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Hamilton Travels To Rochester; Hosts Syracuse This Week

November 9, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will venture to Rochester to battle the Americans (AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers) on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:05 p.m. The club will then be off until Saturday, November 14th when they host the Syracuse Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets) at 7:00 p.m. at Copps Coliseum.

Last week, Hamilton had a 1-1-0-0 record in two games. The 'Dogs travelled to Montreal to host the Binghamton Senators at Bell Centre on Friday, November 6th where they suffered their first loss in regulation dropping a 2-1 decision. On Sunday, November 8th the Bulldogs defeated the Senators 1-0 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

FACEBOOK AND TWITTER CONTEST WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY DURING BULLDOGS GAME

During tomorrow night's broadcast of the Hamilton Bulldogs game versus the Rochester Americans, Derek Wills and Al Craig will draw the winners of the 'Dogs Facebook and Twitter contests. Everyone that became a fan of the Bulldogs on Facebook before October 31st will be put into a draw to win an autographed 2008-2009 Hamilton Bulldogs game-worn jersey. All fans that signed up to follow Derek Wills on Twitter before October 31st will be entered into a draw to win a 2008-2009 team autographed stick and a certificate to join Derek Wills and Al Craig in the broadcast booth at a Hamilton Bulldogs 2009-2010 home game.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Friday, November 6th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 vs BINGHAMTON SENATORS 2

Bell Centre- Montreal, PQ

Hamilton Goals: P.K. Subban

Binghamton Goals: Jason Bailey, Ryan Keller

Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (L - 26 shots, 24 saves) / Binghamton- Mike Brodeur (W - 37 shots, 36 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-8 / Binghamton 1-2

Attendance: 14,702

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ BINGHAMTON SENATORS 0

Scotiabank Place - Ottawa, ON

Hamilton Goals: Sergei Kostitsyn

Binghamton Goals: No Scoring

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 31 shots, 31 saves) / Binghamton- Mike Brodeur (L - 34 shots, 33 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-7 / Binghamton 0-6

Attendance: 4,588

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- D P.K. Subban recorded his first-career AHL goal in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Binghamton Senators at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

- The Bulldogs suffered their first regulation loss and had their 11-game point streak snapped with their 2-1 loss on Friday.

- The 14, 702 fans that attended the game at Bell Centre on Friday is the second highest attendance for a Bulldogs home game. The record is 15,119 which was on March 26, 2004 at Copps Coliseum versus the St. John's Maple Leafs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

TUESDAY, NOVERMBER 10TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 7:05 PM EST - BLUE CROSS ARENA - Rochester, NY

- Tuesday evening's game will be the first of ten contests this season between the North Division rivals

- Rochester is currently the hottest team in the AHL and atop the North Division standings with a nearly-perfect record of 11-1-1-0 for a total of 23 points, three points in front of the 2nd place Bulldogs

- Hamilton claimed the season series last year, finishing with a 5-3-0-0 record against the Americans

- The Bulldogs have played more games against the Americans than any other team in the AHL, and currently hold a 52-60-7-0-3 record all-time against Rochester

- C Chris Taylor (3-10-13) is currently leading the Americans' attack with 13 points in 13 games played

- There are six Ontario natives currently on the Rochester roster: C Jamie Johnson (Port Franks), C Chris Taylor (Stratford), LW Michael Duco (Toronto), C Shawn Matthias (Mississauga), D Michael Caruso (Mississauga), and D Peter Ashton (Toronto)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 7:00 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - Hamilton, ON

- Saturday's game will mark the first of just two meetings between the Bulldogs and Crunch this season

- Syracuse is currently in 7th spot in the Eastern Conference's East Division with a 4-6-2-1 record and 11 points

- The Bulldogs split eight games with the Crunch last season, finishing with a 4-4-0-0 record

- Hamilton holds a slim advantage in the all-time series against the Crunch with a 43-39-11-1-2 record

- LW Alexandre Picard (5-5-10) is currently leading the Crunch in scoring with ten points in 12 games played

- There are five Ontario natives currently on the Syracuse roster: RW Brock McBride (Cornwall), D Grant Clitsome (Gloucester), D David Liffiton (Windsor), G Kevin Lalande (Kingston), and Hamilton native and former Georgetown Raiders leading point-getter LW Kevin Harvey (Hamilton)

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:

- The Montreal Canadiens recalled three Bulldogs last week, as D Mathieu Carle, C Tom Pyatt, and C Ryan White stepped onto NHL ice for the first time. Carle in the lineup for the Habs' 5-4 loss to Atlanta (Nov. 3). He finished the game +1. Two nights later, Pyatt and White got in on the action as White assisted on the Canadiens' only regulation goal, and helped Montreal squeak out a 2-1 SOW over Boston (Nov. 5).

- Edmonton RW Zack Stortini dished out an assist an was +1 as the Oilers fell to the New York Islanders 3-1 (Nov. 2)

- Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn had an assist in the Canadiens' 2-1 SOW over Boston (Nov. 5)

- New York Rangers LW Chris Higgins scored a goal and recorded two shots on net in a 4-1 loss to Vancouver (Nov. 3)=A1=A6 two nights later, Higgins found the back of the net once again, and had six shots on net, guiding the Rangers to a 4-2 win over Edmonton (Nov. 5)

- Atlanta D Ron Hainsey had a productive week, as he registered assists in losses to Columbus (Nov. 5) and Tampa Bay (Nov. 7), and scored one goal in a 3-2 SOW over St. Louis (Nov. 8)

- Boston LW Steve Begin had two assists, two shots on goal, and finished +1 as the Bruins defeated Buffalo 4-2 (Nov. 7)

- Toronto D Francois Beauchemin had an assist in both the Leafs' 2-1 OTL to Tampa Bay (Nov. 3) and 5-1 win over Detroit (Nov. 7), while registering over 24 minutes of ice-time in both contests

- Montreal C Tomas Plekanec scored a goal, put up three shots on net, and was +1 as the Canadiens fell to the Atlanta Thrashers (Nov. 3)

- Nashville G Dan Ellis made 27 saves and backstopped the Predators to a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles (Nov. 7)

- Columbus LW Raffi Torres had another multi-point game, as he scored twice and was +2 with four shots on net in the Blue Jackets' 4-3 win over Atlanta (Nov. 5)

- Dallas C Mike Ribeiro had one helper in a 2-1 win over Vancouver (Nov. 6) and added another assist in the Stars' 3-2 L to Minnesota (Nov. 7)

- Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll scored a goal, had an assist, was +1, and put up two shots on net in the Kings' 5-2 win over Pittsburgh=A1=A6 he then had another assist as the Kings lost to Nashville 3-1 (Nov. 7)

- Columbus LW Jason Chimera had three points in two nights, as he scored in a 3-2 loss to San Jose (Nov. 4) and dished out two assists while finishing +2 in the Blue Jackets' 4-3 win over Atlanta (Nov. 5)

- Detroit RW Dan Cleary scored the Red Wings' lone goal as the Leafs took the Hall of Fame Game 5-1 (Nov. 7)

- Nashville D Francis Bouillon picked up his first goal of the season and added three shots on net as the Predators beat the Kings 3-1 (Nov. 7)

- Toronto C Mikhail Grabovski had two assists in as many nights as the Leafs got on the winning track, defeating Carolina 3-2 (Nov. 6) and Detroit 5-1 (Nov. 7)

- Columbus D Jan Hejda had an assist, was +1, and had a shot on goal while recording 25:42 in total ice time as the Blue Jackets defeated Atlanta 4-3 (Nov. 5)

- Montreal C Maxim Lapierre assisted on a goal and had two shots on net as the Canadiens fell to the Thrashers 5-4 (Nov. 3)

- Columbus G Mathieu Garon made 32 saves and got the win as the Blue Jackets beat Atlanta 4-3 (Nov. 5)

- Atlanta C Marty Reasoner had an assist and three shots on net as the Thrashers prevailed over Montreal 5-4 (Nov. 3)=A1=A6 he then dished out two more helpers while recording two shots on net and finishing +2 in a 3-2 SOW over St. Louis (Nov. 8)

- Dallas D Trevor Daley had an assist and three shots on net while seeing 23:16 of total ice time in a 3-2 OTL to Calgary (Nov. 4)

- Montreal G Carey Price stood tall and made 42 saves while stopping all three shootout attempts in a 2-1 SOW over Boston (Nov. 5)

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, NOVERMBER 10TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ ROCHESTER AMERICANS - 7:05 PM EST - BLUE CROSS ARENA - Rochester, NY

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 7:00 PM EST - COPPS COLISEUM - Hamilton, ON

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

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

Player :

Points :

1. Mathieu Darche

15

2. Curtis Sanford

12

3. Tom Pyatt

8

4. Ryan White

6

4. Brock Trotter

6

4. Sergei Kostitsyn

6

7. Cedrick Desjardins

5

8. Ryan Russell

2

8. Ben Maxwell

2

10. J.T. Wyman

1

10. P.K. Subban

1

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

Player:

Points:

1. Brock Trotter

20

1. Tom Pyatt

20

1. Andre Benoit

20

1. J.T. Wyman

20

3. Marc-Andre Bergeron

10

3. Cedrick Desjardins

10

3. Shawn Belle

10

3. Ryan White

10

3. Curtis Sanford

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