GAME RECAP BULLDOGS Bandits Date/Time Rink 1 9 02/16/2006 Hoffman Estates

February 13th, 2006- In a match up featuring the last two undefeated clubs in the league, Thursday’s game was supposed to be thriller. Instead, it was more of a farce as the ‘Bandits’ smashed the ‘Bulldogs’ 9-1. The loss represented the ‘Dogs’ worst loss since last season’s opener.

The ‘Bulldogs’ looked like a deflated team inside the game’s first three minutes as the ‘Bandits’ took a quick 3-0 lead. The score would be 5-0 by the end of the first period and 7-0 before the ‘Bulldogs’ scored their first (and only) goal. Mike Montague slammed in a rebound from Sal Karim. Unfortunately by then, it was too little, too late.

Despite having several opportunities, including several on the power play, the ‘Dogs’ failed miserably in execution. All of those hours of practice, working on so many different scenarios, didn’t help the team on this night.

“This game was a much need kick in the d*ck for everyone,” said Alex Martinez. “The bottom
line we all played bad and that’s starting with me. Who Needs practice? We all do. Also, I must address something we all lack. It’s called communication and it is so important. From practice to the game to the locker room, there is no reason we shouldn’t be able to talk openly with one another without being overly critical. No one on this team is good enough to talk down to anyone of his mates. As a team we only have one requirement and that is to give 100% on every shift, every play and every practice. If everyone displays that, we should all be able to leave the locker room with our heads up, win or lose.”

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Player of the Game:

NONE

Next up: Thursday February 23, 2006 vs. the ‘Cobras’ at 10:30PM (Hoffman Estates)