Hamilton Hosts Grand Rapids And Lake Erie; Travels To Syracuse This Week

Published on January 12, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will be competing four times this week. The 'Dogs will kick off the week with two hometown tilts at Copps Coliseum, the first against the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings) on Wednesday January 14th at 7:30 p.m. which is the 'Dogs 1000th AHL regular season game. The Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) return to Copps Coliseum on Friday January 16th at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton will then travel to Syracuse to take on the Crunch (AHL Affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets) in two match-ups taking place on Saturday January 17th at 7:30 p.m. and Monday January 19th at 2:00 p.m. at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter.

Last week, Hamilton went 3-1-0-0 bringing their record to 23-8-5-3. The 'Dogs started the week with two hometown games earning a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms on Tuesday January 6th, and a 3-0 shutout win against the Lake Erie Monsters on Friday January 9th. Hamilton travelled to Cleveland on Saturday January 10th and were victorious for the third straight time with a 4-3 win over the Monsters at Quicken Loans Arena. Wrapping up on Sunday January 11th the Bulldogs dropped their only game of the week, a close defeat of 6-5 to the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena.

BULLDOGS CELEBRATE 1000th GAME

On Wednesday, January 14th, 2009, the match-up between the Hamilton Bulldogs and the Grand Rapids Griffins marks the 1000th game in Bulldogs franchise history. Join us on the 14th as we raise the banner commemorating the history behind this remarkable hockey club.

The Bulldogs organization will celebrate their 1000th game on Friday, January 16th, 2009, when they host the Lake Erie Monsters. The Bulldogs players will be wearing 1000th game commemorative uniforms designed to honour the 1000th game. The uniforms will support a black and silver color theme with a special '1000th Game' commemorative patch sewn on to the jerseys. Fans will have the opportunity to bid on jerseys starting on the 14th and continuing on the 16th through a silent auction. The auction will be held at the Bulldogs Foundation booth located at section 114 of the concourse. A variety of memorabilia and prizes will also be handed out throughout the evening. One lucky fan will even have the chance to win Bulldogs season tickets for life!

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday January 6th - PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais (11), Yanick Lehoux (9), Steve Gainey (1), Greg Stewart (7)

Philadelphia Goals: Sean Curry (2), Patrick Maroon (14)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Loic Lacasse (W - 21 shots, 19 saves) / Philadelphia - Michael Teslak (L - 38 shots, 34 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-6 / Philadelphia - 1-4

Attendance: 2,752

Friday January 9th - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 0 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: T.J. Kemp (2), Mathieu Carle (5), Mike Glumac (15)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Loic Lacasse (W - 22 shots, 22 saves) / Lake Erie - Tyler Weiman (L - 24 shots, 21 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Lake Erie 0-6

Attendance: 4,444

Saturday January 10th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 3

Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH

Hamilton Goals: Brock Trotter (7), Mike Glumac (16), Yanick Lehoux (10), Ryan White (9)

Lake Erie goals: T.J. Galiardi (3), Chris Durno (10), Tom Fritsche (7)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Loic Lacasse (W- 34 shots, 31 saves) / Lake Erie - Jason Bacashihua (L - 26 shots, 22 saves)

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

Attendance: 6,207

Sunday January 11th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS 6

Blue Cross Arena - Rochester, NY

Hamilton Goals: Mike Glumac (17), Yanick Lehoux (11), David Desharnais (12), Yanick Lehoux (12), Steve Gainey (2)

Rochester Goals: Karl Stewart (8), Shawn Matthias (4), Jason Garrison (3), Shawn Matthias (5), Cory Murphy (2), Stefan Meyer (11)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 29 shots, 25 saves), Loic Lacasse (L - 9 shots, 7 saves) / Rochester - Mike Brodeur (34 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-3/Rochester 3-6

Attendance: 3,351

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- On January 5th Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced that the club acquired defenceman T.J. Kemp from the Pittsburgh Penguins and was reassigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs

- Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced on January 5th that the club signed left wing Steve Gainey to a Professional Tryout (P.T.O.) contract

- The American Hockey League announced January 7th that Hamilton Bulldogs defenceman Yannick Weber has been named as a starter for the 2009 PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team

- January 9th Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Julien BriseBois announced that the club released goaltender Mike Minard from his Professional Tryout (P.T.O.) contract

- Bulldog C David Desharnais has extended his point streak to nine games, which has seen him a total of 12 points (four goals, eight assists)

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14TH - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM - 1000th Regular Season Game

- This will be the third of six meetings between the two clubs this season

- Grand Rapids currently ranks first in the North Division with a record of 23-8-5-3

- This season Hamilton carries a record of 1-1-0-0 against Grand Rapids

- In eight games against the Griffins last season, the Bulldogs sported a 5-1-0-2 record

- Hamilton holds an all-time advantage of 22-13-1-2-4 against Grand Rapids

- LW Ville Leino is leading the Griffins attack this year with 33 points (nine goals, 24 assists) in 37 games

- There are six Ontario natives currently on the Grand Rapids roster: C Corey Emmerton (St. Thomas), C Evan McGrath (Oakville), LW Ryan Oulahen (Newmarket), RW Darren Haydar (Toronto), F Jamie Tardiff (Welland), and RW Aaron Downey (Shelburne)

FRIDAY JANUARY 16TH - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- Friday's and Saturday's games will be the fifth and sixth of eight meetings between the two clubs this season

- Lake Erie is currently in sixth place in the North Division with a record of 14-18-1-5

- In eight games against Lake Erie last season Hamilton posted a 7-0-0-1 record

- This season the 'Dogs have gone 3-1-0-0 against the Monsters

- LW Chris Durno is leading the Monsters with 22 points (ten goals, 12 assists) in 37 games

- There are currently six Ontario natives on the Monster's roster: RW Brian Willsie (London), RW Chris Stewart (Toronto), LW Chris Durno (Scarborough), C Rob Drummond (London), D Mike Vernace (Toronto), and D Aaron MacKenzie (Terrace Bay)

SATURDAY JANUARY 17TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 7:30 P.M. - ONONDAGA COUNTRY WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER

MONDAY JANUARY 19TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 2:00 P.M. - ONONDAGA COUNTRY WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER

- This weeks game marks the third and fourth of eight meetings between the clubs this season

- Syracuse is currently fifth in the North Division with a record of 18-17-2-2

- Last season the Bulldogs posted a 1-6-0-1 record in eight games against the Crunch

- Hamilton is 40-36-11-1-2 in 90 all-time contests against Syracuse

- So far this season Hamilton is 1-1-0-0 against Syracuse

- LW Mike York is currently leading the Crunch with 28 points (eight goals, 20 assists) in 36 games

- There are currently four Ontario natives on Syracuse's roster: D Grant Clitsome (Gloucester), LW Kevin Harvey (Hamilton), C Derek MacKenzie (Sudbury) and LW Mike Sgroi (Toronto)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are currently 45 former Bulldogs in the NHL at this time. Over 60 percent of the players on Hamilton's all-time roster have played in a minimum of one NHL game. Three former Bulldogs head or assistant coaches (Doug Jarvis, Claude Julien, and Geoff Ward) are currently in a coaching capacity in the NHL. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-'Dogs from this past week:

- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn earned six points last week with an assist in a 6-3 victory over the Rangers (Jan. 7), a goal and two assist in a 6-2 win against Toronto (Jan. 8), and a goal and an assist in a 5-4 victory over Washington (Jan. 10)

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty picked up three points last week with an assist in the 6-3 win over the Rangers (Jan. 7), a goal in another 6-2 win over Toronto (Jan. 8), and an assist in a 5-4 victory against Washington (Jan. 10)

- Boston RW Michael Ryder scored four points this past week with a goal and an assist in a 6-4 win over Ottawa

(Jan. 8), and two goals in a 5-1 victory against Carolina (Jan. 10)

- Montreal C Maxim Lapierre recorded two points this week with a goal and an assist in a 6-2 victory over Toronto (Jan. 8)

TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network AND CABLE 14:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 'TALK 820'. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or 'TALK 820' icon on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

In addition Cable 14 will air live broadcasts 12 of club's 39 home games at Copps Coliseum. In a joint venture with Mohawk College, Cable 14 will also broadcast the 27 Hamilton Bulldogs' home games not being shown live in their entirety as 'Dogs-in-an-Hour at 11:00 p.m. on the night of the game.

Cable 14 will also carry Rogers Television's live coverage of five Hamilton Bulldogs versus Toronto Marlies games at Ricoh Coliseum.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets, group tickets and individual tickets are now on sale! Individual game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.ca. For information on season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

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.

BULLDOUGS FOUNDATION:

Ben Maxwell was named as the Community Player of the Month for December. Ben has been actively involved in the community and spent his free time making a difference in the lives of children. On December 9th, he took part in the Bulldogs annual visit to McMaster Children's Hospital, signing autographs and singing Christmas carols. He also visited schools throughout the city, awarding prizes to students who successfully completed one of the various Bulldogs Educational Programs. His dedication to hockey, along with his enthusiasm to give back to the community symbolizes a passion to strive above and beyond all expectations.

Ryan White attended Hess Street School to hand out prizes for the Agree to Read program on Wednesday, January 7th

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Wednesday January 14th 2009 - 7:30 p.m. - Grand Rapids Griffins at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Friday, January 16th 2009 - 7:30 p.m. - Lake Erie Monsters at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Saturday, January 17th 2009 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch (Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter)

Monday, January 19th 2009 - 2:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch (Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter)

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