March 09, 2008
HAMILTON 1 MANITOBA 3
HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Bulldogs dropped their third straight game on Sunday afternoon with a 3-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose at Copps Coliseum. With the loss, the ‘Dogs record falls to 31-25-2-5 on the campaign.
Matt D’Agostini opened the scoring for Hamilton at 3:10 of the first period when his wrist shot from the top of the face-off circle eluded goaltender Cory Schneider. D’Agostini’s goal, his 18th of the season, was assisted by Brock Trotter and Eric Manlow and ended Manitoba’s shutout streak at 130:33.
The Moose evened the score 1-1 at 9:47 of the opening frame when Michael Grabner tipped home his 16th marker of the season. Colby Genoway and Maxime Fortunus earned helpers on the play.
At 3:51 of the second period, Manitoba took a 2-1 lead when Fortunus notched his fifth tally of the campaign. Brad Moran and Nolan Baumgartner drew helpers on the power-play goal.
Grabner put the game on ice for the Moose with his second tally of the night at 15:20 of the final stanza. Genoway, picking up his second assist of the night, and former Bulldog Danny Groulx earned helpers on the 3-1 goal.
Between the pipes, Yann Danis turned aside 14 of the 17 shots he faced in a losing effort for the Bulldogs, while Cory Schneider made 13 saves on 14 shots to register the win for the Moose.
Hamilton went 0-for-3 on the power play, while Manitoba went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
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The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, March 11th at 8:00 p.m. when they travel to Milwaukee to take on the Admirals at the Bradley Center. Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game 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.
The ‘Dogs return home to Copps Coliseum on Friday, March 21st when they host the Toronto Marlies at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for all ‘Dogs home games 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 or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. HAM – Matt D’Agostini-18 (Brock Trotter, Eric Manlow) – 3:10
2. MTB – Michael Grabner-16 (Colby Genoway, Maxime Fortunus) – 9:47
2nd Period:
3. MTB – Maxime Fortunus-5 (Brad Moran, Nolan Baumgartner) – 3:51 (pp)
3rd Period:
4. MTB – Michael Grabner-17 (Colby Genoway, Danny Groulx) – 15:20
Scoring:
Hamilton: 1-0-0--1
Manitoba: 1-1-1--3
Shots:
Hamilton: 6-4-4--14
Manitoba: 7-7-3--17
Goaltending:
Hamilton: Yann Danis (17 shots, 14 saves)
Manitoba: Cory Schneider (14 shots, 13 saves)
Power Play:
Hamilton: 0-for-3
Manitoba: 1-for-5
Attendance: 3,794
Three Stars:
1. MTB - Maxime Fortunus (1g, 1a, 2pts, +1, 1 shots)
2. MTB - Michael Grabner (2g, 0a, 2pts, +1, 5 shots)
3. MTB - Colby Genoway (0g, 2a, 2pts, +2, 0 shots)
Flamboro Downs Workhorse of the Game: Eric Manlow (0g, 1a, 1pt, +1, 0 shots)
