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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Bulldogs Playoffs Gameday, Island Finals Game #4, ticket pickup info for Game 5

Hello and thanks for stopping by the blog. Posting from the hotel in Victoria, getting ready for game 4 tonight. The Dogs 6 game winning streak was snapped last night with their first loss of the playoffs. On the other side, The Salsa had their losing streak snapped at 2, winning for the first time since they beat Nanaimo last Monday. Maybe not a coincidence, it was their first game back at the Bear Mountain Arena. The Salsa did what they usually do to the Dogs at the Bear Mountain. They scored first, and they scored early. Former Bulldog Jordan MacIntryre scored just 55 seconds into the game and it was 1-0. The score remained that way until Maury Edwards backhanded one (we thought off Andrew Estey's stick) before the second was 5 minutes old and it was 1-1. Early in the third the Salsa went ahead 2-1 with Jeff Gagnon scoring on a scramble on the powerplay, the first Salsa powerplay goal of the series. That goal was the only goal not scored on an odd man rush. The first goal was a 3 on 2, the third goal and eventual game winner was a 3 on 2 after the Bulldogs turned it over at the Salsa line on a 3 on 2 of their own, and the fourth goal was a 2 on 1 as the Dogs got caught deep pushing for the equalizer. The 5th was into an empty net. Credit to the Dogs for tying it up 2-2 with an Andrew Ella goal with 10:00 remaining in the third. Credit to the Dogs for taking it to the Salsa in the third outshooting them almost 2 to 1. However, they couldn't score and the Salsa scored on their chances. Sounds simple but that's how it looked to me. To quote Rick Schveink on the postgame show "we felt forunate to be in a 1-1 tie after two periods, the way we played" and "we were for the most part a step behind or a step slow tonight"

Maybe the 13-2 win went to the heads a little, you can't blame the Dogs if that was the case. Last night the Salsa were the more desperate team and it showed on the scoreboard. The Dogs missed on a chance to put a stranglehold on the series. The Salsa took full advantage of their chance to make this a whole new series, and get some much needed confidence after the 13-2 embarrasment Saturday. After all is said and done tonight, it'll look like this. A Dogs win and they lead the series 3-1, and have a chance to win the Island title Friday at the Pound. A Salsa win and whoever wins Friday in Alberni will have a chance to win the series Saturday at the Bear Mountain. Should be a good one.

The pregame show is on the air on 93.3 The Peak FM with Ace and myself at 6:45 from the Bear Mountain Arena. The puckdrop is 7:00. Our second intermission feature guest is Battleford's Stars coach Glen Watson from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to talk about the SJHL, the AJHL, the MJHL, and the road to the Royal Bank Cup.

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Check out the BCHL fanzone for the Internet Broadcast, and Broadcasts of the other playoff series on going. Game broadcasts are also archived for you to listen back to if you missed a game or if you want to relive a game. Postgame shows and game highlights are also things the BCHL Fanzone offers.

Ticket pickup info for Fridays Game 5, 7:00pm at the Pound

Season Ticket Holders/Corporate Sponsors
TODAY (Tuesday) until 5pm upper lounge. No interac, cash and credit card only
TOMORROW (Wednesday) 12 noon-7pm upper lounge. No interac, cash and credit card only

General Public:
THURSDAY 6pm-9pm Bulldogs office

Thanks to Dan and Chris for getting me that info.

I'm out for a nap and a pregame meal, then showtime.
Thanks for stopping by the blog,
GO DOGS GO
Rip and Tear
Hammer

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why can't it get posted on the Bulldogs Homepage

Anonymous said...

Bulldogs basically sucked monday and tuesday nite. No other way to put it. Do the players read this blog? If they do, message to the Bulldogs: Suck it up boys, your making yourselves look like fools. Play hard and play tough. SUCK IT UP!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the tickets info hammer. we've been trying to find that out.

Come on you Dogs... LETS do it!!!!

Gwyn

ps. to anonymous # 1.. you would probably have to ask the moderator of the bulldogs site about posting stuff on the Bulldogs page, cause hammer's probably NOT in charge of that situation.

Anonymous said...

gwyn: well he has been and apperently is in the no but why aren't fans, cause buffy or someone sold there share

Hammer said...

Anonymous#1 or Cam-

I'm not "in the know", and I don't know anything that goes on behind the scenes- from the webpage to shares or any of that. Thanks for mentioning that fact Gwyn. I'm just the play-by-play guy and I try to keep it that way. I was emailed the ticket pickup information by Noreen and Laurie in the Bulldogs office to get the information out to the public on the air on Bulldogs broadcasts and on the morning and midday shows at the 93.3 The Peak with Andrea and myself. That's all I know.

Regarding the Bulldogs sucking Monday and Tuesday night. While I don't think Monday was an effort they were proud of, I thought Tuesday was more of what we're used to seeing. They battled hard and played hard. Unfortunatley, they didn't win. Scoring first was big, and after a scoreless first they did that. However, they didn't get long to play with the lead as bang-bang they're down 2 men and just as fast Victoria scores on the 5 on 3 and 5 on 4 and it's 2-1. Would've been pretty easy for the team then to lose composure and get rattled, especially if you saw the events leading up to the 5 on 3. But they didn't, they hung in there and came back to tie it. In the third, the Salsa got the break the Dogs didn't. So goes playoff hockey. The Dogs have the potential to be in many series (knock on wood) where they aren't going to win everygame. I know where the fans are coming from though, nothing but the best effort is acceptable. Also true, nothing but the best effort will be successful.