Hamilton travels to Syracuse Saturday
March 24, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
For the second straight weekend, the Hamilton Bulldogs only action will take place away from Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs battle the Syracuse Crunch (41-21-4-2) on Saturday, March 25 at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter. This will be the seventh of eight meetings this season between these two teams, with each team winning three games thus far. In the last meeting on February 24, five Hamilton players recorded multipoint games as the Bulldogs defeated the Crunch 6-5 in a shootout.
Fans can listen to Saturday's game, and every Bulldogs game, on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to or watch Bulldogs games on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the âBulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the âDogs website. A partnership between the AHL and B2 allows fans to watch every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season. To watch a game, go to the Bulldogs website and click on the B2 âWatch the Game Live' icon. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the colour commentary for home games and select road games.
BULLDOGS NOTES
- LW Brad Winchester is on a five-game point streak, posting six goals and four assists. His 25 goals lead the team and his 16 power-play goals are tied for seventh in the AHL.
- D James Sanford has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last five games.
- C Maxim Lapierre posted one goal and one assist in Hamilton's 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday, March 22. It was Lapierre's first multipoint game since February 11.
ALUMNI WATCH
- Canadiens C Chris Higgins and RW Alexander Perezhogin each scored, while RW Michael Ryder, C Mike Ribeiro and C Tomas Plekanec each collected an assist in Montreal's 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night at the Bell Centre. G Cristobal Huet stopped 33 of 34 shots to earn the win.
- Oilers LW Raffi Torres scored twice, RW Fernando Pisani also scored, while C Jarret Stoll collected two assists as Edmonton fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Vancouver Canucks.
2005-06 BULLDOGS LEADERS
Points 46 - Locke
Goals 25 - Winchester
Assists 30 - Locke, Pouliot
Plus/Minus 12 - Smith
Penalty Minutes 195 - Vandermeer
Power Play Goals 16 - Winchester
Short Handed Goals 2 - Kostitsyn, Lapierre, Lambert, Milroy
Game Winning Goals 3 - Pouliot, Winchester
Overtime Goals 1 - Kostitsyn, Lapierre, Sanford, Winchester
Empty Net Goals 1 - Milroy, Lapierre, Lemieux, Pouliot
Games Played 68 - Lapierre, Locke, Milroy
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
ROGERS WIRELESS NIGHT ON MARCH 31!
When the Bulldogs host the Chicago Wolves on Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Rogers Wireless will be giving away fabulous prizes!
WIN A CAR FROM QUEENSTON CHEVROLET!
On Saturday, April 1st, when the Manchester Monarchs visit Copps Coliseum at 7:00 p.m., one lucky fan will have a chance to shoot to win a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt courtesy of Queenston Chevrolet!
CRAZY FOR COOKIES - GIRL GUIDES NIGHT ON APRIL 1
Girl Guides of Canada will be selling cookies at the Bulldogs game on April 1st.
MEET CANADIAN IDOL STARS!
Attention Canadian Idol fans... the Hamilton Bulldogs, and Sony BMG are giving fans an amazing opportunity! At each of the five remaining Bulldogs home games, one lucky fan will receive a copy of Rex Goudie's & Melissa O'Neil's debut CDs, tickets to see them live at Hamilton Place on April 20th, and the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to meet them after the show! This is your opportunity to meet two of Canada's hottest up and coming stars.
BULLDOGS TICKETS!
Tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), any TicketMaster outlet, online at ticketmaster.ca or at the âOfficial Practice Facility of the Hamilton Bulldogs' - the Mohawk 4-Ice Centre, which is located at 710 Mountain Brow Blvd. in Hamilton. Tickets are also available at the following Sports Obsession locations: Jackson Square, Centre Mall, Limeridge Mall, and the Fairview St. location in Burlington. For group ticket information, visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
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