March 07, 2008
HAMILTON 0 MANITOBA 2
HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Bulldogs were shutout 2-0 by the Manitoba Moose on Friday night at Copps Coliseum. With the loss, the ‘Dogs record falls to 31-24-2-5 on the campaign.
After a scoreless opening frame, the Moose broke the stalemate at 4:03 of the second period when Colby Genoway picked up a rebound and buried a power-play marker to make it 1-0. Shaun Heshka and Michael Grabner assisted Genoway’s 12th goal of the season.
At 14:25 of the middle stanza, the Bulldogs appeared to have tied the game 1-1 on a blast by Marvin Degon. However, Eric Manlow was called for goaltender interference on the play and the goal was waived off.
On the ensuing power play, Jason Jaffray increased the Moose lead to 2-0 at the 15:39 mark of the second frame with his 18th tally of the campaign. Heshka, earning his second point of the night, and Brad Moran tallied helpers on the goal.
Despite outshooting Manitoba 12-to-9 in the third period, Hamilton couldn’t mount a comeback and the score remained 2-0.
Between the pipes, Yann Danis turned aside 30 of the 32 shots he faced in a losing effort for the Bulldogs, while Cory Schneider recorded a 24-save shutout for the Moose.
Hamilton was 0-for-7 with the man advantage, while Manitoba went 2-for-4 on the power play.
MOOSE @ BULLDOGS PHOTO GALLERY
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Sunday, March 9th at 4:00 p.m. when they take on the Manitoba Moose in a rematch of tonight’s game at Copps Coliseum. 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.
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.
Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
(no scoring)
2nd Period:
1. MTB – Colby Genoway-12 (Shaun Heshka, Michael Grabner) – 4:03 (pp)
2. MTB – Jason Jaffray-18 (Shaun Heshka, Brad Moran) – 15:39 (pp)
3rd Period:
(no scoring)
Scoring:
Hamilton: 0-0-0--0
Manitoba: 0-2-0--2
Shots:
Hamilton: 9-3-12--24
Manitoba: 6-17-9--32
Goaltending:
Hamilton: Yann Danis (32 shots, 30 saves)
Manitoba: Cory Schneider (24 shots, 24 saves)
Power Play:
Hamilton: 0-for-5
Manitoba: 2-for-4
Attendance: 3,914
Three Stars:
1. MTB – Shaun Heshka (0g, 2a, 2pts, 2 shots)
2. MTB – Cory Schneider (24 shots, 24 saves)
3. MTB – Jason Jaffray (1g, 0a, 1pt, 3 shots)
Flamboro Downs Workhorse of the Game: Kyle Chipchura (0g, 0a, 0pts, 4 shots)
