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Sunday, 3/18/2012
VARSITY: Meadville: 4, Niagara Falls Cup - Batavia Ramp arts: 3
Game Report:
Championship Game - Overtime WIN!
March 12, 2012 --
A Special Thank You To Dr. Dennie Finton
It is with great pleasure that the Bulldog Hockey program recognizes Dr. Dennie Finton for his many years of service and dedication to the hockey team. During my 25 plus years with Bulldog Hockey, I have been fortunate to have been associated with some of the most dedicated and supportive individuals. When I think of an individual who has gone above and beyond – the name Dennie Finton comes to mind almost immediately. As a former president of CCYHA, Dennie has been involved with hockey in Meadville for over fifteen years.
Dennie’s countless contributions are too numerous to list and I would probably forget several. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention a few – beginning with the SkyBox . Dennie not only donated money for the SkyBox – he donated his time by painting and cleaning the area.
As Vice President of the Bulldog Hockey Board, Dennie was the liaison to the PIHL and attended monthly meetings in Pittsburgh throughout the hockey season for four years – a thankless job that he undertook and made my life easier in dealing with the PIHL executive board. I think the only individual who was at the rink more than me during Drew Finton’s four years on the team was Dennie. The Bulldog Hockey Locker room is a special place for the countless number of hockey players who have played for the team. Dennie made sure the dressing room was kept in immaculate condition. In 2008, Dennie oversaw a major renovation of the dressing room along with Doug Lang and Dick Holabaugh. The changes that Dennie initiated were outstanding and no task or detail was too small for Dennie to take on. Whatever needed to be done, Dennie was always the first individual to ask “what can I do and how can I help”.
In addition to donating his time, Dennie has been generous in his donations to the golf outing as a major sponsor, purchasing items for the dressing room and the Bulldog Hockey Invitational tournament. Hockey in Meadville is special because of individuals like Dennie Finton. Our children are the main reason we get involved with activities such as hockey. Dennie Finton made CCYHA and Bulldog Hockey better because of his dedication to his children and countless other children throughout his tenure. There is a saying that you don’t appreciate something until it is gone. Those words were never more true than when Dennie Finton stepped aside as vice president of Bulldog Hockey.
Thank you my friend for all that you have and continue to do for hockey in Meadville.
Sincerely,
Jamie Plunkett
March 12, 2012
It is with great pleasure that the Bulldog Hockey program recognizes Dr. Dennie Finton for his many years of service and dedication to the hockey team. During my 25 plus years with Bulldog Hockey, I have been fortunate to have been associated with some of the most dedicated and supportive individuals. When I think of an individual who has gone above and beyond – the name Dennie Finton comes to mind almost immediately. As a former president of CCYHA, Dennie has been involved with hockey in Meadville for over fifteen years.
Dennie’s countless contributions are too numerous to list and I would probably forget several. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention a few – beginning with the SkyBox . Dennie not only donated money for the SkyBox – he donated his time by painting and cleaning the area.
As Vice President of the Bulldog Hockey Board, Dennie was the liaison to the PIHL and attended monthly meetings in Pittsburgh throughout the hockey season for four years – a thankless job that he undertook and made my life easier in dealing with the PIHL executive board. I think the only individual who was at the rink more than me during Drew Finton’s four years on the team was Dennie. The Bulldog Hockey Locker room is a special place for the countless number of hockey players who have played for the team. Dennie made sure the dressing room was kept in immaculate condition. In 2008, Dennie oversaw a major renovation of the dressing room along with Doug Lang and Dick Holabaugh. The changes that Dennie initiated were outstanding and no task or detail was too small for Dennie to take on. Whatever needed to be done, Dennie was always the first individual to ask “what can I do and how can I help”.
In addition to donating his time, Dennie has been generous in his donations to the golf outing as a major sponsor, purchasing items for the dressing room and the Bulldog Hockey Invitational tournament. Hockey in Meadville is special because of individuals like Dennie Finton. Our children are the main reason we get involved with activities such as hockey. Dennie Finton made CCYHA and Bulldog Hockey better because of his dedication to his children and countless other children throughout his tenure. There is a saying that you don’t appreciate something until it is gone. Those words were never more true than when Dennie Finton stepped aside as vice president of Bulldog Hockey.
Thank you my friend for all that you have and continue to do for hockey in Meadville.
Sincerely,
Jamie Plunkett
'Dogs Capture Lakeshore Title
Meadville Tribune The Meadville Tribune Sun Mar 11, 2012, 11:39 PM EDT
ERIE — Three out of three Meadville team captains agree.
“We weren’t losing this game again,” said Chris Allegretti.
“No way we were going to lose this two years in a row,” said Garrett Hope with a shake of his head.
“Yeah,” confirmed Connor Lang, “it’s true.”
In Allegretti’s hands was the gleaming, heavier-than-expected Lakeshore Hockey League cup, which the Bulldog hockey team had won minutes earlier with a 3-1 victory over Jamestown (N.Y.) during Sunday’s championship tilt at Tullio Arena in Erie.
One year previously, James-town had upset Meadville in the Lakeshore title game, 4-2.
As mentioned above, the ’Dogs were fairly resolved that such an occurrence was not going to happen again.
“I don’t know what happened last year,” said Lang. “We just got outworked. I think we thought we just had it, and they beat us.
“This time we decided to come out and give it everything we had. And we walked out with a win.”
The win puts Meadville’s record at 26-24-3 for the season. Head coach Jamie Plunkett says that all “the serious work” for the team is over with. There is one tournament left, which starts Friday at Niagara Falls, N.Y. However, that tournament, he said, is about getting all the players some ice time and having a little fun.
“We say good-bye to nine seniors,” said Plunkett. “We’ve got a nice nucleus of kids coming back. For now we’ll enjoy this group of kids. And in a few weeks we’ll start thinking about next year.”
Earlier, Lang mentioned that the team planned on giving everything it had.
At the start of yesterday’s game, however, that didn’t look like it was going to be enough.
“We didn’t start very well,” said Plunkett.
“We were kind of asleep at the switch when we started, had a couple penalties. Luckily, (Jamestown) didn’t capitalize on them.”
Meadville had already played four games over the three days prior to yesterday’s match, going 1-3.
“Everybody was a little winded,” said Lang. “You could just feel it in your legs.”
Added Allegretti, “I think we just kept telling ourselves, ‘You have a whole week off after this.
“So just give everything you’ve got until you have nothing left.’”
The Bulldogs would soon be struck by a bolt of inspiration in the form of a shot on goal that had little business in the back of the net.
With four minutes left in the first period, Meadville’s Austin Scott squibbed an attempt from the blue line that slowly tumbled and bounded its way past Jamestown’s goalie Tyler Dykstra, putting the Bulldogs in front 1-0.
“For all the saves the kid made, too,” said Plunkett. “I had a good view of it. It just looked like a knuckle ball. I don’t know if (Dykstra) thought it was coming faster and just overreacted or what. I’m not sure.”
Mike Bogardus and John Gizzie had the assists.
“I just think the goalie was screened by his own player,” said Lang. “The defenseman came across, and (Dykstra) didn’t know that (Scott) pulled the shot off.”
It did the trick, however it happened.
Now holding a lead, the Bulldogs started to fly.
“I thought that after we scored that first goal,” said Plunkett, “that kind of sparked us and we played a little bit better the remainder of the first period. And I thought we got stronger as the game went on.”
Meadville out-shot James-town 9-5 in the first period, and 15-3 in the second. However, they wouldn’t beat Dykstra again until there was 1:37 left in period two.
The Bulldogs were on a power play in Jamestown’s end when Lang found the puck sitting unattended in the slot. So he escorted it home.
Scott and Josh Orr were credited with assists.
Meadville then made it 3-0 halfway through the third period.
Cody Hockenberry scored it on a one-timer, getting a nice feed deep in enemy territory from Cade Nickerson. Rob Stainbrook also had an assist.
Jamestown notched its only tally with Dykstra pulled with 1:08 remaining the game. The Red Raiders’ Corey Nelsen scored it.
Although Allegretti was taking the heat for it.
“It was my fault,” he admitted. “I figured, if I couldn’t score on them, I’m scoring on us.”
He’s only kidding.
“It went off my stick. I tried to move it and it came down off it and went five hole. I was just, ‘Arrrggg!’”
Meadville ended up out-shooting Jamestown 34-13.
Eric Shilling had the win in goal for the ’Dogs.
December 5, 2011 --
This will be the final Coach’s Corner for the year.
The 2011-12 season officially ended on Saturday April 21st when the Bulldogs held their annual end of the season banquet.
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1000TH GAME TRIBUTE TO COACH JAMIE PLUNKETT »
