Hamilton hosts three games this week before a road trip to Rochester on Sunday

Published on February 11, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play four games this week, including three tilts at Copps Coliseum. Hamilton will host their division rivals the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) twice on Wednesday, February 13th, and Friday, February 15th. Both games will start at 7:30 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. The 'Dogs will also battle the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) on Saturday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. The Club will then travel to Rochester to take on the Americans (AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers) on Sunday, February 17th at 6:05 p.m. at the Blue Cross Arena.

Last week, Hamilton posted a 2-1-0-0 record in three games against Western Conference opponents. The Bulldogs edged the Lake Erie Monsters 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday, February 6th before posting a 5-2 victory on Friday, February 8th over the San Antonio Rampage at Copps Coliseum. Hamilton was then shutout 3-0 on Saturday, February 9th by the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum to round out the week.

'DOGS LIVE ON CABLE 14:

On Friday, February 15th at 7:30 p.m. when the Bulldogs host the Toronto Marlies at Copps Coliseum, fans can catch the game LIVE on Cable 14 with Todd Crocker (Play-By-Play), Norm Miller (Colour Commentary) and Laura Leigh (Ice-Level Host).

WEEKLY DOGCAST WITH ANTHONY URCIUOLI

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 1 (OT)

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Eric Manlow (7), Corey Locke (18)

Lake Erie Goal: Philippe Dupuis (11)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (W - 32 shots, 31 saves) / Lake Erie - Mike Wall (L - 34 shots, 32 saves)

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

Attendance: 2,561

Friday, February 8th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE 2

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Daniel Corso (3), Kyle Chipchura (3), Corey Locke 2(20), Matt D'Agostini (13)

San Antonio Goals: Jon DiSalvatore (12), Travis Roche (6)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (W - 31 shots, 29 saves) / San Antonio - David LeNeveu (L - 37 shots, 32 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-2 / San Antonio 0-2

Attendance: 4,473

Saturday, February 9th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 0 @ TORONTO MARLIES 3

Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, ON

Hamilton Goals: (none)

Toronto Goals: Jeremy Williams (13), Derrick Walser (12), Ben Ondrus (9)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Jaroslav Halak (L - 35 shots, 32 saves) / Toronto - Scott Clemmensen (W - 30 shots, 30 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Toronto 2-6

Attendance: 6,201

AHL STANDINGS

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- RW Eric Manlow ended Hamilton's franchise-long home goalless drought (Jan. 23 - Feb. 6) at 151:55 with his seventh tally of the campaign at 11:08 of the opening frame on Feb. 6th against Lake Erie. The Bulldogs' previous franchise-long span without a goal at home was 138:55 from November 12th-to-26th during the 2004-2005 season

- C Corey Locke became Hamilton's all-time leader in assists last week with 124 surpassing Peter Sarno who registered 123 helpers as a Bulldog. Locke is already the franchise's all-time leader in goals and points and his next point will be the 200th of his career

- On Feb. 8th, the Montreal Canadiens acquired right-winger Brett Engelhardt from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Francis Lemieux. Engelhardt, who was assigned to Hamilton after the trade, played his first game as a Bulldog on Saturday in Toronto

- C Kyle Chipchura and D Ryan O'Byrne each played in their 100th career AHL games on Feb. 9th versus the Toronto Marlies. O'Byrne was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens (NHL) the next day (Feb. 10th)

BULLDOGS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS:

PLAYER GP G A P

1 Corey Locke 282 75 124* 199

2 Brian Swanson 183 71 108 179

3 Tomas Plekanec 231 71 105 176

4 Duncan Milroy 315 70 97 167**

5 Peter Sarno 230 42 123 165

* Locke surpassed Peter Sarno for the Franchise mark in assists

** Milroy is now for fourth on the Bulldogs' all time scoring list

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 2008 and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, 2008 - TORONTO MARLIES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. - COPPS COLISEUM

- This week's contests are the sixth and seventh of 12 meetings between the two Clubs this season; Hamilton has a record of 1-4-0-0 versus Toronto so far this season

- In 29 all-time games versus Toronto, Hamilton holds a record of 12-14-0-1-2

- The Marlies are currently in first place in the North Division with a record of 33-11-1-4 in 49 games this season

- Winger David Ling leads the Marlies in scoring with 38 points (10-28-38) in 40 games so far this season

- There are currently five Ontario natives on Toronto's roster: C Tyler Doig (Seaforth), C Peter Tsimikalis (Toronto), C John Mitchell (Waterloo), D Phil Oreskovic (North York), and D Jay Harrison (Oshawa)

- Marlies defenceman Bryan Muir is a former Bulldog (1996-1998)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2008 - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M - COPPS COLISEUM

- This will be the fifth of eight meetings between the two teams this season; Hamilton has won all four meetings with Lake Erie this season outscoring them 16-5 in the process

- The Monsters are currently sixth in the North Division with a record of 17-22-4-6 in 49 games this season

- Monsters winger David Jones is currently pacing Lake Erie's attack with 29 points (14-15-29) in 44 games this season

- Bulldogs netminder Yann Danis is 2-0 against the Monsters this season posting a goals against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of .962

- There are currently six Ontario natives on Lake Erie's roster: C Brent Kelly (Kitchener), RW David Jones (Guelph), RW Chris Stewart (Toronto), D Michael Vernace (Toronto), Wes O'Neill (Essex), Andrew Penner (Scarborough)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 6:05 P.M - BLUE CROSS ARENA

- This week's contest is the seventh of eight meetings between the two Clubs this season; Hamilton is 1-3-0-2 against Rochester so far this season

- The Americans are currently in seventh place in the North Division with a record of 15-32-3-4 in 54 games this season

- In 112 all-time meetings with Rochester, Hamilton holds a record of 45-57-7-3

- Forward Matt D'Agostini leads the 'Dogs attack against the Amerks this season with six points (5-1-6) in five games

- Forward Mark Mancari leads the Americans in scoring with 41 points (15-26-41) in 54 games so far this season

- Amerks forward Stefan Meyer is currently tied for 7th in the AHL with 10 power-play goals this season

- There are currently five Ontario natives on Rochester's roster: LW Kenndal McCardle (Toronto), RW Mark Mancari (London), D Mike Card (Kitchener), D Peter Aston (Toronto), and G Adam Dennis (Toronto)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 60 former Bulldogs who have graduated to the National Hockey League. 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 RW Andrei Kostitsyn recorded four points this past week against the Ottawa Senators, scoring two goals and adding two helpers in a 4-3 win (Feb. 5) and a 6-1 loss (Feb. 9)

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec registered five points last week, tallying two goals and an assist against Ottawa (Feb. 5) and picking up a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss versus Toronto (Feb. 7)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro picked up five points in the last seven days, recording two assists in a 3-2 win versus Vancouver (Feb. 5) and a goal and two assists in a 6-2 win over St. Louis (Feb. 9)

- Columbus LW Jason Chimera notched three goals in three consecutive games last week, with goals coming in a 4-3 loss to Washington (Feb. 5), a 2-1 win over Phoenix (Feb. 7) and in a 2-1 loss versus San Jose (Feb. 8)

- Anaheim D Francois Beauchemin earned two assists this past week in victories over the New York Islanders (Feb. 5) and the New Jersey Devils (Feb. 8)

- Edmonton G Mathieu Garon registered two wins last week, a 5-0 shutout win versus Calgary (Feb. 4), and a 4-1 victory against Chicago (Feb. 6)

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 or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 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.

Don't miss any AHL action this season with the B2 Power Play Season Pass and B2toGo Mobile Highlights. Visit www.b2livetv.com today to purchase your Season Pass or Mobile Highlights.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs 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 or group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE" STORE:

Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the new "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', Calder Cup championship collectables (such as card sets and t-shirts) and other select novelty items (watches, mugs, pucks, etc.) for sale.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Toronto Marlies at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Friday, February 15th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Toronto Marlies at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Lake Erie Monsters at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 - 6:05 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Rochester Americans (Blue Cross Arena)

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

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

Player: Points:

1. Corey Locke 41

2. Jaroslav Halak 34

3. Matt D'Agostini 22

4. Duncan Milroy 17

5. Maxim Lapierre 16

T-6. Janne Lahti 14

T-6. Jonathan Ferland 14

8. Carey Price 9

9. Sergei Kostitsyn 8

10. Mathieu Carle 6

11. Eric Manlow 5

12. Yann Danis 4

T-13. Daniel Corso 3

T-13. Ryan Russell 3

T-13. Pavel Valentenko 3

T-13. Mathieu Aubin 3

T-17. Jean-Phillippe Cote 1

T-17. Kyle Chipchura 1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:

(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player: Points:

T-1. Jonathan Ferland 50

T-1. Corey Locke 50

T-3. Greg Stewart 40

T-3. Yann Danis 40

T-5. Maxim Lapierre 30

T-5. Francis Lemieux 30

T-5. Matt D'Agostini 30

T-5. Mathieu Carle 30

T-5. Ryan O'Byrne 30

T-10. Pavel Valentenko 20

T-10. Joel Bouchard 20

T-12. Cory Urquhart 10

T-12. Cedrick Desjardins 10

T-12. Mathieu Aubin 10

T-12. Marvin Degon 10

T-12. Andrew Archer 10

T-12. Eric Manlow 10

T-12. Jon Gleed 10

T-12. Ajay Baines 10

T-12. Carey Price 10

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