The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will travel to Peoria to battle the Rivermen (AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues) on Friday, October 16^th at 8:00 p.m. EST. The 'Dogs will close out the week with a match-up in Chicago against the Wolves (AHL affiliate of the Atlanta Thrashers) on Saturday, October 17^th at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Last week, Hamilton hosted their first home game of the season defeating the Rockford IceHogs 3-0 in front of 6,187 fans at Copps Coliseum.

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Friday, October 9^th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 3 vs. ROCKFORD ICEHOGS 0

Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON

Hamilton Goals: Ryan White, Tom Pyatt, Andrew Conboy

Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (W - 38 shots, 38 saves) / Rockford - Corey Crawford (L - 41 shots, 38 saves)

Power Play: Hamilton 1-6 / Rockford 0-6

Attendance: 6,187

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:

(As of Tuesday, October 13^th)

BULLDOGS NOTES:

Ø  The Bulldogs earned a shutout in their home opener of the season for the second year in a row with a 3-0 victory over the Rockford IceHogs.

Ø  Friday's game marked the first time D Marc-Andre Bergeron skated with the Bulldogs since the 2003 Calder Cup Finals. Bergeron earned two assists in the game.

Ø  D Yannick Weber was assigned to the Bulldogs from the Montreal Canadiens yesterday. Weber played in three games with the Canadiens but was held pointless.

Ø  LW Andrew Conboy recorded his first-career AHL goal in Friday's 3-0 win.

UPCOMING GAMES:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16^TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PEORIA RIVERMEN -8:00 P.M - PEORIA CIVIC CENTER

Ø  This will be the first of two meetings between the clubs this season

Ø  Peoria currently ranks fourth in the West Division with a record of 2-1-0-0

Ø  The Bulldogs spilt two games with the Rivermen last season, finishing with a 1-1-0-0 record

Ø  Hamilton will be looking to improve on a 2-6-0-0-0 all-time record against Peoria

Ø  D Jonas Junland (3-1-4) is leading the Rivermen's attack this season with four points in three games

Ø  There are five Ontario natives currently on the Peoria roster: LW Chris Porter (Thunder Bay), C Julian Talbot (Wahnapitae), RW Anthony Peluso (North York), Brendan Bell (Ottawa), G Danny Battochio (Sudbury)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17^TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ CHICAGO WOLVES - 8:00 P.M - ALLSTATE ARENA

Ø  Saturday's game will be the first of four meetings this season between the squads

Ø  Chicago is in seventh place in the West Division with a record of 0-3-0-0

Ø  The Bulldogs prevailed in both contests with the Wolves last season, earning a record of 2-0-0-0

Ø  The all-time series between the clubs currently sits with the Bulldogs holding a 9-7-0-2-0 record

Ø  C Johnny Pohl (1-1-2), LW Brett Sterling (1-1-2), D Jamie Hunt (0-2-2), and C Jason Krog (0-2-2) are currently leading the Wolves' attack this season, each scoring two points in the team's first three games

Ø  There are just two Ontario natives currently on Chicago's roster: D Mike Vernace (Toronto), D Scott Lehman (Windsor)

ALUMNI WATCH:

There are over 40 former Bulldogs on 2009-2010 National Hockey League starting rosters. Over 60 percent of all former 'Dogs have played in at least one NHL game. Here are a few highlights and accomplishments of ex-'Dogs from this past week:

Ø  Columbus G Mathieu Garon stopped all 36 shots he faced and picked up his first shutout of the season as the Blue Jackets beat Phoenix 2-0 (Oct. 10)

Ø  Edmonton RW Zack Stortini notched his first two goals of the season - one on the power play - as the Oilers beat-up on the Predators 6-1 (Oct. 12)

Ø  Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll had two assists and was a combined +2 with 4 shots on goal in wins over Minnesota (Oct. 8) and the New York Islanders (Oct. 12)

Ø  Boston RW Michael Ryder scored a goal and added an assist while finishing +1 with three shots on net as the Bruins were defeated by Colorado (Oct. 12)

Ø  Columbus LW Jason Chimera scored a goal, and had 4 shots on net as San Jose beat the Blue Jackets (Oct. 8)

Ø  Edmonton C Shawn Horcoff scored a goal, was +1, and had two shots on net in a win over Nashville (Oct. 12)

Ø  Chicago G Cristobal Huet outlasted Colorado G Craig Anderson in a shootout that saw 18 attempts by shooters and guided the Blackhawks to a hard-fought 4-3 comeback victory (Oct. 10)

Ø  Dallas C Mike Ribeiro continued his strong start to the 2009-2010 campaign as he collected four points on two goals and two assists, and was a combined +3 with 7 shots on goal in a win over Calgary (Oct. 9) and a shootout loss to Vancouver (Oct. 11)

Ø  Edmonton LW Jean-Francois Jacques picked up a goal and had three shots on net in a win over Montreal (Oct. 10), then added an assist and finished +1 in a win over Nashville (Oct. 12)

Ø  Nashville G Dan Ellis made 22 saves to lead the Predators to a win over Colorado (Oct. 8)

Ø  Atlanta D Ron Hainsey scored a goal, and was +1 with three shots on net in a loss to Ottawa (Oct. 10)

Ø  Edmonton G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers stopped 40 of Nashville's 41 shots to backstop the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Predators (Oct. 12)

Ø  Columbus LW Raffi Torres had one goal in a 6-3 loss to San Jose (Oct. 8)

Ø  Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn scored the Canadiens' only goal, and did so on the power play, as Vancouver triumphed 7-1 (Oct. 7)

TUNE IN TO Every Game on the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network AND CABLE 14:

Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 'TALK 820'. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or 'TALK 820' icon on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. Ellery Award-winning broadcaster Derek Wills calls the play-by-play of all 80 regular season games, while Al Craig provides the colour commentary for all home games and select road games.

In addition Cable 14 will air live broadcasts 13 of club's 38 home games at Copps Coliseum. In a joint venture with Mohawk College, Cable 14 will also broadcast the 25 Hamilton Bulldogs' home games not being shown live in their entirety as 'Dogs-in-an-Hour at 11:00 p.m. on the night of the game. 

Cable 14 will also carry Rogers Television's live coverage of six Hamilton Bulldogs versus Toronto Marlies games at Ricoh Coliseum.

For a full listing of all the games broadcast on Cable 14 follow this link: http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/page/broadcast_1019#Live%20Broadcast%20Schedule

GET YOUR TICKETS!:

Hamilton Bulldogs season tickets, flex tickets, min pack tickets, group tickets and tickets are now on sale! Individual game tickets are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets and online at ticketmaster.ca or call 905-527-7666. For information on season tickets, flex tickets, mini pack tickets and group tickets visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-364-7849.

GET YOUR BULLDOGS MERCHANDISE AT THE "DAWG HOUSE":
Fans can purchase Bulldogs merchandise during all home games at the "Dawg House" store located behind section 114 on the concourse level at Copps Coliseum.

In the store, fans can find hats, t-shirts, jackets, replica jerseys, foam fingers, foam 'Bone Heads', and other select novelty items for sale.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16^TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ PEORIA RIVERMEN -8:00 P.M. EST - PEORIA CIVIC CENTER

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17^TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ CHICAGO WOLVES - 8:00 P.M. EST - ALLSTATE ARENA

MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:

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

FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:
(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)

HAMILTON BULLDOGS TEAM STATISTICS:

(As of Tuesday, October 13^th, 2009)