New-look 'Dogs double up Amerks
December 15, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
ROCHESTER, NY - Andrei Kostitsyn had two goals, including the game-winner, and added three assists, leading the Hamilton Bulldogs to an 8-4 win over the Rochester Americans on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena at the Rochester War Memorial. With the win, Hamilton's record improves to 16-10-0-1.
The Bulldogs stormed out of the gate, building a 3-0 lead in the first period. Playing in his first game with Hamilton, Jan Hejda let a shot go from the point that was tipped home by Zack Stortini to open the scoring at the 7:18 mark on the power play. Mikhail Grabovski then notched his eighth goal of the season just 2:11 later when Kostitsyn feed him a cross-ice pass that he buried in the back of the net. Dan Jancevski gave the 'Dogs a three-goal lead with his second tally of the season at 12:57 of the frame.
Rochester got on the scoreboard when Marc Mancari registered his 11th of the season with a power-play goal at 17:58 of the first frame. On the goal, Drew Stafford drew his first of three assists and four points on the night.
The teams exchanged late first period goals, making the score 4-2. Newly acquired defenceman Mathieu Biron notched his fourth goal of the season and first as a Bulldog at the 18:16 mark of the frame. Janis Sprukts then responded for the Amerks with only six seconds remaining in the opening stanza.
Clarke MacArthur pulled Rochester within a goal, making the score 4-3 at 14:40 of the second period with his 11th goal of the campaign. Kostitsyn then restored the 'Dogs two-goal lead with the eventual game-winner at 17:32 of the middle stanza.
Jonathan Ferland and Francis Lemieux each added early third period goals just 1:05 apart to give Hamilton a 7-3 lead. Ferland posted his eighth goal of the season with an unassisted marker just 1:06 into the frame. Lemieux then tallied his first goal of the campaign in only his second game at the 2:11 mark.
The two teams added one goal each in the remainder of the final frame to round out the scoring at 8-4. Stafford tallied for the Amerks at the 9:22 mark, while Kostitsyn capped off his five-point night for the 'Dogs with his second goal of the game with 1:41 left in regulation play.
Hamilton reached eight goals in a single game for the first time since January 25th, 2003 when they beat the Moose 8-5 in Manitoba.
Notes: Mathieu Biron (1 goal) and Jan Hejda (2 assists) each played in their first game for the Hamilton Bulldogs while Francis Lemieux (1 goal) returned to the line-up after missing the last 20 games due to injury.
The Bulldogs return to action at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night (Saturday, December 16th) when they travel to Syracuse to take on the Crunch at Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter. Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM "The Legend," beginning with the Park's Furniture Pre-Game Show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game 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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