Dogs 3, Eagles 1...Dogs clinch playoff spot, "Around the Pound" tonight, Alberni Wrestling Update

A week ago, I wrote of how the Dogs looked a step behind as they played their third game in two and a half days, while the Merritt Centennials had more jump and won more battles in a 4-3 win in Merritt. Seven days later the Dogs were the team that looked a step ahead all afternoon, that won the bulk of the battles, while the Eagles looked a step slow.

After a slow start the Bulldogs came up with two big penalty kills to keep in the game in the first 10 minutes. After a Tyler Berkholtz goal from the point (that fooled everyone in the booth as we all thought it was Kenny Morrison, odd sometimes how your eyes play tricks on you and something looks so different from side of the ice versus the other) and an extended scrum that saw the Bulldogs emerge on a power play that they would connect on with  a Josh Mitchell shot to lead 2-1, they never looked back.


The Dogs clinch a playoff berth with the win. With the win over the Eagles they also accomplished the feat of beating every team in the Conference at least once.

Next up, it's "Around the Pound" the Bulldog Hockey show on 93.3 The Peak FM tonight from 6pm to 7pm. Tonight's guest list, in order of appearance and always subject to change:

Bulldogs Head Coach and GM Paul Esdale

Bulldog Players Casey Bailey and Frank Slubowski

Nanaimo Clippers Play-by-Play Voice Dan Marshall



Former Bulldog Brian Stewart

Highlights from the week that was...


Questions for me or my guests? Send them in by clicking HERE

A very successful weekend for Alberni Wrestling....congrats to all athletes and coaches!

Alberni wrestling release ……

Local wrestlers dominated at the Island Secondary Schools Wrestling Championships in Port Hardy on the weekend. The ADSS Boys team won the Island title for the record 24^th time in the past 28 years while the ADSS Girls team was second overall. EJ Dunn Middle School were impressive with a third place finish in the boys division and fifth in the girls division.

Individually ADSS had 8 gold medalists …. Jesse Wagner (45 kg), Jordan Wagner (48 kg), Austin Evans (57 kg), Jonathan Spencer (63 kg), Cullen Hines (74 kg), Isaiah Taylor (84 kg) and Christian Anderson (110 kg) in the boys division and Rhea Wing (43 kg) on the girls side.

Silver medalists ….. Sheldon Haddad (57 kg), Nolan Badovinac (Dunn 70 kg), Bailey Durning (60 kg) and Brianne Charles (64 kg).

Bronze medalists ….. Russell David (Dunn 51 kg), Eryk McKenzie (Dunn 54 kg), Dean Leyland (Dunn 57 kg), Johannes Kulich (Neill 60 kg), Austin Jaworski (ADSS 66 kg), Riley Neville (ADSS 90 kg), Remi Wells (Dunn 47 kg), Isabella Larsen (ADSS 54 kg), Michelle Kurcz (Dunn 57 kg), Emma Vanderlee (Dunn 64 kg) and Samantha Anderson (ADSS 90 kg).

Other local placers …… Dakota Sutton (4^th ADSS 60 kg), Cole Walton ( 4^th ADSS 84 kg), Lauren barker (4^th Dunn 47 kg), Elaina Todd (4^th ADSS 51 kg) and Janelle Beckett ( 4^th ADSS 54 kg).

Returning two time BC Champion Jordie Bodnar was unable to wrestle for ADSS on the girls side due to an injury but she was petitioned to the bC’s because of her past achievements.

Those wrestlers who have now qualified will be preparing for the BC Secondary Schools Wrestling Championships in Abbotsford February 24-26. A small group of local wrestlers will be selected to attend the National Cadet/Juvenile Championships in Windsor Ontario April 7-10.

For more info contact ….

Tom McEvay

Alberni Wrestling

Office: 250-723-3744



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