Bulldogs shine over Green Berets

 

GAME RECAP BULLDOGS Green Berets Date/Time Rink 5 3 01/09/2007 IIC, Romeoville, IL

January 11th, 2007- No one looked healthier or happier in the Chicago Bulldogs dressing room than Alex Martinez. This Goaltender stopped 43 of the 46 shots as the Bulldogs held on to win 5-3 over the Green Berets on Tuesday night.

 

Martinez had been among of the sick as a gastro-intestinal virus raged through the team last week. But the entire squad reported healthy this time for the exception of a player or two who still had some effects leaving the locker room air with an unusual smell.

'It's good to go out and not feel tired,' said Mancuso, a 7-goal man this season who got his 6th and 7th goals. 'Definitely it was a hard week for me and some other guys’, I left them something in the locker room early on, I think that may have woken them up and geared up for the game.

Mancuso scored twice in the first period along with John Reeg adding his first goal of the season. The Green Berets who are in first place seemed shocked to be down 3-0 after only one period.

In the second period Joe Van Grimbergen tallied a goal that would end up being the game winner, but the Bulldogs were not done, little Joey Koehler would blow past the Greens Berets and score on a power play goal in the third.

'When you give up breakaways in the first minute, not to mention being short a few players, it's tough,' said Bulldogs Captain Joe Van Grimbergen, 'We played a pretty solid game, guys stepped up’.

The Bulldogs being out-shot throughout the game 46 to 23 had no concerns, goalie Alex Martinez stopped most of what came his way having one of this better nights, winning his 10^th game of the season.

'The fans have been there for me so many times on different occasions and getting a standing ovation really felt good,' said and imagined Martinez. 'There was five minutes late in the third I panicked a bit and let up , but the team stay focused and got these two points.

Notes- The Chicago Bulldogs will be looking for players for up coming tournaments in 2007. Tournaments include, Las Vegas, Local Chicago and Germany. Please visit our contact section and email us. The Bulldogs are not a fully sponsored team, we are currently looking for sponsors and note that all players pay their own way.

• Green Berets Goalie: This guy emailed the Chicago Bulldogs several weeks back offering his services, little did he know that the Bulldogs goalie is also team President, GM, Website designer, Sr. Editor, Secretary, treasurer, Beer man and baby sitter.