I guess the Westside Warriors charter out their bus, in light of the wheels the Smoke Eaters rolled into town yesterday with. Who knows, maybe there was extenuating circumstances. Maybe it's just cheap?
While I think I could stomach riding another teams bus, I'm not so sure I could do it when it was flying their colours and their slogan., especially when it's a rival. And I'm just the radio guy! Maybe it's just me, but come on, could you see the Dogs riding on the Clippers or Capitals bus, logos and colours and slogans on it? Or vice versa? Yikes!
Again, I don't know for sure the situation with the Smokies using the Westside bus- there could be plenty of factors. Just thinking about it from the other side of it!
Special teams ruled the day as the Dogs went 3 for 5 on the power play (I don't count a penalty at the 20:00 mark of the third period as a power play chance but apparently the box score does), 7 for 7 on the penalty kill, and also scored once shorthanded en route to a 4-2 win.
Read my full recap on the weekend games on the Bulldogs homepage HERE
"Bulldogs this week" returns to the airwaves and DEBUTS on the internetwaves tonight for the first show of 2007, live on location at Alberni Chrysler at the "top of the town" from 6 to 7pm.
Tune in to 93.3 The Peak FM in the Alberni Valley, or listen in through the BCHL Fanzone at www.bchl.bc.ca by clicking on "LIVE SHOWS" and then PORT ALBERNI.
I'm crossing my fingers hoping that everything works right. Please listen in and let me know how it goes on the fanzone.
BIG THANKS goes out to everyone with the Peak management and engineering staff to get things done to get the show on the fanzone for the parents and fans out of the peak listening area.
Don't worry, if you miss the live show the interviews from the show that are Bulldog related will still be posted by the Bulldogs in the AUDIO section of their MultiMedia site
Don't be afraid to send you emails in for myself or the coach or the Bulldog player that will join me tonight, HERE
Here's the guestlist-click to enlarge-
You may be wondering "what does the PA International Twinning Society have to do with the Bulldogs?" the answer is- lots actually, as credit goes to the Dogs organization for continuing to be heavily involved in the community.
Here's the jist of what's happening with the Twinning Society, as a group of young hockey players from Abashiri, Japan will be taking to the ice Saturday night as the Dogs host the Victoria Grizzlies:
Thursday- Group arrives in Port Alberni
Friday- Group spends the morning in SD70 Classrooms. Noon to 2pm sees the group get an ice session at the Multiplex, with Alan Kerr and several Bulldog players running them through some drills. Following their own ice time, the Abashiri delegation will then watch the Bulldogs practice.
Saturday- Team Abashiri takes on a Port Alberni house team. Alan Kerr will run the bench for the Abashiri team. Noon to 3pm will see the players attend the Abashiri day festivities.
7:00pm will see the players introduced before the Bulldogs game. In one of the intermissions of the Dogs game a Port Alberni house team will take on the Abashiri squad.
This is a big deal for the kids from Abashiri- They don't play indoors back home, and they probably don't get much of a crowd. I know that they will be blown away by playing the 'Pound and by the crowd that will be on hand the reception they will get from the crowd.
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That's all I've got for today! Blah Monday!
Hammer
5 comments:
Hi Hammer,
Just wanted to say that yesterday's post-game interview with Alan Kerr was great to listen to!!
Excellent game to watch too.
Cheryl and Angel
It was actually Bryant Perrier on the post game show! I'm glad you gals enjoyed it though. Yes, it sure was fun to watch!
Nice picture in Friday's paper Angel!!
Hammer
Hammer just so you know the bus driver scheduled for last weekend's trip broke his foot. It was all very last minute. Ideal to ride on another team's bus with their colours? Certainly not. But at the last minute what matters most is making sure they make the games, right?
Thanks for the info. As I said, I assumed it was extenuating circumstances, or heck, even cheap. I should've just asked you but was too busy.
H
They've contracted Trax to do all their bus trips. It's not a matter of contracting out a bus or driver so much as it's up to Trax to cover it if there's a problem. So it's not really that they contacted the Warriors or anything, it was all the bus company.
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