2005-2006 Season
Last Updated on 5/30/2006
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GOLF OUTING - Tuesday, 5/30/2006 FROM THE HEAD COACH. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. 6. It was the Tigers second straight loss, and following that game North Allegheny coach Tom Pandolfo stepped down. Former varsity assistant Mike Schenk has taken over the reins. The Tigers are 3-0 under Schenk. The Bulldogs face the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Ice Castle in Castle Shannon in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class AAA Penguins Cup semifinals. The winner of tonight's game faces the winner of tonight's nightcap between Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park in the west finals for a trip to the state championship game. "You never know with a different coach," Meadville head coach Jamie Plunkett said. "When they take over they make different decisions and see things in a different way." As well as a new coach, there will be two new faces in the lineup. Missing on the ice in the loss to Meadville loss were North Allegheny forwards Richard Halapin (17 games played, seven goals, 17 assists) and Danny Gaertner (18 games played, three goals, nine assists). "It was a 1-1 game until Zane O'Shurak scored," Plunkett said. "They have a couple more guys playing than the first time we played." Two guys who were there for the first game are forward Wes Waldschmidt — the Tigers' leading scorer (21 GP, 24 G, 21 A) — and defenseman Paul Dittrich (20 GP, 16 G, 22 A). Waldschmidt scored the Tigers' goal in the 3-1 loss. He poked home his own rebound to give North Allegheny a 1-0 lead early in the second period. "Waldschmidt is one of those guys that has a good feel for the game," Plunkett said. "He always seems to be in the right position and never seems to be expending unnecessary energy. He's not a real physical kid, but he's very good with the puck." In North Allegheny's season finale, a 10-0 win over Shaler, Dittrich and Waldschmidt each had three goals and two assists, but neither player scored in the Tigers' 2-1 double-overtime win over Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the second round of the playoffs. The Tigers were one of the top four seeds that got a first-round bye. "We need to keep the pressure on (Waldschmidt and Dittrich)," Meadville forward Casey Rogers said. Plunkett said Dittrich is one of the top two defensemen in the PIHL this year. "We need to put a body on him," Plunkett said. "He is too good a puck carrier to give him space." Meadville counters with some talented puck-handlers of its own. Sophomore Morgan Nickerson leads the team with 99 points. If he scores a point tonight, he'll become the fourth sophomore in team history to hit the 100-point mark. Ryan Smart had 108 points in 1991-92, Scott Phillis had 108 points in 1992-93 and Chris Smart had 136 points in 1997-98. A line that was built out of necessity after an injury put forward Nick Fedorka on the shelf for two weeks has been a big part of Meadville's 16-game unbeaten streak (15-0-1). Luke Killmeyer has averaged a point per game since being moved on Jan. 22 from defense to center. The Killmeyer-Mike Noonan-Rogers line has given Meadville depth at forward, Plunkett said. Rogers has scored eight goals and seven assists during Meadville's unbeaten streak and sports a thick, playoff beard that he calls his version of the Ben Roethlisberger. Senior Tyler Learn has also sparked Meadville's offense lately. Learn had 11 goals and 11 assists in the Bulldogs first 35 games. In the last 16 games, Learn has six goals and 19 assists. "Tyler has exceeded our expectations offensively," Plunkett said. Plunkett said Learn has been the Bulldogs' most reliable faceoff man and played a key role on the penalty killing unit that has killed off 86 percent of opponents' power plays. Meadville snapped a three-game losing streak to North Allegheny with win in February, but still on the list is a payback for North Allegheny's elimination of Meadville in the second round of the playoffs last year. "This is revenge," Meadville forward Pat Leone said. "They beat us 2-0." Rogers, a senior, said this year's senior class does not want to end the season yet. "They took us out last year," Rogers said. "It's not the way I want to go out. I want to beat them ... beat them bad." |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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SIDNEY CROSBY COMES TO MEADVILLE ! - Thursday, 1/12/2006 Well. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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DOGS BACK IN ACTION - Saturday, 12/31/2005 BULLDOGS FACEOFF AGAINST RIVAL CENTRAL CATHOLIC ON MONDAY AT HOME. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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Alumni Game - Tuesday, 11/22/2005 Attention all alumni. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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New Coaches Corner Update - Friday, 11/18/2005 Look for Coach Plunkett's NEW Coaches Corner letter. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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Varsity Photos - Wednesday, 10/26/2005 NEW FOR 2006. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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JUNIOR VARSITY TRYOUT SCHEDULE - Monday, 9/19/2005 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 @ 5:45PM SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 @ 10:05 . . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. . ... Click Here to view full Report |
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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. ... Click Here to view full Report |
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BULLDOG HOCKEY ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - Monday, 5/9/2005 SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005 MT. HOPE GOLF COURSE Meadville, Pa. ... Click Here to view full Report |
