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GAME RECAP |
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BULLDOGS |
MIB |
Date/Time |
Rink |
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4 |
13 |
12/09/2006
@ 09:45pm |
IIC, Romeoville, IL |
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December 11th,
2006-
The
‘Bulldogs’ playing the first game of two in three
nights, got spanked by ‘MIB’ 13-4. It was their worst
beating in almost eighteen months.
‘MIB’ attacked first; scoring less then a minute and
a half into the game. Mike Mancuso tied it up for
the ‘Dogs’ five minutes later, but ‘MIB’ scored four
unanswered goals in the period to take a commanding
5-1 lead. They added one more to start the second
period, putting the club in a deep hole.
The
‘Dogs’ battled back however. They tallied three
goals in the period to close the gap to 6-4, giving
themselves a fighting chance. Second period goals
were scored by Mancuso, Jason Darfler and Eric Carr
(who made his Bulldog debut on offense)
Unfortunately, their offensive output went kaput
after that. ‘MIB’ opened up and fired fifteen shots;
scoring on seven to diffuse any ideas of a ‘Bulldog’
rally.
“I’m very bitter right now” said Alex Martinez. “We
played good hockey tonight and skated hard. But when
you pit a team of amateurs and recreational players
against a team utilizing the services of former
professionals and players from a higher talent pool,
you aren’t going to stand a chance. I am
disappointed that the ASHL hasn’t monitored rosters
to limit this kind of disparity.”
It
doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that
in two fewer games than the rest of the league,
‘MIB’ leads the ASHL in point differential (+46),
fewest goals allowed (37), and the highest goals
per game average (9.22). Why hasn’t the league
commissioner stepped in yet and fixed this problem?
At
7-4-0, the ‘Bulldogs are slipping in the standings.
If they continue this downward trend, their recent
collapse (2-3 in their last five games) can be
blamed on a lack of focus and practice.
The Good:
The Bad:
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McGruff
Jerseys: While most of the players favor
the “Caca” jerseys as the alternate uniform, it
was their new, goofy looking, McGruff Crime Dog
jerseys that made their debut on this night.
Perhaps a 13-4 loss will force them to rethink
their uniform choice in the future; especially
considering their 9-2 lifetime record wearing the
“cacas”.
The Ugly:
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Monty’s Playboy Moves: After
Saturday’s game, most of the players went out to
BWW with several fans. One of those fans was Mindy
Walters. Monty struck out big in their earlier
meeting (Tony Feeney’s wedding), but sought
redemption on this night. Unfortunately, acting
like the strong, silent type did very little for
his game. Instead, he came off as a stiff with the
personality of a couch.
