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Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton Bulldogs
City	Hamilton, Ontario
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western Conference
Division	North Division
Founded	1996
Home arena	Copps Coliseum
Colours	Copper, Red, blue, white
Owner(s)	Michael Andlauer
General manager	Julien Brisebois
Head coach	Guy Boucher
Media	Hamilton Spectator,; 820 CHAM (AM)
Affiliates	Montreal Canadiens (NHL); Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Franchise history
1984 to 1988; 1988 to 1996	Nova Scotia Oilers; Cape Breton Oilers
1996 to 2003; 2003 to 2004	Hamilton Bulldogs; Toronto Roadrunners
2004 to 2005	Edmonton Road Runners
1969 to 1971; 1971 to 1984	Montreal Voyageurs; Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1984–1990; 1990–1999	Sherbrooke Canadiens; Fredericton Canadiens
1999 to 2002; 2002 to present	Quebec Citadelles; Hamilton Bulldogs
Championships
Regular season titles	1 (2002–03)
Division Championships	2 (2002–03, 2003–04)
Conference Championships	3 (1996–97, 2002–03, 2006–07)
Calder Cups	1 (2006–07)

The Hamilton Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at Copps Coliseum, nicknamed 'The Dog Pound'. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. The team has won the Calder Cup once in their history, in 2007.

[edit] History

The Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club was established in 1996 after re-locating from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where the team played several years as the Cape Breton Oilers.

On the ice the club has reached the Calder Cup Finals both in 1997, 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. The Bulldogs won the Calder Cup Final in 2007 against the Hershey Bears. This series was a rematch of the 1997 Calder Cup Final which Hershey won 4 games to 1. The Bulldogs did the exact opposite in 2007 - Hamilton 4 games, and Hershey 1.

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.

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.

Currently in their 13th season The Bulldogs are 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.

In 2007, the Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup by defeating the Hershey Bears in a 4–1 series. It is their first Calder Cup win in three attempts. In 2008, the Hamilton Bulldogs failed to reach the postseason, this was the first time that the defending Calder Cup Champions failed to reach the post season to defend their title.

Since 2002 Michael Andlauer has been the principal owner of the club since assuming controlling interest in 2004. He has provided a stabilizing force for the franchise.

This market was previously served by:

Hamilton Canucks (1992 to 1994)

[edit] Franchise timelines

List of timelines for the two separate franchises known as the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Edmonton Oilers

Nova Scotia Oilers (1984–1988)
Cape Breton Oilers (1988–1996)
Hamilton Bulldogs (1996–2003)
Toronto Roadrunners (2003–2004)
Edmonton Road Runners (2004–2005)
Springfield Falcons (2007–Present)

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Voyageurs (1969–1971)
Nova Scotia Voyageurs (1971–1984)
Sherbrooke Canadiens (1984–1990)
Fredericton Canadiens (1990–1999)
Quebec Citadelles (1999–2002)
Hamilton Bulldogs (2002-present)

[edit] Current roster

Roster on October 26 2009

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
1	Curtis Sanford	L	October 5, 1979	Owen Sound, Ontario
30	Cedrick Desjardins	L	September 30, 1985	Edmundston, New Brunswick

Defencemen
#	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
6	Chad Anderson	R	June 16, 1982	Chisago City, Minnesota
7	Yannick Weber	R	September 23, 1988	Zürich, Switzerland
24	Michael Busto	L	June 20, 1986	Burnaby, British Columbia
32	Frederic St. Denis	L	September 23, 1986	Greenfield Park, Quebec
44	Shawn Belle	L	January 3, 1985	Edmonton, Alberta
61	Andre Benoit	L	January 6, 1984	St. Albert, Ontario
72	Mathieu Carle	R	September 30, 1987	Gatineau, Quebec
76	P. K. Subban	R	May 13, 1989	Toronto, Ontario

Forwards
#	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
8	Maxime Lacroix	L	June 5, 1987	Quebec City, Quebec
12	Andrew Conboy	L	May 16, 1988	Burnsville, Minnesota
15	Mike Glumac	R	April 5, 1980	Niagara Falls, Ontario
18	Dany Masse	L	May 15, 1988	La Pocatiere, Quebec
19	Brock Trotter	R	September 18, 1987	Brandon, Manitoba
20	Ryan Russell	L	May 2, 1987	Caroline, Alberta
25	Ryan White	R	March 17, 1988	Brandon, Manitoba
27	Tom Pyatt	L	February 14, 1987	Thunder Bay, Ontario
29	Eric Neilson	R	August 18, 1984	Fredericton, New Brunswick
51	David Desharnais	L	September 14, 1986	Quebec City, Quebec
74	Sergei Kostitsyn	L	March 20, 1987	Novopolotsk, Belarus
85	Mikael Johansson	L	June 27, 1985	Arvika, Sweden
91	Ben Maxwell	L	March 30, 1988	North Vancouver, British Columbia

[edit] Season-by-season results

1996–2003 Edmonton Oilers affiliation
2002-Present Montreal Canadiens affiliation

[edit] Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1996–97	80	28	39	9	4	—	69	220	276	3rd, Canadian
1997–98	80	36	22	17	5	—	94	264	242	2nd, Empire State
1998–99	80	40	29	7	4	—	91	229	206	3rd, Empire State
1999–00	80	27	34	13	6	—	73	225	262	3rd, Empire State
2000–01	80	28	41	6	5	—	67	227	281	4th, Canadian
2001–02	80	37	30	10	3	—	87	247	205	2nd, Canadian
2002–03	80	49	19	8	4	—	110	279	191	1st, Canadian
2003–04	80	41	25	10	4	—	96	235	191	1st, North
2004–05	80	38	29	—	6	7	89	225	210	4th, North
2005–06	80	35	41	—	0	4	74	225	251	6th, North
2006–07	80	43	28	—	3	6	95	243	208	3rd, North
2007–08	80	36	34	—	3	7	82	208	235	4th, North
2008–09	80	49	27	—	4	0	102	263	201	2nd, North

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Team records

[edit] 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 (1996–97)

GAA: 2.10 Jaroslav Halak (2007–08)

SV%: .929 Steve Passmore (1998–99) & Jaroslav Halak (2007–08)

[edit] Playoffs

Playoff Goaltending Wins (1 Season): 15 Carey Price (2006–2007)

[edit] Career

Career Goals: 85 Corey Locke

Career Assists: 144 Corey Locke

Career Points: 229 Corey Locke

Career Penalty Minutes: 817 Dennis Bonvie

Career Goaltending Wins: 81 Yann Danis

Career Shutouts: 11 Jaroslav Halak

Career Games: 346 Duncan Milroy

[edit] Team captains

Terran Sandwith 1996–98
Jeff Daw 1998–99
Rob Murray 1999–2000
Scott Ferguson 2000–01
Alain Nasreddine 2001–02
Benoit Gratton 2002–04
Jason Ward 2004–05
Dan Smith 2005–06
None 2006–07
Ajay Baines 2007–08
Kyle Chipchura 2008-2009
Mathieu Darche 2009-present

[edit] Head coaches

Lorne Molleken 1996–98
Walt Kyle 1998–2000
Claude Julien 2000–03
Geoff Ward 2003
Doug Jarvis 2003–05
Don Lever 2005-2009
Ron Wilson 2009-June 2009
Guy Boucher 2009-Present

[edit] President/General Manager

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

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

[edit] External links

Season

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

Finals

1996–97

W, 3–2, SJNB

W, 4–3, SJNL

W, 4–1, ALB

L, 1–4, HER

1997–98

W, 3–2, SYR

L, 0–4, ALB

—

1998–99

W, 3–2, ALB

L, 2–4, ROCH

—

1999–00

W, 3–1, SYR

L, 2–4, ROCH

—

2000–01

Out of Playoffs

2001–02

W, 3–0, QUE

W, 4–1, HART

L, 3–4, BRI

—

2002–03

W, 3–1, SPR

W, 4–3, MTB

W, 4–1, BING

L, 3–4, HOU

2003–04

W, 4–2, CLE

L, 0–4, ROCH

—

2004–05

L, 0–4, ROCH

—

2005–06

Out of playoffs

2006–07

W, 4–2, ROCH

W, 4–2, MTB

W, 4–1, CHI

W, 4–1, HER

2007–08

Out of Playoffs

2008–09

L, 4–2, GRG

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Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Franchise timelines

[edit] Current roster

[edit] Season-by-season results

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Team records

[edit] Single season

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Career

[edit] Team captains

[edit] Head coaches

[edit] President/General Manager

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] External links