The 'Dogs wrap up their road swing and host two games at Copps Coliseum this weekend

Published on March 31, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will wrap up their six-game road trip on Friday before returning home for two tilts at Copps Coliseum on the weekend. Hamilton will head to the Quicken Loans Arena on Friday, April 4th to take on the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche) at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs will then host the Monsters the next night (Saturday, April 5th) at 7:00 p.m. before rounding out the week with a matinee battle at Copps Coliseum versus the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings) on Sunday, April 6th at 4:00 p.m.

Last week, the 'Dogs posted a 1-2-0-1 record in four road games against East Division opponents. Hamilton opened the week with a 7-1 loss to the Binghamton Senators on Wednesday, March 26th. The Bulldogs then travelled to the state of Pennsylvania for three contests in three days. The 'Dogs dropped a 5-4 decision in a shootout to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, March 28th before suffering a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Hershey Bears on Saturday, March 29th. Hamilton then snapped its franchise-long 12-game losing and winless streaks on Sunday, March 30th with a 5-2 win over the Phantoms in Philadelphia.

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 @ BINGHAMTON SENATORS 7
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena - Binghamton, NY
Hamilton Goal: Corey Locke (23)
Binghamton Goals: Josh Hennessy (20), Nick Foligno (4), Alexander Nikulin-2 (13), Matt Kinch (7), Niko Dimitrakos (19), Denis Hamel (31)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (L - 28 shots, 21 saves) / Binghamton - Brian Elliott (W - 40 shots, 39 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-6 / Binghamton 2-6
Attendance: 3,767

Friday, March 28th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS 5 (SO)
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza - Wilkes-Barre, PA
Hamilton Goals: Matt D'Agostini (19), Mathieu Carle (6), Jonathan Ferland (12), Marvin Degon (9)
Wilkes-Barre Goals: Dennis Bonvie (2), Kurtis McLean (22), Ryan Stone (11), Chris Minard (22)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 38 shots, 24 saves) / Wilkes-Barre - John Curry (W - 31 shots, 27 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Wilkes-Barre 0-4
Attendance: 8,337

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 2 @ HERSHEY BEARS 5
Giant Center - Hershey, PA
Hamilton Goals: Janne Lahti (8), Mathieu Carle (7)
Hershey Goals: Chris Bourque-4 (24), Grant McNeill (1)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (L - 16 shots, 13 saves), Yann Danis (14 shots, 13 saves) / Hershey - Daren Machesney (W - 33 shots, 31 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-3 / Hershey 0-1
Attendance: 9,760

Sunday, March 30th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS 3
Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Hamilton Goals: Kyle Chipchura (9), Brock Trotter (3), Matt D'Agostini (20), Eric Manlow (11), Duncan Milroy (15)
Philadelphia Goals: Ryan Potulny-2 (18), Triston Grant (9)
Goaltending: Hamilton - Yann Danis (W - 39 shots, 36 saves) / Philadelphia - Jeremy Duchesne (8 shots, 5 saves), Martin Houle (L - 17 shots, 16 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 2-12 / Philadelphia 1-7
Attendance: 8,145

AHL STANDINGS

BULLDOGS NOTES:
- Hamilton's next loss will eliminate the Club from 2008 Calder Cup playoff contention. The Bulldogs can also be eliminated if the Syracuse Crunch (seven games remaining) and Houston Aeros (eight games remaining) gain one more point each, and if the San Antonio Rampage (eight games remaining) gain two more points
- With a win over the Phantoms on Sunday (Mar. 30), the Bulldogs snapped their franchise-long losing and winless streaks at 12 games. The 'Dogs previous franchise-long losing streak was eight games (November 6th-to-21st during the 2004-2005 season) and their previous franchise-long winless skid was 10 contests (October 8th-to-31st during the 1999-2000 campaign)
- Scoring 11 seconds into Friday's tilt (Mar. 28) in Wilkes-Barre, RW Matt D'Agostini set a Bulldogs' franchise record for the fastest goal at the start of a game. Former 'Dog Gavin Morgan scored 12 seconds into a game back on October 30th, 2004 against the Crunch in Syracuse. D'Agostini, who also scored his 20th goal of the season and added two assists yesterday (Mar. 30) in Philadelphia, has now reached the 20-goal plateau in each of his first-two American Hockey League campaigns
- RW Duncan Milroy, earning a goal and two assists last week, now has 178-career points (75-103-178) and has moved past Tomas Plekanec (71-105-176) for third place on the Bulldogs all-time scoring list
- RW Jonathan Ferland snapped a career-high 28-game goalless drought with his 12th tally of the season on Friday night (Mar. 28) against the Penguins. Ferland is the only Bulldog to have dressed in all 73 of Hamilton's games this season

BULLDOGS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS:
PLAYER GP G A P
1 Corey Locke 306 78 136 214
2 Brian Swanson 183 71 108 179
3 Duncan Milroy 339 75 103 178*
4 Tomas Plekanec 231 71 105 176
5 Peter Sarno 230 42 123 165
*Duncan Milroy is now third on the Bulldogs all-time scoring list

UPCOMING GAMES:
FRIDAY, APRIL 4th, 2008 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ LAKE ERIE MONSTERS - 7:30 P.M. (QUICKEN LOANS ARENA) & SATURDAY, APRIL 5th, 2008 - LAKE ERIE MONSTERS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 7:00 P.M. (COPPS COLISEUM)
- This week's contests will be sixth and seventh of eight meetings between the two teams this season; Hamilton has won all five games so far against Lake Erie in the Monsters' inaugural season
- Lake Erie is currently in sixth place in the North Division with a record of 25-36-6-7
- LW Eric Healey leads the Monsters in scoring with 53 points (21-32-53) in 69 games on the campaign
- Hamilton LW Eric Manlow has registered five points (2-3-5) in four games against the Monsters this season
- There are currently five Ontario natives on Binghamton'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 6th, 2008 - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS - 4:00 P.M. (COPPS COLISEUM)
- This will be the eighth and final meeting between the two clubs this season; the Bulldogs have a record of 4-1-0-2 against the Griffins on the campaign
- Hamilton has a 20-12-1-2-4 record in 39 all-time meetings with Grand Rapids
- The Griffins are currently in fifth place in the North Division with a record of 28-38-2-6 on the season
- RW Carl Corazzini is pacing the attack for Grand Rapids with 57 points (23-34-57) in 74 games on the campaign
- Hamilton C Corey Locke has notched 11 points (6-5-11) in six games against Grand Rapids this season
- There are currently seven Ontario natives on the Grand Rapid's: LW Corey Emmerton (St. Thomas), C Evan McGrath (Oakville), LW Ryan Oulahen (Newmarket), C Zack Torquato (Sault Ste. Marie), RW Jamie Tardif (Welland), LW Mark O'Leary (Owen Sound), and D Kyle Quincey (Kitchener)

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:
Friday, April 4th, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Hamilton Bulldogs at Lake Erie Monsters (Quicken Loans Arena)
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Lake Erie Monsters at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. - Grand Rapids Griffins at Hamilton Bulldogs (Copps Coliseum)

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:
(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)
Player: Points:
1. Corey Locke 47
2. Jaroslav Halak 40
3. Matt D'Agostini 33
4. Mikhail Grabovski 25
5. Duncan Milroy 23
6. Maxim Lapierre 16
T-7. Janne Lahti 14
T-7. Jonathan Ferland 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
15. Kyle Chipchura 6
T-16. Eric Manlow 5
T-16. Mathieu Biron 5
T-18. Ryan Russell 3
T-18. Pavel Valentenko 3
T-18. Mathieu Aubin 3
T-18. Cedrick Desjardins 3
T-22. Jean-Phillippe Cote 1
T-22. Brock Trotter 1

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:
(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player: Points:
T-1. Jonathan Ferland 70
T-1. Greg Stewart 70
3. Corey Locke 60
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-17. Cory Urquhart 10
T-17. Cedrick Desjardins 10
T-17. Mathieu Aubin 10
T-17. Jon Gleed 10
T-17. Ajay Baines 10
T-17. Carey Price 10
T-17. Daniel Corso 10
T-17. Brock Trotter 10
T-17. Mikhail Grabovski 10
T-17. Janne Lahti 10
T-17. Conrad Martin 10
T-17. Brett Engelhardt 10
T-17. Mathieu Biron 10
T-17. Jean-Philippe Cote 10

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