Round 3, Game #4 ~ Hamilton Bulldogs @ Houston Aeros. Wednesday, May 18th, 2011.

[swansee]

Houston Aeros vs Hamilton Bulldogs @ Copps Coliseum

2011 Calder Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Finals

Game #4

Houston leads series 3-0

Wednesday May 18th, 2011 - Puck drops at 7:30pm ET

Radio broadcast - Derek Wills and Al Craig - Hamilton CHAM 820 or Montreal The Team 990

GO DOGS GO!!!

[HabsRuleForever]

thanks swansee

is there gas left in the dog's tank?

[Guest]

Bulldogs are on death's door. As the old saying goes.....

Gonna miss tonights game ( most of it) but hopefully my good luck warmup nanas help them stretch this series out.

Let's do this.

[swansee]

thanks swansee

is there gas left in the dog's tank?

I sure hope so - but they were so flat to start last night. Many here think a lot of players are playing hurt

but of course we won't know that until the season is over. There were bursts last night that show that

they still have it but they MUST start playing a simpler game and shooting quickly and often. Houston

is fast and relentless and protect the middle well - we need to shoot and look for rebounds - Hackett

seems prone to this!

Bulldogs are on death's door. As the old saying goes.....

Gonna miss tonights game ( most of it) but hopefully my good luck warmup nanas help them stretch this series out.

Let's do this.

I'm feeling more optimistic already!

[HabsRuleForever]

Bulldogs are on death's door. As the old saying goes.....

Gonna miss tonights game ( most of it) but hopefully my good luck warmup nanas help them stretch this series out.

Let's do this.

So am I so here is me contribution

[swansee]

Bulldogs are on death's door. As the old saying goes.....

Gonna miss tonights game ( most of it) but hopefully my good luck warmup nanas help them stretch this series out.

Let's do this.

[Guest]

So am I so here is me contribution

Don't make me reach into my personal arsenal now.

All that's missing to make this complete, will be FH's 5 minute warning.

[swansee]

TODAY'S GAME NOTES from Hamilton Bulldogs official website:

THE BULLDOGS

1st North Division..................................97 pts

Goals For 40

Goals Against 32

Penalty Minutes 199

Power Play 16.7%

Penalty Kill 87.5%

Leading Scorers GP G A PTS

19 Nigel Dawes 16 10 6 16

28 Aaron Palushaj 15 4 9 13

17 Dustin Boyd 16 1 7 8

15 Kyle Klubertanz 16 0 8 8

40 Gabriel Dumont 16 5 2 7

Goaltending Leaders GP Rec. GAA SV%

1 Drew MacIntyre 16 8-8 1.82 .933

THE AEROS

2nd West Division..............................98 pts

Goals For 42

Goals Against 31

Penalty Minutes 138

Power Play 19.4%

Penalty Kill 84.9%

Leading Scorers GP G A PTS

16 Patrick O’Sullivan 14 4 8 12

26 Maxim Noreau 14 2 8 10

22 Jed Ortmeyer 14 2 7 9

28 Jared Spurgeon 14 1 8 9

18 Colton Gillies 14 7 1 8

Goaltending Leaders GP Rec. GAA SV%

31 Matt Hackett 14 11-3 2.16 .910

DOG FIGHTS

Last Five Games

May 17 HAM vs. Houston 3-2 L

May 15 HAM at Houston 3-2 L

May 13 HAM at Houston 2-1 L

May 9 HAM vs. Manitoba 2-1 3OTW

May 8 HAM vs. Manitoba 1-0 L

Upcoming Post-Season Games

May 20 HAM vs. Houston 7:30 PM

May 22 HAM at Houston 5:05 PM

May 24 HAM at Houston 8:05 PM

*Stats as of May 18th

Today’s Game

This is the second time the two teams have met in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The two clubs previously met in a seven-game series in 2003

when the Houston Aeros defeated the Bulldogs in seven games in the Calder Cup Finals. The ‘Dogs lost the first two games of a series for

the first time this post-season after being defeated 2-1 on May 13th and 3-2 on May 15th, both in Houston. The Aeros took a 3-0 series

lead last night with a 3-2 win over the ‘Dogs at Copps Coliseum. Jon DiSalvatore led the attack for Houston with two goals while Patrick

O’Sullivan chipped in with two assists. The Bulldogs defeated the Oklahoma City Barons in six games in their North Division Semi-Final

series before downing the Manitoba Moose in seven games to become the North Division Playoff Champions. The Aeros swept the Peoria

Rivermen in four games in the West Division Semi-Finals and then knocked out the Milwaukee Admirals in seven games in the West

Division Finals. The ‘Dogs had a 1-1-0-0 record against the Aeros in the 2010-2011 regular season. Houston finished in second place in the

West Division with a 46-28-1-5 record and 98 points. RW Jon DiSalvatore (28-33-61) finished atop the Aeros’ scoring charts in the

regular season with 28 goals and 33 assists for 61 points in 80 games played this season. The Bulldogs finished in first place in the North

Division standings with a 44-27-2-7 record and 97 points. LW Nigel Dawes (41G, 31A), who was acquired by Montreal on February 24th,

led Hamilton in points with 72 during the regular season. There are five Ontario natives currently listed on the Manitoba roster: D Jamie

Fraser (Sarnia), Scott Campbell (Navan), G Matt Hackett (London), LW Brandon Buck (Delaware) and D Tyler Cuma

(Bowmanville).

Quick Notes

- The Bulldogs Game 7, 2-1 triple overtime win over the Manitoba Moose in the North Division Finals series was the longest Game 7 in

the AHL’s 75-year history

- Bulldogs leading scorer LW Nigel Dawes (41G,31A) finished the regular season with 41 goals becoming the first Bulldog to do so. Paul

Healey had previously held the record of most goals by a Bulldog in a season when he scored 39 during the 2000-2001 season. Dawes

leads the ‘Dogs in post-season scoring with 16 points (10G,6A) and has had four multi-point games and two multi-goal games.

- D Mathieu Carle is currently on a three-game point streak (1G,2A). He’s recorded seven points (2G,5A) in 15 post-season games.

- G Drew MacIntyre ranks third in the AHL in goals-against-average this post-season with a 1.82 GAA. He also ranks second in the

league in save percentage with a .933 SV%. He’s started the past 37 straight ‘Dogs games dating back to the regular season.

- G Peter Delmas and D David Urquhart were recalled to the ‘Dogs from the Wheeling Nailers on May 11th following Wheeling’s

elimination from the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Playoffs in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Kalamazoo Wings.

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

All that's missing to make this complete, will be FH's 5 minute warning.

I'll handle it.

[kinot-1]

I'll handle it.

I'll be watching you to make sure you do.

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

I'll be watching you to make sure you do.

It's obviously not gonna be as good as Kubby's but I did do it before.

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

5 MINUTES TILL GAME TIME

ARE YOU READY?

Oh, it's Kubby!

Never knew he was coming!

[Forever_Habs10]

5 MINUTES TILL GAME TIME

ARE YOU READY?

Well done Jr.....but remember,next season....no stealing my thunder.

GO DOGS!....woof

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

Well done Jr.....but remember,next season....no stealing my thunder.

GO DOGS!....woof

Don't worry!

You do a WAY better job then me, I won't steal anything!

[Forever_Habs10]

Don't worry!

You do a WAY better job then me, I won't steal anything!

Hey...ya did good.really....your on top of things bro,nice to see that....enjoy the game 123.

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

Hey...ya did good.really....your on top of things bro,nice to see that....enjoy the game 123.

[kinot-1]

DROP THE PUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO DOGS GO

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

RUSSEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kinot-1]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS WE HAVE THE LEAD!!!!1

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

WOOT WOOT!

SHORTY!

[kinot-1]

Gotta love the shortys

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

Gotta love the shortys

Yup!

[HabsRuleForever]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS WE HAVE THE LEAD!!!!1

NICE

[kinot-1]

nuts

[THEBIGGESTHABSFAN123]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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