The Bulldogs beat the Saints last time they played them 5-1 last month in Blackfalds. They did however lose both the games they faced them in the preseason. But come on that’s pre season. The Bulldogs beat the Saints Saturday night in Blackfalds 4-2 where all of the goals in the game with the exception of one of the Saints markers was scored on the Power Play.
Brendan Ross scores to make it a 1-0 game from Layne Loomer and Jayden Joly on the Power Play at 13:21 of the first period.
Brendan Ross scored his second goal of the game to make it 2-0 with the assists again to Layne Loomer and Jayden Joly again on the Power Play. The goal was scored at 15:39 of the first period.
Shots on goal in the first period was 9-5 for the Bulldogs.
Former Fort McMurray Oil Baron Ryder Matter scored on the Power Play and the Bulldogs did nothing to help out Maxfield defensively, and the game was 2-1. Assists on the goal to Chicago, Illinois native Alexander Babich and former Seattle Thunderbird Ashton McNelly.
Shots in the second period were 13-9 Saints.
Hunter Brown notched his 10th goal of the season against his former team to give the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead at 11:33 of the third period on the Power Play. With the assists on the goal to David Brandes and Luke Dahlen. It gives a bit of comfort having a 2 goal lead in the third period. But that comfort was short lived as the Saints Ryder Matter made it a 3-2 game just 9 seconds later when he scored with the assist going to Ashton McNelly.
The Saints got a penalty with under 2 minutes remaining and the Bulldogs went on the power play in the dying seconds of the game. The Saints pulled their goalie and they had some good chances on Maxfield until Brendan Ross went down and sealed the game putting the puck in the empty net and completing the hat trick. The assist on the goal went to Alexander Dimitriadis.
Shots in the third period were 10-6 Bulldogs and The Bulldogs out shot the Saints in the game 29-24.
Wilson Maxfield stopped 22 of the 24 shots that he faced for the win. While veteran Zac Onyskiw made 27 saves on the 30 shots he faced for the Saints.
Three Stars of the game were 1) Brendan Ross 2) Ryder Matter 3) Layne Loomer
Attendance in Blackfalds was 569
Bulldogs next home game is Tuesday November 28th in Blackfalds against the Whitecourt Wolverines
In other games around the AJHL tonight Drumheller tore the Lloydminster Bobcats a new You Know What so bad they will have issues sitting on the bus ride home. 8-0
Edward Moskowitz committed to playing hockey in the NCAA at College of the Holy Cross. I do not know much about College of the Holy Cross except for it is in Worcester, Massachusetts and it is a liberal college, that ironically enough has a great hockey program. I don’t know if one of those guys I met from Massachusetts was lying to me or not but he told me also that Worcester is not pronounced like that sauce Wor-Chester but it is pronounced as Woo-Ster, like rhyming with Rooster. Either way that is awesome for Moskowitz and the Bulldogs.
