Hamilton defeated by Toronto
March 15, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Toronto, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated 5-2 by the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night at Ricoh Coliseum.
Alexander Suglobov gave Toronto a 1-0 lead, scoring a power-play goal just 3:07 into the first period. Suglobov's initial shot was blocked by Bulldogs defenceman Jean-Philippe Cote, but the puck came right back to him and he snapped a shot over the shoulder of Hamilton netminder Jaroslav Halak. Hamilton tied the game at 9:21 when Brad Winchester skated out from the corner and fired a backhand shot past Marlies netminder Todd Ford.
The Marlies regained the lead at the 3:35 mark of the second period when John Mitchell broke in alone. Halak made a sprawling pad save but Martin Sagat buried the rebound. Toronto took a two-goal lead at 8:59 when Steve Chabbert's shot deflected off Brad Leeb's skate and into the net.
John Pohl at 1:58 and Ian White, on a two-man advantage at 7:57, scored in the third period for the Marlies. The Bulldogs scored their second goal of the game at the 10:00 mark while on the power play when Corey Locke rifled a high shot from the face-off dot past Ford.
Halak made 33 saves, while Ford blocked 25 shots.
Hamilton was 1 for 6 on the power play while Toronto went 2 for 9.
Hamilton's next action will take place on Saturday, March 18 when they travel to Rochester to play the Americans at Blue Cross Arena. Game time is 2:05 p.m. Hamilton's next home game will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd when they host the Milwaukee Admirals. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), any Ticketmaster outlet, online at ticketmaster.ca, or at select Sports Obsession locations.
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