Belleville Bulls @ Niagara Icedogs January 26, 2012

Belleville Bulls @ Niagara Icedogs January 26, 2012

How would January end for the Belleville Bulls ? Starting Thursday night in Niagara it looked like it might end the same way it started, not good. Before the game the Bulls announced that goal tender John Chartrand would come of the injured list and make his 1st start since January 14th. Adam Bignell would be back as well after missing some games on the shelf Also before the game we found out that Bulls Forward Brendan Gaunce was named an alternate Captain for Team Cherry in the CHL Top Prospects Game, now the bad news. Cramrossa and Zharkov would be out Vs Niagara. It was also announced that Malcolm Subban would miss the Prospects Game.

One the same night that former Icedog and Bulls Star Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators was being drafted 4th overall in the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft. Both teams showed different sides of the former OHL Star , The Icedogs looked like the the Spezza who played for the Bulls and finished third in 01-02 in OHL scoring (Bulls Robinson and Renzi were 1st & 2nd), or the Spezza who finished 2nd in scoring to an other Bull Kyle Wellwood in 00-01 or the same Spezza who Tied the Bulls franchise record for points in a game with 8, twice. You see what I'm getting at, the Icedogs where scoring. Niagara looked real strong like a well oiled offense machine. As for Belleville, they looked like the Spezza who finished minus 49 in back to back seasons in the OHL, or even a bit like his last playoff series with the Bulls, not the points be put up, but playing soft not really interested in back checking or getting dirty in the defensive zone.

We don't wont to talk about this game to much, from the Bulls side not a whole lot to say, They gave up 3 goals in the 1st and 3 in the 3rd, where out shot 34-26 and lost 6-0. Giving up one on the PP. Even with practicing all week on a Small ice surface Bellville could not stop The Icedogs onslaught. Without Ryan Strome , Dougie Hamilton, and Brock Beukeboom , the Icedogs showed their depth, with Brett Ritchie netting 2 goals, Mr Icedog Andrew Agozzino ,
Freddie Hamilton , Trevor Petersen and Mitchell Theoret added singles. Import defence man
Milan Doudera had 3 apples, Shayne Rover was +4 . In total 13 different Icedogs had a point. Not to be out done Niagara's All world Goalie Mark Visentin made 26 saves and was named the games 2nd Star. So in two games this year in St.Catherine's the Bulls have been out scored 11-0.