Rookies lead the way for 'Dogs

Published on October 11, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Winnipeg, MB - Three Bulldogs players scored their first-career AHL goals as the Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-3 at MTS Centre in front of a 6,442 crowd. With the win, the ‘Dogs opened their 2008-2009 season with back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2002-2003 season.

The Bulldogs opened the scoring with two goals 34 seconds apart. David Desharnais received a pass from Mike Glumac before he backhanded the puck into the top of the net at 7:03 of the opening frame. Max Pacioretty added an assist on the goal, the first AHL point of his career. Ryan White made it 2-0 at 7:37 after he banged a Pavel Valentenko rebound past Manitoba starting goaltender Karl Goehring.

The Moose cut Hamilton's lead to one after Jason Krog beat Hamilton starting netminder Marc Denis at 10:18 of the first period. Michel Ouellet sent a pass to Krog, who snapped a shot over the left shoulder of Denis to make it a 2-1 game.

24 seconds into the second stanza, Yannick Weber scored his first AHL goal while on the power play. With Zach Fitzgerald in the penalty box with a double-minor for high-sticking, Weber collected the puck on the right point before he blasted a shot that sailed by Goehring. The Bulldogs increased their lead to 4-1 after a loose puck bounced off Manitoba defenceman Nolan Baumgartner and into the net. Brock Trotter was awarded the goal.

Baumgartner redeemed himself when he scored a goal at 16:11 of the middle frame. Ouellet fed a pass to Baumgartner who hammered a one-timer shot that beat Denis to cut Hamilton's advantage to 4-2.

Pierre-Cedric Labrie pulled the Moose to within one goal at 2:21 of the final frame. Labrie blasted a bouncing puck from the top of the circle and over the blocker of Denis.

Ben Maxwell restored the Bulldogs' two-goal lead with his first AHL marker at 7:12 of the third stanza. Maxwell skated down the right side before centering the puck, which bounced off a Manitoba defender and into the back of the net to give the ‘Dogs a 5-3 lead.

Between the pipes, Marc Denis turned aside 34 of the 37 shots he faced for the Bulldogs while Karl Goehring made 20 saves on 25 shots for the Moose in a losing effort.

The ‘Dogs home opener will take place on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. versus the Hartford Wolf Pack at Copps Coliseum. 2008-2009 Hamilton Bulldogs single-game and season tickets are now available! For more information, call 905-529-8500 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820 (820 CHAM) or at ww.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from October 11, 2008


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central