Two Players Assigned To Bulldogs
September 21, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
MONTREAL, QC - The Montreal Canadiens announced tonight that defenceman Shawn Belle and forward Eric Neilson were released from training camp and assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs. The 'Dogs will be leaving for Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday where they will hold training camp until September 28th.
Belle, 24, played in 60 games for the Bulldogs last season accumulating 13 points (three goals and 10 assists) along with 93 penalty minutes. The native of Edmonton, Alberta has played in a total of nine NHL games, all with the Minnesota Wild, earning one assist. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound defenceman was drafted in the 1st round, 30th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Neilson, 25, spent last season with the Peoria Rivermen where he led the team in penalty minutes with 207. The native of Fredericton, New Brunswick scored three goals in 50 games for the Rivermen in 2008-2009. The 6-foot-1, 201-pound right wing was drafted in the 5th round, 143rd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
The Bulldogs will travel to Edinburgh, Scotland tomorrow to begin training camp. The 'Dogs will compete for the Gardiner Cup against the AHL's Toronto Marlies and the UK Elite League's Edinburgh Capitals and Belfast Giants. The Bulldogs will meet their archrival, the Marlies, in an exhibition contest at 2:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, September 24th. Hamilton will begin the four-team tournament with a semi-final game against the Belfast Giants at 12:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, September 26th. The two winning teams from Saturday's semi-final games will play for the Gardiner Cup in the Championship game at 12:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, September 27th while the two losing teams will face-off in the consolation final on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the November 8th and February 21st games at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) 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. For more information on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Fans can listen to every 'Dogs pre-season, regular season and post-season game in 2009-2010 on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Talk 820. Fans can also listen to or watch every game online on www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. All regular season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the game's scheduled start time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills will call the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig will provide the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.
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