Hamilton Bulldogs
Conference	Western Conference (AHL)
Division	North Division
Founded	1996
Arena	Copps Coliseum
City	Hamilton, Ontario
Team Colors	Copper, Red, White and Blue
Logo Design	A bulldogs head
Franchise History	Hamilton Bulldogs 1996 - 2002 (Edmonton Oilers affiliate 2002 - present (Montreal Canadiens affiliate)
Local Media Affiliates	Hamilton Spectator,820 CHAM (AM)
Owner	Michael Andlauer
General Manager	Julien BriseBois
Head Coach	Don Lever
Team Affiliations	Montreal Canadiens (NHL) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Regular Season Titles	1 (2002-03)
Division Championships	2 (2002-03, 2003-04)
Conference Championships	1 (2002-03)
Calder Cups	none

The Hamilton Bulldogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Image File history File links Hamilton_bulldogs_200x200. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The 1996-97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. ... Copps Coliseum Copps Coliseum is a sports and entertainment arena with a capacity of up to 19,000 (depending on event type and configuration) in Hamilton, Ontario. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... The 1996-97 AHL season was the 61st season of the American Hockey League. ... The 2001-02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The 2002-03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846 as The Hamilton Spectator and Journal of Commerce, is a newspaper published each day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... CHAM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 820 AM in Hamilton, Ontario. ... Donald Richard Cleaver Lever (born November 14, 1952 in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1972-73 until 1986-87. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The 2002-03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. ... The 2002-03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. ... The 2003-04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. ... The 2002-03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... Copps Coliseum Copps Coliseum is a sports and entertainment arena with a capacity of up to 19,000 (depending on event type and configuration) in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

History

The Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club was established in 1996.

On the ice the club has reached the Calder Cup Finals both in 1997 in the club's first year, and in 2003 only to lose in both cases. In the 2003 final, game 7, the attendance at Copps Coliseum on June 12, 2003 vs the Houston Aeros was 17,428 marking it the largest playoff crowd in the history of the AHL (the record was since broken in 2005 in Philadelphia). Houston won the game 3-0 and the series 4-3.

Off the ice, the club faced turmoil in 2000 resulting, in a "Stay Dogs Stay" campaign spearheaded by Don Robertson, Ron Burnstein, Nick Javor and club President Cary Kaplan, aimed at keeping the franchise in Hamilton. The campaign was a financial success and resulted in the club remaining in the Steel City with a bolstered fan base and an improved lease with the City of Hamilton.

In spite of a franchise high in attendance in 2001, the Edmonton Oilers announced plans to move their AHL affiliation to Toronto. Local interests made a multi-million dollar investment to secure ownership of the Quebec Citadelles and relocate them to Hamilton thus keeping the Bulldogs in town. For the second time in as many years, the fate of the club was in jeopardy, but ultimately rescued by local interests. The achievement to preserve the franchise was a unique joint venture between the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton Oilers, the American Hockey League, and a local consortium of Hamilton owners, which allowed for a joint affiliation in 2002-2003 between Montreal and Edmonton as ownership changed hands. Fans voted to keep the Bulldogs name which won over the Hamilton Canadiens and Hamilton Habs. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... // History of the Name The Quebec Citadelles (French: Citadelles de Québec) was the name used for at least two organized-league hockey teams based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since the establishment of formal organized ice hockey in North America. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ...

In the summer of 2004, Burlington businessman Michael Andlauer became majority owner, governor and chairman of the Hamilton Bulldogs. Andlauer was part of the initial group of local business people, who purchased the club from the Edmonton Oilers in 2002.

In thier 11th seaon The Bulldogs are currently the longest serving Canadian franchise in the American Hockey League. With having well surpassed the two million (2,000,000) mark in total attendance, the Bulldogs have for a number of years represented a model minor league hockey organization both on and off the ice.

Key Executives:

• Glen Sather, President 1996-2000
• Scott Howson, General Manager, 1996-2002
• Cary Kaplan, President 2000-2002 (with club from 1996)
• Steve Katzman, President, 2002-2003
• Brian Lewis, Exec. Director 2003-2006 (with club from 1997)
• Glenn Stanford, President, 2006-Current
• Michael Andlauer, 2002-Current - has been the principal owner of the club since assuming controlling interest in 2004. He has provided a stabalizing force for the franchise.

Glen Sather (born September 2, 1943) in High River, Alberta, Canada) was a left wing in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League. ... Brian M. Lewis (born December 5, American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...

Franchise & Area Timeline

The Hamilton Bulldogs was previously known as:

Edmonton Oilers Affiliation:

• The Cape Breton Oilers (1991-1996)

Montreal Canadiens Affiliation:

• Montreal Voyageurs (1969-1971)
• Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1971-1984)
• Sherbrooke Canadiens (1984-1990)
• Fredericton Canadiens (1990-1999)
• Quebec Citadelles (1999-2002)

The Montreal Voyageurs were the first incarnation of the American Hockey League franchise that later became the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. ... The Nova Scotia Voyaguers were an ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League, from 1971 to 1984. ... The Sherbrooke Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Sherbrooke, Quebec. ... The Fredericton Canadiens were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... // History of the Name The Quebec Citadelles (French: Citadelles de Québec) was the name used for at least two organized-league hockey teams based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since the establishment of formal organized ice hockey in North America. ...

Current roster

As of May 18, 2007. Numbers taken from Hamilton Bulldog website [1] May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
1		Philippe Sauve	L	February 27, 1980	Buffalo, New York, USA
29		Carey Price	L	August 16, 1987	Williams Lake, British Columbia, CAN
33		Cedrick Desjardins	L	September 30, 1985	Edmunston, New Brunswick, CAN
35		Yann Danis	L	June 21, 1981	Lafontaine, Québec, CAN

Defencemen
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		Ryan O'Byrne	R	June 19, 1984	Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
4		Dan Jancevski	L	June 16, 1981	Windsor, Ontario, CAN
5		Jon Gleed	R	January 3, 1984	Milton, Ontario, CAN
12		Jean-Philippe Cote	L	April 22, 1982	Québec City, Québec, CAN
16		Andre Benoit	L	January 6, 1984	St-Albert, Ontario, CAN
27		Danny Groulx	L	June 23, 1981	LaSalle, Québec, CAN
34		Mathieu Biron	R	April 29, 1980	Lac-Saint-Charles, Québec, CAN
47		Mathieu Carle	R	September 30, 1987	Gatineau, Québec, CAN
55		Andrew Archer	R	May 5, 1983	Calgary, Alberta, CAN

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
7		Eric Manlow	L	April 7, 1975	Belleville, Ontario, CAN
10		Cory Urquhart	L	October 1, 1984	Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN
11		Troy Bodie	R	January 25, 1985	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, CAN
14		Sergei Kostitsyn	L	March 20, 1987	Novopolotsk, Belarus
15		Greg Stewart	L	May 21, 1986	Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
17		Kyle Chipchura	L	February 19, 1986	Westlock, Alberta, CAN
19		Duncan Milroy	R	February 8, 1983	Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
20		Zack Stortini	R	September 11, 1985	Eliot Lake, Ontario, CAN
21		Jonathan Ferland	R	February 9, 1983	Sainte-Marie-De-Beauce, Québec, CAN
22		Matt D'Agostini	R	October 23, 1986	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
23		Andrei Kostitsyn	L	February 3, 1985	Novopolotsk, Belarus
24		Francis Lemieux	R	February 22, 1984	Sherbrooke, Québec, CAN
25		Michael Lambert	R	March 10, 1984	Trois-Rivieres, Québec, CAN
26		Maxim Lapierre	R	March 29, 1985	Saint-Leonard, Québec, CAN
31		Mikhail Grabovski	L	January 31, 1984	Potsdam, Germany
32		Ajay Baines	L	March 25, 1978	Kamloops, British Columbia, CAN
41		Mathieu Aubin	R	September 18, 1986	Sorel, Québec, CAN
44		Jimmy Bonneau	L	March 22, 1985	Baie-Comeau, Québec, CAN
84		Corey Locke	L	May 8, 1984	Newmarket, Ontario, CAN

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September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Yann Danis is a rookie goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Dan Jancevski (born June 15, 1981 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Dallas Stars. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Jean-Phillipe Cote (born April, 1982 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Mathieu Biron (born April 29, 1980 in Lac-St-Charles, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey players. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Mathieu Carle (born September 30, 1987 in Gatineau, QC, Canada) is an ice hockey player. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Andrew Archer is an electronic music producer. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Sergei Kostitsyn (born March 20, 1987 in Novopolotsk, Belarus) is an ice hockey player and the younger brother of Andrei Kostitsyn. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Kyle Chipchura (b. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Duncan Milroy (born February 8, 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. Milroy was drafted 37th overall by the Canadiens in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Zack Stortini is a prospect for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Jonathon Ferland (born February 9, 1983 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Andriej Kástsitsyn or Andrei Kostitsyn (born February 3, 1985 in Novopolotsk, USSR, now Belarus) is a Belarusian ice hockey forward. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (70th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Maxim Lapierre (born March 29, 1985 in Saint Leonard, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey forward. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Mikhail Grabovsky (born January 31, 1984 in Potsdam, Germany) is a Belarusian ice hockey player. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Corey Locke, (born May 8, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario) is an ice hockey player. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Year-by-year record

Team records

Single season

Goals: 39 Paul Healey (2000-01)

Assists: 52 Daniel Cleary (1999-2000)

Points: 77 Jason Chimera (2001-02)

Penalty Minutes: 522 Dennis Bonvie (1996-1997)

GAA: 2.23 Steve Passmore (1998-1999)

SV%: .929 Steve Passmore (1998-1999)

Daniel Cleary (born 18 December 1978 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a professional ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Red Wings . ... Jason Chimera (Born 2 May 1979, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ... Dennis Kevin Bonvie (born July 23, 1973, in Antigonish, N.S.) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. ... Steve Passmore (born January 29, 1973 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Steve Passmore (born January 29, 1973 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. ...

Career

Career Goals: 71 Tomas Plekanec & Brian Swanson

Career Assists: 123 Peter Sarno

Career Points: 179 Brian Swanson

Career Penalty Minutes: 817 Dennis Bonvie

Career Goaltending Wins: 47 Steve Passmore & Yann Danis

Career Shutouts: 8 Jaroslav Halak

Career Games: 237 Jason Chimera

Tomas Plekanec (born October 31, 1982 in Kladno, Czech Republic) is a Czech ice hockey forward. ... Peter Sarno (b. ... Dennis Kevin Bonvie (born July 23, 1973, in Antigonish, N.S.) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently a member of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. ... Steve Passmore (born January 29, 1973 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. ... Jaroslav Halak (born May 13, 1985 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) is a prospect goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. ... Jason Chimera (Born 2 May 1979, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ...

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

The following is a list of ice hockey teams in Ontario, past and present. ...

External links

• Hamilton Bulldogs Official Website
• The Internet Hockey Database - Hamilton Bulldogs