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‘Bulldogs’ Shamed by Loss to ‘Bacon’

 

GAME RECAP BULLDOGS SKATIN BACON Date/Time Rink 3 4 11/09/2006 @ 010:30pm IIC, Romeoville, IL

November 14th, 2006- After starting their season with five quick victories, the ‘Bulldogs’ dropped their second in a row, this time to ‘Skatin’ Bacon’ 4-3.

 

The ‘Dogs’ fell behind 1-0 early in the first, despite out-shooting their opponents. Their passes were ill-timed, their puck movement inconsistent and their overall play was sloppy. Despite having five power play opportunities, they failed to score. Even when Captain Joe Van Grimbergen stacked his line full of studs, the ‘Dogs’ came up empty.

 

Midway through the second period, Bill Nolan scored on a shot from the right side of slot to tie the game. The goal gave the ‘Dogs’ new hope as ’Old School’ set the stage for a rally. Less than five minutes later, Mike Montague scored unassisted to give the club their first lead.

 

Unfortunately with under twenty seconds left in the second, the ‘Dogs’ lapsed mentally by allowing ‘Bacon’ to score uncontested. They would go on to score two more unanswered goals to take a 4-2 lead.

 

The ‘Dogs’ added one final goal in the third period when Montague (assisted by Nolan) scored his second goal of the game. It was all the ‘Dogs’ could muster. Although they pulled goalie Alex Martinez with 1:40 left for the extra-man advantage, they couldn’t even post one shot-on-goal in that span to tie it up.  

 

“Not the best result by losing to these [expletive] but it clearly points out that we need practice” said Martinez. “I credit guys really pulling their weight and more out there. Monty was a machine along with both Joe's [Koehler & Van Grimbergen]. We really need everyone to make the same effort.”

 

At 5-2-0, the ‘Bulldogs are quickly slipping in the standings. They need to stop the bleeding fast before losing becomes their common theme.

 

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The Good:

 

• Shots-on-Goal: Although the scorekeeper recorded only 19, the team actually posted approximately 40 shots-on-goal. Unfortunately, they just happened to run up against a hot goalkeeper on this evening.

The Bad:

• Penalties: The ‘Dogs’ tallied six penalties—fewer than their season average, but they came at times when the ‘Dogs’ could ill-afford any shortages on the ice.
• Power Play: The ‘Bulldogs’ were 0-for-6 on power play opportunities, despite utilizing the stacked line approach (for the second game in a row), they were shut out.

 

 The Ugly:

• Sinner?: In the wake of the Ted Haggard gay-sex scandal, one would assume that his disciple, vice-evangelist pastor Jason Darfler, would show a little more discretion with his alternative life-style. Nope. There he was again, flashing his sore thumb to the ‘Dogs’ in the locker room, looking to convert new followers.

-Repent, my naked brother and you shall be saved.