The Hamilton Bulldogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens) will play host to the Manitoba Moose (AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks) for the second straight night with a game at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Copps Coliseum. The 'Dogs will then travel to San Antonio to battle the Rampage (AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes) on Friday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Bulldogs will close out the week with a match-up against the Texas Stars (AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars) on October 24th at 8:00 p.m. EST at Cedar Park Center.
Last week, Hamilton held a 2-0-1-0 record. The 'Dogs defeated the Peoria Rivermen in overtime 4-3 on Friday, October 16th before downing the Chicago Wolves 5-4 on Saturday, October 17th. The Bulldogs dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the Manitoba Moose on Octoer 19th but extended their point streak to five games with the loss.
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Friday, October 16th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4 @ PEORIA 3 (OT)
Carver Arena - Peoria, IL
Hamilton Goals: Mathieu Darche (2), Ben Maxwell, Tom Pyatt
Peoria Goals: Jonas Junland, Chris Porter, Yan Stastny
Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (W - 23 shots, 20 saves) / Peoria - Ben Bishop (L - 32 shots, 28 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 1-5 / Peoria 1-2
Attendance: 3,204
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 - HAMILTON BULLDOGS 5 @ CHICAGO WOLVES 4
Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL
Hamilton Goals: Brock Trotter, Sergei Kostitsyn (2), Ben Maxwell, Ryan Russell
Chicago Goals: Andrew Kozek (2), Joey Crabb, Matt Anderson
Goaltending: Hamilton - Cedrick Desjardins (W - 34 shots, 30 saves) / Chicago - Drew MacIntyre (L - 27 shots, 22 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-5 / Chicago 2-6
Attendance: 7,313
Monday, October 19th, 2009 - MANITOBA MOOSE 2 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 1 (OT)
Copps Coliseum - Hamilton, ON
Hamilton Goals: Ryan Russell
Manitoba Goals: Sergei Shirokov, Nolan Baumgartner
Goaltending: Hamilton - Curtis Sanford (L - 18 shots, 16 saves) / Manitoba - Cory Schneider (W - 32 shots, 31 saves)
Power Play: Hamilton 0-7 / Manitoba 0-4
Attendance: 2,350
NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:
(As of Tuesday, October 20th)
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
PTS |
PCT |
GF |
GA |
|
1. |
Manitoba Moose |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
.667 |
26 |
25 |
|
2. |
Rochester Americans |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
.750 |
21 |
17 |
|
3. |
Abbotsford Heat |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
.750 |
23 |
21 |
|
4. |
Hamilton Bulldogs |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
.800 |
15 |
12 |
|
5. |
Toronto Marlies |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
.500 |
14 |
18 |
|
6. |
Lake Erie Monsters |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
.333 |
13 |
19 |
|
7. |
Grand Rapid Griffins |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.200 |
11 |
20 |
BULLDOGS NOTES:
Ø C Ryan Russell is currently on a three-game point streak that has seen the forward post two goals and two assists.
Ø The Bulldogs had a three-game winning streak snapped last night but extended their point streak to five games with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Moose.
Ø D Marc-Andre Bergeron was recalled to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, October 18th. The blueliner is currently leading the 'Dogs in points with six assists.
Ø D Shawn Belle was assigned to Hamilton on Sunday, October 18th after participating in the Habs' first two home games of the season.
UPCOMING GAMES:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. MANITOBA MOOSE - 7:30 PM - COPPS COLISEUM
Ø This will be the second of eight meetings between the North Division rivals this season, concluding the first of three two-game series between the two teams
Ø Manitoba currently sits in first place in the North Division with a record of 6-3-0-0
Ø The Bulldogs won the season series last year, finishing with a 4-3-1-0 record
Ø Hamilton will be looking to add to a 41-21-5-1-1 all-time regular season record against Manitoba
Ø Forward Sergei Shirokov (3-5-8) is currently leading the Moose with eight points
Ø There are two Ontario natives currently on the Manitoba roster: C Marco Rosa (Scarborough), G Daren Machesney (Hamilton)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE - 8:00 PM - AT&T CENTER
Ø Friday's game will be the first of two meetings this season between the squads
Ø San Antonio is currently the hottest team in the AHL, sitting in 1st place in the West Division with a record of 6-1-1 to go along with a league-high 33 goals
Ø The Bulldogs prevailed in both contests with the Rampage last season, earning a 2-0-0-0 record
Ø The all-time series between the clubs currently sits with the Bulldogs holding an 8-5-0-1-0 record
Ø Defenseman Sean Sullivan (2-8-10) is currently the top Rampage point-getter with ten points, followed by Kyle Turris (4-5-9) and Kevin Porter (2-7-9) who each have nine
Ø There are three Ontario natives currently on the San Antonio roster: LW Matt Beleskey (Windsor), LW Brett MacLean (London), and LW Ryan Donally (Tecumseh)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH- HAMILTON BULLDOGS@ TEXAS STARS- 8:00 pm- CEDAR PARK CENTER
Ø Saturday's game will be the first of two meetings between the teams this season
Ø Texas is second in the West Division with a record of 4-1-1-0
Ø This will be the Bulldogs' first ever meeting against the Stars as the team signed a limited agreement with the AHL on April 28, 2009
Ø RW Colton Scevior leads the Stars with five points (1-4-5) in six games. He also carries the best +/- rating on the team at +6
Ø There are three Ontario natives playing on Texas: LW Francis Wathier (St. Isidore), former Bulldog D Dan Jancevski (Windsor), and D Matt Stephenson (Midland)
ALUMNI WATCH:
There are over 40 former Bulldogs on 2009-2010 National Hockey League 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 Boston RW Michael Ryder had one assist and was +1 with a shot on goal as the Bruins shutout Dallas 3-0 (Oct. 16)
Ø Montreal C Tomas Plekanec scored 1 goal and 1 assist with 4 shots on net and a +1 rating as Colorado triumphed over the Canadiens (Oct. 15)
Ø Boston G Tim Thomas made 27 saves and earned his first shutout of the season as the Bruins blanked Dallas 3-0 (Oct. 16)
Ø Atlanta C Marty Reasoner finished with 1 assist and was +1 in a 4-2 win over New Jersey (Oct. 16)
Ø Toronto D Francois Beauchemin scored his first goal of the season and first in a Maple Leafs uniform, while adding 4 shots on goal as Colorado beat the Leafs 4-1 (Oct. 13)
Ø Los Angeles C Jarrett Stoll had one assist, was +1, and put-up 4 shots on net in a losing effort against Detroit (Oct. 15)
Ø Columbus LW Jason Chimera scored a goal, and had 4 shots on net in a win over Los Angeles (Oct. 17)
Ø Chicago G Cristobal Huet only needed to make 12 saves to get the win as the Blackhawks defeated Nashville 3-1 (Oct. 15)
Ø Dallas C Mike Ribeiro earned three more points last week as he put up two assists in a win over Nashville (Oct. 14), and added one goal in a victory against Chicago (Oct. 17)
Ø Edmonton LW Jean-Francois Jacques picked up 2 assists and was +1 in a win over Minnesota (Oct. 16)
Ø St. Louis G Ty Conklin made 26 saves and stood tall to earn the shutout, as the Blues beat Detroit 5-0 (Oct. 17)
Ø Columbus LW Raffi Torres had one goal in the Blue Jackets' 4-1 win over Los Angeles (Oct. 17)
Ø Montreal LW Andrei Kostitsyn collected 2 assists and 2 shots on net while finishing +1 in a loss to Colorado (Oct. 15)
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:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS vs. MANITOBA MOOSE - 7:30 PM - COPPS COLISEUM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE - 8:00 P.M - AT&T CENTER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - HAMILTON BULLDOGS @ TEXAS STARS - 8:00 pm - CEDAR PARK CENTER
MOLSON CUP - THREE STAR LEADERS:
(1st Star - 5pts, 2nd Star - 3pts, 3rd Star - 1pt)
|
Player : |
Points : |
|
1. Curtis Sanford |
6 |
|
2. Mathieu Darche |
5 |
|
2. Sergei Kostitsyn |
5 |
|
3. Ryan White |
3 |
|
4. Ryan Russell |
2 |
|
5. Ben Maxwell |
1 |
|
5. J.T. Wyman |
1 |
FLAMBORO DOWNS WORKHORSE OF THE GAME LEADERS:
(10 pts. - Hardest working Hamilton Bulldogs player)
|
Player: |
Points: |
|
1. Brock Trotter |
20 |
|
2. J.T. Wyman |
10 |
|
2. Marc-Andre Bergeron |
10 |
|
2. Cedrick Desjardins |
10 |
HAMILTON BULLDOGS TEAM STATISTICS:
(As of Tuesday, October 20th, 2009)
|
|
# |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
+/- |
PIM |
PP |
PPA |
SH |
SHA |
GW |
FG |
IG |
OT |
UA |
EN |
SOG |
SOA |
SOGW |
SO% |
Pt/G |
PIM/G |
Shots |
Sh% |
|
X |
47 |
Marc-Andre Bergeron |
D |
3 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
6 |
0.000 |
|
|
74 |
Sergei Kostitsyn |
RW |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
7 |
0.286 |
|
|
20 |
Ryan Russell |
C |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.80 |
0.00 |
13 |
0.154 |
|
|
19 |
Brock Trotter |
C |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.80 |
0.80 |
12 |
0.167 |
|
|
21 |
Mathieu Darche |
LW |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.60 |
0.40 |
24 |
0.083 |
|
|
27 |
Tommy Pyatt |
LW |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.60 |
0.40 |
8 |
0.250 |
|
|
10 |
J.T. Wyman |
RW |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.60 |
0.00 |
21 |
0.048 |
|
|
61 |
Andre Benoit |
D |
5 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.60 |
0.80 |
7 |
0.000 |
|
|
91 |
Ben Maxwell |
C |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.40 |
0.00 |
15 |
0.133 |
|
* |
12 |
Andrew Conboy |
LW |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
1 |
1.000 |
|
|
25 |
Ryan White |
C |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.40 |
1.40 |
9 |
0.111 |
|
* |
8 |
Maxime Lacroix |
LW |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.33 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.000 |
|
|
7 |
Yannick Weber |
D |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.33 |
2.00 |
5 |
0.000 |
|
|
72 |
Mathieu Carle |
D |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
6 |
0.000 |
|
|
15 |
Mike Glumac |
RW |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.20 |
1.00 |
13 |
0.000 |
|
* |
76 |
P.K. Subban |
D |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.20 |
2.40 |
9 |
0.000 |
|
|
30 |
Cedrick Desjardins |
G |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
|
44 |
Shawn Belle |
D |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
3 |
0.000 |
|
|
6 |
Chad Anderson |
D |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
1 |
0.000 |
|
|
1 |
Curtis Sanford |
G |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.000 |
|
|
29 |
Eric Neilson |
RW |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
3.80 |
1 |
0.000 |
|
* |
32 |
Frederic St. Denis |
D |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
4 |
0.000 |
|
|
|
BENCH |
|
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
|
5 |
15 |
26 |
41 |
18 |
77 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0.500 |
0.44 |
0.82 |
166 |
0.090 |
|
|
# |
Goalie |
GP |
MINS |
W |
L |
SOL |
SO |
EN |
GA |
GAA |
SOGP |
SOW |
SOL |
SOGA |
SOA |
SO% |
SA |
SVS |
SV% |
|
|
1 |
Curtis Sanford |
4 |
249 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1.69 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.200 |
108 |
101 |
0.935 |
|
|
30 |
Cedrick Desjardins |
1 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
34 |
30 |
0.882 |
|
|
|
TOTALS |
5 |
309 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2.14 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.200 |
142 |
131 |
0.923 |
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