Bulldogs game notes
January 6, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
The Hamilton Bulldogs (14-23-0-2) will look to their second straight game tonight when they face the Peoria Rivermen (17-14-1-1) for the second and final time this season. In the first ever meeting between these two teams on Saturday, December 31 at Peoria, the Rivermen defeated the Bulldogs by a score of 5-1.
Hamilton has 30 points this season and sits two points back of the sixth place Cleveland Barons in the North Division. Peoria has 36 points and is in a fourth place tie with the Iowa Stars in the West Division.
BULLDOGS NOTES
- LW Lucas Lawson became the first Bulldog to score on a penalty shot at home when he beat Griffins goaltender Joey MacDonald in the first period of Hamilton's 4-1 victory over Grand Rapids on January 4. It was Lawson's first goal as a Bulldog and his second point in as many games.
- C Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal in 10 games when he potted the game-winner against the Griffins.
- D James Sanford has two multipoint performances in his last three games, posting four points (2g,2a).
- D Mathieu Roy has collected six points (1g,5a) in his last four games.
- The Bulldogs scored two shorthanded goals in one game for the first time this season as Lawson and C Marc-Antoine Pouliot each had a goal with the Dogs on the penalty kill against Grand Rapids.
BULLDOGS VS. RIVERMEN THIS SEASON
Dec. 31 Hamilton Bulldogs at Peoria Rivermen (8:00 p.m.) - 5-1 L
Jan. 6 Peoria Rivermen at Hamilton Bulldogs (7:30 p.m.)
BULLDOGS LAST GAME
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 - GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS 4
BULLDOGS GOALS - Lucas Lawson, Maxim Lapierre, James Sanford, Marc-Antoine Pouliot
GRIFFINS GOALS - Valtteri Filppula
GOALTENDING - Hamilton - Yann Danis (32sh, 31sv) / Grand Rapids - Joey MacDonald (24sh, 21sv)
POWER PLAY - Hamilton 1-5 / Grand Rapids 0-8
ALUMNI NOTES
- C Chris Higgins (1g,1a), RW Andrei Kostitsyn (1g), RW Michael Ryder (1g), and D Francis Bouillon (1a) each had at least one point in the Canadiens' 5-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils last night.
BULLDOGS BATTLE MOOSE TOMORROW
Hamilton returns to action tomorrow night, Saturday, January 7, when the Manitoba Moose make their first visit of the season to Copps Coliseum. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
BULLDOGS TICKETS
Hamilton Bulldogs tickets are on sale now! Individual game tickets are available at Copps Coliseum Box Office (in-person sales only), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.ca or at Sports Obsession in Jackson Square. For group ticket information visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or call (905) 529-8500 or 1-866-DOGS-TIX.
LISTEN TO BULLDOGS GAMES LIVE
Fans can listen to every Hamilton Bulldogs game this season on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, Hamilton's 820 CHAM "The Legend". Fans can also listen to every game on-line at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com. To listen online, click on the Bulldogs Action 820 CHAM Listen Live' Icon on the Dogs website. Ellery Award winning broadcaster Derek Wills will provide the play-by-play call of all 80 regular season games with Al Craig providing the colour commentary for home games and select road games.
TONIGHT IN THE AHL
Syracuse at Albany (7:00 p.m.)
Portland at Hartford (7:00 p.m.)
Rochester at Binghamton (7:05 p.m.)
Milwaukee at Cleveland (7:05 p.m.)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m.)
Manchester at Providence (7:05 p.m.)
Lowell at Norfolk (7:15 p.m.)
Manitoba at Toronto (7:30 p.m.)
Hershey at Bridgeport (7:35 p.m.)
Chicago at Omaha (8:00 p.m.)
Grand Rapids at Houston (8:35 p.m.)
ALL TIMES ET
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