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Adirondack Flames (14-10-1-0) vs Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal Canadiens) (11-10-3-0)




#38 - Nolan Yonkman

Yonkman was drafted 37th overall by the Washington Capitals (5th pick) in 1999. Yonkman has played the majority of his career (620 games) in the AHL with the Pirates, Admirals (both of them), Bears and Rampage. He's also played 76 NHL games with the Capitals, Coyotes, Panthers and Ducks. Yonkman is a stay at home defenceman as proven by his point totals which his best season in 2006-07 saw 3G, 10A and 13 PTS in 77 games . He's currently signed to an AHL Contract with the Flames and was named Captain of the team in October 2014.

Game Notes:

• This is the 4th of 8 meetings between the teams. Flames lead the season series 2-1 outscoring the Bulldogs 10-9.
• The Flames have won 2 of their last 3 games; the Bulldogs have won 5 of their last 8.
  

Roster Notes:

• Markus Granlund (F) and Michael Ferland (F) are up with the Calgary Flames .
• Baertschi (F) has been assigned to the AHL Flames and expected to play
• Ortio (G) gets the start for the Flames
• Wolf (F) looks to return to action tonight
• Knight (F) has a broken thumb from his time in Calgary and re-injured it in Adirondack. He is expected to be out for a few games
• Setoguchi (F) has missed both practices this week
• Reinhart (F) missed practice Wednesday morning.
• Scratches look to be Spurgeon (F), Reid (F), Gillies (F), Stevenson (D), Acolatse (D), Cundari (D) and Knight (F)
  

Standings:

• Adirondack sits in 9th (out of 30 teams) in the AHL and 2nd in the North Division
• PP is 5th in the AHL at 19.7% (23/117)
• PK is 13th in the AHL at 83.2% (89/107)
• Ortio (G) is tied for 1st in the AHL in wins (11), 3rd in the AHL for minutes played (1029:48) and 4rd for saves (489)

Point Streaks and Notables:

• Arnold - 2G, 1A in 5GP
• Baertschi - 3A in 3GP
• Culkin - 1G, 7A in 10GP
• Cundari 1G, 7A in 10GP
• Hanowski - 7G in 10GP
• Poirier - 5G, 7A in 14GP
• Setoguchi - 1G, 2A in 2GP
• Vause - 3G, 3A in 8GP
• Wolf - 2G, 5A in 10GP
• Wotherspoon - 4A in 6GP
• Ferland - 3G, 5A in 5 GP - Recalled by Flames
• Granlund - 3G in 4GP - Recalled by Flames
• Knight - 4G, 2A in 9GP -Injured

Injuries:

• Dustin Stevenson (Unknown) - Unknown. Returned to practice Tuesday
• Tyler Spurgeon (Lower Body Injury) - Unknown. Returned to Practice on Tuesday.
• Corban Knight (Broken Thumb) - Day to Day. Practicing with team in no-contact jersey

Preview from the Adirondack Flames : http://www.adirondackflames.com/news/?article_id=132

Preview from the Hamilton Bulldogs: http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/pressbox...article_id=954

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