As the dust continues to settle over Raw Dawg Nation after a championship season. The team can look back at one of the best regular seasons in team history. The Raw Dawgs are the first team in SBHL History to win the C Division twice. From the start of the season there was something different about this squad. It got off to a rocky start getting blown out in the season opener, but the tide started to turn as the Dawgs would go on to lose only 3 more games during the regular season. Led by Chris Abercrombie and Austin Tuchak the Dawgs took the lead early and never looked back. Alex Babij played extremely well in his role on the second line. Matthew Harron change his game style and it paid huge dividends in the playoffs. Bryan McMillan led the back end with his veteran presence supporting the blue line and his goalie. Everyone played a role during the play offs. Which the Raw Dawgs never lost a game. The narrowly escaped the Rotten Donkeys in the first game holding on to a 5-4 win Lionel Androsoff getting the shoot out winner, which set the stage for the team to finish first in the division. After a pair of wins on Saturday, the stage was set for Sunday. Their semi final opponent was the Upper Deckers after a shaky start for Linklater he found his composure and held the lead for his team to advance to the final to play the Bastardos. Who had beat the Rotten Donkeys 7-0 in the early semi final. In the Final the Raw Dawgs went up 3-0 and never looked back rolling to a 5-2 win to earn a berth into the provincial championships and winning the C Division City Championship. The win was a group effort everyone had a part and they played it to perfection. The group had the perfect mix of scoring and defense. Not once during the playoff run did the Raw Dawgs ever go down by a goal a fantastic feat for this club. 2014 Spring C Division City Champions.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:23:58 +0000
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