BULLDOGS LOSE 5-2 VS. SAN ANTONIO SATURDAY
Dec 23rd, 2012 | By reusch | Category: Hamilton Bulldogs, Hockey-General News
Scoring the first goal of the game is a rarety for the Hamilton Bulldogs. Saturday night at Copps Colisem in Hamilton the Bulldogs scored the first two goals but then allowed the San Antonio Rampage to roar back with five in a row to win the game 5-2. It was the Bulldogs fourth loss in a row.
Drew Shore broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period, scoring what was the eventual game winner on a power play early in the third period, one of two scored by the Rampage with the man advantage.
The Bulldogs are now idle through the Christmas break. Their next game will be Boxing Day at Toronto.
Casey Wellman had one goal and two assists, Greg Rallo contributed one goal and one assist and Jon Rheault and Alex Petrovic also scored for the Rampage.
Gabriel Dumont and Mike Blunden scored for the Bulldogs. Goaltender Cedrick Desjardins stopped 39 of 44 shots.
It was the first win for San Antonio since December ninth. The Rampage are affiliated with the Florida Panthers.
San Antonio Rampage 5 at Hamilton Bulldogs 2
Saturday, December 22, 2012 – Copps Coliseum
San Antonio 0 2 3 – 5
Hamilton 1 1 0 – 2
1st Period-
1, Hamilton, Dumont 6 (Leblanc), 1:22.
Penalties-Fortier Ham (high-sticking), 13:45.
2nd Period-
2, Hamilton, Blunden 7 (Nattinen), 5:34.
3, San Antonio, Rheault 8 (Mottau, Sim), 8:16.
4, San Antonio, Rallo 11 (Wellman, Mottau), 18:48 (PP).
Penalties-Selleck Sa (fighting), 0:01; Hagel Ham (fighting), 0:01; Sim Sa (tripping), 5:57; Leblanc Ham (goaltender interference), 9:28; Nash Ham (cross-checking), 18:31.
3rd Period-
5, San Antonio, Shore 6 (Sim, Rallo), 2:33 (PP).
6, San Antonio, Petrovic 3 (Wellman, Shore), 16:23.
7, San Antonio, Wellman 4 (Sim), 18:59 (EN).
Penalties-Blunden Ham (goaltender interference), 1:11; Wellman Sa (slashing), 4:57; Mottau Sa (boarding), 9:28; Gallagher Ham (goaltender interference), 12:37.
Shots on Goal-San Antonio 16-11-17-44. Hamilton 10-11-12-33.
Power Play Opportunities-San Antonio 2 / 6; Hamilton 0 / 4.
Goalies-San Antonio, Grumet-Morris 3-6-2 (33 shots-31 saves). Hamilton, Desjardins 5-6-0 (43 shots-39 saves).
A-3,936
Referees-Dave Lewis (46).
Linesmen-Kiel Murchison (79), Mike Hamilton (60).
Hamilton Bulldogs 2012-13 Individual Stats
| # | Player | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PP | SHG | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brendan Gallagher | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 9.5 |
| 40 | Gabriel Dumont | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Mike Blunden | 27 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Michael Bournival | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 |
| 28 | Aaron Palushaj | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 10.9 |
| 8 | Nathan Beaulieu | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1.8 |
| 23 | Joonas Nattinen | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7 |
| 37 | Patrick Holland | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6.5 |
| 32 | Frederic St-Denis | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| 13 | Steve Quailer | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 |
| 47 | Darryl Boyce (X) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| 4 | Brendon Nash | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Blake Geoffrion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Stefan Chaput | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| 20 | Louis Leblanc | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8.6 |
| 44 | Morgan Ellis | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Jarred Tinordi | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Antoine Corbin | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| 67 | Alexander Avtsin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Joe Stejskal (X) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Olivier Fortier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mike Commodore | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Greg Pateryn | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kyle Hagel | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Zack Stortini | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Scott Darling (X) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Cody Wild (X) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Peter Delmas (X) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Alain Berger (X) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Cedrick Desjardins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Robert Mayer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BENCH | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 27 | 61 | 95 | 155 | -63 | 551 | 11 | 2 | 811 | 0.074 |
| # | Goalies | GP | Mins | W | L | SL | SO | GA | GAA | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Scott Darling (X) | 1 | 24:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1.000 |
| 30 | Cedrick Desjardins | 11 | 626:48 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.78 | 285 | 0.908 |
| 29 | Robert Mayer | 15 | 806:03 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3.28 | 344 | 0.887 |
| 39 | Peter Delmas (X) | 3 | 171:44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.49 | 64 | 0.865 |
| TOTALS | 27 | 1639:05 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 3.11 | 701 | 0.892 |
