March 20, 2008
HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Bulldogs announced today that forward Ryan Russell has been re-assigned by the Montreal Canadiens to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
Russell, 20, has appeared in 25 AHL games with Hamilton this season, notching two goals and an assist with a minus-6 rating and four penalty minutes. The 5-foot-10, 171-pound centreman made his AHL debut on October 7th, 2007 in Rochester versus the Americans, and tallied his first-career goal and point on December 27th, 2007 against the Manitoba Moose.
The native of Caroline, Alberta has also played three games with the Cyclones in the ECHL this season, registering an assist, six shots and a plus-1 rating.
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 21st when they host the Toronto Marlies 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.
