Hamilton Hosts Houston And Toronto; Travels To Cleveland This Week
Published on November 3, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play three games this week, beginning with two hometown tilts at Copps Coliseum against the Houston Aeros (AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild) on Friday November 7th at 7:30 p.m., and the Toronto Marlies on Saturday November 8th at 7:00 p.m. (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs). The 'Dogs will then hit the road for a North Division rival match-up against the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Sunday November 9th, 5:00 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena.
Last week, Hamilton posted a 8-2-1-0 record, the second best start in Bulldogs franchise history since their 1997-1998 season. On Wednesday October 29th the 'Dogs downed the Hershey Bears 6-0 at Copps Coliseum. In a Halloween game on Friday October 31st, the Bulldogs spooked the Lake Erie Monsters to earn a 3-2 win. The 'Dogs hit the road on Saturday November 1st earning a 5-3 win over the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena. Wrapping up the week the 'Dogs took on their QEW rivals the Toronto Marlies for the second time this season at Ricoh Coliseum. Biting back from their previous loss, Hamilton defeated the Marlies 2-1 in a shootout victory to extend their winning streak to four games.
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday October 29th - HERSHEY BEARS 0 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 6
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Ben Maxwell (4), Matt D'Agostini (5), Max Pacioretty (1), David Desharnais (2), Ryan Russell (3), Chad Anderson (2)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 37 shots, 37 saves) / Hershey - Machesney (L - 30 shots, 24 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Hershey 0-7
Attendance: 2,517
Friday October 31st - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Ben Maxwell (5), Mike Glumac (4), Ryan White (2)
Lake Erie Goals: T.J. Hensick (5), Brian Willsie (7)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 31 shots, 29 saves) / Lake Erie - Jason Bacashihua (L - 32 shots, 29 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Lake Erie 1-5
Attendance: 2,498
Saturday November 1st - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS 3
Blue Cross Arena - Rochester, NY
Hamilton Goals: Matt D'Agostini (6), Greg Stewart (2), Mike Glumac (5), Brock Trotter (2), Kyle Chipchura (1)
Rochester Goals: Karl Stewart (4), Michael Duco (3), Tanner Glass (3)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 42 shots, 39 saves) / Rochester - Chris Beckford-Tseu (L - 12 shots, 8 saves), Tyler Plante (L - 11 shots, 11 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-4 / Rochester 0-7
Attendance: 3,028
Sunday November 2nd - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ TORONTO MARLIES 1 (SO)
Richo Coliseum - Toronto, ON
Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais (3)
Toronto Goals: Jeremy Williams (4)
Shootout Winner: Max Pacioretty
Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (W - 31 shots, 30 saves) / Toronto - Justin Pogge (L - 35 shots, 34 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-8 / Toronto 1-7
Attendance: 2,320
BULLDOGS NOTES:
- Bulldogs continue their second best start in franchise history since their 1997-1998 season
- The 'Dogs scored their first shootout win of the season against the Toronto Marlies in a 2-1 win
- Wednesday October 29th Hamilton D Mathieu Carle played his first game since his pre-season injury with Montreal. On Friday October 31st, he picked up two assists and was named first star of the game
- Bulldog point leader RW Matt D'Agostini (6-7-13) picked up two more goals and an assists this week
- RW Matt D'Agostini is currently 7th in league scoring with 13 points (six goals, seven assists).
- G Marc Denis tallied his second shut out of the season with a 6-0 win against the Hershey Bears on Wednesday October 29th turning away 37 shots on net
UPCOMING GAMES: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7TH - HOUSTON AEROS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS- 7:3O P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- Wednesday's game marks the first of only two contests between the clubs this season
- Houston currently ranks third in the West Division with a record of 6-4-0-0
- Last season Hamilton split their two games with Houston, holding a record of 1-0-1-0
- The Bulldogs are 2-2-0-1-1 in six all-time contests against the Aeros
- C Marco Rosa (4-5-9) and LW Corey Locke (3-6-9) currently lead the Aeros with nine points each in 10 games
- Houston LW Corey Locke played on the Hamilton Bulldogs for three seasons from 2005-2008 and is the team's all-time leading scorer
- There are three Ontario natives on the Aeros roster: LW Ryan Hamilton (Oshawa), C Marco Rosa (Scarborough), LW Corey Locke (Newmarket)
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8TH - TORONTO MARLIES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS-7:00 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM
- Sunday's game will be the third of 12 games between the North Division foes
- Toronto currently ranks fifth in the North Division with a 4-4-0-2 record
- The Bulldogs are 14-18-0-2-2 in 32 all-time contests against the Marlies
- Hamilton did not fair well in last year's head-to-head record going 3-8-1-0 in 12 games against Toronto
- In their last match Hamilton was victorious against the Marlies with a 2-1 shootout win
- C Kris Newbury is currently leading Toronto with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 10 games this season
- There are seven Ontario natives currently on the Marlies roster: C Kris Newbury (Brampton), C Boyd Devereaux (Seaforth), C Max Taylor (Ottawa), C Mark Bell (St. Pauls), D Phil Oreskovic (North York), D Todd Perry (Ingleside), and G Adam Munro (St. George)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 5:00 P.M. - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA
- Friday's game will be the second of eight meetings between the two clubs this season
- Lake Erie is currently in sixth place in the North Division with a 4-5-0-1 record
American Hockey League Stories from November 3, 2008
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- Moulson Assigned To Manchester; Zeiler On Conditioning - Manchester Monarchs
- Rampage Weekly Update - San Antonio Rampage
- Lowell Grabs Win Versus Manchester, Falcons sweep weekend series against Devils - Albany Devils
- Phantoms Weekly - Adirondack Phantoms
- Griffins Look to Start New Streak Against Monsters - Grand Rapids Griffins
- New-Look Pirates Finding Early Success - AHL
- Columbus Assigns Right Wing Derek Dorsett - Syracuse Crunch
- Crunch Announce Details of Time Warner Cable 'Buy One, Get One Free' Promotion set for November 9 - Syracuse Crunch
- Iowa Chops Radio Hour returns tonight at new location - Iowa Chops
- Wild Reassigns Defenseman John Scott To Houston - Houston Aeros
- Amerks In The Community Six Times This Week - Rochester Americans
- Flames Host Chops, Travel To San Antonio - Abbotsford Heat
- Hamilton Hosts Houston And Toronto; Travels To Cleveland This Week - Hamilton Bulldogs
- B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
- Falcons Assign Hrabal To The Stockton Thunder - Springfield Falcons
- Admirals to Offer Veteran Free Tickets Friday - Milwaukee Admirals
- River Rats Weekly - Albany River Rats
- Things to Know for the Week - Portland Pirates
- Admirals Look to Right the Ship Friday and Saturday At Scope - Norfolk Admirals
- Rivermen weekly - Peoria Rivermen
- Rockford Hits First Skid Of 2008-09 - Rockford IceHogs
- Hog Talk Tonight At Cousin's Bar And Grill - Rockford IceHogs
- Aucoin named Player of the Month - Hershey Bears
- Wolves Pavelec Earns AHL Goaltender of the Month Honors - Chicago Wolves
- Abdelkader Named AHL Rookie of the Month - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bulldogs' Denis named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Wolves' Pavelec named Reebok X-Pulse/AHL Goaltender of the Month - AHL
- Griffins' Abdelkader named Reebok Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month - AHL
- Bears' Aucoin named CCM/AHL Player of the Month - AHL
- Frederic St-Denis Sent To Cincinnati - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Minnesota Wild recalls forward Krys Kolanos - Houston Aeros
- Wolf Pack Weekly - Connecticut Whale
- Penguins Post Two Wins In Texas; Finally Return Home This Week - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- 2007-08 North Division Champions Play One Game This Week - Toronto Marlies
- Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
- Coyotes Recall Garth Murray from San Antonio - San Antonio Rampage
- Moose Sweep Road Trip - Manitoba Moose
- Sharks take a bite out of Atlantic Division deficit with two victories - Worcester Sharks
- Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
- Bears On Top In East Division To Begin November - Hershey Bears
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