When was Hamilton Bulldogs founded?

Hamilton Bulldogs was founded in 1996 in Hamilton, ON, CAN, Canada.

Where is Hamilton Bulldogs based?

Hamilton Bulldogs is based in Hamilton, ON, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Hamilton Bulldogs?

The head coach of Hamilton Bulldogs is Doug Jarvis.

Who is the captain of Hamilton Bulldogs?

The captain of Hamilton Bulldogs is Benoît Gratton.

What arena does Hamilton Bulldogs play in?

Hamilton Bulldogs play their home games at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, ON, CAN.

What are the team colors of Hamilton Bulldogs?

The team colors of Hamilton Bulldogs are Blue + Red +White.

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2003-2004 Season

Hamilton Bulldogs were 41-25-10-4 in the 2003-04 AHL season with 96 points, 1st in the Western Conference: North Division and 5th overall.

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2003-2004 Hamilton Bulldogs Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#29	Jean-François Damphousse (G)	47	1979	St-Alexis-des-Monts, QC, CAN	6'0"	176	L
	#35	Yann Danis (G)	45	1981	St-Jérôme, QC, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#30	Éric Fichaud (G)	50	1975	Anjou, QC, CAN	5'10"	172	L
	#31	Olivier Michaud (G)	43	1983	Beloeil, QC, CAN	5'11"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Andrew Archer (D)	43	1983	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'4"	216	R
	#24	François Beauchemin (D)	46	1980	Sorel-Tracy, QC, CAN	5'11"	207	L
	#38	Benjamin Carpentier (D/LW)	48	1978	Grand-Mère, QC, CAN	6'2"	194	L
	#43	Jean-Philippe Côté (D)	44	1982	Québec, QC, CAN	6'2"	216	L
	#4	Karl Dykhuis (D)	54	1972	Sept-Îles, QC, CAN	6'3"	214	L
	#65	Ron Hainsey (D)	45	1981	Bolton, CT, USA	6'3"	205	L
	#23	Andreas Holmqvist (D)	45	1981	Stockholm, SWE	6'4"	216	R
	#8	Mike Komisarek (D)	44	1982	West Islip, NY, USA	6'4"	236	R
	#7	Philippe Plante (D)	48	1978	Longueuil, QC, CAN	6'0"	201	L
	#55	Patrick Traverse (D)	52	1974	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'4"	212	L
	#23	René Vydarený (D)	45	1981	Bratislava, SVK	6'1"	214	L
FORWARDS
	#57	Jozef Balej (RW)	44	1982	Myjava, SVK	6'0"	194	R
	#36	Sylvain Blouin (LW)	52	1974	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	216	L
	#12	Pierre Dagenais (LW)	48	1978	Blainville, QC, CAN	6'4"	216	L
	#11	Gordie Dwyer (LW)	48	1978	Dalhousie, NB, CAN	6'2"	203	L
	#21	Jonathan Ferland (RW)	43	1983	Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	6'2"	207	R
	#25	Benoît Gratton (C)"C"	49	1976	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'10"	194	L
	#46	Chris Higgins (LW)	43	1983	Smithtown, NY, USA	6'0"	205	L
	#17	Marcel Hossa (LW/RW)	44	1981	Ilava, SVK	6'2"	218	L
	#17	Chad Kilger (LW/C)	49	1976	Cornwall, ON, CAN	6'4"	225	L
	#26	Christian Larrivée (C)	44	1982	Gaspé, QC, CAN	6'3"	214	L
	#16	Jérôme Marois (LW)	45	1981	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#19	Duncan Milroy (RW)	43	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	198	R
	#27	Alexander Perezhogin (LW/RW)	43	1983	Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ	6'0"	220	L
	#14	Tomas Plekanec (C)	43	1982	Kladno, CZE	5'10"	196	L
	#41	Brent Robinson (LW)	45	1981	Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN	6'1"	185	L
	#20	Eero Somervuori (RW)	47	1979	Järvenpää, FIN	5'9"	176	R
	#35	Alexander Svitov (C)	43	1982	Omsk, RUS	6'3"	251	L
	#22	Marc-André Thinel (RW/LW)	45	1981	St-Jérôme, QC, CAN	6'0"	187	L
	#16	Jason Ward (RW)	47	1979	Chapleau, ON, CAN	6'2"	203	R
	#18	Jimmie Ölvestad (LW)	46	1980	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	187	L

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2003-2004 Hamilton Bulldogs Staff

Head CoachDoug Jarvis
Asst. CoachRon Wilson
BroadcasterAl Craig
BroadcasterTodd Crocker
BroadcasterDerek Wills
ChairmanMichael Andlauer
Dir. of CommunicationsCraig Downey
Equipment ManagerPatrick Langlois
Franchise OwnerMichael Andlauer
Head Athletic TherapistLuc LeBlanc
PresidentSteve Katzman

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2003-2004 Hamilton Bulldogs Captains

"C"

Benoît Gratton

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Hamilton Bulldogs Facts

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Team Colors: Blue + Red +White
Town: Hamilton, ON, CAN Map
Founded: 1996

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Experience

Hamilton Bulldogs: 1 989 GP
NHL: 2 414 GP
WC: 11 GP
SHL: 187 GP
Liiga: 355 GP
Czechia: 98 GP
AHL: 4 476 GP
DEL: 9 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: TD Coliseum
Location: Hamilton, ON, CAN
Capacity: 17 383
Construction Year: 1985

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Hamilton Bulldogs History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2014-2015	AHL	76	28	29	-	6	13	201	208	81	1.07	3	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	AHL	76	33	35	-	-	8	182	224	74	0.97	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	26	41	-	3	6	159	228	64	0.84	5	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	AHL	76	28	35	-	6	7	185	226	75	0.99	5	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	AHL	80	44	27	-	2	7	226	193	97	1.21	1	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	AHL	80	41	17	-	11	11	271	182	115	1.44	1	Conference Final loss
2008-2009	AHL	80	42	27	-	7	4	263	201	102	1.28	2	Division Semifinal loss
2007-2008	AHL	80	30	34	-	6	10	208	235	82	1.03	4	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	AHL	80	32	28	-	11	9	243	208	95	1.19	3	Champion
2005-2006	AHL	80	25	41	-	10	4	225	251	74	0.93	6	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	AHL	80	38	29	-	-	13	225	210	89	1.11	4	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	AHL	80	41	25	10	-	4	235	171	96	1.2	1	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	AHL	80	49	19	8	-	4	279	191	110	1.38	1	Final loss
2001-2002	AHL	80	37	30	10	-	3	247	205	87	1.09	2	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	AHL	80	28	41	6	-	5	227	281	67	0.84	4	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	AHL	80	27	34	13	-	6	225	262	73	0.91	3	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	AHL	80	40	29	7	-	4	229	206	91	1.14	3	Conference SF loss
1997-1998	AHL	80	36	22	17	-	5	263	242	94	1.18	2	Conference SF loss
1996-1997	AHL	80	28	39	9	-	4	220	276	69	0.86	3	Final loss

Hamilton Bulldogs Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Darren Dietz (D)	2026-2027	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL	8	3	4	7	2
2.	Olivier Archambault (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	-	4	2	5	7	2
3.	Daniel Carr (F)	2026-2027	HC Ajoie	NL	6	2	4	6	0
4.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	2	4	6	2
5.	Charles Hudon (F)	2026-2027	Djurgårdens IF	SHL	4	2	2	4	0
6.	Jacob de la Rose (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	27
7.	Olivier Archambault (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	2	0	3	3	0
8.	Robbie Czarnik (F)	2026-2027	Ravensburg Towerstars	DEL 2	3	0	2	2	2
9.	Magnus Nygren (D)	2026-2027	Färjestad BK	SHL	4	0	2	2	2
10.	Yannick Weber (D)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	6	0	2	2	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2014-2015	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	24.67
2013-2014	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	24.12
2012-2013	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	23.85
2011-2012	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	24.92
2010-2011	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	24.22

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Corey Locke (F)	313	85	144	229
2.	David Desharnais (F)	176	61	121	182
3.	Duncan Milroy (F)	346	75	104	179
4.	Brian Swanson (F)	183	71	108	179
5.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	233	71	105	176

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Corey Locke (F)	313	85	144	229
2.	Duncan Milroy (F)	346	75	104	179
3.	Gabriel Dumont (F)	318	73	81	154
4.	Brian Swanson (F)	183	71	108	179
5.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	233	71	105	176

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Corey Locke (F)	313	85	144	229
2.	Peter Sarno (F)	230	42	123	165
3.	David Desharnais (F)	176	61	121	182
4.	Brian Swanson (F)	183	71	108	179
5.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	233	71	105	176

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dennis Bonvie (F)	130	20	59	817
2.	Alex Henry (D)	485	12	62	770
3.	Martin Laître (F)	142	9	27	657
4.	Terran Sandwith (D)	191	8	34	498
5.	Jean-Philippe Côté (D)	334	10	54	477

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Henry (D)	485	12	50	62
2.	Duncan Milroy (F)	346	75	104	179
3.	Jean-Philippe Côté (D)	334	10	44	54
4.	Jonathan Ferland (F)	329	57	64	121
5.	Gabriel Dumont (F)	318	73	81	154

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Brent Cullaton (F)	3	3	6	2.00
2.	Oleg Tverdovsky (D)	9	8	14	1.56
3.	Nigel Dawes (F)	19	14	28	1.47
4.	Mats Lindgren (F)	9	6	13	1.44
5.	Scott Fraser (F)	50	29	61	1.22

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	David Desharnais (F)	2009-2010	60	27	78
2.	Brock Trotter (F)	2009-2010	75	36	77
3.	Jason Chimera (F)	2001-2002	77	26	77
4.	Ralph Intranuovo (F)	1996-1997	68	36	76
5.	Chris Ferraro (F)	1998-1999	72	35	76

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Paul Healey (F)	2000-2001	79	39	71
2.	Brock Trotter (F)	2009-2010	75	36	77
3.	Ralph Intranuovo (F)	1996-1997	68	36	76
4.	Chris Ferraro (F)	1998-1999	72	35	76
5.	Brian Swanson (F)	2001-2002	65	34	73

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Daniel Cleary (F)	1999-2000	58	52	74
2.	David Desharnais (F)	2009-2010	60	51	78
3.	Jason Chimera (F)	2001-2002	77	51	77
4.	Peter Sarno (F)	2000-2001	79	46	65
5.	Tomas Plekanec (F)	2003-2004	74	43	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dennis Bonvie (F)	1996-1997	73	29	522
2.	Martin Laître (F)	1996-1997	42	4	297
3.	Dennis Bonvie (F)	1997-1998	57	30	295
4.	Steve Ott (F)	2004-2005	67	39	279
5.	Peter Vandermeer (D)	2005-2006	67	12	276