Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)

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Hamilton Bulldogs
founding 1996
resolution 2015
history Part I:
Voyageurs de Montréal
1969 - 1971
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1971 - 1984
Sherbrooke Canadiens
1984 - 1990
Fredericton Canadiens
1990 - 1999
Quebec Citadelles
1999 - 2002
Hamilton Bulldogs
2002 - 2015
St. John's IceCaps
2015 - 2017
Rocket de Laval
since 2017

part II:
Nova Scotia Oilers
1984 - 1988
Cape Breton Oilers
1988 - 1996
Hamilton Bulldogs
1996 - 2003
Toronto Roadrunners
2003 - 2004
Edmonton Road Runners
2004 - 2005
Oklahoma City Barons
2010 - 2015
Bakersfield Condors
since 2015
Stadion FirstOntario Center
Location Hamilton , Ontario
Team colors Copper, red, blue, white
league American Hockey League
Conference Western Conference
division North Division
Cooperations Montréal Canadiens ( NHL )
Calder cups 2006/07

The Hamilton Bulldogs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They played at the FirstOntario Center in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada from 1996 to 2015 .

history

The Hamilton Bulldogs were founded in 1996 as the successor to the Cape Breton Oilers and served as the Edmonton Oilers' farm team at that time . In 2002 they planned to move the team to Toronto , whereupon a local group of investors acquired the Citadelles de Québec from the Montréal Canadiens . As a result, the Bulldogs merged with the Citadelles, but continued to play in Hamilton, kept their name and were now active as the farm team of Edmonton Oilers and Montréal Canadiens at the same time. It wasn't until a year later that the Oilers officially moved their farm team to Toronto and formed the Toronto Roadrunners , while the Bulldogs continued to play in Hamilton and now cooperated exclusively with the Canadiens.

In their first year, the Bulldogs became the best preliminary round team and also reached the final of the Calder Cup . In the following years they were eliminated earlier and earlier in the play-offs and completely missed them in 2005/06 . The 2006/07 season saw the greatest success in franchise history, winning the Calder Cup. The team around Corey Locke , Dan Jancevski and Carey Price (who became MVP of the play-offs ) beat last year's winner, the Hershey Bears , 4-1 in the final round.

In 2015 Michael Andlauer sold the majority of the Bulldogs he had acquired in 2004 to the Canadiens, who then announced that they would relocate the franchise to St. John's in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . There, as part of a major restructuring of the AHL , they took over the identity of the St. John's IceCaps, which were located there from 2011 to 2015, and formed a new team under the same name . In addition, Michael Andlauer bought the Belleville Bulls from the Ontario Hockey League and moved to Hamilton, where they will operate again as Hamilton Bulldogs at the beginning of the 2015/16 season .

Club records

Career

Surname number
Most games Alex Henry 486 (1999-2002, 2009-2012)
Most goals Corey Locke 85
Most templates Corey Locke 144
Most of the points Corey Locke 229
Most penalty minutes Dennis Bonvie 817
Most wins as a goalkeeper Yann Danis 81
Most shutouts Jaroslav Halák 11

season

Surname number season
Most goals Paul Healey 39 1999/2000
Most templates Daniel Cleary 52 2001/02
Most of the points David Desharnais 78 (27 goals + 51 assists) 2009/10
Most penalty minutes Dennis Bonvie 522 1996/97
Most playoff wins as a goalkeeper Carey Price 15th 2006/07

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season GP W. L. T OTL SOL Pts GF GA space Playoffs
2014/15 76 34 29 - 12 1 81 201 208 3. North Missed play-offs
2013/14 76 33 35 - 1 7th 74 182 224 5. North Missed play-offs
2012/13 76 29 41 - 1 5 64 159 28 5. North Missed play-offs
2011/12 76 34 35 - 2 5 75 185 226 5. North Missed play-offs
2010/11 80 44 27 - 2 7th 97 226 193 1. North Conference finals
2009/10 80 52 17th - 3 8th 115 271 182 1. North Conference finals
2008/09 80 49 27 - 4th 0 102 263 201 2. North Division finals
2007/08 80 36 34 - 3 7th 82 208 235 4. North Missed play-offs
2006/07 80 43 28 - 3 6th 95 243 208 3. North Calder Cup
2005/06 80 35 41 - 0 4th 74 225 251 6. North Missed play-offs
2004/05 80 38 29 6th 7th - 89 225 210 4. North 1 round
2003/04 80 41 25th 10 4th - 96 235 191 1. North 2nd round
2002/03 80 49 19th 8th 4th - 110 279 191 1. Canadian final

Champion team 2006/07

André Benoit 2007

Team captains

Trainer

Web links

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