Lapierre returns to Bulldogs
Published on December 20, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
MONTREAL, QC - The Montreal Canadiens announced today that the club has reassigned forward Maxim Lapierre to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League.
Lapierre, 21, was recalled by Montreal on December 11th and appeared in four games with the Canadiens, posting four points (3-1-4) and a plus-5 rating. The 6-foot-2, 197-pound centreman registered his first-career NHL point, an assist, on December 12th versus the Boston Bruins and his first-career NHL goal on December 14th against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
At the time of his recall, Lapierre had accumulated 19 points (8-11-19), a plus-8 rating and 49 penalty minutes in 26 games with Hamilton. A native of St-Leonard, Quebec, Lapierre registered his first-career AHL hat trick on November 26th against the Milwaukee Admirals in a 6-1 Bulldogs win.
Lapierre will join the Bulldogs in time for tonight's game in Winnipeg, against the Manitoba Moose.
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League is the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. Over 80 percent of NHL players are AHL graduates, and more than 350 AHL players were recalled to the NHL during the 2005-2006 season alone.
The Bulldogs return to action at 8:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, December 20th) against the Manitoba Moose at MTS Centre. Fans can join Derek Wills and Aaron Gogishvili for the call of tonight's game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM "The Legend," beginning with the Park's Furniture Pre-Game Show at 8:10 p.m. Eastern Time. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website.
The 'Dogs next home game is on Friday, December 22nd at Copps Coliseum against the Albany River Rats at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games (except home game #32) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666.
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