Being sick sucks, especially since I can't play with the boys or do any transcontinental D&D with our Toronto crew, but one thing I can do -- even with a wretchedly sore throat and hacking cough -- is play Strat-O-Matic hockey!
We opened the new season with the Vics at home to raise their Season 1 championship banner. Their opponents? The Bulldogs, the very team they defeated to win that championship. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, were looking for payback. Early in the first, the Dogs jumped out in front when Tom Hooper beat Bowse Hutton. It took the Vics a moment to find their footing, but they tied the game shortly thereafter on a Billy McGimsie strike. Frank Rankin then scored twice in the first half of the second period to give the Vics a 3-1 lead, with Cyclone Taylor assisting on all three tallies. Defenseman-turned-forward Harry Watson scored for the Dogs to pull within one, but Taylor picked up two quick goals late in the second. Going into the third, it was 5-2 in favor of the Vics, but the Dogs came out shooting in the third. Their lousy luck continued, however, when winger George Richardson was injured in the opening moments of the period. He's likely going to miss several games, so the Dogs' depth will be tested early in the season. With Hooper and star winger Gord Roberts double-shifting for the rest of the game, the Dogs tried in vain to get back into this one. Rankin completed his hat trick late in the third, and the Vics skated away with a 6-2 triumph.
We opened the new season with the Vics at home to raise their Season 1 championship banner. Their opponents? The Bulldogs, the very team they defeated to win that championship. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, were looking for payback. Early in the first, the Dogs jumped out in front when Tom Hooper beat Bowse Hutton. It took the Vics a moment to find their footing, but they tied the game shortly thereafter on a Billy McGimsie strike. Frank Rankin then scored twice in the first half of the second period to give the Vics a 3-1 lead, with Cyclone Taylor assisting on all three tallies. Defenseman-turned-forward Harry Watson scored for the Dogs to pull within one, but Taylor picked up two quick goals late in the second. Going into the third, it was 5-2 in favor of the Vics, but the Dogs came out shooting in the third. Their lousy luck continued, however, when winger George Richardson was injured in the opening moments of the period. He's likely going to miss several games, so the Dogs' depth will be tested early in the season. With Hooper and star winger Gord Roberts double-shifting for the rest of the game, the Dogs tried in vain to get back into this one. Rankin completed his hat trick late in the third, and the Vics skated away with a 6-2 triumph.
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