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Bozeman's January record for the dogs

February 3, 2005 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Bozeman Icedogs News Release


Faced with an uphill battle to make the playoffs, the Bozeman ICEDOGS needed to come out of last weekend's games against Fargo and Bismarck with a winning record.

What they got was three devastating losses that all but extinguished hope for making the playoffs this season. The ‘DOGS lost to Bismarck 4-3 on Thursday the 27th, then traveled to Fargo where they lost their next two games to the Jets, 3-1 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday. The ICEDOGS finished out the month of January with a 1-7-1 record.

In Thursday's game, the teams exchanged goals for the first two periods, and were tied 2-2 when Bismarck added two goals late in the second period to go up 4-2. The ICEDOGS would add another goal in the third when forward Filip Macejka scored his second goal of the night to bring Bozeman within a goal of tying the game. However, despite putting 14 shots on net in the third period, the DOGS' were unable to score and lost the game 4-3.

The team had less luck in Fargo, where the Jets jumped out to early leads on both Friday and Saturday. Friday's game saw the Jets score two goals before Macejka countered with a goal halfway through the second period that made the score 2-1. Fargo would go on to add another goal in the third period, and won the game 3-1. ICEDOGS goaltender Josh Kassel received a game misconduct in the final minutes for kicking a Jets player, but after officials reviewed the game tape, the misconduct was overturned.

On Saturday the Jets scored two goals early in the first period and added another at 13:46 of the second the second to jump out to a 3-0 lead. The ICEDOGS scored two minutes later when Ross Johnson took a pass from Graham McManamin and beat Jets goalie Elliot Okland on a power-play to make the score 3-1. Once again the ICEDOGS came out strong in the third and out shot the Jets 16-9, but were unable to complete a comeback as Fargo's Tom Dickhudt scored at 11:28 of the final frame to finish the ICEDOGS off 4-1.

This weekend the ICEDOGS return to the Valley Ice Garden, where they hope to get revenge on the visiting Bismarck Bobcats. The teams face off on Friday and Saturday, with both games starting at 7:05.



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