UPDATED PLAYOFF POOL, and BULLDOGS "slideshow"

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! The link above goes to a slideshow of Bulldogs pictures taken over the latter points of the season. Some of the pictures are mine, and the others were taken by Judy Bailey. Thanks again Judy, great pics!

PLAYOFF POOL!

Here's the updated standings after round TWO. Sadly, some of the pool participants dropped out and forgot to send in their picks. If I missed someone, or MESSED someone, please post a reply and I'll figure it out!

After 2 Rounds:
Richelle 56
Brandon C 54
gobulldogs 51
Creasemonkey 49
nandogsfan 40
HAMMER! 38
kelownadogsfan 32
pantherfan 31
danthestatsman 30
maggie 26

Richelle had the best week, picking up 32 points!
I bounced back after my opening round flop to pick up the second best total at 28 points. Maggie is the opposite of me. After having the second best total in round one she had the worst total in the second round, getting SHUT OUT! Sorry Maggie!

Another round, and the stakes get HIGHER!

RIGHT TEAM, WRONG # of GAMES 7 points
WRONG TEAM, RIGHT # of GAMES 4 points
RIGHT TEAM, RIGHT # OF GAMES 13 points

So get those picks in NOW!

I will pick:
Cowichan in 6
Penticton in 6

Thanks for stopping by, and may the best picker win!
Hammer

Season-end Awards Banquet, PLAYOFF POOL Round 1 standings, round 2 predictions needed!

Hello and thanks for stopping by the blog.

The Bulldogs held their year-end awards night last night. A nice nice, but too early for a banquet of course! I was a "surprise MC" but I think I still got the job done!

Award Winners
Coaches Award- Brad Gorham
Entrepreneur of the Year
Humanitarian of the Year- both won by Stephen Pattison
"Fan Choice" award- Jordan Kremyr
Most Sportsmanlike Player- Evan Michalchuk
Most Improved Player- Jeff Manryk
Rookie of the Year- Daniel Hope
Top Defenceman- Isaac Smeltzer
"Unsung Hero" award- Andrew Ella
Top Scorer- Tyler Ruel
Most Valuable Player- Harry Zolnierczyk

"Thanks yous" went out to:
Coaching Staff
Training Staff
Office Staff
Ownership Group
Booster Club
Billets and Coordinator
Educational Advisor and assistants
Bus Driver
Video operators/editors
Radio/Newspaper
All Volunteers in other areas

I hope I got them all....any I forgot, please post a comment.

Ok- off to the "Playoff Pool" Round 1 standings and round 2 picks. It's AWESOME, that I am getting SPANKED in my OWN pool. BUT...at least no one will say it's fixed.

I surely had the riskiest picks- the most reward, but the biggest risk.

I was the ONLY person to pick Merritt to beat Trail- and that one went 7 games. Matty and myself were the ONLY people to pick Langley, and that one went to game 7, OVERTIME. Sadly, I didn't get a bounce in either of those games to pick up some needed points.

Congrats to BRANDON C for winning round one. He had every series right except the Prince George vs. Trail match up. BUT he did pick that series to go to 7 games so he still picked up 2 points.

Here's the full standings.

Brandon C 29 pts
Maggie 26 pts
gobulldogs 25 pts

5 people with 24 points:
nandogsfan
c.ray all the way
Richelle
Matty
Creasemonkey

pantherfan 22 pts
bobg 21 pts
abigbulldogsfan 19 pts
dan the stats man 18 pts

Sprucetreesfan+KelownaDogsFan 17 pts.

HAMMER 10 pts.

OUCH!

Get those picks in by 7 tonight of they will NOT BE ACCEPTED!

Points this round- Stakes get higher, so do the points

RIGHT TEAM, WRONG GAMES 6 POINTS
WRONG TEAM, RIGHT GAMES 3 POINTS
RIGHT TEAM, RIGHT GAMES 10 points

Thanks for checking the blog....off golfing I guess!

Pictures to come from Round 1 and the end of the season from myself and fans in the future!

Cheers,
Hammer

Dog Pound, 360 degrees

Wanted to post this video I took from the centre ice circle this morning for anyone who hasn't actually been in the Mulitplex themselves, so they have an idea what it looks like. For those that have been in the rink but haven't been on the ice, it might give a different perspective what it looks like from the players point of view.

Go Dogs!
Hammer

New Lids! (sort of)

Bulldogs lids, now sporting "playoff stripes" Also note the "M" in memory and in honour of Harry Zolnierczyk's billett mom Mona.

Go Dogs.
Hammer

OH RIGHT! I HAVE A BLOG! .....PLAYOFFS + HAMMERS PLAYOFF POOL!!!

Hello all, thanks for stopping by the blog. My apologies for not posting recently. Been very busy with the stretch drive and getting ready for playoffs. Also had a major computer issue- It wouldn't work anymore! But that is since fixed. Bulldogs go into round one of the playoffs a walking wounded, with no less than 5 players out, most of them on the back end. It will truly take a FULL TEAM effort if they have hopes of advancing past the favored Grizzlies. As long as the bus doesn't break down on the way to Victoria things will already be better than Saturday!

PLAYOFF POOL!!

This will be fun! It's open to anyone and everyone that's a fan of the BCHL. The prize for the winner- NOTHING! Except bragging rights. What else do you need though?

This is NOT your average playoff pool. Instead of picking PLAYERS, this one is about picking TEAMS. It's better this way as after every round you get to make new picks. Plus, you won't be out of the pool after the first round if there is an upset and you happen to pick 5 or 6 players from a favorite who ends up eliminated.

Here's how it works- for every single playoff series you need to indicate which team you think will win, and how many games you think it will take. For the first round of playoffs, the scoring will go like this:

Correct team, but wrong number of games: 3 points
Wrong team, but correct number of games: 2 points
Correct team, correct number of games: 5 points


So you get a bonus for picking it exactly, and you get more points for picking the winning team. But you still aren't out of it if you at least pick the number of games the series will go.

You have until 7PM TUESDAY, TOMORROW, the first day of playoffs, to post your picks here on the blog. Do so in the comments section. That way they are all out there for everyone to see.

I know I will take some heat for it, but I will play along too.

A disclaimer- I DO NOT PREDICT. Why? Because I know how unpredictable the playoffs are and how many variables can play into the end results. For the sake of fun though, HERE GOES. And please play along!

Coastal Conference
1 vs 8 Nanaimo vs Surrey Nanaimo in 6
2 vs 7 Victoria vs Alberni Alberni in 6 (yes, I believe)
3 vs 6 Powell River vs Cowichan Powell River in 6
4 vs 5 Burnaby vs Langley Langley in 5

Interior Conference
1 vs 8 Penticton vs Williams Lake Penticton in 4
2 vs 7 Vernon vs Westside Westside in 7
3 vs 6 Trail vs Merritt Merritt in 6
4 vs 5 Salmon Arm vs Prince George Prince George in 5

Don't you dare bash my picks, unless you make your own too!

Please spread the word on the pool- email it to friends, get it on the message board, etc. The more the merrier!

Thanks for stopping by!
Go Dogs!