Weekly: Family Day Game Marks Start of Four-Game Week for Bulldogs

February 16, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


The Hamilton Bulldogs will play four games this week, including a special 1:00 p.m. start for a Family Day game, and three games in three nights, highlighted by the Bulldogs' second home game of the season in Montreal, Quebec on Friday.

On Monday, February 17th, the Bulldogs will host the San Antonio Rampage (American Hockey League affiliate of the Florida Panthers) at FirstOntario Centre at 1:00 p.m. in their first of four meetings between the teams this year.

On Friday, February 21st, Hamilton will return to Montreal for their second and final game this season at Bell Centre when they take on the Binghamton Senators (AHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators) for the second time in 2013-2014 at 7:30 p.m. In their first meeting, Hamilton captured a 5-4 win in overtime.

On Saturday, February 22nd, the Bulldogs will visit Rochester, New York for a match up against the division-rival Americans (AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres) at 7:05 p.m. Hamilton has a 2-4-0 record against Rochester so far this season.

On Sunday, February 23rd, Hamilton will welcome the Rampage to FirstOntario Centre for a 3:00 p.m. start for the second game between the two teams this week and final match up between them in Hamilton this season.

THIS WEEK'S GAME SCHEDULE / BROADCASTS (All times Eastern)

Monday, February 17th vs. San Antonio Rampage, FirstOntario Centre, 1:00 p.m. - AM 900 CHML (12:30 pre-game)

Friday, February 21st vs. Binghamton Senators, Bell Centre, 7:30 p.m. - TSN 690, AM 900 CHML (7:00 pre-game)

Saturday, February 22nd at Rochester Americans, Blue Cross Arena, 7:05 p.m. - TSN 690, AM 900 CHML (6:30 pre-game)

Sunday, February 23rd vs. San Antonio Rampage, FirstOntario Centre, 3:00 p.m. - TSN 690, AM 900 CHML (2:30 pre-game)

BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE

Record: 22-22-1-4, 49 points ... Home: 10-12-1-3, 24 points ... Road: 12-10-0-1, 25 points ... Standings: 3rd North Division, 12th Western Conference ... Last 10 games: 3-6-1-0 ... Longest winning streak: 6 (December 26th - January 10th) ... Longest losing streak: 6 (November 2nd - November 15th) ... Leading scorers: F Martin St. Pierre (46 GP 8-26-34), F Sven Andrighetto (37 GP 12-15-27), F Mike Blunden (42 GP 10-12-22) ... Goaltenders: Robert Mayer (17 GP 5-10-2, 3.03 GAA, .901 Save %, 0 SO), Dustin Tokarski (32 GP 16-12-2, 2.36 GAA, .919 Save %, 1 SO) ... Power play - Home: 15-for-116, 12.9 per cent, 28th AHL ... Road: 17-for-108, 15.7 per cent, T-14th AHL ... Overall: 32-for-224, 14.3 per cent, 27th AHL ... Penalty killing - Home: 19-for-128, 85.2 per cent, 11th AHL ... Road: 25-for-125, 80.0 per cent, 17th AHL ... Overall: 44-for-253, 82.6 per cent, 15th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.45 ... Goals against per game: 2.90

OPPONENTS AT A GLANCE

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE (Affiliation: Florida Panthers) - Head Coach: Tom Rowe ... Record: 21-21-3-5, 50 points ... Home: 13-7-3-2, 31 points ... Road: 8-14-0-3, 19 points ... Standings: 4th West Division, 11th Western Conference ... Leading scorer: F Vincent Trocheck (47 GP 14-20-34) ... Leading goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (24 GP 10-10-3, 2.73 GAA, .914 Save %, 1 SO) ... Power play: 35-for-223, 15.7 per cent, 23rd AHL ... Penalty killing: 50-for-246, 78.9 per cent, 26th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.78 ... Goals against per game: 3.04 ... Last 10 games: 6-0-2-2 ... All-time series: 11-5-0-0 ... Last season: 1-1-0-0 ... This season: 0-0-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Quinton Howden (Florida, 2010), D Ryan Whitney (Pittsburgh, 2002), D Dylan Olsen (Chicago, 2009) ... Ontario-born players: F Jon Matsumoto (Ottawa), F Jared Gomes (Brampton), F Eric Selleck (Spencerville), F John McFarland (Richmond Hill), F Garrett Wilson (Elmvale), F Ryan Martindale (Oshawa), D Michael Caruso (Mississauga)

BINGHAMTON SENATORS (Affiliation: Ottawa Senators) - Head Coach: Luke Richardson ... Record: 31-15-1-3, 66 points ... Home: 17-6-1-3, 38 points ... Road: 14-9-0-0, 28 points ... Standings: 1st East Division, 3rd Eastern Conference ... Leading scorer: F Mike Hoffman (48 GP 27-36-63) ... Leading goaltender: Nathan Lawson (26 GP 15-6-0, 2.68 GAA, .917 Save %, 0 SO) ... Power play: 54-for-237, 22.8 per cent, 3rd AHL ... Penalty killing: 49-for-253, 80.6 per cent, 21st AHL ... Goals for per game: 3.82 ... Goals against per game: 3.06 ... Last 10 games: 6-3-1-0 ... All-time series: 15-9-1-1-1 ... Last season: 0-2-0-0 ... This season: 1-0-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Matt Puempel (Ottawa, 2011), F Jim O'Brien (Ottawa, 2007) ... Ontario-born players: F Matt Puempel (Essex), F Corey Cowick (Gloucester), F Mike Hoffman (Kitchener), F Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Ottawa), D Mark Borowiecki (Kanata), G Scott Greenham (Addison)

ROCHESTER AMERICANS (Affiliation: Buffalo Sabres) - Head Coach: Chadd Cassidy ... Record: 25-18-3-3, 56 points ... Home: 15-7-1-2, 33 points ... Road: 10-11-2-1, 23 points ... Standings: 2nd North Division, 8th Eastern Conference ... Leading scorer: F Luke Adam (35 GP 21-16-37) ... Leading goaltender: Nathan Lieuwen (22 GP 12-7-1, 2.48 GAA, .920 Save %, 2 SO) ... Power play: 42-for-221, 19.0 per cent, 11th AHL ... Penalty killing: 45-for-234, 80.8 per cent, 20th AHL ... Goals for per game: 2.94 ... Goals against per game: 2.82 ... Last 10 games: 7-3-0-0 ... All-time series: 74-82-7-0-7 ... Last season: 2-9-0-1 ... This season: 2-4-0-0 ... First-round NHL picks: F Colton Gillies (Minnesota, 2007), F Joel Armia (Buffalo, 2011), D Mark Pysyk (Buffalo, 2010), D Rasmus Ristolainen (Buffalo, 2013) ... Ontario-born players: F Mike Zigomanis (Toronto), F Phil Varone (Vaughan), F Alex Hutchings (Burlington), F Dan Catenacci (Newmarket), F Brayden Irwin (Toronto), F Jamie Tardif (Welland), D Nick Crawford (Caledon), G Matt Hackett (London)

TRANSACTIONS

February 10th - D Myles Harvey released from professional try out

INJURY REPORT

F Rob Czarnik - Flu-like symptoms - Day-to-day

D Morgan Ellis - Upper body - Day-to-day

PRACTICE / MORNING SKATE SCHEDULE (Subject to change)

Monday, February 17th: No morning skate

Tuesday, February 18th: Practice - 12:10 (Mohawk 4 Ice Centre, Hamilton)

Wednesday, February 19th: Travel day

Thursday, February 20th: Practice - 11:00 a.m. (Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec)

Friday, February 21st: Morning skate - 10:00 a.m. (Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec)

Saturday, February 22nd: Morning skate - 11:15 a.m. (Rochester, New York)

Sunday, February 23rd: No morning skate

Monday, February 24th: Off day

Note: Practices and morning skates are closed to the public, unless otherwise specified.

WEEK-IN-REVIEW (February 10th - February 16th)

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 - FARJESTAD BK 2 @ AHL ALL-STARS 7

Mile One Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

AHL All-Stars Goals: Matt Hoffman, Ryan Strome (2), Ben Street*, Travis Morin, Brandon Pirri (2)

Farjestad BK Goals : Magnus Nygren, Rickard Wallin

Goaltending: AHL All-Stars: Jake Allen (0 GA, 14 SV), Dustin Tokarski (2 GA, 20 SV) / Farjestad BK: Pekka Tuokkola (3 GA, 10 SV), Frederik Pettersson-Wentzel (4 GA, 13 SV)

Power Play: AHL All-Stars: 0-for-0 / Farjestad BK: 0-for-1

* - Game-winning goal

Hamilton Bulldogs goaltender Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves on 22 shots in almost 32 minutes of action as the American Hockey League All-Stars dropped the Swedish Hockey League's Farjestad BK 7-2 in the 2014 AHL All-Star Game at Mile One Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The game was the first international contest in AHL All-Star history.

Saturday, February 15th, 2014 - TEXAS 3 @ HAMILTON 2 (OT)

FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Goals: Nick Tarnasky, Louis Leblanc

Texas Goals: Travis Morin, Curtis McKenzie, Chris Mueller*

Goaltending: Hamilton: Dustin Tokarski (3 GA, 44 SV) / Texas: Cristopher Nilstorp (2 GA, 25 SV)

Power Play: Hamilton: 0-for-5 / Texas: 2-for-5

* - Game-winning goal

The Hamilton Bulldogs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, but couldn't stave off a potent Texas Stars attack as the Stars fired 47 shots on Bulldogs' netminder Dustin Tokarski to force their way back into the contest before edging Hamilton 3-2 in overtime at FirstOntario Centre on Saturday evening.

MOLSON CUP - THREE STARS LEADERS

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

Player Points

1. Dustin Tokarski 33

2. Sven Andrighetto 28

T3. Mike Blunden 22

T3. Gabriel Dumont 22

5. Martin St. Pierre 13

T6. Patrick Holland 11

T6. Louis Leblanc 11

T8. Greg Pateryn 9

T8. Nathan Beaulieu 9

T10. Joonas Nattinen 7

T10. Christian Thomas 7

T12. Stephen MacAulay 5

T12. Robert Mayer 5

T14. Magnus Nygren 3

T14. Nick Tarnasky 3

T14. Justin Courtnall 3

T17. Akim Aliu 1

T17. Joel Chouinard 1

T17. Maxime Macenauer 1

THE DAN LAWRIE INSURANCE PREMIUM PLAYER OF THE GAME

(10 pts - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

Player Points

T1. Louis Leblanc 40

T1. Dustin Tokarski 40

T1. Gabriel Dumont 40

T1. Jarred Tinordi 40

T5. Greg Pateryn 30

T5. Nathan Beaulieu 30

T5. Christian Thomas 30

T5. Sven Andrighetto 30

T5. Mike Blunden 30

T5. Maxime Macenauer 30

T5. Stefan Fournier 30

T12. Justin Courtnall 20

T12. Nick Tarnasky 20

T12. Patrick Holland 20

T15. Robert Mayer 10

T15. Akim Aliu 10

T15. Steve Quailer 10

T15. Morgan Ellis 10

T15. Joonas Nattinen 10

T15. Martin St. Pierre 10

FAMILY DAY GAME

The Bulldogs will host the San Antonio Rampage in a special 1:00 p.m. start at FirstOntario Centre for Family Day on Monday, February 17th. The game will be sponsored by Fortinos, where you can purchase $12 blue-section tickets at any of their Hamilton area locations.

DSKATE NIGHT / JDRF JERSEY AUCTION

The last group of the Dskate Night / JDRF specialty jerseys worn by the Bulldogs on January 18th will be auctioned off on Monday, February 17th. Bids can be submitted by visiting the Bulldogs Foundation booth behind section 114. All proceeds from the auction and raffle will go to JDRF.

The final group of jerseys includes:

Nick Tarnasky

Jarred Tinordi

Louis Leblanc

Gabriel Dumont

Dustin Tokarski

Christian Thomas

BOWLING WITH THE DAWGS

Meet and bowl with your favourite Hamilton Bulldogs players at Bowling With The Dawgs on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:15 p.m. at Splitsville Entertainment, 1525 Stone Church Road East, Hamilton. Bowling With The Dawgs is a fundraising event presented by the Bulldogs Foundation and Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club in support of the Dawgs Breakfast Program. Please contact Brianne Whitty at 905-777-2368 or brianne.whitty@hamiltonbulldogs.com for more information or to register

a group. Space is limited, so register today!

DOG BITES ON Y108

Dog Bites will return to Y108 on Tuesday, February 18th when defenceman Morgan Ellis will join the morning show between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. to discuss all things Bulldogs!

HAMILTON BULLDOGS HOCKEY HOUR

Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour is an interactive one-hour radio show on AM 900 CHML co-hosted by Hamilton Bulldogs Play-By-Play Announcer Derek Wills and Colour Commentator Al Craig. It consists of segments such as week-in-reviews, week-in-previews and live interviews with Hamilton Bulldogs coaches and players. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25th.

During each show, fans have an opportunity to ask guests questions on the air, get autographs and win prizes. The show is hosted at Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar, located at 2 King Street West inside Jackson Square in Hamilton. The restaurant offers 50 per cent off pizza with a beer purchase during show time.

The scheduled dates of Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour shows for the rest of the 2013-2014 season are as follows:

- Tuesday, February 25th

- Monday, March 3rd

- Tuesday, March 11th

- Tuesday, March 18th

TICKET INFORMATION

Hamilton Bulldogs flex tickets, group tickets and 2014-2015 season tickets are on sale now. Starting as low as $140 for a 10-ticket flex 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 FirstOntario Centre Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or by calling 1-866-DOGS-TIX or 905-529-8500.

GOING FOR GOLD

Purchase a Gold Flex 10-Pack between February 12th and February 19th, 2014 and receive a second one FREE if one of the Canadian Women's or Men's Olympic teams wins gold in Sochi. For full details, call 1-866-DOGS-TIX or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

PIONEER BONUS BUCKS TICKET DEAL

The Hamilton Bulldogs are pleased to offer Pioneer Bonus Bucks Holders, family and friends an exclusive 50 per cent discount on 2014 Red Zone seats for any regular season Bulldogs home game! Tickets are subject to availability. To secure your ticket discount, please follow these steps: visit dp_Artist_Image, select a home game and use the promo code "Pioneer".

SATURDAY FAMILY PACK

For all The New 953 Fresh FM and Maple Lodge Farms Family Night Saturday games, the Bulldogs offer a special ticket and meal combo. For as low as $20, you will receive a ticket, a hot dog, chips and a pop. This offer is valid on purchases of three to nine tickets only. Call 1-866-DOGS-TIX to purchase tickets.

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 (helmets strongly recommended). 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 FirstOntario Centre. 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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