Weekly: Back-To-Back Home Games for 'Dogs this Weekend
Published on October 29, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (4-2-0-2) will play back-to-back home games this Friday and Saturday after winning three of four games last week.
On Friday, November 1st, the Bulldogs will host the Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League Affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs) at Copps Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. in this season's third installment of the AHL's Battle of Ontario. The Bulldogs are 0-2-0-0 against the Marlies this season.
On Saturday, November 2nd, the Abbotsford Heat (AHL Affiliate of the Calgary Flames) will be in town for a 7:00 p.m. start at Copps Coliseum in the first of eight meetings between the two teams this season.
THIS WEEK'S GAME SCHEDULE / BROADCASTS (All times Eastern)
Friday, November 1st vs. Toronto Marlies, Copps Coliseum, 7:30 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (7:00 pre-game), Cable 14
Saturday, November 2nd vs. Abbotsford Heat, Copps Coliseum, 7:00 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (6:30 pre-game)
BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE
Record: 4-2-0-2, 10 points ... Home: 3-1-0-1, 7 points ... Road: 1-1-0-1, 3 points ... Standings: T-1st North Division, T-3rd Western Conference ... Last 10 games: 4-2-0-2 ... Longest winning streak: 3 (October 22nd - 26th) ... Longest losing streak: 3 (October 12th - October 20th) ... Leading scorers: F Sven Andrighetto (8 GP 3-4-7), F Louis Leblanc (7 GP 4-2-6), D Greg Pateryn (6 GP 3-3-6) ... Goaltenders: Robert Mayer (4 GP 1-2-1, 2.46 GAA, .919 Save %, 0 SO), Dustin Tokarski (4 GP 3-0-1, 2.45 GAA, .918 Save %, 0 SO) ... Power play - Home: 5-for-28, 17.9 per cent, 15th AHL ... Road: 1-for-14, 7.1 per cent, T-25th AHL ... Overall: 6-for-42, 14.3 per cent, 21st AHL ... Penalty killing - Home: 6-for-31, 80.6 per cent, 21st AHL ... Road: 3-for-18, 83.3 per cent, 12th AHL ... Overall: 9-for-49, 81.6 per cent, 19th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.88, 16th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.88, 14th AHL
OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE
TORONTO MARLIES (Affiliation: Toronto Maple Leafs) - Head Coach: Steve Spott ... Record: 5-3-0-0, 10 points ... Home: 4-2-0-0, 8 points ... Road: 1-1-0-0, 2 points ... Standings: T-1st North Division, T-3rd Western Conference ... Leading scorer: D T.J. Brennan (8 GP 8-4-12) ... Leading goaltender: Drew MacIntyre (6 GP 5-1-0, 2.16 GAA, .904 Save %, 0 SO) ... Power play: 8-for-53, 15.1 per cent, 18th AHL ... Penalty killing: 6-for-43, 86.0 per cent, 8th AHL ... Goals for per game: 3.00, 13th AHL ... Goals against per game: 2.63, 10th AHL ... Last 10 games: 5-3-0-0 ... All-time series: 43-38-7-8 ... Last season: 5-5-1-1 ... This season: 0-2-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Tyler Biggs (Toronto, 2011), D Stuart Percy (Toronto, 2011) ... Ontario-born players: F Greg McKegg (St. Thomas), D Stuart Percy (Oakville), F Spencer Abbott (Hamilton), F Sam Carrick (Markham), F Andrew Crescenzi (Thornhill), F Jamie Devane (Mississauga), D Jesse Blacker (Toronto), F Mike Duco (Toronto), F Stefan Legein (Oakville), F David Broll (Mississauga), F Josh Leivo (Innisfil)
ABBOTSFORD HEAT (Affiliation: Calgary Flames) - Head Coach: Troy Ward ... Record: 4-4-0-1, 9 points ... Home: 2-1-0-1, 5 points ... Road: 2-3-0-0, 4 points ... Standings: T-2nd West Division, T-6th Western Conference ... Leading scorer: F Corban Knight (9 GP 3-4-7), F Paul Byron (9 GP 1-6-7) ... Leading goaltender: Reto Berra (8 GP 4-3-1, 2.38 GAA, .918 Save %, 0 SO) ... Power play: 7-for-47, 14.9 per cent, 20th AHL ... Penalty killing: 12-for-44, 72.7 per cent, 29th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.67, T-19th AHL ... Goals against per game: 3.11, T-20th AHL ... Last 10 games: 4-4-0-1 ... All-time series: 14-10-1-3 ... Last season: 4-3-0-1 ... This season: 0-0-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Greg Nemisz (Calgary, 2008) ... Ontario-born players: F Ben Street (London), F Paul Byron (Ottawa), F Greg Nemisz (Courtice), F Josh Jooris (Burlington), D John Ramage (Mississauga), D Mark Cundari (Toronto)
TRANSACTIONS
October 21st - D Nathan Beaulieu recalled by Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
October 23rd - D Jarred Tinordi assigned by Montreal Canadiens to Hamilton Bulldogs
October 23rd - D Greg Pateryn recalled by Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
October 26th - D Greg Pateryn assigned by Montreal Canadiens to Hamilton Bulldogs
October 26th - D Nathan Beaulieu assigned by Montreal Canadiens to Hamilton Bulldogs
October 26th - F Patrick Holland assigned by Montreal Canadiens to Hamilton Bulldogs
October 27th - F Patrick Holland recalled by Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
October 27th - F Louis Leblanc recalled by Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
October 28th - D Greg Pateryn recalled by Montreal Canadiens from Hamilton Bulldogs
INJURY REPORT
D Darren Dietz - Wrist - 2-4 weeks
WEEK-IN-REVIEW (October 21st - October 27th, 2013)
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 - ROCKFORD 4 @ HAMILTON 5 (OT)
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Rockford Goals: Garret Ross, Terry Broadhurst, Mark McNeill (2)
Hamilton Goals: Nick Tarnasky, Sven Andrighetto (2), Akim Aliu, Louis Leblanc*
Goaltending: Rockford: Kent Simpson (5 GA, 31 SV) / Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (4 GA, 24 SV)
Power Play: Rockford: 1-for-5 / Hamilton: 0-for-6
* - Game-winning goal
The Hamilton Bulldogs scored twice in the final 2:28 of regulation and again just over a minute into overtime as the club captured its second win of the season in a come-from-behind 5-4 thriller over the Rockford IceHogs Tuesday night at Copps Coliseum.
Nick Tarnasky, Sven Andrighetto (2), Akim Aliu and Louis Leblanc scored for Hamilton, while Dustin Tokarski made 24 saves on 28 shots in the victory.
Friday, October 25th, 2013 - ROCHESTER 3 @ HAMILTON 4 (OT)
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Rochester Goals: Luke Adam, Frederick Roy, Brayden McNabb
Hamilton Goals: Nick Tarnasky, Louis Leblanc (2)*, Magnus Nygren
Goaltending: Rochester: Nathan Lieuwen (4 GA, 28 SV) / Hamilton: Robert Mayer (3 GA, 27 SV)
Power Play: Rochester: 1-for-4 / Hamilton: 3-for-7
* - Game-winning goal
Hamilton Bulldogs forward Louis Leblanc scored the overtime winner for the second consecutive game as Hamilton topped the Rochester Americans at Copps Coliseum on Friday evening.
Leblanc also scored in regulation, as did Nick Tarnasky and Magnus Nygren, while Robert Mayer made 27 saves in the win.
Saturday, October 26th, 2013 - HAMILTON 3 @ UTICA 2
Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
Hamilton Goals: Maxime Macenauer, Louis Leblanc, Akim Aliu*
Utica Goals: Peter Andersson, Colin Stuart
Goaltending: Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (2 GA, 31 SV) / Utica: Joacim Eriksson (3 GA, 21 SV)
Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-2 / Utica: 0-for-6
* - Game-winning goal
The Hamilton Bulldogs leveraged a 3-0 lead after two periods to avoid a near third period comeback from the Utica Comets as Hamilton dropped Utica 3-2 on Saturday evening at Utica Memorial Auditorium.
Maxime Macenauer, Louis Leblanc and Akim Aliu scored, while Dustin Tokarski made 31 saves in the victory.
Sunday, October 27th, 2013 - TORONTO 3 @ HAMILTON 2
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Toronto Goals: Jerred Smithson, Gregg McKegg, Jerry D'Amigo*
Hamilton Goals: Nick Tarnasky, Greg Pateryn
Goaltending: Toronto: Drew MacIntyre (2 GA, 20 SV) / Hamilton: Robert Mayer (2 GA, 23 SV)
Power Play: Toronto: 1-for-7 / Hamilton: 1-for-6
* - Game-winning goal
The Hamilton Bulldogs scored twice in the final 2:06 of regulation in another late comeback attempt, but this time it wasn't enough as the Toronto Marlies held on to defeat the Bulldogs 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Copps Coliseum.
Nick Tarnasky and Greg Pateryn scored for Hamilton, while Robert Mayer made 23 saves in defeat.
MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS
(1st Star - 5 pts, 2nd Star - 3 pts, 3rd Star - 1 pt)
Player Points
1. Sven Andrighetto 6
T2. Mike Blunden 5
T2. Louis Leblanc 5
T2. Dustin Tokarski 5
T5. Magnus Nygren 3
T5. Patrick Holland 3
T5. Robert Mayer 3
8. Nick Tarnasky 2
9. Akim Aliu 1
THE DAN LAWRIE INSURANCE PREMIUM PLAYER OF THE GAME
(10 pts - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
Player Points
1. Greg Pateryn 20
T2. Dustin Tokarski 10
T2. Robert Mayer 10
T2. Louis Leblanc 10
T2. Gabriel Dumont 10
T2. Maxime Macenauer 10
T2. Akim Aliu 10
FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT
Friday, November 1st is First Responders Night, sponsored by the City of Hamilton, as the Bulldogs take on the Toronto Marlies in this season's third installment of the AHL's Battle of Ontario at 7:30 p.m. at Copps Coliseum.
TICKET INFORMATION
Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets and group tickets are on sale now. Starting as low as $140 for a 10 pack, we have great packages available for you to enjoy more Hockey Unleashed! For more information, call 1-866-DOGS-TIX or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com . Single-game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum FirstOntario Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or by calling 1-866-DOGS-TIX or 905-529-8500.
Y108 $3 BEER NIGHT
Every Friday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is Y108 $3 Beer Night, featuring live entertainment and $3 beers from the time doors open at 6:30 p.m. until puck drop at 7:30 p.m.
THE NEW 953 FRESH FM AND MAPLE LODGE FARMS FAMILY NIGHT
Every Saturday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is The New 953 Fresh FM and Maple Lodge Farms Family Night, featuring a family-friendly atmosphere and a great value meal program, which includes a chicken dog, a bag of chips and a can of pop for $7, taxes included, available at the Maple Lodge Farms concession behind section 126.
JUNIOR BULLDOGS SUNDAYS
Every Sunday Bulldogs game throughout the 2013-2014 season is Junior Bulldogs Sunday, presented by Fortinos, featuring post-game autograph sessions and post-game skates for kids aged 14 and under. Fortinos also offers $12 blue section tickets for Sunday games, only available at Fortinos locations.
BRUISER'S BUDDIES KIDS CLUB
Do you have a young Bulldogs fan in your life who is also a big fan of Bruiser, the best mascot in the AHL? Then Bruiser's Buddies Kid's Club is for you.
Membership is $15 per child (ages 13 and under) and includes the following:
- 1 FREE ticket per month in the Bruiser's Buddies Section 118
- An exclusive Bruiser's Buddies Kids Club t-shirt
- Invite to a Kids Club ONLY skate with the Bulldogs players
- Official 2013-2014 game puck
- Autographed Bruiser print
- Exclusive Kids Club membership card with 10% discount on Bulldogs merchandise
For more information or to register, contact Brianne Whitty at 905-777-2368 or brianne.whitty@hamiltonbulldogs.com .
BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE
Fans can get all their Bulldogs merchandise during home games at the "Dawg House" store, located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum. There are several great items fans can purchase to show off their Bulldogs pride, including hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers and other select novelty items.
LISTEN LIVE ON HAMILTON'S AM 900 CHML
Listen to all Bulldogs regular season and post-season games live on Hamilton's AM 900 CHML or on www.900chml.com . Veteran Play-By-Play Announcer Derek Wills calls the action for all regular season and post-season games and is joined by Colour Commentator Al Craig for all home games and select away games. Every broadcast on AM 900 CHML features a half hour pre-game show hosted by Rick Zamperin and half hour post-game show hosted by Matt Holmes.
WATCH LIVE ON AHL LIVE
Watch the Bulldogs while they're on the road with AHL Live! Now you can watch all the best hockey action from wherever you are...live on your computer. AHL Live online is the only place where you can catch every game, from every AHL team, all season long! Visit www.ahllive.com for more information.
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