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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dogs 6 Express 4
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Happy Hockey Day in Canada, Dogs host Express in big tilt
Happy Hockey Day in Canada! The Dogs celebrate the day with the biggest game of the season so far tonight.
Here's a great video from CBC....
Read more on Hockey Day by clicking HERE
A huge game in the battle for the final two playoff spots in the Coastal Conference goes tonight at the 'Pound as the Bulldogs host the Coquitlam Express.
The Bulldogs currently six in sixth place in the Coast with 51 points, one more than the Express - who have played one less game. The Express closed within a point with a 3-2 win last night over the Grizzlies at Bear Mountain Arena.
This is the fourth and final meeting between the clubs this season with the previous three being an even split as each team won in the other teams barn by scores of 4-2. The first meeting of the year in Coquitlam ended in a 3-3 tie.
Catch the pregame show on 93.3 The Peak FM and online at www.933thepeak.com with Rick Schievink and I at 6:45 with the play-by-play to follow at 7:00
Blake Wesley will by my 1st Intermission guest. Blake is the Senior Director of Hockey Operations with the Okanagan Hockey Academy and the Okanagan Hockey School and also works in conjunction with BC Hockey with the High Performance program. He has been in town this week assisting the players and staff in their prep for the stretch drive.
Surrey Eagles play-by-play voice Colin Tiggelaar will be our 2nd Intermission guest.
Hammer
Here's a great video from CBC....
Read more on Hockey Day by clicking HERE
A huge game in the battle for the final two playoff spots in the Coastal Conference goes tonight at the 'Pound as the Bulldogs host the Coquitlam Express.
The Bulldogs currently six in sixth place in the Coast with 51 points, one more than the Express - who have played one less game. The Express closed within a point with a 3-2 win last night over the Grizzlies at Bear Mountain Arena.
This is the fourth and final meeting between the clubs this season with the previous three being an even split as each team won in the other teams barn by scores of 4-2. The first meeting of the year in Coquitlam ended in a 3-3 tie.
Catch the pregame show on 93.3 The Peak FM and online at www.933thepeak.com with Rick Schievink and I at 6:45 with the play-by-play to follow at 7:00
Blake Wesley will by my 1st Intermission guest. Blake is the Senior Director of Hockey Operations with the Okanagan Hockey Academy and the Okanagan Hockey School and also works in conjunction with BC Hockey with the High Performance program. He has been in town this week assisting the players and staff in their prep for the stretch drive.
Surrey Eagles play-by-play voice Colin Tiggelaar will be our 2nd Intermission guest.
Hammer
Friday, February 11, 2011
Frank Slubowski story from Chek News, Nanaimo Clippers sale, Variety Heroes and Hearts Dinner tonight
For some reason I can never get the videos to embed here correctly here on the blog, but the folks at Chek did a nice story on Frank Slubowski. You can find it on their website here http://cheknews.ca/
And lastly....dont forget to get to the 'Pound tomorrow!
Here's an interesting look at the Nanaimo Clippers sale from the Nanaimo Daily News...click to read "Clippers sale still leaves many questions"
Thanks Danno for the link.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Getzlaf vs Hamhuis......your thoughts? Variety Heroes with Hearts Friday, Midget Dogs update...
View the below video if you didn't see it last night. Would love to hear your thoughts on the play.
My thoughts?
You see this play wayyyyyy to often in the BCHL. And way to often a player making a good honest hockey play ends up hurting another player, and ends up being the villan. And when you are the villan, you get not only tossed out of the game, you also get suspended for a couple too, under the new anti-hitting rules that hockey has now, and under the new culture in the game of "every hit that sees someone go down is a bad hit"
I understand that Hamhuis plays the puck in that direction. You still CANNOT turn that way in that situation. He is well aware Getzlaf is coming. Spare me the fact Getzlaf leaves his feet. If anything, its on contact, and it's minor. It's not like he goes in there charging like a cruise missle. A la Matt Cooke. I'm well aware things happen fast. Things happen fast out there, I certainly get that. Hamhuis obviously made a bad decision, plain and simple. Not Getzlaf. At least in the NHL Getzlaf doesn't get kicked out of the game, and suspended for the next two, which is what would have likely happened if that hit occurred in the BCHL.
What blows my mind is that this clean hit will get WAYYYY more discussion going than the dirty and cheap slough-foot on Ballard, that no one really seemed to care about.
Which kinda blows my mind.
And now your thoughts in the comments below, if you will...
Further event information can be found at Heroes With Hearts Variety Dinner and Show on Facebook.
My thoughts?
You see this play wayyyyyy to often in the BCHL. And way to often a player making a good honest hockey play ends up hurting another player, and ends up being the villan. And when you are the villan, you get not only tossed out of the game, you also get suspended for a couple too, under the new anti-hitting rules that hockey has now, and under the new culture in the game of "every hit that sees someone go down is a bad hit"
I understand that Hamhuis plays the puck in that direction. You still CANNOT turn that way in that situation. He is well aware Getzlaf is coming. Spare me the fact Getzlaf leaves his feet. If anything, its on contact, and it's minor. It's not like he goes in there charging like a cruise missle. A la Matt Cooke. I'm well aware things happen fast. Things happen fast out there, I certainly get that. Hamhuis obviously made a bad decision, plain and simple. Not Getzlaf. At least in the NHL Getzlaf doesn't get kicked out of the game, and suspended for the next two, which is what would have likely happened if that hit occurred in the BCHL.
What blows my mind is that this clean hit will get WAYYYY more discussion going than the dirty and cheap slough-foot on Ballard, that no one really seemed to care about.
Which kinda blows my mind.
And now your thoughts in the comments below, if you will...
Heroes With Hearts Variety Dinner and Show is being held at the Best Western Barclay Hotel on Friday February 11th 2011.
The event includes a Pasta Dinner (6:30pm) , Variety Show (7:00pm) , Silent and Live Auctions, 50/50 draws and a family dance. Admission to the Variety Show is by donation to Variety. Anyone wanting to enjoy the pasta dinner must purchase a dinner ticket in advance, $15, at the Best Western Barclay Hotel.
Bring your family out for an evening of fun and become a hero to Variety's Kids at the same time. The Alberni Valley Bulldogs , the Port Alberni Professional Firefighters and Port Alberni RCMP will be in attendance and are asking for your support. NHL Legend Blake Wesley will be in attendance at the event as well.
The Variety Show will feature local performers Morgan Buxton, Christina Wynans, Caitlin Royendyk , Sydney Reynolds, Lance Lapointe, The Shuddrbugs, Shaylene Balle, Caitlyn and Jenna Rigets, Lily Wallman and Angel Magnussen. Families that have received help through Variety will also share their stories at the event.
The event MC, Jolie McMullan, 93.3 The Peak FM radio personality, is sure to make the evening a very fun night out.
Variety's Coin Drive Kids Angel Magnussen and Mackenzie Hale have some incredible items they will be auctioning off to raise money for their favorite charity. Long Beach Golf and the Wickaninnish Inn are the donors of one of the hottest items up for bids; two spots on a golf team for the Wickaninnish Inn ProAm Tournament at the Long Beach Golf Course on September 16th, 2011. The purchase includes entry fees into the tournament, one nights stay at the Wickaninnish Inn at Chesterman's Beach, attendance at the reception dinner on the 15th of September and a seafood banquet following the golf tournament. The purchasers golf team will consist of Entertainment Tonight Canada's own Erin Cebula and a BC Golf Professional.
Other great live auction items include a team autographed Calgary Flames jersey courtesy of Brendan Morrison, autographed items donated by Canadian actor Barry Pepper, autographed neck ties worn by Global BC News Anchors Steve Darling, Squire Barnes, and Chris Gailus, along with some of Angel Magnussen's framed oil paintings.
We would like to welcome local schools, families and community groups to come on stage during the event and make a formal cheque presentation to Variety's Kids.
MIDGET BULLDOGS 2, OCEANSIDE 1
The Van Isle Ford Midget Bulldogs took a firm grip on the North Island divisional play-offs with an upset win over Oceanside in Parksville on Sunday. Coach Brent Demerais commented that, ”The deck was stacked against us coming in, but the boys showed what they can do. All the defencemen were strong today. The penalty kill was huge and (Bryce) Dirocco was awesome in goal.”
In VIAHA regular season play Oceanside was on top of Division 1, four points ahead of Port Alberni. But the Bulldogs beat them in pre-season play and knew they could do it again.
The Generals came out hard in the opening minutes and Dirocco was called on to make some big saves early in the game. Oceanside scored first with a man advantage at 10:14 in the first period. The Bulldogs had to wait until the second period to even it up. Marino Somerville passed to Tyler Wilhelm in the high slot at 16:38. Wilhelm faked, then ripped a shot to the high right corner.
From that point on, it seemed that every time the Bulldogs took control of the play the whistle would blow and another penalty would be called. 45 penalty minutes were assessed to Alberni players in the last 30 minutes of play, so they were killing penalties for most of the remaining game. In one of the few even strength moments, Carson McCulloch set up the winning goal with a pass from the end boards across the slot. Speeding in, Brady Janzen dove towards the net and, as he went down, was able to flip the puck over the goalie’s outstretched leg. Colby Lim and Nathan Read assisted. There were so many stoppages in play that the ice time ran out and the Bulldogs were awarded the victory with seven minutes left on the clock.
The Bulldogs have one more game in the North Island series, Saturday February 12 in Campbell River at 6:15 PM. A win there will clinch first place for the North Island and home ice against a South Island team in the semi-final the following weekend.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Grizz 5 Dogs 4
Another heart breaker for the second game in a row as the Dogs comeback in the third to erase a two goal deficit, only to see a late goal by the opposition stand up as the winner.
It was 1-0 Victoria just short of 5 minutes in on a Mitch Labreche goal on a broken play. The Dogs tied it later in the period on a beautiful Casey Bailey goal on a nice set up by Josh Mitchell. Just three minutes later the Grizz were back on top though, as Wesley Myron tapped in a cross-crease feed on the powerplay.
Victoria took a 3-1 lead on a 5 on 3 powerplay early in the second on a Justin Fillion blast from the slot, and then 4-1 on a Taylor Pernerowski shot from the right point. Frank Slubowski came up with a huge save on an unguarded Kyle St. Denis at the top of his crease with less than a minute to go in the second to keep it close. That would be big just seconds later when Josh Mitchell was sent in alone on a long stretch pass by Connor Varley where he beat Matt Ginn to make it 4-2 Victoria after two.
The Dogs came out with good urgency in their game in the third, making it 4-3 just short of six minutes in when Mike Puddifant pinched in to find a puck thrown deep on a great keep by Lars Hepso. He would throw it at the net where Brandon Adams deflected it home. The Grizzlies would have several outstanding chances to get some insurance, but Frank Slubowski was huge on several great chances including a Kyle St. Denis breakaway to keep his team in it. They would reward him with the tying goal with 8:22 to play as Josh Mitchell fed Kyle Weber coming off the left point where he blew a slap shot home to tie it at 4-4.
And then the dreaded official placed his influence on the outcome.
Tanner Hicks was tripped up by Kyle St.Denis from behind coming out of the corner of his own zone with a stick in his feet, directly in front of the official. It was the second such trip on the same shift on a Bulldog player.Despite the powerplays at this point being 6 to 1 in favour of the Grizzlies, and the Dogs not having a powerplay chance since the 24 second mark of the first period they couldn't get a break from the official.
There would be no call, and 10 seconds later it would be 5-4 Victoria as Mitch Labreche found a Kyle St. Denis rebound and fired it home.
I think I described it as garbage at the time. Still seems fitting now, although sometimes calling a spade a spade in this league reflects badly on you, as I've touched on more than a few times this season.
Just one minute later (what a coincidence!) the Bulldogs went to the powerplay for the first time since the game was 20 seconds old. Another huge even up a minute later saw the Dogs go to a 5 on 3 powerplay, as the Grizzlies were penalized twice in 60 seconds, after only being whistled for one infraction over the previous 57 minutes of hockey.
Unfortunately the damage was already done as the Dogs couldn't come back one more time.
Shots favoured the Dogs 37-32.
The Dogs went 0 for 3 on the powerplay.
The Grizzlies went 2 for 6.
My prediction - this will be coming to a BCHL rink near you pretty soon as the last games of the regular season play out and the playoffs begin- recently seen in the SJHL, and around the country on TSN
Hammer
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It was 1-0 Victoria just short of 5 minutes in on a Mitch Labreche goal on a broken play. The Dogs tied it later in the period on a beautiful Casey Bailey goal on a nice set up by Josh Mitchell. Just three minutes later the Grizz were back on top though, as Wesley Myron tapped in a cross-crease feed on the powerplay.
Victoria took a 3-1 lead on a 5 on 3 powerplay early in the second on a Justin Fillion blast from the slot, and then 4-1 on a Taylor Pernerowski shot from the right point. Frank Slubowski came up with a huge save on an unguarded Kyle St. Denis at the top of his crease with less than a minute to go in the second to keep it close. That would be big just seconds later when Josh Mitchell was sent in alone on a long stretch pass by Connor Varley where he beat Matt Ginn to make it 4-2 Victoria after two.
The Dogs came out with good urgency in their game in the third, making it 4-3 just short of six minutes in when Mike Puddifant pinched in to find a puck thrown deep on a great keep by Lars Hepso. He would throw it at the net where Brandon Adams deflected it home. The Grizzlies would have several outstanding chances to get some insurance, but Frank Slubowski was huge on several great chances including a Kyle St. Denis breakaway to keep his team in it. They would reward him with the tying goal with 8:22 to play as Josh Mitchell fed Kyle Weber coming off the left point where he blew a slap shot home to tie it at 4-4.
And then the dreaded official placed his influence on the outcome.
Tanner Hicks was tripped up by Kyle St.Denis from behind coming out of the corner of his own zone with a stick in his feet, directly in front of the official. It was the second such trip on the same shift on a Bulldog player.Despite the powerplays at this point being 6 to 1 in favour of the Grizzlies, and the Dogs not having a powerplay chance since the 24 second mark of the first period they couldn't get a break from the official.
There would be no call, and 10 seconds later it would be 5-4 Victoria as Mitch Labreche found a Kyle St. Denis rebound and fired it home.
I think I described it as garbage at the time. Still seems fitting now, although sometimes calling a spade a spade in this league reflects badly on you, as I've touched on more than a few times this season.
Just one minute later (what a coincidence!) the Bulldogs went to the powerplay for the first time since the game was 20 seconds old. Another huge even up a minute later saw the Dogs go to a 5 on 3 powerplay, as the Grizzlies were penalized twice in 60 seconds, after only being whistled for one infraction over the previous 57 minutes of hockey.
Unfortunately the damage was already done as the Dogs couldn't come back one more time.
Shots favoured the Dogs 37-32.
The Dogs went 0 for 3 on the powerplay.
The Grizzlies went 2 for 6.
My prediction - this will be coming to a BCHL rink near you pretty soon as the last games of the regular season play out and the playoffs begin- recently seen in the SJHL, and around the country on TSN
Hammer
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Grizzlies add coach, Dogs lose jerseys....
The Dogs jerseys were left behind at the Dog Pound as the team departed today. I wouldn't want to be the trainer or rookie or vet responsible for that one....it happens....but it's never happened in a game that I have been involved in over the decade-plus that I have been doing this job. The Vancouver Giants recently left their sweaters behind, and the Cowichan Valley Capitals also had to play a game in some smart Mustard yellow unis this year in Penticton. As my Dad was a Montreal Canadiens Draft Pick way back when pucks where square...I'll take the Habs jerseys anyday.
Dogs @ Grizzlies tonight
Read all about it from the Bulldogs website and my Weekly Preview article HERE
If you missed last night's edition of "Around the Pound" on 93.3 The Peak, you can get more response from the team regarding the weekend from the Alberni Valley Times HERE
Catch the pregame show tonight at 7:00 with the play-by-play to follow at 7:15 on 93.3 The Peak FM and online at www.933thepeak.com
My 2nd Intermission feature guest tonight is former Bulldog Brian Stewart, currently with the ECHL's Bakersfield Condors
Hammer
Monday, February 07, 2011
"Around the Pound" , live tonight on 93.3 The Peak
Here's the guest list for "Around the Pound" tonight on 93.3 The Peak FM - in order of appearance, and always subject to change:
Bulldogs Assistant Coach and Assistant GM Kevin Hasselberg
Bulldogs players Konrad Litke and Dylan Nowakowski
Coquitlam Express Play-by-Play voice Eddie Gregory
Bulldog Alum Matt Hatch
Get it all on 93.3 The Peak FM from 6pm to 7pm tonight!
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Cents 4 Dogs 3
The Dogs have now lost three in a row after dropping todays game in heartbreaking fashion in Merritt.
If the Dogs weren't flat in this one, they were certainly on the wrong end of most races and puck battles more often than not as the Cents looked like the hungrier team.
It was scoreless after one, with the Dogs not doing themselves any favours killing off six minutes in penalties. Merritt took a 1-0 lead three minutes into the second on a point shot from Steve Tresierra off of a faceoff win in the Dogs zone. The Dogs would battle right back though, tying the game just seconds later as Casey Bailey fired a loose puck home from the side of the net. Merritt went up 2-1 three minutes later on a Jeff Jones goal from the slot, and 3-1 exatly three minutes later again off a point shot from Tresierra again, this time on the powerplay.
Frank Slubowski would keep the Dogs in it in the third with a huge save on Jeff Jones who was left all alone in front of the Dogs net. That would be huge as the Dogs battled back to tie it with a 5 on 3 goal and a 5 on 4 powerplay goal, both by Dylan Nowakowski, both just seconds apart, to make it 3-3.
The Centennials would find the winner with just over two minutes to play on a goal similar to the Jones' marker when they just plain outworked the Dogs in their own zone and won an extended battle that saw Evan Stack center the puck to Stephen Wall who one-timed one past the glove of Slubowski for the 4-3 final.
The Dogs return home with zero points from the three game trip - as far as I can remember, this might be the first time this has happened since I started covering the team in 2003-2004.
It was nice to see Nowakowski rewarded with the goals, as I was talking about him throughout the earlier parts of the game as he was far and away the teams hardest working player. Take all the skill away, and its the will that makes the difference, in my humble opinion.
Here's hoping that his effort rubs off on the other guys.
No offence to the other guys, but Nowakowski stood out today like a Fighter Jet in a blimp race.
Don't forget to catch "Around the Pound" on 93.3 The Peak tomorrow from 6pm to 7pm.
Hammer
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Dogs Cents
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"Rossie" and "Hatchie"
Friends when the game was over once again of course! Last laugh for now goes to Matt Hatch, as Princeton blew a 3 goal lead and Union emerged victorious. Hatch had 2 assists as well.
Thanks Rossie!
Hammer
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Merritt
Pregame at 1:45 play-by-play at 2:00 on 93.3 The Peak.
Trent Dorais is my 1st Intermission guest, while former Dog Matt Hatch is up in the 2nd.
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En route to Merritt
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Saturday, February 05, 2011
'Backs 9 'Dogs 2.....
Yeeeeeouch.
Not a lot I can say about that game other than that.
The Silverbacks entered the game red hot and kept it going to win their sixth straight. The Bulldogs looked awful, giving up several breakaways and umpteen odd man rushes. They further compounded their problems by taking penalties, as the Silverbacks went 4 for 5 on the power play while the Dogs went 1 for 4.
Time to move on and look forward to tomorrow afternoon as the Dogs face the Centennials. Tomorrow's game became that much more important tonight with the Bulldogs loss combined with wins by Coquitlam and Cowichan, as they both closed the gap on the 6th placed Dogs to just three points. The Centnnials are the opposite of the Silverbacks as they are struggling right now, losers of six in a row and winless in seven.
The Nicola Valley Memorial Arena is never an easy place to play with it's smaller than regulation ice surface. Take a look on the video.
Catch the pregame show on 93.3 The Peak FM at 1:45 with the play-by-play to follow at 2:00pm.
Don't miss the 2nd Intermission show, as my guest is former Bulldog Matt Hatch.
Hammer
Not a lot I can say about that game other than that.
The Silverbacks entered the game red hot and kept it going to win their sixth straight. The Bulldogs looked awful, giving up several breakaways and umpteen odd man rushes. They further compounded their problems by taking penalties, as the Silverbacks went 4 for 5 on the power play while the Dogs went 1 for 4.
Time to move on and look forward to tomorrow afternoon as the Dogs face the Centennials. Tomorrow's game became that much more important tonight with the Bulldogs loss combined with wins by Coquitlam and Cowichan, as they both closed the gap on the 6th placed Dogs to just three points. The Centnnials are the opposite of the Silverbacks as they are struggling right now, losers of six in a row and winless in seven.
The Nicola Valley Memorial Arena is never an easy place to play with it's smaller than regulation ice surface. Take a look on the video.
Don't miss the 2nd Intermission show, as my guest is former Bulldog Matt Hatch.
Hammer
Connor Varley, A News MVP of the week....
Hammer
Dogs @ Silverbacks, Alberni Invitational concludes today, Skating on the Highway....
A win by the Clippers opens their lead on the Dogs to 8 points. While the Dogs still have a couple games in hand, they are running out of opportunities to make up that ground. Losses by Cowichan and Coquitlam mean the Dogs continue to lead both clubs by 5 points for 6th place in the Conference.
Tonight's 2nd Intermission feature guest is Merritt Centennials play-by-play voice Alex Grebenyuk.
If you are looking for some entertainment today, why not head down to the Alberni Valley Multiplex for the finals of the Alberni Invitational - admission is FREE!
How this for cool - gotta love Manitoba people - skating on the highway. How they are driving on it I have no idea!
Hammer
Friday, February 04, 2011
Vipers 4 Dogs 1
A 2-1 game with eight mintes to go was blown open by the Vipers with two goals two minutes apart as the Dogs dropped just their second game in regulation time to an Interior Conference opponent all season.
The Dogs led the shots on goal count most of the night, but the Vipers capitalized on their chances and got some breaks while the Dogs didn't. While the shot total favoured the Dogs I think the Vipers had the better of the chances through the game as Frank Slubowski was his regular stellar self giving his team every chance to win into the back half of the third period.
The Vipers led 1-0 after one on a Dylan Walchuk powerplay goal 10 minutes into the first. It was 2-0 Vipers early in the second on a tough luck goal as a centering pass out of the right corner hit the stick of David Robinson and ended up going up and over the shoulder of Slubowski. The Dogs answered quickly to make it 2-1 when Nowakowski and Bailey won a battle on the half wall in the Vernon end and found Josh Mitchell who walked into the right circle and beat Kirby Halcrow high short side.
The best chance for the Dogs to even it up came on a Dylan Nowakowski shorthanded breakaway in the third period, but Halcrow came up with a big save to preserve the lead. Minutes later it was 3-1 Vipers when Darren Nowick converted a cross ice pass on an odd man rush. It was quickly 4-1 on a giveaway by the Dogs in front of their own net as Kyle Murphy one-timed a Bryce Kakoske backhand pass from the slot.
The Dogs outshot the Vipers 29-22. The Vipers went 1 for 4 on the powerplay while the Dogs went 0 for 2.
Next up, Salmon Arm tomorrow.
Hammer
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The Dogs led the shots on goal count most of the night, but the Vipers capitalized on their chances and got some breaks while the Dogs didn't. While the shot total favoured the Dogs I think the Vipers had the better of the chances through the game as Frank Slubowski was his regular stellar self giving his team every chance to win into the back half of the third period.
The Vipers led 1-0 after one on a Dylan Walchuk powerplay goal 10 minutes into the first. It was 2-0 Vipers early in the second on a tough luck goal as a centering pass out of the right corner hit the stick of David Robinson and ended up going up and over the shoulder of Slubowski. The Dogs answered quickly to make it 2-1 when Nowakowski and Bailey won a battle on the half wall in the Vernon end and found Josh Mitchell who walked into the right circle and beat Kirby Halcrow high short side.
The best chance for the Dogs to even it up came on a Dylan Nowakowski shorthanded breakaway in the third period, but Halcrow came up with a big save to preserve the lead. Minutes later it was 3-1 Vipers when Darren Nowick converted a cross ice pass on an odd man rush. It was quickly 4-1 on a giveaway by the Dogs in front of their own net as Kyle Murphy one-timed a Bryce Kakoske backhand pass from the slot.
The Dogs outshot the Vipers 29-22. The Vipers went 1 for 4 on the powerplay while the Dogs went 0 for 2.
Next up, Salmon Arm tomorrow.
Hammer
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Sunwave Centre....Game Day Video
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Game day skate in Salmon Arm
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Alberni Invitational...
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