Hamilton Hosts Rochester And Houston; Travels To Lake Erie

Published on November 23, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will battle the Rochester Americans (AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers) on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:30 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. The 'Dogs will then welcome the Houston Aeros (AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild) to Copps Coliseum for a match-up on Wednesday, November 25th at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs close out the week in Cleveland for games against the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Friday, November 27th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, November 28th at 1:00 p.m.

Last week, Hamilton held a record of 2-2-0-0 during a four-game road trip. The Bulldogs travelled to Abbotsford where they dropped the first of back-to-back games against the Heat 4-1 on Tuesday, November 17th before downing the Heat 2-1 on Wednesday, November 18th. The 'Dogs continued their road trip in Winnipeg for back-to-back games against the Manitoba Moose. On Friday, November 20th, the Moose defeated the Bulldogs 5-3 before Hamilton won 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, November 21st.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ ABBOTSFORD HEAT 4

Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre- Abbotsford, B.C.

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais

Abbotsford Goals: John Negrin, Kris Chucko, Jason Jaffray, Cam Cunning

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 24 shots, 21 saves); Curtis Sanford (17 shots, 16 saves) / Abbotsford- Leland Irving (W - 34 shots, 33 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Abbotsford 1-6

Attendance: 3,591

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ ABBOTSFORD HEAT 1

Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre- Abbotsford, B.C.

Hamilton Goals: J.T. Wyman, David Desharnais*

Abbotsford Goals: Keith Seabrook

Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (W - 23 shots, 32 saves) / Abbotsford- Matt Keetley (L - 31 shots, 29 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Abbotsford 1-4

Attendance: 3,601

*- Game winner

Friday, November 20th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 @ MANITOBA MOOSE 5

MTS Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hamilton Goals: Andrew Conboy, Brock Trotter, P.K. Subban

Manitoba Goals: Mike Keane (2), Sergei Shirokov, Mario Bliznak, Erik Christensen

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L- 4 shots, 4 saves); Curtis Sanford (14 shots, 11 saves) / Manitoba - Cory Schneider (W- 38 shots, 35 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-7 / Manitoba 0-1

Attendance: 8,415

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ MANITOBA MOOSE 4 (OT)

MTS Centre - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Hamilton Goals: David Desharnais, Mathieu Carle (2), Sergei Kostitsyn, P.K. Subban*

Manitoba Goals: Marty Murray, Erik Christensen, Marco Rosa, Sergei Shirokov

Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (W- 24 shots, 20 saves) / Manitoba - Cory Schneider (L- 36 shots, 31 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 2-4 / Manitoba 1-7

Attendance: 13,582

* - Overtime Game winner

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- C David Desharnais is currently on a six-game point streak that has seen the forward accumulate eight points (four goals, four assists). Desharnais has earned at least a point in every game he's played this year after returning on November 10th from a injury suffered in the pre-season.

- D Mathieu Carle set a professional career-high for points in a game when he recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Manitoba Moose.

- LW Greg Stewart returned to the Bulldogs' line-up this past weekend after making the Montreal Canadiens out of training camp. Friday's game was Stewart's first regular season game since February 16, 2009. Stewart led the 'Dogs in penalty minutes last season with 170 in only 51 games played. He is currently on a conditioning stint with the club.

UPCOMING GAMES:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. ROCHESTER AMERICANS

7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ON

- Tuesday's game will be the second of ten meetings between the North Division foes this season

- In their last meeting, the Amerks sent the Bulldogs packing after handing them a 4-1 loss in Rochester on November 10th

- Rochester currently sits in 1st place in the North Division with 29 points, three points ahead of the 2nd place Bulldogs, but with two games in hand on Hamilton

- The Amerks have the 2nd best point total in the AHL with 29, and the best winning percentage at 0.853

- Last season, Hamilton took the season series with a 5-3-0-0 record against the Americans

- All-time, the Americans have the upper-hand on Hamilton as the Bulldogs have a regular season record of 52-61-7-0-3 against the Amerks

- C Jamie Johnson (7-9-16) is currently atop Rochester's scoring race with seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 17 games played=A1=A6 The Amerks can attribute their early season success to their balanced attack as nine players have hit double-digits in scoring=A1=A6 D Jason Garrison (2-8-10) currently leads the team in plus-minus with a +8 rating in 14 games played

- There are six Ontario natives currently on the Americans' roster: C Jamie Johnson (Port Franks), LW Michael Duco (Toronto), C Chris Taylor (Stratford), D Michael Caruso (Mississauga), D Peter Aston (Toronto), and D James DeLory (Scarborough)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH- HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. HOUSTON AEROS

7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ON

- Wednesday's game will be the second and final time that Hamilton will share the ice with Houston this season

- In their last meeting, Houston edged out a win by beating Hamilton 4-3 in a shootout with Colton Gillies getting the winner

- Houston is currently in 4th place in the West Division with a 10-10-1-0 record and 21 points

- Last season, the Bulldogs split the season series with the Aeros, earning a 1-1-0-0 record

- The Bulldogs have a 3-3-0-1-2 regular season record all-time against Houston

- RW Jon DiSalvatore (3-10-13) leads the Aeros with 13 points in 21 games played this season

- There are just two Ontario natives on the Aeros' roster: LW Brandon Buck (Delaware), and D Jamie Fraser (Sarnia)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 7:30 PM EST

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 1:00 PM EST

QUICKEN LOANS ARENA - CLEVELAND, OH

- This pair of games will be the first and second of eight meetings between the North Division rivals this season

- Lake Erie is currently in the North Division basement, sitting in 7th place with a 7-10-0-2 record, earning just 16 points in 19 games played this year

- In 2008-2009, the Bulldogs took the season series with a 6-2-0-0 record versus the Monsters

- All-time, the Bulldogs currently hold a 13-2-0-0-1 against Lake Erie

- LW Chris Durno (8-6-14) is currently the Monsters' leading scorer with 14 points in 13 games played thus far this season

- There are six Ontario natives currently on the Lake Erie roster: RW Brian Willsie (London), RW Darren Haydar (Milton), LW Chris Durno (Scarborough), C Matt Clarke (London), D Wes O'Neill (Essex), G Trevor Cann (Oakville)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Bulldogs on 2009-2010 National Hockey League 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-'Dogs from this past week:

- Montreal G Carey Price stood tall in the shootout stopping all six Carolina attempts, most notably a toe-save on Matt Cullen to seal the victory for the Canadiens, a 3-2 shootout win (Nov. 17)=A1=A6 Price then made 32 saves to lead the Habs past the high-powered Washington Capitals 3-2 (Nov. 20)

- Toronto D Francois Beauchemin dished out one assist while firing six shots on net as the Leafs could not hang out to a third-period lead, losing 6-5 in a shootout to Carolina (Nov. 19)

- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn got on the score sheet four times last week, with a goal in the Canadiens' 3-2 shootout win over Carolina (Nov. 17), an assist in a 3-2 win over Washington (Nov. 20), and two more helpers as Detroit defeated the Habs 3-2 in a shootout (Nov. 21). The brother of current Bulldogs RW Sergei Kostitsyn also amassed nine shots on net over the same three games

- Boston RW Michael Ryder scored twice and finished +1 as the Bruins got the shootout victory over Atlanta (Nov. 19)

- Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll scored a goal and picked up three shots on net as the Kings beat Florida 4-3 in a shootout (Nov. 16)=A1=A6 The Melville, Saskatchewan native then scored a goal and added an assist while finishing +1 with three shots as the Kings lost 3-2 to Philadelphia (Nov. 18)

- Edmonton G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers needed to make just 14 saves to get the victory, as the Oilers defeated Colorado 6-4 (Nov. 18)

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec continued to produce offensively last week, as he registered two assists, two shots, and a +2 rating in the Habs' 3-2 shootout win over Carolina (Nov. 17)=A1=A6 Plekanec then had one goal, one assist, and five shots on net in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over Washington (Nov. 20) followed by a one-assist performance with 2 shots and a +2 rating in a 3-2 shootout loss to Detroit (Nov. 21)

- Columbus LW Raffi Torres scored a goal in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 win over Dallas (Nov. 19)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro totaled three points last week with a goal in a 3-1 win over Detroit (Nov. 18) and another tally along with one assist and four shots on goal as the Stars beat the Devils 5-3 (Nov. 21)

- Montreal C Maxim Lapierre scored the shootout game-winning goal in the Canadiens' 3-2 shootout victory over Carolina (Nov. 17)

- Columbus G Mathieu Garon made 23 saves to lead the Blue Jackets to a 3-2 shootout win over Edmonton (Nov. 16)

- Edmonton C Shawn Horcoff had three points last week, with an assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to Columbus (Nov. 16), a goal in the Oilers' 6-4 win over Colorado (Nov. 18), and an assist in a 5-2 loss to Chicago (Nov. 21)

- Detroit RW Daniel Cleary dished out an assist and had a shot on goal as the Red Wings defeated Montreal 3-2 in a shootout (Nov. 21)

- Nashville D Francis Bouillon picked up one assist and fired a pair of shots on net as the Preds earned themselves a 3-2 shootout victory over Columbus (Nov. 21)

- Montreal LW Max Pacioretty scored his second goal of the season in a 3-2 shootout win over Carolina (Nov. 17)

- Toronto C Mikhail Grabovski scored a goal and had three shots on net as the Leafs could not weather a third-period storm from the Hurricanes and lost 6-5 in a shootout=A1=A6 The German-born centreman then collected an assist and finished +1 with a game-high seven shots on net as the Buds defeated Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 2-1 in a shootout

- Minnesota RW Antti Miettinen scored a goal, dished out an assist, fired five shots on net, and was +2 as the Wild were beaten by Phoenix 3-2 (Nov. 18)

- Chicago G Cristobal Huet added two more notches to the victory column last week, making 27 saves as the 'Hawks burned the Flames 7-1, and stopping 25 of 27 shots in a 5-2 victory over Edmonton (Nov. 21)

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 13 of club's 38 home games at Copps Coliseum. In a joint venture with Mohawk College, Cable 14 will also broadcast the 25 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 six Hamilton Bulldogs versus Toronto Marlies games at Ricoh Coliseum.

For a full listing of all the games broadcast on Cable 14 follow this link: http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/page/broadcast_1019#Live%20Broadcast%20Schedule

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets, min pack tickets, group tickets and 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 or call 905-527-7666. For information on season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-364-7849.

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.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. HOUSTON AEROS - 7:30 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - HAMILTON, ON

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 7:30 PM EST- QUICKEN LOANS ARENA - CLEVELAND, OH

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 1:30 PM EST - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA - CLEVELAND, OH

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)

Player :

Points :

1. Curtis Sanford

17

2. Mathieu Darche

15

3. Sergei Kostitsyn

9

4. Tom Pyatt

8

5. Ryan White

6

5. Brock Trotter

6

7. Cedrick Desjardins

5

7. Ryan Russell

5

7. Mike Glumac

5

10. Ben Maxwell

3

11. J.T. Wyman

1

11. P.K. Subban

1

11. David Desharnais

1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS: (10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player:

Points:

1. Brock Trotter

40

2. Tom Pyatt

20

2. Andre Benoit

20

2. J.T. Wyman

20

5. Marc-Andre Bergeron

10

5. Cedrick Desjardins

10

5. Shawn Belle

10

5. Ryan White

10

5. Curtis Sanford

10

5. David Desharnais

10

5. Chad Anderson

10

5. Mike Glumac

10

5. Mathieu Carle

10

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