Mohit Shines in lost to Saints

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January 24, 2015 – Saints vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

Mohit Sharma shines in a close 3 – 1 lost to the Saints.

In the first period, the Bulldogs would strike first at 5:27 on a goal from Meghan Hines, her 7th of the season assisted by Scott Allen for the 1 – 0 lead. However the Saints would have an answer 3 minutes later at 8:55 on Brandy Edwards 36th goal of the season, assisted by Don. Their offense continued at 10:01 giving them their first lead of the game 2 – 1 on a goal from Don, assisted by Brandy Edwards.

In the second period, it continued to be a tightly contested game with both teams trading chances. The Saints would score the only goal of the frame at 10:43 on Don's 6th of the season for a 3 – 1 lead, assisted by Braden Martz.

In the third period, there was no score with the Saints getting tons of great chances, but the amazing goaltending from Mohit Sharma was able to stop them and keep his team the Bulldogs in the game. With the win the Saints would stay three points clear in first place, and the Bulldogs are tied for second place with 14 points. There are only eight games remaining in the regular season with four of six teams making the playoffs.

Jerry's Hattrick leads Bulldogs over Kings

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January 17, 2015 – Bulldogs vs. Kings (Boxscore)

Jerry scores three goals in a 4 – 1 victory over the Kings.

In the first period, Sharmin Alam gave the Kings a quick start just one minute into the game for a 1 – 0 lead. Jerry Mariano would answer back for the Bulldogs at 11:49 to tie the game at 1, assisted by Christine Pacheco.

In the second period, the Bulldogs would start to take control of the game with Jerry Mariano scoring his second goal for a 2 – 1 lead at 2:09. They would extend the lead at 10:49 on Jerry's Hattrick goal that just beat Kings goalie Leo Xu, after receiving a great pass from the corner by Christine Pacheco.

In the third period, the Kings gave it their all to try and get another one on the board, but Meghan Hines would seal the win for the Bulldogs with her goal at 6:25 assisted by Jerry Mariano.

Roberto makes debut in hard-fought battle against Bulldogs

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December 13, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Mustangs (Boxscore)

Both teams battled hard in a 4 – 2 win for the Bulldogs.

In the first period, Jerry Mariano would score twice to help give the Bulldogs a 2 – 0 lead. It was Jerry's 22nd goal of the season.

In the second period, it was scoreless with a strong effort by both goalies Brad Gordon and Mohit Sharma keeping the score close.

In the third period, Mustangs rookie Roberto Monteiro who was playing his first ever PowerHockey game, scored his first goal to cut the lead to 2 – 1 assisted by Nicole Neeson at 2:25. However at 5:05 the Bulldogs would score twice in a minute to take a 4 – 1 lead, thanks to Christine Pacheco's second goal of the season and Monique Lawrence's first goal assisted by Jerry Mariano. The Mustangs would continue fighting hard with Nicole Neeson's 10th goal of the season assisted by Roberto Monteiro with five minutes remaining, but were unable to get another one pass the Bulldogs goalie.

Wolves use third period come back in win

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December 6, 2014 – Wolves vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

The Wolves comes back in the third to win 7 – 5 over the Bulldogs.

In the first period, the Wolves got off to an early start scoring two goals from Saverio Romano at 2:30 and 7:15 for a 2 – 0 lead. The Bulldogs would answer at 9:02 with Meghan Hines scoring a beauty of a goal deking out Wolves goalie Torrance Ho to cut the lead in half, assisted by Christine Pacheco.

In the second period, the Wolves would immediately regain their two-goal lead 40 seconds into the period on a sweet goal from Saverio Romano who made some nice moves around the Bulldogs players, assisted by Matt Vocino. However the Bulldogs would score 3 unanswered goals starting at 7:15 to take their first lead of the game 4 – 3. All three goals were scored by Jerry Mariano with assists from Christine Pacheco and Meghan Hines.

In the third period, the Wolves at 6:55 would tie the game at 4 – 4 on a goal from Saverio Romano assisted by Matt Vocino. With five minutes left in an exciting game, the Wolves would break the tie with Saverio Romano scoring three straight goals to lead 7 – 4. Jerry Mariano scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs assisted by Meghan Hines. But the Wolves would hang on for their fourth straight win with great defense in the final two minutes, especially from Matthew Costa.

Saints edge Bulldogs in close game

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November 29, 2014 – Saints vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

Both teams were looking to rebound from tough losses.

In the first period, it was scoreless where both teams had tons of great chances but were unable to score. The Bulldogs goalie Mohit Sharma made a few incredible saves to keep the score at zero's.

In the second period, the Bulldogs nearly scored but was turned aside by Saints goalie Tracey Taylor. The Saints would end up breaking the tie at the nine minute mark scoring two goals 40 seconds apart to lead 2 – 0. The goals were scored by Brandy Edwards and Braden Martz.

In the third period, the Bulldogs were looking to score to get back into the game and they would get just that five minutes in, scored by Jerry Mariano assisted by Christine Pacheco. The goal would give them life where they pressured the Saints and nearly tied the game, but the Saints weathered the storm and added a late goal from Brandy Edwards to win 3 – 1.

New look Kings gets first win of season

November 22, 2014 – Kings vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

The new look Kings won their first game of the season 6 – 2, breaking the Bulldogs winning streak.

In the first period, Jerry Mariano got the Bulldogs off to an early lead, assisted by Christine Pacheco who worked hard in front of the Kings net. However Isaac would answer for the Kings two minutes later to tie the game at one goal a piece. The goal was assisted by newly acquired David Donnelly who they got in a trade.

In the second period, the Kings started taking control of the game scoring two goals to take a 3 – 1 lead. David Donnelly would score his first goal as a king, and also assist on Sharmin Alam's goal.

In the third period, the Kings want continue their dominance with three more goals. Two were scored by Sharmin Alam assisted by Isaac, and David Donnelly would add one more. Jerry Mariano would score another for the Bulldogs assisted by Meghan Hines, but it would be too little too late.

Bulldogs hold off Lake Raiders to keep streak alive

November 15, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Lake Raiders (Boxscore)

In their first meeting of the season, the unbeaten Bulldogs look to keep the streak alive verses the Lake Raiders. Action stared 2:38 in as Meghan Hines (unassisted) drove the net and scored on her own rebound to open the scoring. 9:15 saw Meghan Hines (unassisted) add another for the 2-0 Bulldogs lead. With just over left in the first Jeremy Schofield (Sean Celsie) cut the lead in half at 13:58.

The second again saw the Bulldogs strike early on a Meghan Hines (unassisted) attempted wrap around that trickled in after the Lake Raiders net minder made the initial save at 2:19 for the Hat trick. 5:50 saw the Lake Raiders begin the push back on a Jeremy Schofield solo effort, followed by another Jeremy Schofield (unassisted) power play marker at 12:11 for a 3-3 tie. However with under a minute remaining in the second, Lorne Donnelly connected on a Jerry Mariano pass to take a 4-3 Bulldogs lead into the third period.

The third frame saw the Bulldogs build on their lead on a Jerry Mariano (Scott Allen) at 1:01. The Lake Raiders made things interesting on Jeremy Schofield's (unassisted) fourth goal at 11:15 to bring the Lake Raiders within one. Then at 12:11 a Coach Ray Landry line change payed off for the Bulldogs on a Christine Pacheco (unassisted) shorthanded goal, her career first for a Bulldogs 6-4 win!

Mustangs gives Bulldogs a scare

November 8, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Mustangs (Boxscore)

The Mustangs took to the floor on Saturday hoping to hand the Bulldogs their first loss of the season.

The Mustangs opened the scoring just 28 seconds into the first period with a quick goal from Mike Iacavone. They would then add to their lead at about the 9 minute mark with another goal from Mike assisted by Sam Palmiere for Sam’s first point of the season.

David Donnelly opened the scoring for the Bulldogs in the second period with an assist from Jerry Mariano. Jerry Mariano would add two more for the Bulldogs, both assisted by David Donnelly.

Jerry Mariano and Meghan Hines added to the scoring for the Bulldogs in the third period with David Donnelly assisting on  Jerry’s goal. The Mustangs played hard with a solid effort to make a comeback only to fall short 5-2 to the still undefeated Bulldogs due to the awesome goalkeeping from Mohit Sharma.

Bulldogs get their revenge in finals rematch

November 1, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Wolves (Boxscore)

In a game featuring a finals rematch, the Bulldogs would exact some revenge in a wild 7 – 4 win over the Wolves.

In the first period, the Wolves got off to a good start scoring on the power play to lead 1 – 0 on a goal from Saverio Romano, assisted by Matt. However the Bulldogs would take over from there scoring four unanswered goals to take a commanding 4 – 1 lead. On the tying goal David Donnelly scored from a great passing play from Jerry Mariano in front of the Wolves, and later took the lead on the shot that deflected off Wolves player Matt. The Bulldogs would add two more goals from David Donnelly and Jerry Mariano.

In the second period, Saverio Romano pulled the Wolves within two but Jerry Mariano would restore the three-goal lead once again at 5 – 2. The Wolves would battle back with two goals from Saverio Romano to make things interesting in a 5 – 4 game going to the 3rd.

In the third period, both teams would battle hard defensively for 12 straight minutes without a goal. Until Jerry Mariano scored twice in 38 seconds to secure the victory for the Bulldogs.

Bulldogs comes back to beat Saints

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October 25, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Saints (Boxscore)

In a game where both teams were looking to go 2 – 0 to start the season, the Bulldogs would come back to win 5 – 3 over the Saints in an exciting finish.

In the first period, the Saints would get off to a fast start one minute into the game to lead 1 – 0 on a goal from Brandy Edwards assisted by Don Deschamps. Jerry Mariano would even the game at one for the Bulldogs at 13:40. But the Saints would retake the lead to go up 2 – 1 on another goal from Brandy Edwards at the end of the period.

In the second period, the Bulldogs would tie the game early in the period on Jerry's second goal assisted by David Donnelly. David Donnelly would give his team their first lead of the game at 3 – 2 on his first goal of the season, assisted by Meghan Hines in a dominating period.

In the third period, it was truly exciting where the Saints would tie the game at three's on Brandy Edwards hat trick goal at 6:24. It was looking like the game would end up being a tie with two minutes remaining. However David Donnelly would score 2 goals 12 seconds apart for the hat trick to lead his team to victory.

It was Greg Contaxis and David Donnelly's first game of the season.

Bulldogs Win Opening Game Over Kings

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October 18, 2014 - Bulldogs vs. Kings (Boxscore)

In the opening game of the 2014 TPWHL season, the Bulldogs won 3 – 1 over the kings.

In the first period, the Bulldogs got off to a quick start with a goal from Jerry Mariano 24 seconds into the game. Jerry would score his second to give his team a 2 – 0 lead at the 7:35 mark.

In the second period, Bill Rankin got the Kings on the board with a scrambled in front of the Bulldogs net for his first of the season to cut the lead to 2 – 1. However two minutes later Jerry Mariano completed his first hat trick of season and restored the Bulldogs two goal lead going into the third.

It was a scoreless third.

The Bulldogs Meghan Hines played a strong game creating tons of chances for her team and Mohit Sharma had a solid debut in goal. It was also Abdullah siblings, Aziza and Elyas, first game together for the Kings.

2014 TPWHL Finals: Wolves are the Champions!

In game three of the championship series, the Wolves won 3 – 2 over the Bulldogs to clinch the 2014 championship in a thrilling final game!

In the first, the Bulldogs got off to a fast start 2:30 into the game with a goal from Donnelly, who was on the receiving end of a great pass from Jerry for the 1 – 0.

In the second, Saverio replied for the wolves at 6:28 to tie the game 1 – 1, who got a pass from Sharmin after winning the face-off.

In the third, Donnelly gave the Bulldogs their second lead of the game at 5:45 off the misplay from wolves goalie Torrance. However there was no quit in the wolves who tied the game 2 – 2 with five minutes left at 10:36. On the play Saverio tucked his shot behind the goalie for the goal, assisted by Sharmin. And with momentum on their side the wolves took their first lead of the game two minutes later at 12:00 on a goal from Sharmin , assisted by Saverio. It would eventually stand up as the game-winner giving the Wolves the 2014 MD Memorial Championship cup.

It was the closest championship series ever with both teams scoring eight goals each. The Bulldogs should be proud of themselves this season, battling back from Last place and into the playoffs. They were a tough team to play against this season, with some of the best team defense that I have ever seen and great goaltending from Eli.

It was truly a great TPWHL season with clutch goals, huge saves, close games and exciting playoff races. Come out and support our hockey league or even become a player in the 2014/15 season. For more info go to their website or Facebook page.

2014 TPWHL Finals, Game 3 this Saturday!

With the wolves winning in game two to tie the series at one game apiece. That means there will be a final game three, where the winner takes it all! Will it be the Bulldogs or the wolves? Come and find out who we crown our 2014 champions at Sunnyview school 450 Blythwood Road. (Bayview Ave. & Eglington Ave. East) and check out the action this Saturday May 3rd @ 1:00pm!

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TPWHL Playoffs Finals: Wolves Ties the series with Game 2 Victory

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In game two of the championship series, the wolves won a close 3 – 2 game to tie the series 1 – 1 and force a final game three!

In the first, the Bulldogs got off to the early start with a goal from Jerry at 4:29, assisted by Lorne for the 1 – 0 lead. Saverio Replied for the wolves at the 10 minute mark with a high looping shot that beat the goalie Eli to tie the game at one. On a goal assisted by Sharmin.

In the second, Lorne scored off his own rebound to give the Bulldogs a 2 – 1 lead at 7:50, assisted by Jerry. The wolves had a few chances but were unable to score.

In the third, the wolves got out to a strong start with a tap in goal from Sharmin to tie the game at 1:10, assisted by saverio. Four minutes later off a mad scramble in front of the Bulldogs net, Matt gave the wolves their first lead in a must win game at 5:30. On the play the shot just squeaked through the goalie. The Bulldogs had one more chance at the end to tie the game, but was turned aside by the wolves goalie Torrance.

Game three will be played this Saturday May 3rd at 1 PM. Come out and support our hockey league one more time this season, as we crown our 2014 champions!

2014 TPWHL Final round Continues!

With Bulldogs leading the series 1 – 0 over the wolves after game one. Will the Bulldogs close out the series and Win the championship? Or will the wolves come back and force a final game 3? Come on out to Sunnyview school 450 Blythwood Road. (Bayview Ave. & Eglington Ave. East) and check out the action this Saturday April 26th @ 1:00pm!

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TPWHL Playoffs Finals: Bulldogs Win Game 1 Over Wolves

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In game one of the championship series, the Bulldogs doubled up on the wolves 4 – 2 to lead the series 1 – 0.

In the first, the Bulldogs got off to a great start with two goals from Lorne at 5:27 and 9:56, one of them assisted by Meghan. Saverio pulled the wolves within one two minutes later at 11:41. However the Bulldogs answered one minute later with Lorne's hat trick goal, on a shot that went off the post and into the net.

In the second, there was no scoring. The wolves goalie Torrance made a few huge stops to try to keep them in the game.

In the third, Lorne scored his fourth goal for the Bulldogs to extend the lead to three. Saverio tried to keep his team in the game by scoring his second goal at 4:30.The wolves had a chance to score late on the power play, but was turned aside by the Bulldogs goalie Eli and their stingy defense.

Game two will be played on April 26 at 1 PM, where either the Bulldogs will win the championship or the wolves will force a final game 3.

TPWHL Final round starts Saturday April 12th 1:00pm

With both teams sweeping their respective first rounds,  the hunt is on for the hardware!
Will it be the offensive powerhouse of the Wolves? Or the stingy, defensive minded
Bulldogs?  Come on out to Sunnyview school 450 Blythwood Road. (Bayview Ave. & Eglington Ave. East) and check out the action this Saturday April 12th @ 1:00pm!

TPWHL Playoffs semifinal: Bulldogs advanced to the finals with game 2 victory

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In game two of the semifinal, The Bulldogs come from behind to win 3 – 2 over the Kings and sweep the series 2 games to 0.

In the first, Lorne opened the scoring for the Bulldogs from a great pass from Jerry to lead 1 – 0 at 7:23. Kings goalie Leo made a few great saves to keep the game a one goal game.

In the second, the Kings who needed a win took their game up a notch and battled for two goals to take the lead. The first goal was scored by Jordan who poked in a loose ball pass the goalie Eli to tie the game, assisted by Kirk at 5:55. For the second one, with Jerry in the penalty box Kirk gave the Kings their first lead of the game on the power play, assisted by Isaac at 13:40.

In the third, in an intense game the Bulldogs tied the game at 2 – 2 on a goal from Jerry assisted by a beautiful pass from Meghan at 7:24. Three minutes later Lorne scored his second goal of the game to give the Bulldogs the lead on a shot that just got by the goalie.

The Bulldogs will now face the wolves in the finals, Game one starts this Saturday, April 12 at 1 PM.

TPWHL Playoffs semifinal: Bulldogs upset Kings in game 1

In Game 1 of the semifinals, the #4 Bulldogs upset the #1 Kings in a close 2 – 1 win for the 1 – 0 series lead.

In the first, with the Bulldogs Jerry in the penalty box for boarding, the Kings opened the scoring on the power play with Kirk's first goal of the playoffs assisted by Bill at 14:35 for the 1 – 0 lead.

In the second, Jerry replied for the Bulldogs on a shot that eluded Kings goaltender Leo to tie the game at 1, assisted by Meghan at 14:35.

In the third, with a mad scramble in front of the Kings net Jerry was able to get to the loose puck and score to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 6:55. The goal was assisted by Meghan and Lorne. The Kings tried their hardest to tie the game, but the Bulldogs defensive game and great goaltending from Eli shut them down. Otherwise it was a close and intense playoff game for both teams.

Game 2 goes this Saturday, April 5 at 2 PM as the Kings look to tie the series and force a final game 3.

Mustangs spoils Saints playoffs

March 22, 2014 – Mustangs versus Saints (boxscore)

With the Bulldogs losing in an earlier game, the Saints only needed a win and two points to make the TPWHL playoffs. Unfortunately the Mustangs who were already eliminated from the playoffs played spoiler in a 1 – 1 tie.

In the first, the Saints got off to a good start with a goal from Don for the 1 – 0 lead, assisted by Braden.

In the second, Nicole tied the game for the Mustangs which would be all the scoring in the game. Both goalies Tracy and Brad played great in a defensive game.

The Saints did tie the Bulldogs in the standings with 16 points for the final playoff spot, but the tiebreaker was head to head matchup where the Bulldogs won the regular season series 3 games to one over the Saints. In the end it was a close and exciting playoff race and the Mustangs only finished two points behind with 14 points. Congrats to all the teams!