Press Box News Archive Transactions Game Recaps Injury List The Sin Bin       Game Summary   GOALS 1 2 3 TOTAL Bulldogs 0 3 2 5 Rams 4 4 1 9   FIRST PERIOD: Joe Van Grimbergen 09 un-assisted, 02:45 Joe Van Grimbergen 09 Koehler 27, 05:28 Koehler 27 Bednarek 24, 06:39 Chris Benarek 02 un-assisted, 11:44 SECOND PERIOD: John Reeg 10 Joe Van Grimbergen, 0:46 Chris Benarek 02 un-assisted, 02:11 Joe Van Grimbergen 09 Karim 23, 06:46 Chris Benarek 02 un-assisted, 10:46 THIRD PERIOD: Koehler 27 Bednarek 24, 14:06   GOALIES Shots Saves Bulldogs 22 17 Rams 30 21 Goalies: Bulldogs, Alex Martinez Official Game Stats Full Score Sheet- Click here Player(s) of the Game: Joey FV & Chris Bednarek Both these Bulldogs had hat-tricks with Joey totaling 4 points and Chris totaling 5 points. Update The roster is Full........ What's Next  Bulldogs head to Vegas... who will not return???

 

 

New Bulldogs make impressive impact

 

GAME RECAP BULLDOGS RAMS Date/Time Rink 9 5 05/14/2007 IIC, Romeoville, IL

May 15th, 2007- Speed kills and the Bulldogs used every ounce of theirs to steamroll the slower Rockdale Rams 9-5 and build some momentum as they head off to Las Vegas for the USA Hockey National Championships.

 

All facets of the Bulldogs game were in sync against the Ram’s.   Defensively, the team held the Rams scoreless in power-play situations.  Offensively, The Bulldogs continuously rolled 3 lines, controlled play and created odd-man rushes.  As for goaltending, Martinez stopped 17 of 22 shots for his 1^st victory of the season.

 

In addition, the Bulldogs welcomed 2 new players, veteran Steve Varzino and rookie defenseman Danny Benarek. Varzino who played center in his Bulldogs debut dominated his circle and impressed the team with his all out hustle and knowledge of the game. Speaking of impressing the team, Danny Bednarek was no slouch, he quickly made his presence known taking out kneecaps from his nasty shot from the point.

 

"We've gotten fortunate, we've gotten some bounces, some breaks and some things to go our way," said GM Martinez after the game.  "Right now, we've gotten ourselves some good talented players to create more opportunities for others on the team.

 

"We're playing good hockey and we're still learning about ourselves," said rookie Chris Bednarek.  "Each night there are adjustments to be made and we want to just keep having fun with it."

 

Grudge matches between the Bulldogs and some of the league’s stiffer competition are yet to be played, but no doubt that this team is the team to beat when and if everyone shows.

 

 

 

Notes- Bulldogs heading to Vegas..... wish us luck..

 

 

 

 

The Good:

• Offense: No slackers... Rookie's making everyone step it up a notch.
• Defense: Koehler gets the much needed help in a nasty defenseman "Danny".
• Goaltending: Martinez looked ok in the 1st half and then Swiss cheesed it near the end. Still enough to win.

The Bad:

• None:

 The Ugly:

• None: The Ram player who screamed like b*tch when taking a shot from the point... I can understand Danny's, but Sam's???

  

 

Box Score

Bulldogs Scorers	Points	Goals	Assists
Chris Bednarek	5	3	2
Joe Van Grimbergen	4	3	1
Joe Koehler	3	2	1
John Reeg	1	1	0
Sam Karim	1	0	1

Penalties	Minutes	Notes
Joe Van Grimbergen	2:00	Tripping
Chris Bednarek	2:00	Slashing
Sam Karim	2:00	Hooking