MONSTER POSTING!

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Big night on the broadcast tonight, as the first intermission will be a special one. I spent the better part of this week tracking down the bulk of the Dogs organization, top to bottom, to compile a "Christmas Wish List" from the Bulldogs. At the same time, I also got
a Holiday greeting from everyone. So be sure to tune in tonight to find out what the Bulldogs players/coaches/staff/management want for Christmas, and their holiday greeting to the fans/billets/parents, etc.

I had initially come up with this idea as a way to fill time on "Bulldogs This Week" this Monday night at Alberni Chrysler, as I knew I wouldn't have a player coming up on the show as they will all be gone for the Christmas break. I will still be running the feature Monday night for everyone that will be at the game tonight or won't be able to tune in. I decided to air this tonight as a nice way to send the players and staff back to their families and friends, and to have a little fun in the process. Don't miss it tonight, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

If you miss it tonight and if you miss it Monday night I will then be submitting it to the Bulldogs for their consideration for their website or the Multimedia Site

Tonight's second intermission feature guest is a special one, as I managed to catch up with Perry Elderbroom, the Bulldogs Goalie Coach and President/Director of Operations for GOLD IN THE NET to find out what Perry does with Harrison May and David Aime, and what the position of goalie is all about.
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Some people have been adding comments about how the players need to work on the home ice "Salute to the Fans" after a victory, in light of Wednesday night. I'm sure the players do need to work on it. They just need to win more, plain and simple. It was the first salute for a lot of guys out there. Quickly- When was the last time the Dogs won on home ice? I bet you don't know!
That right there shows that the players need to be cut some slack about the lack of synchronization of the salute. The way the guys are working right now, we'll see more of them!

To answer the question- When was the last time the team won at home- October 20th, 5-3 over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Tonight, they go for their second win in a row, and their second two game winning streak of the season. The last two game winning streak for the team? October 18th, 5-4 in 2OT over the Nanaimo Clippers, and October 20th, 5-3 over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

Odd.
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It's a ways off still, but the Dogs have a big night planned for the New Year's Eve game when the Cowichan Valley Capitals come to town. Here's the details of the plan, from the Dogs office.

Alberni Chrysler is our game day sponsor for the New Years Eve game this year. We will be handing out cheer sticks to the first 900 people entering the door. Anyone that is 21 years or older will have a chance to win a trip for 2 to Las Vegas, including air fare and accommodations for 3 days and 2 nights.

I wonder if I can win? Sounds like it should be a fun night!
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GO TRAVIS!!!! It's a huge day tomorrow for local wrestler Travis Cross, who fights for a chance to represent Canada in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics. Here's the note I got from Travis:

Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you know my Olympic trials are this Saturday in Etobicoke, Ont. I am seated number one having won the Nationals in March. On Friday and Sat. morning other wrestlers in my weight will be competing in a ladder draw. The winner of the match between the 2nd and 3rd seed wrestlers on Saturday morning will then wrestle me in a best 2 out of 3 matches. The winner will represent Canada in the 2008 Beijing Olympics!

I am feeling great and I look forward to the competition. Melissa, Nickolas, my Mom and sister will all be there to cheer me on. I will update you as soon as I get the chance. The finals will be webcasted live on splitdraw.com and it costs $9.95 or you can check for updates at wrestling.ca. The finals go from 12pm-4pm eastern time (9am-1pm pst). Talk to you later. Travis

I love it when I get caught supporting someone....Funny story- Last year Travis came into the station to do an interview on the Morning show to talk about his efforts in getting to the Olympics. When he came in, he brought me a "Travis Cross in Beijing 2008" golf shirt. Just a couple of weeks ago I went in to talk with Rob and Dean and the gang at JAL Designs. While I'm there, in walks Travis. I quickly stripped off the jacket to flaunt my Travis Cross shirt I had on, ha ha!
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I almost forgot this one- Got this nice email from my good buddy Bruce Sly, game night clock operator for the Nanaimo Clippers and the un-official ambassador of all things Clippers in Port Alberni.

Just a comment.

Congrats go out tonight to Pat and Nicole Siedlecki on the birth of their first son Nicholas (spelling?).
Bandits, Bulldogs, Clippers now Hurricanes.
Good news I wanted to pass on to your audience.

SLY

Thanks a bunch for the note Bruce, I certainly appreciate it and I know Bulldog and Clipper fans will be happy to hear this too. Congrats on the new addition you two!
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Alberni Chrysler's presentation of "Bulldogs This Week" Monday night on 93.3 The Peak FM and live at the dealership will be a special one. Bryant Perrier will lead off the show joining us by phone to recap the last couple of games this week and look forward to the team returning from the break.

Following Bryant, I will run the Bulldogs "Christmas Wish List/Holiday Greeting" special.

We'll stay with that theme and then have the BCHL version of the Christmas Wish List/Holiday Greeting special. It took a bunch of work and a bunch of time, but I managed to catch up with almost every single Coach/GM and play-by-play guy for all of the BCHL teams. Some of the answers are funny, some are serious, all are good. I just simply asked

"what would you have on your wishlist for your team to find under the tree on Christmas morning"

For those that can't catch the show Monday, I will put a copy of that up here on the blog Monday night.

Big thanks goes out to all of the people and personalities in this league. Catching up with everyone over a couple of days, it made me proud to be a small part of this league and this group of people, because they are all GREAT people. Thanks for the time everyone!

To wrap up the show, my guest will be Tom McEvay, the Bulldogs Educational Advisor. We will go in depth about what Tom does, what the Bulldogs organization does, what the players do and what the league does to get these great kids and great players scholarships to further their career at their education at the NCAA or CIS level.

As always, send all your questions for me or my guests HERE
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Before I go, I just want to pass along my humble thanks to everyone that has passed along such good feedback about the JAMIE AMOS show on SHAW. Amos, you did a great job bro! Don't forget to tune in to SHAW Channel 4 in Port Alberni for "The Daily" and the feature on Jamie's 300th Bulldog game.

I think that's about it for today. WHEW.

Thanks as always for reading, if you can even keep up with me!

Hammer