North Division leading Bulldogs look to snap six-game winless streak
March 1, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs will look to snap their season high six-game winless streak on Wednesday, March 3rd when they will host the Syracuse Crunch at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs have posted a record of (0-3-2-1) in their past six games.
After Wednesday's game the Bulldogs will hit the road for a game in Cleveland on Friday, March 5th (7:05 p.m.) versus the Barons and then a pair of contests in Chicago against the Wolves on Saturday, March 6th (8:00 p.m.) and Sunday, March 7th (4:00 p.m.), respectively.
The Bulldogs continue to lead the AHL's North Division with 73 points on a record of 30 wins, 18 losses, 9 ties and 4 overtime losses.
Bulldogs fans can listen to Derek Wills call all the action live on 820 CHAM-AM or on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. For all the most up-to-date information on the Hamilton Bulldogs please visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com
BULLDOGS TEAM NOTES:
The Bulldogs need just four power play goals to reach 500 all-time ... of the Bulldogs 19 remaining games; just seven are on home ice ... Hamilton has out shot their opponents in 44 of 61 games this season and have posted a record of 25-11-6-2 when out shooting the opposition ... the Bulldogs are the AHL's third least penalized team, as they have averaged just 15.74 penalty minutes per game ... the Bulldogs power play is operating at 14.7% (43-292), which is 13th in the AHL ... on the penalty kill Hamilton has a 87.8% (251-286) success rate (6th in AHL) ... the Bulldogs have played in 19 overtime games this season and have posted a record of six wins, nine ties and four overtime losses.
BULLDOGS INDIVDUAL PLAYER NOTES:
BENOIT GRATTON - recorded his 100th career Bulldogs point (36-64-100) in his 76th game
- just three points shy of 400 for AHL career (116-281-397)
JOZEF BALEJ - was the Bulldogs leading scorer in February with 12 points (2-10-12) in 11 games
ALEXANDER PEREZHOGIN - was Hamilton's top scorer this week with four assists in 3 games
JEAN-PHILIPPE COTE-has a plus/minus rating of (+18), is second among AHL rookies
TOMAS PLEKANEC - leads Bulldogs in road scoring with 20 points (8-12-20) in 26 games played
FANS TO VOTE "HEROES OF HOMETOWN HOCKEY ALL-TIME TEAM" AT 'PIZZA PIZZA':
Hamilton hockey fans have the opportunity to vote for the "Heroes of Hometown Hockey All-Time Team" at Hamilton area "Pizza Pizza" locations. All players and coaches on the ballot are from the Hamilton area or have made significant contributions to Hamilton hockey. Fans can make their vote for the top three forwards, two defenceman, one goaltender and one coach at any of the eleven Hamilton 'Pizza Pizza' locations. The ballots will be collected on Tuesday, March 16th and the individuals on the ballots with the most votes will be named to the "Heroes of Hometown Hockey All-Time Team", which will be announced at the "Heroes of Hometown Hockey" game on Friday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m. when the Bulldogs host the St. John's Maple Leafs at Copps Coliseum.
BULLDOGS DRAW OVER 5,000 THE PAST EIGHT GAMES:
Over 5,000 fans have attended each of the Bulldogs past eight home games dating back to February 4th. The Bulldogs have averaged 4,457 fans through 33 home games this season.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Syracuse Crunch at Hamilton Bulldogs - Wednesday, March 3 - 7:00 p.m.
The Bulldogs will be looking for their first win against the Crunch this season on Wednesday ... in five prior meetings, Hamilton has posted four ties and one loss against Syracuse ... the Bulldogs most recently tied Syracuse 3-3 on Feb. 28 ... Alexander Perezhogin has been the Bulldogs top producer against the Crunch with 7 points (3-4-7) in five games played ... the Crunch are currently third in the North Division with 67 points ... Next meeting: Playoffs/Next Season
Hamilton Bulldogs at Cleveland Barons - Friday, March 5 - 7:05 p.m.
Hamilton has a winning record of four wins and three losses against Cleveland this season ... the Bulldogs most recently lost 5-2 to the Barons in Cleveland on Feb. 27 ... Jozef Balej has tallied 8 points (3-5-8) against the Barons this season ... the Barons Patrick Rissmiller (4-4-8) and Miroslav Zalesak (1-7-8) have equaled Balej's totals with eight points, respectively against the Bulldogs ... Cleveland has 68 points and trail the North Division leading Bulldogs by five points ... Next Meeting: March 17 at Cleveland
Hamilton Bulldogs at Chicago Wolves - Saturday, March 6 - 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday, March 7 - 4:00 p.m.
The Bulldogs defeated Chicago 5-4 on Nov. 9th in the only prior meeting ... Bulldogs captain Benoit Gratton earned four points (1-3-4) in that contest ... former Bulldogs forward and All-time leading scorer Brian Swanson had four points (3-1-4) as well in that game, including a hat-trick ... Chicago has a record of 30-20-8-3 through 61 games ... Wolves goaltender Kari Lehtonen was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft ... with Chicago this season, Lehtonen has earned a record of 16-12-2, a G.A.A. of 2.40 and a .927 save percentage ... Next Meeting: March 11 at Copps Coliseum
JOE CAHILL HOSTS 'DOGBITES WEELY RADIO SHOW on 820 CHAM - MONDAYS
Legendary radio personality Joe Cahill hosts 'DOGBITES - a weekly half-hour Hamilton Bulldogs radio show every Monday at 7:30 p.m. on Hamilton's 820 CHAM. Bulldogs play-by-play announcer Derek Wills will join Joe Cahill. The weekly show will feature Bulldogs interviews, highlights from the past week and much more.
BULLDOGS ON 820 CHAM!
Hamilton Bulldogs fans can listen to all Bulldogs home and road action on Hamilton's 820 CHAM-AM. Derek Wills provides all the play-by-play, while Hamilton radio personality Al Craig is the colour commentator for all home games and select road games.
BULLDOGS SEASON TICKETS:
Bulldogs Season Tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets or for more information contact the Bulldogs at (905) 529-8500 or by e-mail at tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com
HOMETOWN HERO OF THE GAME LEADERS
(Hardest Working Bulldogs Player at Home):
Player: Points:
1. Jozef Balej 70
2. Jimmie Olvestad 40
Tomas Plekanec 40
4. Jonathan Ferland 20
Francois Beauchemin 20
6. Alexander Perezhogin 10
Mike Komisarek 10
Pierre Dagenais 10
Karl Dykhuis 10
Jason Ward 10
Ron Hainsey 10
Gordie Dwyer 10
Sylvain Blouin 10
Chris Higgins 10
Patrick Traverse 10
Duncan Milroy 10
Jean-Philippe Cote 10
HAMILTON BULLDOGS MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS
(1st place vote - 5 pts, 2nd place vote - 3 pts, 3rd place vote - 1pt)
Player: Points:
1. Jozef Balej 49
2. Benoit Gratton 30
3. Tomas Plekanec 25
4. Eric Fichaud 23
5. Alexander Svitov 17
6. Alexander Perezhogin 15
7. Pierre Dagenais 14
8. Chris Higgins 13
9. Jimmie Olvestad 12
Eero Somervuori 12
11. Francois Beauchemin 10
12. Jean-Francois Damphousse 9
Patrick Traverse 9
Marcel Hossa 9
15. Karl Dykhuis 7
16. Duncan Milroy 5
17. Gordie Dwyer 3
Chad Kilger 3
Jonathan Ferland 3
Jason Ward 3
Philippe Plante 3
Ron Hainsey 3
23 Olivier Michaud 2
24 Benjamin Carpentier 1
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS:
Date Opp. Score, GWG Bulldogs/Opponent Goaltending ATTN.
Feb 26 at TOR L 2-4 Michaud (3GA, 20 SV)/Valiquette (2GA, 37 SV) 2,643
Feb 27 at CLE L 2-5 Michaud (5GA, 22 SV)/Schaefer (2GA, 38 SV) 4,727
Feb 28 SYR T 3-3 Michaud (3GA, 30 SV)/Goehring (3GA, 34 SV) 6,711
BULLDOGS WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Mon., Mar. 1 - 11:00 a.m. - Bulldogs Practice - Copps Coliseum
Tues., Mar. 2 - 10:00 a.m. - Bulldogs Practice - Copps Coliseum
Wed., Mar. 3 - 7:00 p.m. - Syracuse Crunch at Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum
Thurs., Mar. 4 - 11:00 a.m. - Bulldogs Practice - Copps Coliseum
Fri., Mar. 5 - 7:05 p.m. - Bulldogs at Cleveland Barons - Gund Arena
Sat. Mar. 6 - 8:00 p.m. - Bulldogs at Chicago Wolves - Allstate Arena
Sun. Mar. 7 - 4:00 p.m. - Bulldogs at Chicago Wolves - Allstate Arena
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