Varsity Scores and Highlights

2008-2009 Season

Scores Last Updated on 3/9/2009
Meadville vs. Franklin Regional Panthers - Monday, 3/9/2009
Meadville: 4
Franklin Regional Panthers: 5
Game Report:
BULLDOGS stunned. . ...
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Meadville vs. South Park - Tuesday, 2/24/2009
Meadville: 7
South Park: 1
Game Report:
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE. . ...
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Meadville vs. Elizabeth Forward (Senior Night) - Monday, 2/23/2009
Meadville: 6
Elizabeth Forward (Senior Night): 2
Game Report:
MEADVILLE TAKES CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS…
SENIORS STEP UP...

Senior night.
Sam Stroud
Zach Bogardus
Chip Ray
Kyle Learn - C
Kevin Learn
Brandon Magee – C

These young men near the end of a long, tough, remarkable and rewarding journey.
Those that make it through are really the only ones who can understand.

Gotta win.

With Richard at the helm, the Seniors got the start and "all" the Dogs got their licks in.

Meadville out-shot:
13-11-11=37
1-7-5=13

They out -scored:
3-0
3-2
0-0

They really did not hit until the Warriors got a little chippy at the end.

It was a controlled, total-team victory.

1st:
12:56 – Point shot, rebound – Chip from Zach.
8:55 – Billy with his quick slapper, Mikey cleans the rebound.
7:59 – Robert to Dean – forward to Anthony who makes a diving shot count as he slides it under.
Great Goal A – 1st Varsity!

2nd:
5:42 – Clayton and Billy drive in out – then out to Mags who guns.
5:14 – Clayton and Billy, right back at ya – bang-bang-bang and Mike gets the “boing.”
:25 – Logan in, great pass from Mike across to Drew for the easy back-hander.

Dickie ran 4.
Saw some nice puck and team-work.
Mikey Nic had 2 + 1
Billy was the “play-maker.”
Seniors did what Seniors do.

One more vs. winless South Park – Thursday back in the South Hills.
It is a “must-win” to secure the 2nd seed


Meadville vs. Greater Latrobe - Thursday, 2/19/2009
Meadville: 2
Greater Latrobe: 4
Game Report:
ALL THEY WANTED…
BUT NOT ALL WE HAVE…

No one on or around this Meadville Bulldog Hockey organization is too overly excited about last night’s game. Sure, the team stepped up and met the challenge – “we can play with these guys. ...
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Meadville vs. Bethel Park – BlackDog Cup - Monday, 2/16/2009
Meadville: 4
Bethel Park – BlackDog Cup: 3
Game Report:
DOGS HOLD ON…
BLACK-DOG CUP STAYS AT HOME…

I ran into Mike Noonan this week, he was standing outside collecting money for charity - old habits die hard, huh? He had just watched the Kittanning win on TV and was tossing around “atta-boys. ” Then all he could talk about was the Black-Dog Cup, making sure that the team took care of this business and that Meadville retained. ...
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Meadville vs. Baldwin - Thursday, 2/12/2009
Meadville: 5
Baldwin: 2
Game Report:
DOGS AVENGE…
ROAD WARRIORS…
THE “ROCKET” BLASTS OFF…

The Meadville Bulldogs avenged one of their four league losses by skating past the Baldwin Highlanders on the road in Castle Shannon.

While the over-all performance of the team might best be described as “adequate” – the boys took care of business and Billy’s hard-driving brand of hockey really paid off. ...
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Meadville vs. Kittanning - Monday, 2/9/2009
Meadville: 3
Kittanning: 0
Game Report:
NICKERSON CONTROLS. . ...
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Meadville vs. Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils - Sunday, 2/8/2009
Meadville: 1
Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils: 0
Game Report:
HECK OF A WEEKEND, HELL OF A TEAM…

This Meadville Hockey Club may be battered and bruised, but they are tougher and tighter for their trouble, let me assure you.

Four hard games of hockey in virtually 40 hours, and these Bulldogs carried the lunch-pail most of the way. ...
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Meadville vs. St. John's Jesuit Titans - Saturday, 2/7/2009
Meadville: 1
St. John's Jesuit Titans: 5
Game Report:
ST. JOHN’S, STRONG…. ...
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Meadville vs. Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils - Saturday, 2/7/2009
Meadville: 5
Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils: 0
Game Report:
SOLID WIN…
TEAM EFFORT…
5 TOURNEY POINTS…
STROUD SHUTS ‘EM OUT…

In a rough and tumble, penalty addled affair, the Meadville Bulldogs rebounded strongly – physically and mentally – to put themselves back in the hunt. We found out this AM that they “are” using period-points. ...
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Meadville vs. Lake Catholic Cougars - Friday, 2/6/2009
Meadville: 3
Lake Catholic Cougars: 5
Game Report:
DOGS SHOCKED…

This will be to the point.
Meadville had a very good team on the ropes, let them off, then let them win. ...
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Meadville vs. Moon - Monday, 2/2/2009
Meadville: 9
Moon: 3
Game Report:
BULLDOGS TAKE CARE of LEAGUE BUSINESS IN THEIR "HOUSE"

The Moon Tigers paid a visit to the “House of Chills” and ended up paying the price as the surging Bulldogs opened up the offense putting nine (9) of thirty attempts in the net with eleven (11) assists.
Meadville’s unselfish play in front of the net had the Tiger goalie moving left, right, up and down all night long. ...
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Meadville vs. Chartiers Valley - Monday, 1/26/2009
Meadville: 7
Chartiers Valley: 2
Game Report:
ROAD WARRIORS ROLL…

Meadville continues to excel on away-ice.
Chartiers is hurting a bit this year, coming in 4-11 with just 8 points. ...
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Meadville vs. Ft. LeBoeuf - Saturday, 1/24/2009
Meadville: 0
Ft. LeBoeuf: 1
Game Report:
1-0. . ...
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Meadville vs. Peters Township - Thursday, 1/22/2009
Meadville: 4
Peters Township: 1
Game Report:
HOW GOOD CAN THEY BE…

The Meadville Bulldogs took their consistent and powerful show back on the road earning their 11th league win to 4 losses and moving into the #2 spot in the AA PIHL standings as dictated by their winning percentage of . 733. ...
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Meadville vs. Fort LeBeouf Bisons - Saturday, 1/17/2009
Meadville: 7
Fort LeBeouf Bisons: 2
Game Report:
GOOD WIN, FUN GAME…
DOGS OUT-HIT OLD HITTING RIVAL…
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT…

The Bulldog Hockey Club welcomed back long-time frosh and JV rival Ft. Lebeouf Bisons to the House for a consolation game – of sorts. ...
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Meadville vs. St. Ignatius - Saturday, 1/17/2009
Meadville: 0
St. Ignatius: 3
Game Report:
A VERY GOOD ST. IGNATIUS TEAM…

…scored 1 goal in each period to take all 5 tourney game-points. ...
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Meadville vs. McDowell Tojans - Friday, 1/16/2009
Meadville: 0
McDowell Tojans: 1
Game Report:
DOGS DROP OPENER - CLOSE…

With senior Captain Erik Frits still mending from a devastating, early season knee injury, senior All-Star-Super goalie Drew Ericson sitting out with a broken finger, and junior sensation Shane Reese playing where he usually plays on weekends – junior hockey – the AAA McDowell Trojans came into the House for the opening game of the 13th Annual Bulldog Invitational – limping…

The Trojans, not unlike the Dogs have been struggling to score goals this year.
That may explain two (2) totally scoreless periods and a 1-nil final score. ...
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Meadville vs. Thomas Jefferson - Monday, 1/12/2009
Meadville: 4
Thomas Jefferson: 3
Game Report:
DOGS SQUEAK. . ...
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Meadville vs. Gilmour Academy - Sunday, 1/11/2009
Meadville: 1
Gilmour Academy: 1
Game Report:
SOLID TRIP…

In a game eerily similar to last year’s trip to Gilmour, the only difference is that this year – the Bulldog goalie and defense did not give up the OT gamer.

Meadville lines up against the Gilmour Varsity A team – and while they may be a bit young, this roster of talented skaters comes to Cleveland from all parts of the country. ...
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Meadville vs. Montour - Monday, 1/5/2009
Meadville: 2
Montour: 6
Game Report:

Montour rolls past Bulldogs in PIHL action

By Dominick DiRienzo

January 6, 2009 —
Montour coach Chris French was disappointed his team did not get a chance to showcase its potent power play.

No worries, his team still impressed with its special teams. ...
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Meadville vs. Franklin Regional - Friday, 1/2/2009
Meadville: 4
Franklin Regional: 3
Game Report:
CRAZY, UGLY WINS ARE STILL WINS…

This was a BIG game.
Franklin Regional’s 8-2-1 record would have put them on top of any section in PIHL AA except the one that they share with the Latrobe machine. ...
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Meadville vs. University School - Monday, 12/29/2008
Meadville: 1
University School: 7
Game Report:
MEASURE THE WEEKEND…

The Bulldog Icers ran into a hard-skating buzz-saw in game #4 of the St. Ed’s Eagle Classic. ...
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Meadville vs. Walsh Jesuit Warriors - Sunday, 12/28/2008
Meadville: 3
Walsh Jesuit Warriors: 3
Game Report:
BIG TIE…

The Walsh Jesuit Warriors came into game #3 of the St. Ed’s Tourney with two (2) nice wins (over Dublin and Mt. ...
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Meadville vs. St. Edwards Academy - Sunday, 12/28/2008
Meadville: 1
St. Edwards Academy: 4
Game Report:
BULLDOGS BULLIED…

Tournament host St. Edwards Academy showed little hospitality to Meadville in game #2. ...
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Meadville vs. Padua Bruins - Saturday, 12/27/2008
Meadville: 2
Padua Bruins: 1
Game Report:
DOGS TAKE OPENER…
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT…
STROUD SHUTS THE DOOR…

The Meadville Bulldogs opened up strong in the high-powered St. Edward’s Academy “Eagle Classic. ...
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Meadville vs. West Allegheny - Monday, 12/22/2008
Meadville: 5
West Allegheny: 4
Game Report:
WOW…

The West Allegheny Indians and the Meadville Bulldogs are pretty evenly matched.
The Dogs took game #1 by a 1-0 score and won this one near the end of a five-minute OT. ...
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Meadville vs. Moon - Tuesday, 12/16/2008
Meadville: 4
Moon: 1
Game Report:
THE ROAD SHOW ROLLS ON…

Dogs riding a league mini-streak one direction, Tigers the other.
The Airport rink was cold. ...
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Meadville vs. Gilmour Academy - Monday, 12/15/2008
Meadville: 1
Gilmour Academy: 2
Game Report:

DOGS TURNOVER A CLOSE ONE…

Two turnovers, two goals, one loss.

The defending Ohio State runners-up from last year and perennial sparring Bulldog partner – Gilmour Academy came in the House with their full-court brand of hockey and earned the win. ...
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Meadville vs. Fenelon Falls - Friday, 12/12/2008
Meadville: 0
Fenelon Falls: 3
Game Report:
FALCONS TAKE THE DOGS TO SCHOOL…

The Fenelon Falls hockey team was released early from their studies to take on the visiting Bulldogs…but what they ended up doing, was taking the Bulldogs to school.

The rink is a classic old building, with huge, cold steel beams and banners of past glory draped across the walls – the cold walls – the cold air – it was so cold Dickie put on a coat. ...
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Meadville vs. Crestwood - Thursday, 12/11/2008
Meadville: 3
Crestwood: 2
Game Report:
DOGS EARN THE BIG ROAD WIN…
STROUD STANDS TALL…
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT…

The Meadville Bulldog Hockey Team made a long, but enjoyable drive north into the homeland of our “Chief” – a pilgrimage back to a region of Canada where hockey not only rules, it is religion – Peterborough, Ontario.

The consensus all around and on the scoreboard is that the boys showed no signs of bus-lag. ...
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Meadville vs. South Park - Monday, 12/8/2008
Meadville: 9
South Park: 1
Game Report:

Bulldogs rout South Park

By Dominick DiRienzo


The only thing not running smoothly for Meadville on Monday was the Zamboni.

The Bulldogs picked up just their second Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League win at home by pounding South Park, 9-1. ...
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Meadville vs. Wheeling CC - Friday, 12/5/2008
Meadville: 4
Wheeling CC: 1
Game Report:
DOGS MAKE THE LONG TRIP, WORTH-the-HAUL…

Approximately six (6) hours of driving for forty-five (45) minutes of hockey – but two (2) points is two (2) points and winning on away ice is always important.

Wheeling Central Catholic came is with a 3-4 league record in the not-so-strong Section 1 of the PIHL AA bracket – the Dogs were 4-3. ...
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Meadville vs. Baldwin - Monday, 11/24/2008
Meadville: 1
Baldwin: 3
Game Report:
MATT SCMIDLIN IN REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE…

Out-shooting the visiting Baldwin Highlanders 28-11, the Meadville Bulldogs simply could not break down the wall that the junior goal-tender had erected. The kid was in a zone. ...
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Meadville vs. Padua - Sunday, 11/23/2008
Meadville: 0
Padua: 4
Game Report:
DOGS GET BOUNCED…

It wasn’t 10-0, but it felt close.

Padua, perhaps stinging a bit for the loss to Meadville one week ago, did what they needed to do to defend home ice. ...
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Meadville vs. Bishop Canevin - Monday, 11/17/2008
Meadville: 3
Bishop Canevin: 1
Game Report:


NICKERSON SLAMS THE DOOR…
MUSCLE OVER SPEED…
BULLDOGS MAKE STATEMENT ON THE ROAD…


With Meadville moving into the AA ranks – fans, parents and players may be struggling a bit with who these teams are and, how to get to the rink?

But with a ¼ of the league schedule under the Dog’s collar, one thing is for sure. Meadville knows all about Bishop Canevin; and Bishop Caniven knows all about Meadville; and there may be a little rivalry a’ brewin’. ...
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Meadville vs. Padua - Sunday, 11/16/2008
Meadville: 2
Padua: 1
Game Report:
MEADVILLE “WINS” the SCRIMMAGE…

While the Padua Bruins – a perennial Ohio powerhouse – were still in the “try-out” phase of their early season and consider these little forays with the Bulldogs as scrimmage games, when these two teams strap it up against, it ends up all-out hockey and you can bet they keep track as well as we do.

Now the best part about playing these guys tough – let alone winning – is that for how many years did we (as Freshman and JVs) make that 2 hour drive to Strongsville only to get pounded into submission, usually within two periods and 10-runned out of there with our tails between our legs. ...
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Meadville vs. Chartiers Valley - Monday, 11/10/2008
Meadville: 9
Chartiers Valley: 1
Game Report:
BULLDOGS BUST OUT THE "O". . ...
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Meadville vs. Trinity Trojans - Saturday, 11/8/2008
Meadville: 4
Trinity Trojans: 1
Game Report:
DOGS EARN A NICE “W”…

The Trinity Trojans made the trip over from Cleveland with a very short bench and not a whole heck of a lot of ice time logged. Their 1st practice was last night, their 1st game this night. ...
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Meadville vs. Montour - Friday, 11/7/2008
Meadville: 6
Montour: 3
Game Report:
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Meadville vs. Greensburg C.C. - Monday, 11/3/2008
Meadville: 1
Greensburg C.C.: 3
Game Report:
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Meadville vs. Bishop Canevin - Monday, 10/27/2008
Meadville: 1
Bishop Canevin: 3
Game Report:
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Meadville vs. West Allegheny - Monday, 10/20/2008
Meadville: 1
West Allegheny: 0
Game Report:
BULLDOGS SHUTOUT WEST ALLEGHENY 1-0 FOR FIRST LEAGUE WIN.

The Dogs drew West Allegheny on the road for their first league opener and won a great hockey game 1-0 on Meadville's lone goal by Keven Learn late in the second period. ...
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Meadville vs. McDowell - Thursday, 10/16/2008
Meadville: 3
McDowell: 4
Game Report:
Trojans outshoot the Dogs 24-11 and come from behind to win 4-3 at the Erie Civic Center.

Scoring for the Dogs. ...
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Meadville vs. PCC - Monday, 10/13/2008
Meadville: 3
PCC: 1
Game Report:
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Meadville vs. Fairview - Saturday, 10/11/2008
Meadville: 5
Fairview: 2
Game Report:
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Meadville vs. North Allegheny - Friday, 9/26/2008
Meadville: 0
North Allegheny: 0
Game Report:
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