The 'Dogs will wrap up their 2007-2008 season this week with four games in five days

Published on April 7, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will finish off their 2007-2008 season with four tilts in five days this week, including two home games at Copps Coliseum. The Bulldogs will host the Rochester Americans (AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers) on Wednesday, April 9th at 7:30 p.m. before concluding their home schedule against the Toronto Marlies (AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) on Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m. The 'Dogs will then travel to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland the next night (Saturday, April 12th) to square off with the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton will then round out their season at 5:00 p.m. in Syracuse on Sunday, April 13th in a battle with the Crunch (AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets) at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter.

Last week, the Bulldogs registered a point in all three of their games with a 2-0-0-1 record. On Friday, April 4th, the 'Dogs dropped a 5-4 decision in a shootout to the Monsters in Cleveland, before returning the favour the next night (Saturday, April 5th) with a 2-1 win over Lake Erie at Copps Coliseum. Hamilton finished off the week at home with a 3-1 triumph over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday, April 6th.

REDEMPTION NIGHT AND FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT:

Attention season ticket holders! Wednesday, April 9th is 'Redemption Night!' Don't forget to trade any unused season tickets at the Copps Coliseum Box Office for tickets to see the Hamilton Bulldogs take on the Rochester Americans at 7:30p.m. Also, 'Fan Appreciation Night' is this Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m. when the 'Dogs battle the Toronto Marlies in their final home game of the 2007-2008 season.

'DOGS LIVE ON CABLE 14:

Friday night's game (April 11th) is also LIVE on Cable 14! Fans can catch all the action when the Bulldogs take on the Toronto Marlies at 7:30 p.m. with Todd Crocker (Play-By-Play), Norm Miller (Colour Commentary) and Laura Leigh (Ice-Level Host).

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Friday, April 4th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 5 (SO)

Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, OH

Hamilton Goals: Brett Engelhardt-3 (12), Janne Lahti (9)

Lake Erie Goals: T.J. Hensick-2 (12), Tom Fritsche (2), Brad Richardson (11)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (L - 25 shots, 21 saves) / Lake Erie - Jason Bacashihua (W - 49 shots, 45 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-6 / Lake Erie 0-4

Attendance: 12,291

Saturday, April 5th, 2008 - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Corey Locke-2 (25)

Lake Erie Goals: Chris Stewart (24)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W- 34 shots, 33 saves) / Lake Erie - Tyler Weiman (L - 32 shots, 30 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-2 / Lake Erie 0-3

Attendance: 4,240

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Eric Manlow (12), Jonathan Ferland (13), Matt D'Agostini (21)

Grand Rapids Goals: Evan McGrath (16)

Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 31 shots, 30 saves) / Grand Rapids - Jimmy Howard (L - 31 shots, 28 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 0-4 / Grand Rapids 1-3

Attendance: 4,935

AHL STANDINGS

BULLDOGS NOTES:

- On Saturday night (April 5th) against the Monsters, the Bulldogs snapped a season-long four-game home losing skid with a 2-1 triumph. Hamilton then dropped the Griffins by a 3-1 score on Sunday (April 6th) to record back-to-back wins for the first time since February 24th and 27th

- G Cedrick Desjardins made 33 saves on 34 shots to earn his first-career AHL win on Saturday night (April 5th), before turning aside 30-of-31 shots the next day (April 6th) in his second-career victory

- RW Jonathan Ferland is currently on a six-game point streak (Mar. 28-Apr. 6) with seven points (2-5-7) in that span. Ferland is the only Bulldog to have dressed in all 76 of Hamilton's games this season

- RW Brett Engelhardt tallied his first-career AHL hat trick on Friday night (April 4th) in the Bulldogs 5-4 shootout loss to the Monsters

- With an assist on Friday night in Cleveland, RW Duncan Milroy posted his 179th career point (75-104-179) and is now tied with Brian Swanson (71-108-179) for second place on the Bulldogs all-time scoring list

- RW Matt D'Agostini played in his first-career NHL game on Thursday, April 3rd with Montreal, registering 8:49 of ice time in 13 shifts with two penalty minutes in the Canadiens 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. D'Agostini was re-assigned to Hamilton on Friday (April 4th) and posted a goal and an assist yesterday (April 6th) against Grand Rapids

- LW Greg Stewart played in his first-career NHL game on Saturday, April 5th in Montreal's 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stewart had 11:26 of ice time with two shots and five penalty minutes in the game

BULLDOGS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS:

PLAYER GP G A P

1 Corey Locke 309 80 139 219

T-2 Duncan Milroy 342 75 104 179*

T-2 Brian Swanson 183 71 108 179

4 Tomas Plekanec 231 71 105 176

5 Peter Sarno 230 42 123 165

*Duncan Milroy is now tied for second on the Bulldogs all-time scoring list

UPCOMING GAMES:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th, 2008 - ROCHESTER AMERICANS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. (COPPS COLISEUM)

- This week's contest will be the eighth and final meeting of the season between the two clubs; Hamilton has a 2-3-0-2 record versus Rochester so far on the campaign

- The Bulldogs are 46-57-7-0-3 in 113 all-time meetings with the Americans

- Rochester is currently in last place in the North division with a record of 23-43-6-4

- RW Mark Mancari leads the Amerks in scoring with 53 points (19-34-53) in 76 games

- Hamilton RW Matt D'Agostini has 7 points (5-2-7) in six games versus Rochester on the campaign

- There are currently four Ontario natives on Rochester's roster: RW David Jarram (Kitchener), RW Mark Mancari (London), D Mike Card (Kitchener), and G Adam Dennis (Toronto)

FRIDAY, APRIL 11th, 2008 - TORONTO MARLIES @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:30 P.M. (COPPS COLISEUM)

- This will be the 12th and final meeting between the two clubs this season; the Bulldogs have a record of 3-7-1-0 against the Marlies on the campaign

- Hamilton has a 14-17-0-2-2 record in 35 all-time meetings with Toronto

- The Marlies are currently in first place in the North Division with a record of 47-20-3-6 on the season

- RW David Ling is pacing Toronto's attack with 54 points (14-40-54) in 67 games on the campaign

- There are currently seven Ontario natives on the Marlies' roster: C Matt Grennier (Dryden), C Tyler Doig (Seaforth), C Peter Tsimikalis (Toronto), C John Mitchell (Waterloo), D Phil Oreskovic (North York), and D Jay Harrison (Oshawa)

SATURDAY, APRIL 12th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 7:30 P.M. (QUICKEN LOANS ARENA)

- This week's contest will be the eighth and final game between the two teams this season; Hamilton has a 6-0-0-1 record so far against Lake Erie in the Monsters' inaugural season

- Lake Erie is currently in fifth place in the North Division with a record of 26-38-6-7

- LW Eric Healey leads the Monsters in scoring with 53 points (21-32-53) in 71 games on the campaign

- There are currently five Ontario natives on Lake Erie's roster: C Brent Kelly (Kitchener), RW Brad Richardson (Belleville), RW Chris Stewart (Toronto), C Rob Drummond (London), and D Michael Vernace (Toronto)

SUNDAY, APRIL 13th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SYRACUSE CRUNCH - 5:00 P.M. (ONONDAGA COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER)

- This week's game will be the eighth and final contest of the campaign between the two clubs; The Bulldogs have a 1-5-0-1 record against the Crunch so far this season

- Hamilton has a 39-34-11-1-2 record in 87 all-time meetings with Syracuse

- The Crunch are currently in third place in the North Division with a record of 42-26-2-6

- LW Joakim Lindstrom leads Syracuse in scoring with 54 points (23-31-54) in 45 games on the campaign

- There are currently six Ontario natives on the Syracuse's roster: R Nate DiCasmirro (Aitkokan), L Kevin Jarman (Aurora), D Marc Methot (Ottawa), D Grant Clitsome (Gloucester), D David Cullen (St. Catharines), and G Adam Munro (St. George)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 60 former Bulldogs who have graduated to the National Hockey League. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-'Dogs from this past week:

- Montreal LW Chris Higgins recorded three goals this past week, scoring against Buffalo in a 3-1 victory (April 3rd) and tallying twice against Toronto in a 3-1 win (April 5th)

- Montreal D Ryan O'Byrne registered an assist in a 3-1 win over Buffalo (April 3rd) and added another helper in a 3-1 triumph over Toronto (April 5th)

- Montreal G Carey Price has won his last seven starts including three last week vs. Buffalo (April 3rd), Toronto (April 5th), and a shutout victory vs. Ottawa (April 1st)

- Washington G Cristobal Huet has won each of his last nine starts including three last week vs. Carolina (April 1st), Tampa Bay (April 3rd), and Florida (April 5th)

- Dallas C Steve Ott had one goal vs. San Jose (April 6th) in a 4-2 win, and an assist vs. Phoenix (April 4th) in a 4-2 loss

- Columbus D Ron Hainsey had a goal vs. Detroit (April 3rd) in a 3-2 loss, and an assist vs. St. Louis (April 6th) in a 4-1 loss

TUNE IN TO EVERY GAME ON THE HAMILTON BULLDOGS HOCKEY NETWORK:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season 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. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

Don't miss any AHL action this season with the B2 Power Play Season Pass and B2toGo Mobile Highlights. Visit www.b2livetv.com today to purchase your Season Pass or Mobile Highlights.

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are now on sale! Individual game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.ca. For information on season or group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.

BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE" STORE:

Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the new "Dawg House" store located behind section 115 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum.

In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', Calder Cup championship collectables (such as card sets and t-shirts) and other select novelty items (watches, mugs, pucks, etc.) for sale.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Rochester Americans at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Friday, April 11th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Toronto Marlies at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Lake Erie Monsters (Quicken Loans Arena)

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Syracuse Crunch (Onondaga Country War Memorial at Oncenter)

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)

Player: Points:

1. Corey Locke 52

2. Jaroslav Halak 40

3. Matt D'Agostini 38

4. Mikhail Grabovski 25

5. Duncan Milroy 23

6. Jonathan Ferland 17

7. Maxim Lapierre 16

8. Janne Lahti 14

9. Marvin Degon 13

T-10. Carey Price 9

T-10. Daniel Corso 9

T-12. Sergei Kostitsyn 8

T-12. Yann Danis 8

14. Mathieu Carle 7

T-15. Kyle Chipchura 6

T-15. Eric Manlow 6

17. Mathieu Biron 5

18. Cedrick Desjardins 4

T-19. Ryan Russell 3

T-19. Pavel Valentenko 3

T-19. Mathieu Aubin 3

T-22. Jean-Phillippe Cote 1

T-22. Brock Trotter 1

T-22. Brett Engelhardt 1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:

(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player: Points:

1. Jonathan Ferland 80

T-2. Greg Stewart 70

T-2. Corey Locke 70

T-4. Yann Danis 40

T-4. Eric Manlow 40

T-4. Matt D'Agostini 40

T-4. Kyle Chipchura 40

T-8. Maxim Lapierre 30

T-8. Francis Lemieux 30

T-8. Duncan Milroy 30

T-8. Ryan O'Byrne 30

T-8. Mathieu Carle 30

T-13. Pavel Valentenko 20

T-13. Joel Bouchard 20

T-13. Marvin Degon 20

T-13. Andrew Archer 20

T-13. Mathieu Biron 20

T-18. Cory Urquhart 10

T-18. Cedrick Desjardins 10

T-18. Mathieu Aubin 10

T-18. Jon Gleed 10

T-18. Ajay Baines 10

T-18. Carey Price 10

T-18. Daniel Corso 10

T-18. Brock Trotter 10

T-18. Mikhail Grabovski 10

T-18. Janne Lahti 10

T-18. Conrad Martin 10

T-18. Brett Engelhardt 10

T-18. Jean-Philippe Cote 10

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