Hamilton Travels To Manchester And Hartford This Week

Published on December 15, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play two games on the road this week. The 'Dogs travel to Manchester Friday, December 19th to take on the Monarchs (AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings) for a 7:30 p.m. game at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Hamilton will then head to Hartford for a match-up with the Wolf Pack (AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers) on Saturday, December 20th for 7:00 p.m. at XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Last week, Hamilton picked up a win and a loss and now has a record of 16-9-2-0. On Thursday, December 11th the 'Dogs hosted the Peoria Rivermen and came up short in a 2-1 loss at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs then hit the road on Sunday, December 14th for a match-up against their North Division rivals the Toronto Marlies and were victorious in a 2-1 win at Ricoh Coliseum.

"DAWG HOUSE":

The "Dawg House" will be open on Monday, December 22nd from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. for fans hoping to do some last minute Christmas shopping.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Thursday December 11th - PEORIA RIVERMEN 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Greg Stewart (5)

Peoria Goals: Julian Talbot (10), Josh Soares (6)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Marc Denis (L - 29 shots, 27 saves) / Peoria - Chris Holt (W - 25 shots, 24 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-3 / Peoria - 1-3

Attendance: 2,718

Sunday December 14th - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ TORONTO MARLIES 1

Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto, ON

Hamilton Goals: Mike Glumac (11), David Desharnais (6)

Toronto Goals: Ben Ondrus (6)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 36 shots, 35 saves) / Toronto - Justin Pogge (L - 16 shots, 14 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Toronto 0-3

Attendance: 4,327

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- After being recalled to the Dallas Stars Bulldogs D Dan Jancevski was reassigned to Hamilton on Sunday December 14th

- On December 12th Montreal General Manager Bob Gainey announced that Bulldogs G Marc Denis and C Ben Maxwell have been recalled to the Montreal Canadiens

- Cincinnati Cyclones G Loic Lacasse has been reassigned to the Bulldogs

UPCOMING GAMES:

FRIDAY DECEMBER 19TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ MANCHESTER MONARCHS - 7:30 P.M. - VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA

- Friday's game marks the second of two match-ups between the clubs this season

- Manchester currently ranks fifth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 12-10-0-4

- Hamilton is 3-0-0-1-0 in four all-time meetings against Manchester

- In their last match-up this season Hamilton lost 4-2 to Manchester

- RW Trevor Lewis is currently leading the Monarchs with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 26 games

- There are currently five Ontario natives on Manchester's roster: RW Kevin Westgarth (Amherstburg), C Justin Azevedo (West Lorne), LW Matt Moulson (Mississauga), D Andrew Campbell (Caledonia) and D Josh Kidd (Sundridge)

SATURDAY DECEMBER 20TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ HARTFORD WOLF PACK - 7:00 P.M. - XL CENTER VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM

- This weekend's game marks the second of only two meetings between the clubs this season

- Hartford is currently fourth in the Atlantic Division with a record of 13-11-1-3

- Last season the Bulldogs posted a 1-1-0-0 record in two matches against the Wolf Pack

- Hamilton is 3-3-0-0-0 in six all time contests against Hartford

- RW Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau is currently leading the Pack with 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 28 games

- There are currently six Ontario natives on Hartford's roster: LW Justin Soryal (Newmarket), RW Brandon Sugden (Toronto), LW Devin DiDiomete (Stratford), LW Jordan Owens (Toronto), C Tommy Pratt (Thunder Bay), D David Urquhart (Thorold),

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are currently 43 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 RW Matt D'Agostini picked up one point last week scoring the game winning goal in a 4-1 victory over Calgary (Dec. 9)

- Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll earned three assists last week all in a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues (Dec. 11)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro picked up two points this past week with a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win against Detroit

(Dec. 12)

- Boston Michael Ryder recorded five points last week with a goal in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay (Dec. 8), an assist and the game winning goal in a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers (Dec. 12) and two goals in a second win of 4-2 over Atlanta (Dec. 13)

- Detroit RW Dan Cleary recorded three assists this past week. He earned two assists in a 4-3 OT win over Calgary (Dec. 10) and one assist in a 3-1 loss to Dallas (Dec. 12)

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:

Yannick Weber was named as the Community Player of the Month for November. Yannick demonstrated qualities of a true sportsman by dedicating his time to the Bulldogs both on and off the ice. On behalf of the Bulldogs Foundation, he visited schools in Hamilton and signed auographs for kids during a special appearance at a community hockey practice. The award is presented by Mountaineer Movers, agent for North American Van Lines and goes to the player who demonstrates professionalism as well as generosity towards fans throughout the community during that month.

Ryan Russell and Ben Maxwell attended Cathy Weaver School to hand out prizes for the Going for Goals program on Wednesday, December 10th

Ben Maxwell and J.T. Wyman attended C.B. Stirling Elementary School on Friday, December 12th to hand our prizes for the Bulldogs' Ambassadors leadership program.

The Hamilton Bulldogs players and the Bulldogs Foundation, along with the team's Mascot Bruiser, visited McMaster Children's Hospital on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008.

The Bulldogs have visited Mac Kids every year during the holiday season since the team arrived in Hamilton. The players interacted with the children, sang Christmas songs and recited "Twas the Night Before Christmas". The team always enjoys the visit as much as the children and they look forward to returning again.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Friday, December 19th - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Manchester Monarchs (Verizon Wireless Arena)

Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Hartford Wolf Pack (XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum)

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