This was the final meeting between the two clubs all season with the series tied at 3 wins each.
Brett Meerman scored his 30th goal of the season opening up the scoring for the Bulldogs at 10:31. Assist on the goal to Tyler Wallace. Then 4 minutes later at 14:23 Tyler Wallace banged in a Tanner Willick wraparound rebound to make it 2-0. That is Wallace’s 36th goal of the season assisted by Tanner Willick and Carter Patterson. While the game was 4 on 4 Jayden Joly scored his 18th goal of the season from the slot. Assists on that goal to David Brandes and Jason Siedem. Then less than 30 seconds later Joly scores again making it 4-0. This time his goal was assisted by Tanner Willick and Tyler Teasdale. Jackson Rowland took a 🐔💩penalty with a hit from behind. The Bulldogs had a 5 minute Power Play which the Bulldogs failed to score on. You could see the frustration coming out of a few Oiler players.
At about the 7 minute mark of the second period former Victoria Royal Ty Yoder makes it 4-1 assist from Ryder De Nys who was being loaned to the Oilers from the U18 Airdrie Bisons.
Siedem makes it 5-1. This goal is announced on the website as Siedem from Meerman and Tanner Willick. I remembered Wallace and Loomer being involved with the goal. I was told it was corrected website hasn’t done that yet but it is for sure Wallace and Loomer there. Not like its a big deal I doubt they care a W is W.
Jack Plandowski sniped a great goal at the 10 minute mark of the second period to make it a 6-1 game. Assists on that goal to Kody Willick and Kasey Hiemstra.
Arizona State Commit Connyr Hellyer made it 6-2 on a strange shot that somehow beat Hennessey trickling through, assists on that goal to Zeth Kindrachuk and Sam Huck. The Oilers never gave up .
Seconds later Ryan Neumann scored on a beauty snipe to make it 6-3 from Jagger Tapper and Rylan Brown. Then at 15:23 of the second period, while shorthanded Tyler Wallace skated down the left side of the ice and beat Alex Scheiwiller short side making it 7-3. Jagger Tapper made it 7-4 on the Power Play with assists to Ryan Neumann and Hunter Sawka.
Only 16 seconds into the third period Jayden Joly got his hat trick goal picking up a rebound from a scramble to make it 8-4. With assists on that goal to Brett Meerman and Tyler Wallace. Former Cranbrook Buck Zeth Kindrachuk made it 8-5 while on the Power Play at 8:38 with assists to Conyr Hellyer and Sam Huck. Then Ryan Neumann scores his second goal of the night for the Oilers and makes it 8-6 from Hunter Sawka on the Power Play and we have an 8-6 game.
Then Connor Dick scores on breakaway as some kid decided to lay on the ice.🤷♂️Carter Patterson picked up the helper on that one.
Other Notes
Bulldogs next game is February 20th against the Crusaders in Sherwood Park at 2pm Family Day game. Next home game is February 25th on Saturday against the Drumheller Dragons.
Bulldogs outshot the Oilers 39-31.
Attendance 693
Noah Davis was again called up to fill in as back up goalie for the injured Charlie Zolin.
If the playoffs were to start TODAY the Bulldogs first round opponent would be the Calgary Canucks.
