Varsity Scores and Highlights

2005-2006 Season

Last Updated on 5/30/2006
GOLF OUTING - Tuesday, 5/30/2006

FROM THE HEAD COACH. . ...
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2005-2006 SEASON ENDS - Tuesday, 4/25/2006

Bulldogs say farewell to the senior class of 2006 during the Annual banquet. Seniors Brian Stanton, Chris Learn, Tyler Learn, Casey Rogers, Justin Gray, Ryan Claspy, Mike Macielak and Evan Wisinski graduated with honors from the Bulldog Academy. ...
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Coaches Recap - Thursday, 3/23/2006

Coach's Corner

On Wednesday March 15th our season came to an abrupt end with a 7-0 loss to North Allegheny at the Ice Castle in the Penguin Cup Semi Finals. It was a disappointing end to a successful season. ...
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- Wednesday, 3/15/2006

Bulldogs looking for another West Final appearance

By Dominick DiRienzo, THE MEADVILLE TRIBUNE
March 15 —
Meadville has already beaten North Allegheny once this season, problem is this Tiger team looks a whole lot different than the Tigers of six Monday's ago.

Meadville beat North Allegheny 3-1 at DeArment Ice Arena on Feb. ...
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FOX CHAPEL TRIBUNE ARTICLE - Tuesday, 3/14/2006

Six second-period goals power 'Dogs

By Dominick DiRienzo, THE MEADVILLE TRIBUNE
March 10 —
Between the first and second period, Jamie Plunkett told his team to calm down.

The Bulldogs had just given up a goal with 16 seconds left in the first period to give Fox Chapel a 2-1 lead in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League quarterfinal game at DeArment Ice Arena. ...
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Playoff Broadcast - Thursday, 3/9/2006

Listen to tonights game on WMGW, with Gary Clark and Dick Tedesco beginning at 7pm.

Also on the internet broadcast by MSN Sports. ...
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PLAYOFFS - Wednesday, 3/8/2006

Coach's Corner

The regular season finished Saturday March 4th in Jamestown and we defeated our long time friends from New York 5-0 to finish the regular season 37-11-2. If you have not been to Jamestown in a few years, you are missing the nicest arena that we play in today. ...
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PLAYOFF BRACKETS - Thursday, 3/2/2006

PIHL 1ST ROUND
PLAYOFF BRACKETS

5 PENN TRAFFFORD 5
12 KISKI AREA 3

6 USC 2
11 NORTH HILLS 4

7 CENTRAL CATHOLIC 9
10 FRANKLIN REGIONAL 3

8 FOX CHAPEL 3
9 MCDOWELL 2

2ND ROUND

1 MT LEBANON
11 NORTH HILLS



2 MEADVILLE
8 FOX CHAPEL



3 NORTH ALLEGHENY
7 CENTRAL CATHOLIC


4 BETHEL PARK
5 PENN TRAFFORD. . ...
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ERIE PREP TONIGHT - Monday, 2/13/2006

Bulldogs face Prep

By Dominick DiRienzo
Feb. 13 —
Cathedral Prep does not have an intimidating record or playoff seeding, but they do have something else that makes opponents nervous this time of year — good goaltending. ...
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DOGS CLINCH DIVISION TITLE - Sunday, 2/12/2006

CLASS AAA

Mt Lebanon clinched their 2nd Division title in 3 years and has been Western Pennsylvania's best team in the 2005-2006 season at any level and is Western Pa's only undefeated teams with a remarkable 12 shutouts this season. Congratulations to Head Coach Paul Taibi and the Mt Lebanon Blue Devils

Meadville clinched 4th Division title in the past 5 years and looks to return to the Penguins Cup for the first time since 2004. ...
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BULLDOGS POWER PLAY FOR PREVENTION - Thursday, 2/9/2006

Bulldogs score to fund a cure

Jean Shanley
02/09/06 —
Delicate pink ribbons aren't part of the Meadville Bulldog Hockey team's uniforms of black and red.

But they are definitely on the minds of the 'Dogs supporters every time the team scores a power play goal — because each one means another $102 will go to the Susan G. ...
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POWER PLAY FOR PREVENTION - Thursday, 2/9/2006

Bulldogs score to fund a cure

Jean Shanley
02/09/06 —
Delicate pink ribbons aren't part of the Meadville Bulldog Hockey team's uniforms of black and red.

But they are definitely on the minds of the 'Dogs supporters every time the team scores a power play goal — because each one means another $102 will go to the Susan G. ...
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POWER PLAY FOR PREVENTION - Thursday, 2/9/2006

Bulldogs score to fund a cure

Jean Shanley
02/09/06 —
Delicate pink ribbons aren't part of the Meadville Bulldog Hockey team's uniforms of black and red.

But they are definitely on the minds of the 'Dogs supporters every time the team scores a power play goal — because each one means another $102 will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The pink ribbon is the foundation's symbol for the fight against breast cancer, and local businesses and individuals have pledged $102 for each power play goal.

So far this season, the team has scored 31 power play points — which translates to $3,162 for the foundation.

In addition, the team plans to donate the proceeds from admissions to the Bethel Park/Black Dog Cup game of $300, bringing the total to nearly $3,500 with a month left to make more power play goals, obtain more pledges and add to the project.

Coach Jamie Plunkett estimated the team will score between 40 and 50 power play goals this season.

"I never thought it would be this big. It's cool to be part of," said captain and defenseman Brian Stanton, who organized the fundraiser with goaltender Mike Macielak as a joint senior project. A senior project is a statewide requirement for graduation from high school.

The idea for a fundraiser dates back to started September 2005 when Plunkett received a flier from his school, Cornell University, where the hockey team raised money by obtaining pledges for each power play goal.

Stanton and Macielak investigated the possibility of finding a major sponsor and Northwest Savings Bank took the lead pledge of $50 per power play goal.

Plunkett said the significance in selecting the foundation is that many of the team's friends and family members have been affected by cancer, which brought the cause close to home.

"It's just so important because on my mother's side of the family, some of her family members died from cancer. I was too young (at the time) to understand," Stanton said.

He's excited about the success of the project so far, noting he thinks it is something the team could build on over the years.

Plunkett said the response from the community has been good, but the word is still getting out.

"Hopefully publicity in the community might alert some people to what we're doing," Plunkett said, adding he hopes the response will be even better as they head into the final month of play.

This isn't the first effort the team has made to give back to the community. A few years ago the team did a book drive for the Fairview-Fairmont public housing project.

Plunkett said for some teams it's difficult to score a power play goal and "I would put our team in that classification."

He explained that a power play happens when an opponent takes a penalty. Because of the penalty, the opponent plays shorthanded for the length of the penalty, usually two minutes. Although there is a manpower advantage to the team without the penalty, the team only has a limited time to score.

He said the success rate for most teams is 20 to 25 percent. A year ago the Bulldogs' success rate on power play goals was 14 percent, but this year it's about 25 to 26 percent.




Game On Tonight ! - Monday, 2/6/2006

THE GAME AGAINST NORTH ALLEGHENY IS ON FOR TONIGHT!!!!

Kids and all students from Crawford County get in free.

Dogs declare a RED OUT. ...
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SIDNEY CROSBY COMES TO MEADVILLE ! - Thursday, 1/12/2006

Well. . ...
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Gilmore Tournament Recap - Monday, 1/9/2006

Bulldogs lose a heartbreaker in overtime in the championship final vs. Gilmore Academy, 3-2. ...
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DOGS BACK IN ACTION - Saturday, 12/31/2005

BULLDOGS FACEOFF AGAINST RIVAL CENTRAL CATHOLIC ON MONDAY AT HOME. . ...
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Alumni Game - Tuesday, 11/22/2005

Attention all alumni. . ...
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New Coaches Corner Update - Friday, 11/18/2005

Look for Coach Plunkett's NEW Coaches Corner letter. . ...
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Varsity Photos - Wednesday, 10/26/2005

NEW FOR 2006. . ...
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Varsity gametime changes and JV Game Cancelled - Wednesday, 10/12/2005

The Varsity game vs. Thomas Jefferson this monday the 17th has been changed to 6:30 PM. ...
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WEB UPDATES - Monday, 10/10/2005

Monday Oct,10th 2005
Check out new additions to the web site:
JV Roster
Coaches area
News and Notes. . ...
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2005/2006 Season - Tuesday, 9/27/2005

The Meadville Bulldog Junior Varsity Team has been selected.

Head Coach Ben Corey along with assistants Dave Stockton and Dan Leech finalized the roster after a 3-day try-out. ...
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JUNIOR VARSITY TRYOUT SCHEDULE - Monday, 9/19/2005

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 @ 5:45PM

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 @ 10:05

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MEADVILLE, PA - Monday, 9/12/2005

Coach Plunkett announces the 2005-2006 Bulldog Varsity Squad.

Dan Allegretti
Zach Allegretti
Ryan Claspy
Bryan Danczak
Alex Drelick
Nick Fedorka
Justin Gray
Luke Killmeyer
Chris Learn, ASSISTANT CAPTAIN
Tyler Learn, ASSISTANT CAPTAIN
Pat Leone
Mike Macielak
Morgan Nickerson
Mike Noonan
Aaron Nye
Zane O'Shurak
Casey Rogers, ASSISTANT CAPTAIN
Galen Seibel
Brian Stanton, CAPTAIN
Doug Torok
Evan Wisinski

1st Home exibition game vs MCDOWELL, Monday, October 3rd at the MARC, Game time 7:45. ...
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Thoughts and Prayers - Thursday, 8/18/2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Harbaughs after the tragic loss of their son Shawn. . ...
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BULLDOG GOLF OUTING A HUGE SUCCESS! - Tuesday, 8/2/2005

LOOK IN THE ALUMNI SECTION OF THE WEB SITE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE GOLF OUTING!!!!!!

The Bulldog faithful had a great time with absolutely beautiful weather for the golf outing.

This year featured more Bulldog Hockey Alumni than ever before. ...
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BULLDOG HOCKEY ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - Monday, 5/9/2005

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005

MT. HOPE GOLF COURSE

Meadville, Pa. ...
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