Dogs visit Caps tonight in 4th place showdown, Trade Deadline...Totem 59 kicks off

Stop me if you have heard this one before...the Bulldogs (11-22-2-4, 5th Island) head down to Duncan tonight to face the Capitals (14-25-1-1, 4th Island) in an absolutely HUGE game with major implications in the standings.

It's the final meeting of the season between the teams in Duncan, and the final Head-to-Head game of the season. It's hard to believe these teams have played each other 8 times already this campaign, while the Bulldogs have yet to even see Salmon Arm, West Kelowna, Merritt and until last Saturday, Prince George. That's just the way the schedule works out sometimes.

The Dogs have won two of the eight against the Caps, but both of those came on Home Ice. The Island Savings Centre hasn't been kind to the Dogs this year, but there's no better time than now to get some good memories in this rink. As I said last time, it's the only Divisional rink that the Dogs haven't taken a point in, winning in Nanaimo, tying in Victoria and losing in OT in Powell River.

The last meeting between the teams was just as big as this one back on Friday, December 13th, where the Caps picked up a 2-1 win. The Dogs came out flying and opened the scoring just two minutes into the game but that might have been the worst that could have happened as they just didn't seem to have the desperation needed after that. All of that is in the past anyway, and all that matters is the game at hand.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 5-2 win at the Dog Pound on Saturday night against the Spruce Kings. The Capitals were on the Lower Mainland last weekend where they went winless in three games...however, they did pick up a 4-4 tie in Coquitlam. The Capitals are winless in four games, losing three of those four.

Last but not least - it's the Trade Deadline tonight at 6pm for trades outside of the BCHL, and 8pm for trades within the league. Never an easy time for Coaches/GM's, Players, families, etc. I don't know if the Dogs are planning any further moves, but when I find out I will surely update the blog so be sure to check back.

Catch all the action from the Big Stick tonight on Pacific Chevrolet Bulldogs Hockey on 93.3 The Peak FM starting with the 6:45 pregame show, with the puck drop to follow at 7:00pm. I will call the Play-by-Play, with Bruce MacDonald providing the Analysis and Colour and Dan Tisserand the Team and Player statistics.

Tonight's 2nd Intermission guest is Scott Campbell from the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, who the Bulldogs host tomorrow night.

If you aren't in listening range of 93.3 The Peak FM you can listen/watch the game by:

Listening Live on your computer: www.933thepeak.com
Listening Live on your SmartPhone : www.tunein.com/mobile/
Watching Live on your computer/SmartPhone www.fasthockey.com

The 59th Annual Totem Tournament kicks off today at ADSS and the Athletic Hall. It's the longest running High School Basketball tourney in BC! I always attend whenever I can, which is usually not often due to the schedule conflicts with hockey. I made it out to several games last year and I was blown away by the quality of play, and by the atmosphere in the ADSS Gym. The kids are going all out, the fans are jacked right up. It's a fun time and I encourage you to go!

The ADSS Girls kick things off today at 11:00am vs Woodlands while the ADSS Boys get going at 12:45, also against Woodlands...

Here's the full schedule

Friday, January 10, 2014 (Games at ADSS and Alberni Athletic Hall)

Girls: 11:00am ADSS vs Woodlands

Girls: 12:00pm Kwalikum vs Vanier @ Athletic Hall

Boys: 12:45pm ADSS vs Woodlands

Boys: 1:45pm        Edward Milne vs Stellys    @ Athletic Hall
Girls: 4:00pm        Vanier vs Parklands             @ Athletic Hall
Boys: 5:45pm        Reynolds vs Edward Milne   @ Athletic Hall
Girls: 5:15pm        St. Andrews vs ADSS
Boys: 7:00pm        Parkland vs ADSS

Saturday, January 11, 2014 (Games at ADSS and Alberni Athletic Hall)

Girls: 9:00am Parklands vs Kwalikum

Boys: 9:00am Stellys vs Reynolds @ Athletic Hall

Girls: 10:45am Woodlands vs St. Andrews @ Athletic Hall

Boys: 10:45am Woodlands vs Parkland

***On Saturday night, The ADSS Senior Boys and Girls teams will play in the Feature Games (last 2 games of the Tournament) no matter what position they finish after Pool Play***

Cross-over Games:

Girls: 12:30pm *** 3^rd Pool A vs 3^rd Pool B 5^th/6^th place @ Athletic Hall

Boys: 12:30pm ***3^rd Pool A vs 3^rd Pool B 5^th/6^th place

Boys: 2:15pm *** 2^nd Pool A vs 2^nd Pool B 3^rd/4^th place

Girls: 4:00pm *** 2^nd Pool A vs 2^nd Pool B 3^rd/4^th place

Boys: 5:45pm *** 1^st Pool A vs 1^st Pool B 1^st/2^nd Place

Girls: 7:30pm *** 1^st Pool A vs 1^st Pool B 1^st/2^nd place

Some pictures I took last year...