The Bulldogs have announced two more recruits for the upcoming season - see below for details...welcome to the Dog Pound Zack and Brad!
I will have the pleasure of interviewing Brad on the 93.3 The Peak FM Morning Show today just after our 8am News/Sports/Weather update to tune in or listen online by visiting our website www.933thepeak.com
Hammer
Funk and Rebagliati
Commit to Bulldogs
PRESS RELEASE
June 13, 2012
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port
Alberni, BC – The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announce today that they have signed two
more top prospects for the 2012/13 season: Zach Funk and Brad Rebagliati.
Zach
Funk is a 1996-born forward that has come up through the Nanaimo Minor Hockey
Association system. At the start of this season, Funk was one of the top forwards
at the North Island Silvertips major midget tryouts before deciding to play at
Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minnesota. As a 15-year old rookie, he put up
21 points in 54 games. Funk attended the Bulldogs’ spring identification camp
held in Port Alberni,BC. At that camp, he definitely impressed the evaluating committee.
"Playing
in the BCHL has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” said Funk. “I
am honored to be a Bulldog and can't wait to contribute to the success of the
team."
Funk
was also identified as one of the top 1996-born players in BC and was invited
to participate in the BC Hockey U17 BC Cup this past May in Salmon Arm, BC.
Funk tied all players for most points (9) and goals (5) in the 4-day competition
en route to helping his team win the gold medal with a 1-0 win in the
championship game.
Brad
Rebagliati is a 1995-born goalie who grew up in Cranbrook, BC. This past season
Rebagliati played for the OHA Prep team, appearing in 32 games and posting a
2.66 GAA. He was discovered in the Bulldogs’ spring identification camp held in
Quesnel, BC, in late April.
“I am
very pleased to have the opportunity to be a Bulldog,” commented Rebagliati. “I
am looking forward to the year and I am excited to live in Port Alberni.”
Rebagliati
has one of a small handful of goalies that received an invite to the 2010 U17 BC
Hockey provincial camp. He didn’t allow a single goal in the three games that he
appeared in. Rebagliati’s outstanding performance against the best players in
the province
earned him a spot on the short-list for Team Pacific, only to be beat out by Tristan
Jarry who as a 16-year-old goalie this past season for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the
WHL.
“Both
players are great young talents,” said Alberni Valley Bulldogs head coach Kevin Willison.
“We hope they will be a big part of our puzzle in the coming years and will be very
exciting for our fans to watch,” added Willison.
The
Alberni Valley Bulldogs organization is very excited to welcome Zach and Brad
to
the
organization.
Additional
commitments will be announced in the near future.
1 comment:
I wonder if Brad is related to Ross
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