Game Recap: 12/29 VS.Toronto Marlies (3-2 Loss)

Final Score: Toronto 3 - Hamilton 2

Last night's game was a bit of a stinker on both ends of the ice. Hamilton lacked energy and initiative, not to mention the fact they seemed to be afraid to shoot, while the Marlies looked like bumbling buffoons, with players constantly throwing away passes, running into each other and tripping ove their own skates. The game was like a comedy of errors brought to life that the Marlies won thanks to some horrific officiating coupled with the fact they weren't afraid to shoot.

Jarsolav Halak looked good in the loss, Mathieu Roy had a nice fight and Zach Stortini was full of beans but for the most part the big offensive threats on the team were just not in the game (with the exception of Grabovski, who pulled one amazing move in front of the Marlies net that almost gave him the goal of the night, if not the prettiest goal of 2006. It was even better than his wicked shootout goal a few nights ago).

I believe the Amerks won their game last night too, so the Bulldogs are back in 2nd place. At least for the time being.

Tonight -- on the road versus the Grand Rapids Griffins. Let's hope the officiating is better.

Previous VIEW Magazine articles on this season's Bulldogs

For the past few weeks I have been writing a new article on the Hamilton Bulldogs each week for Hamilton's free weekly newspaper VIEW Magazine. It's something I've wanted to do for the past few years, as I have really enjoyed watching the team play and wanted to try to do something to get them some more attention in the community, especially with the young adult crowd that might not buy our city's daily newspaper.

Here are links to my recent "Hamilton Bulldogs Notebook" articles as they were printed in Hamilton's VIEW Magazine. These have been edited by their staff, so sometimes things don't come across according to what I originally wrote. Having said that, here we go:

6. December 21, 2006 "They Just Get Better And Better"

5. December 14, 2006 "Good Job Boys"

4. December 7, 2006 "On The Road Again"

3. November 30, 2006 "Go Dogs Go"

2. November 23, 2006 "Holding Steady"

1. November 16, 2006 "Come And Get It"

Pre-"Notebook" - November 9, 2006 "Recapping The First Month"