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Last week, the Hamilton Bulldogs couldn’t buy a goal to save their lives. This week? They couldn’t stop the puck. Despite scoring 13 goals in 4 games, the Bulldogs came away with a single W to show for it, despite having NHL netminder Cristobal Huet between the pipes.
Game Recaps:
1) Tuesday, November 22, 2005 – Omaha 4, Hamilton 1
Goal Scorers: Hamilton: Lemieux (3), Omaha: Myhres (3), Giordano (4), Taylor (2), Germyn (11)
Powerplays: Hamilton: 1/12, Omaha: 1/7
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 37, Omaha 18
3 Stars: 1) Krahn-OMA, 2) Giordano-OMA, 3) Cunning-OMA
Attendance: 3,031
2) Wednesday, November 23, 2005 – Chicago 4, Hamilton 2
Goal Scorers: Hamilton: Lambert (4), Pouliot (3), Chicago: Miller (1), Popovic (2), Sipotz (1), Stewart (3)
Powerplays: Hamilton: 1/10, Chicago: 1/4
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 33, Chicago 32
3 Stars: 1) Popovic-CHI, 2) Tarkki-CHI, 3) Doell-CHI
Attendance: 6,612
3) Friday, November 25, 2005 – Cleveland 6, Hamilton 5
Goal Scorers: Hamilton: Winchester (5), Lambert (5), Milroy (5), Hainsey (3), Lapierre (3), Cleveland: Clowe (1), Bernier (5), DiLauro (2), Joseph (4), Rissmiller (7), Murray (1)
Powerplays: Hamilton: 2/6, Cleveland: 3/10
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 29, Cleveland 28
3 Stars: 1) Clowe-CLE, 2) Hainsey-HAM, 3) Rissmiller-CLE
Attendance: 5,681
4) Saturday, November 26, 2005 – Hamilton 6, Grand Rapids 5 (SO)
Goal Scorers: Hamilton: Winchester 3 (6,7,8), Benoit (5), Kostitsyn (5), Grand Rapids: Helmer (4), Kopecky 2 (7,8), McDonell (2), Insana (1)
Powerplays: Hamilton: 4/10, Grand Rapids: 2/6
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 44, Grand Rapids 37
3 Stars: 1) Winchester-HAM, 2) Kopecky-GR, 3) Kostitsyn-HAM
Attendance: 5,398
Lineup Notes:
The Bulldogs had pretty much a full lineup this week, except for D Danny Syvret, who remains with the Edmonton Oilers. Cristobal Huet was with the team this week, but was recalled on Sunday. Yann Danis has been sent down, finally ending the goalie carousel.
D-man up to the Habs?
With the Habs opting not to appeal the suspension to Andrei Markov, that leaves the team with 6 d-men, one of which, Sheldon Souray, is not 100%. If he is unable to go, Montreal will have to recall a defender from the Bulldogs. Ron Hainsey will have to clear waivers if he is recalled anytime before the trade deadline, while Andre Benoit and James Sanford are not under contract with the team. That leaves J-P Cote, Johnathan Aitken, Jeff Paul, and Andrew Archer as eligible callups. Stay tuned.
Cheers and Jeers:
Cheers go out to:
The offense…this week, they came out much better, scoring 13 goals, and outshooting their opponents all 4 games.
W’s Brad Winchester and Andrei Kostitsyn, who had breakout games vs Grand Rapids. They needed to step up their production, and they did so…at least for 1 game.
Jeers go out to:
G Cristobal Huet, I know an ACL injury is tough (I know it all too well), but an 0-4 record in the AHL doesn’t exactly have Canadiens management full of confidence as your conditioning streak ends.
PP units, they woke up late, but going 2/22 in the first 2 games this week cost them big time.
Goalie Zone:
Instability simply is not a good thing, and it showed this week. With so many goalies going in and out, there’s no opportunity for some rhythm. Here’s hoping that the long-term return of Danis can help here.
| # | GOALIE | GP | W | L | SOL | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 31 | Olivier Michaud | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | .890 |
| 39 | Jeff Deslauriers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | .906 |
| 30 | Cristobal Huet | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | .862 |
| 35 | Yann Danis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .958 |
| 29 | Ty Conklin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 | .907 |
North Division Standings (as of Sunday games)
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | GF | GA |
| 1 | Grand Rapids | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 83 | 59 |
| 2 | Manitoba | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 55 |
| 3 | Rochester | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 82 | 71 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 59 | 60 |
| 5 | Cleveland | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 58 | 77 |
| 6 | Hamilton | 22 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 71 |
| 7 | Toronto | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 75 |
The Weekly Bulldogs Stat Pack:
Game Results:
November 22: Omaha 3, Hamilton 1 Scoresheet
November 23: Chicago 4, Hamilton 2 Scoresheet
November 25: Cleveland 6, Hamilton 5 Scoresheet
November 26: Hamilton 6, Grand Rapids 5 (SO) Scoresheet
Week Record: 1-3-0-0
Season Record: 8-13-0-1, 6th in division
Team Scoring Leaders:
| Weekly Scoring Leaders | Season Scoring Leaders |
Goals Assists Points | Goals Assists Points |
Weekly Scoring Summary:
1) Lemieux (Locke, Roy) PP
2) Lambert (Milroy)
3) Pouliot (Kostitsyn, Hainsey) PP
4) Winchester (Lemieux, Locke) PP
5) Hainsey (Pouliot, Kostitsyn)
6) Milroy (Lapierre, Smith)
7) Lapierre (unassisted) SH
8) Lambert (Hainsey, Benoit) PP
9) Kostitsyn (Winchester, Locke)
10) Winchester (Locke, Kostitsyn) PP
11) Winchester (Kostitsyn, Hainsey) PP
12) Benoit (Kostitsyn, Winchester) PP
13) Winchester (Locke, Roy)
Special Teams:
This Week:
Powerplay: 8/38 (21.1%)
Penalty Kill: 20/27 (74.1%)
Season:
Powerplay: 34/168 (20.2%)
Penalty Kill: 110/142 (77.5%)
Upcoming Schedule:
November 29: Hamilton vs Manitoba
November 30: Hamilton vs Manitoba
December 2: Toronto vs Hamilton
December 3: Hamilton vs Toronto
ECHL Report:
Weekly Results:
November 22: Long Beach 3, Bakersfield 2
November 25: San Diego 4, Long Beach 2
November 26: Long Beach 4, Phoenix 2
November 27: Long Beach 6, Victoria 3
Canadiens Prospect Stats:
W Jimmy Bonneau: 15 GP, 0-2-2, +3, 38 PIMS
*D James Sanford: 8 GP, 0-4-4, -4, 12 PIMS
C Cory Urquhart: 17 GP, 5-5-10, +1, 10 PIMS
D Kevin Lavallee: 1 GP, 1-0-1, -1, 0 PIMS
G Jaroslav Halak: 3 GP, 1-0 record, 1 shutout, 1.07 GAA, .957 SV%, 0 pts
G Olivier Michaud: 3 GP, 0-1-1 record, 2.50 GAA, .910 SV%, 0 pts
* under AHL contract with Hamilton
Upcoming Schedule:
December 2: Long Beach vs Alaska
December 3: Long Beach vs Alaska
December 4: Long Beach vs Phoenix
HabsWorld 3 Stars of the Week:
1) Brad Winchester (3)
2) Andrei Kostitsyn (2)
3) Jeff Deslauriers (1)
Monthly Standings:
| Player | Total |
| 1) Brad Winchester 2) Yann Danis 3) Cristobal Huet 4) Andrei Kostitsyn 5) Ron Hainsey 6) Francis Lemieux 7) Garth Murray 8) Jeff Deslauriers 9) Corey Locke 10) Michael Lambert | 6 |
Season Standings:
| Player | Total |
| 1) Brad Winchester 2) Andre Benoit 3) Ron Hainsey 4) Corey Locke 5) Yann Danis 6) Cristobal Huet 7) Andrei Kostitsyn 8) Jean-Francois Jacques 9) Marc-Antoine Pouliot 10) Francis Lemieux 11) Jeff Deslauriers 12) Garth Murray 13) Michael Lambert 14) Olivier Michaud 15) Jonathan Ferland | 6 |
