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‘Bulldogs’ March All Over ‘Penguins’ |
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GAME
RECAP |
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BULLDOGS |
Drunk
Penguins |
Date/Time |
Rink |
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9 |
0 |
09/25/2005 |
American |
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September
19th,
2005-
After two sluggish games (one a loss the other a tie),
the ‘Bulldogs’ faced an old nemesis on Sunday night, the
‘Drunk Penguins’. They had defeated the ‘Penguins’ all
three times last season including the last two meetings
by a combined score of 28-1. This particular game wasn’t
much different, as the ‘Dogs’ won easily 9-0.
The
‘Dogs’ took the lead midway through the first period as
Ryne Gerstner deked and shucked his way through three
defenders, scoring top shelf. Jason Darfler added
another goal approximately two minutes later giving the
‘Bulldogs’ control of the game, despite some extra
physical play by the ‘Penguins’. Normally a weak
defensive squad, the ‘Penguins’ sprayed their fair share
of hits and kept the crease clear at all costs. Their
new defensive style limited the ‘Bulldogs’ to only eight
shots on goal for the period.
Gerstner started off the second period scoring by
tallying his second goal of the night, this one on a
nifty feed from Jeremy Campbell in front of the net.
They would go on to score twice more in the period on
goals by Darfler (assisted by Mike Mancuso) and Joey F.V.
to deflate any chance that the ‘Penguins’ thought they
may have had to get back into the game. “After we took
the 5-0 lead, it appeared as if they just gave up” said
Sal Karim. “They showed little, if any of the fight they
had earlier in the game.”
The
‘Bulldogs’ on the other hand, didn’t let up in the third
period. They went on and scored four more goals, one
each from Gerstner, Darfler, Mancuso and newcomer Darren
‘Screech’ Diamond. Diamond, who was claimed off of
waivers made a big impact in his debut, despite being a
bit rusty. “My legs were hurting, but I should be fine
after a couple of practices” said Diamond. “This is a
great bunch of guys, and I’m privileged to play with
them.”
“It was
a good game” said Alex Martinez. “It really feels great
to finally get a win. Getting the shutout was an effort
from everyone. Everybody had a good game and I believe
it was the end result of our tough practices.”
As it
stands, the ‘Bulldogs’ currently sit alone in second
place with 3 points (a 1-1-1 record). They will be
facing some stiff competition in the coming weeks so
they can’t rest their laurels on this victory. It’s a
long season ahead and if they want to repeat as
champions, they can’t afford too many more losses.
The
Good:
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Defense: Rebounding from an inconsistent game last week,
the defense looked sharp in setting up the breakout
pass, and setting the tone for the offense The ‘D’ was
especially stingy in the defensive zone against the
‘Penguin’ attackers.
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Penalty Kills: As usual, being short-handed didn’t
stop the ‘Dogs’ from stuffing their opponents and
killing all penalties. They are now 14-15 on the kill
for the season.
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Goaltending: Alex Martinez sent a message to the rest
of the league by registering his first shutout of the
season.
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Hustle: The game was decided primarily by which team
out-hustled the other. Throughout much of the game,
the ‘Dogs’ scooped up loose pucks, stole passes, found
the breakout pass and disrupted their opponents flow
by fore-checking, or getting a body on a ‘Penguin’
skater.
The
Bad:
The
Ugly:
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Marty
Tong: Commenting on how hot Alex Martinez looked this
particular night, this guy needs to spend more time
focusing on the game, rather than trying to get phone
numbers from certain olive skinned players.
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Andy
‘Oz’ Osvath: The ‘Penguin’ goalie for several reasons:
1.)
His
rotten all around play.
2.)
Early
in the game, he skated out of his crease in an effort
to beat Maher ‘Speedy’ Karim to a loose puck. The two
of them collided with one another as ‘Oz’ attempted to
take his legs out from underneath him. In the end, he
got the worst part of the exchange as he lay on the
ice, moaning in pain for ten minutes.
3.)
Late
in the game, he skated way out of the crease, only to
end up sitting on a puck in the corner, preventing
Ryne Gerstner from digging it out. At long last, the
official saved him by blowing the whistle, although a
delay of game penalty should have been called.
4.)
Taking hacks with his stick at any player within
striking distance of the crease.
5.)
Poor
sportsmanship.
Player of the Game
:
Ryne Gerstner & Jason Darfler
:
Ryne
Gerstner & Jason Darfler. Both players nailed the
hat-trick with Ryne also grabbing two assists.
Next
up:
Friday Sept 30, 2005 at 11:00 vs. the ‘Leafs’
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Scoring |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
F |
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Bulldogs |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
9 |
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Drunk Penguins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bulldogs
Scorers |
Points |
Goals |
Assists |
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Ryne Gerstner |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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Jason Darfler |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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Mike Mancuso |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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Joey F_cken V. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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James Senne |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Darren Diamond |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Jeremy Campbell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Maher Karim |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Penalties |
Minutes |
Notes |
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Jason Darfler |
4:00 |
Interference, High
Stick |
