Montreal Returns Corey Locke To Hamilton
Published on January 11, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced today that the Club has sent forward Corey Locke back to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. Locke will arrive in Hamilton today and should be available for tonight's game against the Syracuse Crunch.
Locke, 23, was recalled by the Canadiens on Tuesday, January 8th, and played in his first-career NHL game that night against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 5-foot-9, 171-pound forward was scoreless with one shot in 5:59 of ice-time in the game.
The native of Newmarket, Ontario, leads the Bulldogs with 28 points (12-16-28) and has a plus-6 rating and 22 penalty minutes in 34 games so far this season. Locke is Hamilton's all-time leading scorer with 185 career points (67-118-185) in 269 career AHL games.
Locke was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round, 113th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action tonight (Friday, January 11th) at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Syracuse Crunch 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.
Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
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