1 YEAR LATER! (Bulldogs vs Victoria Grizzlies tonight)

Wow, incredible, it's the 1 year anniversary of my blog today, January 4th! Everyone who thought I would keep this going a whole year raise your hands.......

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No hands up.....

That's ok. I've kept at it, and that's what matters. Yes, granted, there have been times when I've been guilty of forgetting about posting, or just not finding time. I resolve to post more, as long as you keep visiting.

Coming up this weekend- pictures from the Bulldogs mainland roadtrip to round out 2006, including pictures of the new Surrey Eagles 3rd jerseys. Also, pictures of Jamie Amos on the road with the Bulldogs working his 400th game in Junior hockey. Big congrats to Jamie!

Big game tonight for the Bulldogs as they host the Victoria Grizzlies. The Dogs haven't fared well against the Grizz this season, as they are 0 and 4 against them. I've stressed it before on the air and in the preview/recap writing for www.albernivalleybulldogs.ca , but I will stress it again- You should NEVER be too happy about losing "close" That is, unless you lost 10-4 and 9-1 before losing "close" a couple of times. After two blowouts of epic proportions the Dogs lost two hard fought heartbreakers to the Grizzlies the last two times out 5-3 and 4-2. So I guess something to build on at least, as opposed to the previous two. It will take nothing but a season best effort if the Dogs want to beat this team tonight. Should be interesting as Regan Smiley makes his return to the pound tonight, as a member of the Grizzlies.

After the 6-4 loss to the Vernon Vipers last night the Bulldogs have lost their last two games in the same painful fashion- A shorthanded goal against in a tie game in the third period. OUCH defined. The Vernon loss hurts more I think, for the fact that the team battled hard down 4-2 after two to tie it at fours. They had all the momentum, everyone was thinking SCORE, and instead, it's an own-zone turnover and a shorthanded killer with 2:39 left. At least in Langley the turnover and shorthanded goal against came three minutes into the third, not with three minutes left. In the end- tomato, tomatoh. A loss is a loss, and both game losers were shorthanded. The bright light is the fact that the team battled hard, played hard, and was RIGHT there. Just gotta eliminate that one mistake and get over the hump. Mistakes will end up in the back of the net against the Grizzlies, as the Dogs already know full well.

Pregame tonight on 93.3 The Peak FM and on the BCHL fanzone is 6:45, puckdrop is 7:00.

Thanks for dropping by the blog, and coming here over the last year, and sticking with me! Now I think I deserve an anniversary present or something!

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Hammer