And it's a huge effort to throw together my "A Very Merry Bulldog Christmas" and "A Very Merry BCHL Christmas" specials.
Oh yah and this little World Challenge-thingy is taking up a bit of my time too.
One quick note regarding the Gold Medal Game January 4th. SOLD RIGHT OUT. I must have told you and anyone reading the blog or listening to THE PEAK to get your tickets cause it will be too late if you don't get them soon. Well SOON is NOW and it's too late. Good luck trying to get in the barn now! I'm just lucky I'm calling the game so I'm in already!
Yeouch. Hate to hear this stuff. Read a story today on Rod Pedersen's blog that Logan Pyett had his 2008 World Junior Championship Gold Medal stolen. He is putting out an A-P-B for the medal. I doubt this little blog could help find this baby, but at the same time I can't resist trying to help because I can't imagine how important that medal is.
Read more on Rod's Blog HERE
I hope they get that back where it belongs.
BANTAM A BULLDOGS BEAT NANAIMO
The Bantam A Bulldogs have battled through adversity to record their first regular season win and two hard fought losses in recent games.
On December 6 they made the long trip to Powell River. Perhaps it was travel, perhaps the opposition, but they were down 3-0 early in the third period. Alberni finally scored on a long pass from Ryan “Great” White that broke Cam MacAdams away late in the period. With the goalie out Mac Adams scored again with a minute to go, this time with assists from Dylan Haugen and Beau Wilson. But the rally came too late. Powell River scored an empty netter to end at 4-2.
At home on December 7 it was a different story. The Bulldogs played as a unit right through the game. A Nanaimo hooking penalty late in the first period allowed the first goal. MacAdams scored with an assist from Haugen at 4:23. Wilson scored from Colby Lim early in the second to make it 2-0. Nanaimo took one back before MacAdams restored the two goal lead with a solo effort to close the second frame. Nanaimo capitalized on a power play opportunity in the middle of the last period. The Bulldogs got that one back quickly when the defencemen jumped up into the attack. This time the goal went to Brett Williscroft assisted by White and MacAdams. A Nanaimo goal at the eleven minute mark brought the visiting team within one goal again. Multiple penalties to both teams, and end to end scoring chances left the outcome in doubt until the final buzzer. But it held up as a 4-3 victory for the Alberni Valley team.
Devon Cusson was solid in goal to notch the win.
On December 13 the Bantams were missing two of their regular defencemen as they went up against Juan de Fuca. James Martin came up from the B team to help out. Juan de Fuca ran the score up to 3-0 by the middle of the game and it was beginning to look as if the visitors would go home with a shut out. But the Bulldogs had other ideas, taking full advantage of a five on three opportunity late in the second period. Nathan Read faked a shot from the blue line then passed to White who one-timed it through to the net minder. Marino Somerville pounced on the rebound and put it in. A minute later Wilson created a similar opportunity with a pass from the half boards which Brandon Antonichuk put on goal from in front. This time Haugen finished and suddenly it was a one goal game. However they could not sustain the momentum. Early in the third they had to kill a two minute five on three with two defencemen in the box, including White who ended up sitting a penalty for another player. The others stepped up to keep the Juan de Fuca power play off the score board, as they did throughout the game. However some lapses at even strength gave Juan de Fuca a 6-2 game.
MIDGET A BULLDOGS WIN AGAIN
The AVMHA Midget A Bulldogs came from behind to beat Comox at the Cortenay rec centre on December 13. The game was a hard fought physical contest as usual, with few penalties called. Darrin Oscienny opened scoring for Alberni in the first minute with assists from Troy Rata and Catlin MacLeod. Comox tied it with a minute to go in the period then Kody Isherwood took a pass from Travis Coghill and snapped it in 16 seconds before the buzzer for Alberni to end the period up 2-1. Myles Fitzgerald picked up the second assist.
Comox scored twice in the middle of the second period to pull ahead of the Bulldogs. Then Boden Wangler passed to Isherwood who set up Myles Fitzgerald for the tying goal to finish the second period tied 3-3.
Comox went ahead again early in the third period. With 12 minutes left, Travis Coghill passed to Sheldon Trees who used speed to beat the defence and netminder. Seconds later Keenan McConnell playing, in his first game since his injury, took a pass from MacLeod in the slot and wristed it in for what turned out to be the game winner. Andre Savard netted an insurance goal from Jeff Dagg’s pass with five minutes remaining. Matt Larose played a great game, standing his ground and picking off Comox shots time and time again to back stop the win.
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