Locke becomes 'Dogs all-time leading goal scorer in shutout win
February 2, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
WINNIPEG, MB - Corey Locke became the Hamilton Bulldogs' all-time leading goal scorer with his 72nd career tally, and Carey Price recorded his first-career regular season AHL shutout in the 'Dogs 2-0 win over the Manitoba Moose on Saturday night at the MTS Centre. With the win, the Bulldogs extend their season-high road-winning streak to five games, and improve their record to 21-19-1-5 on the season.
There was no scoring in the first or second periods of the game. Hamilton out-shot Manitoba 10-to-9 in the opening frame and the Moose returned the favour with an 11-to-6 advantage in the middle stanza, but neither team could muster a goal after 40 minutes.
In the third period, Duncan Milroy banged home his 10th goal of the season for the Bulldogs at the 13:59 mark to make the score 1-0. Daniel Corso and Corey Locke earned assists on the game's eventual winning goal. With the helper, Locke tied Peter Sarno as Hamilton's all-time leader with 123 assists and needs one more to set the franchise mark in that category.
With just 53 seconds left in the game, Locke scored an empty-net marker to become Hamilton's all-time franchise leader in goals with 72, surpassing Brian Swanson and Tomas Plekanec who each had 71 tallies as a Bulldog. Corso and Pavel Valentenko earned helpers on the 2-0 goal.
Between the pipes, Price earned his first-career regular season AHL shutout with 25 saves for Hamilton, while Manitoba netminder Drew MacIntyre stopped 25 of 26 shots in a losing effort.
The 'Dogs were 0-for-5 on the power play and a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to the ice on Wednesday, February 6th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Lake Erie Monsters at Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games 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. For more information or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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