AHL Affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) on Saturday January 7th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. They then return home to play against the Oklahoma City Barons (AHL Affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers) on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.

For the game against the Syracuse Crunch 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.

For the game against the Oklahoma City Barons and 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:

Monday, December 26th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 6 at TORONTO MARLIES 3

Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Olivier Fortier 2 (4, 5), Ian Schultz (2), Aaron Palushaj (5)*, Gabriel Dumont (4). Andreas Engqvist (7)

Toronto Goals: Jerry D'Amigo (8), Joe Colborne (11), Ryan Hamilton (11)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (5 shots, 2 saves), Robert Mayer (W - 29 saves, 29 shots) Toronto: Ben Scrivens (L- 29 shots, 24 saves)

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

Attendance: 13,238

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced off against the Toronto Marlies at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on Monday, December 26th, 2011 and won 6-3. Olivier Fortier scored his fourth and fifth of the season while Robert Mayer earned his third win of the season stopping the 29 shots he faced. Both Joe Colborne and Ryan Hamilton netted their 11th goal of the season.

Wednesday, December 28th - ST. JOHN'S ICECAPS 3 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Andreas Engqvist (8)

St. John's Goals: Jason Jaffray (8), Kevin Clark (6)*, Eric O'Dell (6)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (L- 26 shots, 23 saves) St John's: David Aebischer (W- 40 shots, 39 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-5 / St. John's 1-2

Attendance: 4,621

* Game-winning Goal

The St. John's IceCaps defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1 on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at Copps Coliseum. Andreas Engqvist scored his eighth goal of the season during the third period while Nathan Lawson stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced. Both Kevin Clark and Eric O'Dell scored their sixth goal of the season and David Aebischer made 39 saves.

Friday, December 30th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 at ROCHESTER AMERICANS 4

Blue Cross Arena - Rochester, New York

Hamilton Goals: Andreas Engqvist (9), Mitch Wahl 2(1, 2), Gabriel Dumont (5), Aaron Palushaj (6)*

Rochester Goals: Mark Voakes (4), Phil Varone (2), Derek Whitmore (14), Paul Szcczechura (4)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (W- 39 shots, 35 saves) / Rochester: Drew MacIntyre (18 shots, 14 saves), David Leggio (L - 12 saves, 11 shots)

Power Play: Hamilton 3-5/ Rochester 2-8

Attendance: 9,771

* Game-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs beat the Rochester Americans 5-4 at Blue Cross Arena on Friday, December 30th, 2011. Mitch Wahl scored his first and second goals of the season, while Andreas Engqvist netted his ninth of the season. Aaron Palushaj scored the game-winner in the third period while Robert Mayer made 35 saves on 39 shots for his fourth win of the season. Derek Whitmore scored his team-leading 14th goal for the Amerks.

Saturday, December 31st - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 3 at HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 (SO)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Phil Lefebvre (2), Olivier Fortier (6)

Lake Erie Goals: Patrick Bordeleau (1), Zach Cohen (1)

Shootout Goals: Hamilton: (Andreas Engqvist) / Lake Erie: (Patrick Rissmiller, Tyson Barrie*)

Goaltending: Hamilton: Robert Mayer (L- 21 shots, 19 saves/ SO: 4 shots, 2 saves) / Lake Erie: Trevor Cann (W- 31 shots, 29 saves / SO: 5 shots, 1 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Lake Erie 0-2

Attendance: 3.404

* Shootout-winning Goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs faced off against the Lake Erie Monsters on home ice at Copps Coliseum on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 and were edged out 3-2 in a shootout. Phil Lefebvre scored his second goal of the season while Olivier Fortier tied the game late in the game with his sixth goal of the season. Robert Mayer stopped 19 of the 21 shots he faced. Tyson Barrie scored the shootout-winner for the Monsters while Patrick Bordeleau and Zach Cohen scored their first goal of the season in regulation.

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:

(As of Monday, January 2nd)

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA

1. Toronto Marlies 34 17 12 3 2 39 0.574 97 91

2. Rochester Americans 33 15 13 4 1 35 0.530 96 98

3. Lake Erie Monsters 33 16 15 1 1 28 0.515 81 85

4. Grand Rapids Griffins 32 13 13 4 2 32 0.500 98 103

5. Hamilton Bulldogs 32 13 14 1 4 31 0.484 74 98

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- RW Brian Willsie leads the 'Dogs in shots on goal with a 125 and is ranked fourth in the AHL.

- C Mitch Wahl scored two goals against the Rochester Americans on Friday night, giving him his first two goals as a Bulldog.

- C Olivier Fortier has three goals and four assists during his current six-game point streak.

- D Frederic St-Denis has registered six assists in his past six games.

- RW Aaron Palushaj is currently ranked second in the AHL in game-winning goals with four.

- C Andreas Engqvist is on a five-game point streak with five goals and one assist during that span.

- G Nathan Lawson is currently ranked top five in the AHL in two goalie stats this season. He is ranked fifth in shutouts with three and fifth in saves with 609.

- G Robert Mayer has picked up three wins in the past week and recorded an assist against the Americans on Friday night.

- The Hamilton Bulldogs have picked up at least one point in 10 of their last 12 games and are currently on a five-game point streak on the road.

UPCOMING GAMES:

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2012 7:30 PM EDT - COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

SYRACUSE CRUNCH (14-13-3-1, 4th East Division, 11th Eastern Conference, 21st AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (13-14-1-4, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 24th AHL)

This game marks the second of two meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 1-0-0-0 against Crunch this season Hamilton has a 49-40-11-1-2 all-time record against Syracuse C Patrick Maroon currently leads the Crunch in points with 36. Former Bulldogs: RW Troy Bodie, D Matheiu Carle, G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers There are currently four Ontario natives listed on the Syracuse roster: LW John Kurtz (Oakville) LW Peter Holland (Toronto), D Mark Fraser (Ottawa), and D Bryan Rodney (London).

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7th, 2012 3:00 PM EDT - RICOH COLISEUM, TORONTO, ONTARIO

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (13-14-1-4, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 24th AHL) at

TORONTO MARLIES (17-12-3-2, 1st North Division, 3rd Western Conference, 6th AHL)

This game marks the third of twelve meetings between the two clubs this season The 'Dogs have a record of 1-1-0-0 against Marlies this season Hamilton has a 35-25-0-5-7 all-time record against Toronto C Mike Zigomanis currently leads the Marlies in points with 29. Former Bulldogs: None There are currently eleven Ontario natives listed on the Toronto roster: LW Kelsey Wilson (Sault Ste. Marie), C Brayden Irwin (Toronto), LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), LW Will Acton (Stouffville), RW Tyler Brenner (Linwood), LW Luca Caputi (Toronto), C Matt Caruana (Orono), RW Kyle Neuber (London), C Mike Zigomanis (Toronto), D Simon Gysbers (Richmond Hill), and D Jesse Blacker (Toronto).

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8th, 2012, 3:00 PM EST -COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

OKLAHOMA CITY BARONS (22-8-1-3, 1st West Division, 1st Western Conference, 1st AHL) at

HAMILTON BULLDOGS (13-14-1-4, 5th North Division, 13th Western Conference, 24th AHL)

This game marks the first of two meetings between the two clubs this season Hamilton has a 1-0-0-1-0 all-time record against Oklahoma City RW Ryan Keller currently leads the Barons in points with 26. Former Bulldogs: C Josh Green, G Yann Danis There are currently four Ontario natives listed on the Oklahoma City roster: C Ryan O'Marra (Mississauga), LW Hunter Tremblay (Timmins), D Dan Ringwald (Oakville), and D Bryan Helmer (Sault Ste. Marie)

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 picked up a helper against the Islanders (Dec. 23), scored two goals versus the Florida Panthers (Dec. 27), and helped set up a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes (Dec. 29)

- Montreal D Raphael Diaz helped set up three goals against the Ottawa Senators (Dec. 27) and picked up two helpers against the Tampa Bay Lightning (Dec. 29)

- Dallas RW Michael Ryder found the twine against the Flyers (Dec. 21), scored a goal and picked up two assists against the Nashville Predators (Dec. 23), found the back of the net versus the St. Louis Blues (Dec. 26), and added another to his goal totals against the Boston Bruins (Dec. 30).

- Nashville LW Sergei Kostitsyn scored a hat trick against the Calgary Flames (Jan. 1)

- Tampa Bay RW J.T. Wyman scored his first NHL goal and assist against the Montreal Canadiens (Dec. 29)

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 (including 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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