Hows that for a title? How was that for a game Saturday night? Team record for goals scored in a game, and in a playoff game. Team record for goals by a player in a game, and in a playoff game, by Tyler Ruel with 6. He hadn't scored a hattrick in 199 BCHL regular season and playoff games with 58 goals scored going into last night. Then he goes out and gets a double hatty. Anyone who watched the Dogs all year agreed with that Jim Hiller said on the post game about Tyler. He was snakebitten for 7 months it seemed, so many chances all season long. Just couldn't score. Hitting things and fantastic saves and bouncing over sticks, whathaveyou. Nice to see him finally get some luck, and then some, around the net last night. It wasn't like he went out and had 20 shots and scored six times. I can only really think of one or two times all night where he tried to score, or set up a goal, and it didn't end up in the net. I guess "one of those nights" but the most extreme of those nights. I'll stop talking about the game now because I won't be able to stop and I have to get to bed. After midnight as I type this. Broadcast is ready for tomorow, clothes are packed and ready. Off to bed then off to the bus tomorrow morning and off to Victoria and on the road again. Love that playoff grind. Won't be an easy game at all. Stakes are HUGE. It's either 3-0 Dogs with a firm grip on the series, or it's 2-1 and it's a whole new game. Don't let 13-2 fool you. That was LAST game. THIS game starts 0-0 regardless of games 1 and 2.
Game three of the Island finals goes tonight at the Bear Mountain Arena. The pregame show is at 6:45 on 93.3 The Peak FM with Ace and myself, the puck drop is at 7:00. Tonights second intermission feature guest is Burnaby Express play by play voice Eddie Gregory to talk about the series on the mainland with the Express up 2-0 and game 3 at Bill Copeland in Burnaby tonight.
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Colin Tiggelaar is doing a great job with the game night recaps. First thing when I get home that I do after a game is listen to the nights recap. Colin has been getting audio from broadcasters around the BCHL after the games, getting the game story. He also has clips from game highlights. It's a great listen. Again, I also am telling people to sign up to the Fanzone because they have the resources to archive the entire game broadcasts. I could never post ALL the audio from the game. Plus, they have the games archived the night of. I can't get the highlights from the 93.3 The Peak FM broadcast on here that quick, just too much for me to keep up to. So again, I urge you to get signed up. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a couple sign ups from Port Alberni today after the crazy night last night in the Pound. Well worth the $17.00 when I could go home after the game last night and listen to all 13 goals and everything else.
Finally, here's some audio for ya. This is the "Round 1 Highlight Reel" that I threw together, at the request of the players. They asked me earlier this season to make them a highlight reel to music to listen to in the room to get fired up and focused before they come out. They also asked me to update it as the season goes. This is about the third or fourth edition. I would've posted it here sooner, but it was the players to listen to first, then everyone else. I got almost every single Dogs goal from the first round on the reel. Way to go Dogs fans on the road. Love the chanting, and love those AIRHORNS. I know not all rinks allow them, but if the rink you are travelling to allows them, or if you want some more noise at home, hit up Canadian Tire or wherever else they sell them. Could really hear them in Duncan.
Todays Podcast- click to listen- Round1HighlightReel
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Thats it, I'm out. Thanks for stopping by the blog.
GO DOGS GO
Rip and Tear
Hammer
4 comments:
LOVED the round 1 reel.that is just awesome. great stuff.
Good luck to the dogs on the road today and tomorrow. its going to be a tough game, but they can do it!!!
Go DOGS go
Gwyn
That was probably the worst effort of the playoffs for the Bulldogs so far. Where was that energy we saw in the first period of game one and especially game two? Where was the determination? For some reason they really struggle at Bear Mountain. They have all year and it wasn't any different tonight. Hopefully the loss is enough to make them want to play much harder tomorrow. The series will either be 3-1 or 2-2 and the last thing the Bulldogs need is to return home with the series tied.
I hope they are pumped up for tomorrow. Good luck!
No kidding. The boys really crapped the bed by the sounds of it. Do you think they'll respond tonight or end up with the runs again? Smarten up Dogs!
Yup the energy and work ethic and determination for most of the game wasn't there like we're used to seeing.
QUICK- when was the last time the Dogs lost by 3 or more goals?
After you've found the answer, or if you can think of it, I think it really shows how competitive the team has been all season and how they DO compete and work and come out with the energy and determination for most games. I blame the 13-2 win, if anything. Maybe the credit just has to go to the Salsa. Desperation can do great things to hockey teams, it did to the Salsa last night.
THANKS for the comments and thanks for stopping by the blog!
Hammer
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