Bulldogs lost a close one to the Cranbrook Bucks Wednesday night 4-3
I personally like the weekday games. I don’t think the community does though. Only 1 concession was opened at the EBC Wednesday night. But then there was a very small crowd. Which was unfortunate as it was one of the best games played this season. I think that Cranbrook Bucks team is the best team the Bulldogs faced all year. More so than Brooks or Penticton. They are fast, not saying the others aren’t just the Bucks seem to look the toughest to play against.
Kaslo Ferner scored first for the Bucks quickly on the Power Play at 7:35 of the first period with a low shot. The assists on the goal went to Bryce Sookro and Jacob Fletcher. Sookro and Fletcher sit 1 and 2 in Bucks scoring after this game.
Shots on goal in the first period were tied at 8 each
Patrick Murphy scored his 10th goal of the season at 1:30 of the second period to make it a 2-1 game with the assist on the goal going to Air Force commit Grant Denuccio.
Lucas McDonald deflected a Noah Mertz shot to get the Bulldogs on the board at 4:51 of the second period with the other assist on the play going to Luke Norcross.
Bryce Sookroo gives the Bucks back a 2 goal lead when he scores at 13:37 in the second period while shorthanded to make it a 3-1 game for the Bucks. The goal was unassisted.
Danny Hussa scored his first goal as a Bulldog at 16:02 of the second period with the assists going to Luke Norcross and Jared Langdon.
Patrick Murphy got his second goal of the game at 16:35 of the second period to make it a 4-2 game. The assists on the goal went to Samuel Lyne and Grant Denuccio.
Shots on goal in the second period were 13-9 for the Bulldogs
Joey Melo got the Bulldogs within one at 11:36 of the third period with the assist on the goal going to Brady Smith.
Shots on goal in the third period were 9-6 for the Bucks. Blackfalds outshot Cranbrook by 1 27-26.
Miles Roberts made 24 saves on the 27 shots that he faced for the win for the Bucks. For the Bulldogs Kirill Kapustin made 22 saves on the 26 shots that he faced.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Patrick Murphy 2) Luke Norcorss 3) Noah Mertz
Attendance in Blackfalds was 432
Bulldogs next game is Friday January 31st in Okotoks against the Oilers. The Bulldogs next home game is Saturday February 1st against the Oilers also.
