Friday, April 8, 2005   

 

Frozen Four Contest - Down to the Championship Game

 

Well, the long trip has finally come to down the final 2 teams for the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, and it will be the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota against the Pioneers of Denver University playing for all the marbles Saturday night. 

 

If North Dakota wins, it will be one set of 3 people placing 1st , 2nd, and 3rd, and if Denver wins, it will be a completely different set of 3 people.  For the Frozen Four Bracket and Contest, click HERE...

 

 

Saturday, April 2, 2005  NTXHL Playoffs...

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 1, Duncanville Dragons 5:  After a late Friday night NTXHL Playoff  game, the Bulldogs were back on the ice Saturday morning looking to "slay" those Dragons from Duncanville.  The Dragons ended up winning the game but the final score was not indicative of the play by the Bulldogs.  Read more HERE...

 

Friday, April 1, 2005   NTXHL Playoffs...

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 2, Texas Aces-White 3 (OT):  The Bulldogs faced off against the Aces-White in their second playoff game of the NTXHL Playoffs in Duncanville Friday night, and like their first playoff game, this game would also go to overtime.  The outcome would be different though, as the Aces would edge the Bulldogs in OT.  Read more HERE...

 

 

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Thursday, March 31, 2005   Update on National Championships...

 

Second day at the USA Hockey Nationals was better, as Alliance teams went 1-1-1 to stay in contention.  The Alliance all-time playoff overtime record in National bound competition still remains undefeated, as 2 more games went to an extra period of play, with 1 win and 1 tie to extend the AYHA overtime record to 9-0-1.  As previously stated, Alliance game reports can be seen here, but other game updates can be seen via the USA Hockey links HERE...

 

 

Bantam AAA: Alliance - 5, Long Island - 8:  The Bulldogs fell behind early, and trailed 3-1 at the end of the 1st period, then 6-2 after 2 periods and could never get within striking range of the Royals in Game 2 of the USA Hockey National Championships in Bensenville, Illinois.   The New York State Champions scored in the first minute of the game on a power play, got an even strength tally just a minute and a half later, then added a shorthanded goal for a 3-0 lead before the Dogs could get on the scoreboard.   Read more HERE... 

 

 

Midget Minor AA: Alliance - 3, Bud Bakewell - 3 (OT):  The Bulldogs played much better today, but they had to, as they were facing a team ranked #1 in one National Ranking, and very much one of the favorites coming into the USA Hockey National Championships in Richmond, Virginia.  

 

Alliance was out-shot by a 2 to 1 margin, but they made the most of their chances to gain an overtime tie and remain in contention to advance with a win on Friday.  Read more HERE... 

 

 

Midget Minor AAA: Alliance - 6, Rochester - 5 (OT):  In a battle of special teams, the Bulldogs came out ahead in this one, but had to go the extra time to get the OT win in Game 2 of the USA Hockey National Championships in Bensenville, Illinois.   After being victimized themselves by the power play twice in the 1st period, Alliance would come up with 4 of their own man advantage goals, including the game winner just over 3 minutes into sudden death.   Read more HERE... 

 

U16AAA Girls:  Dallas residents Dru Burns ('91, Alliance Bantam AA) and Cheyenne Bojeski (sister of Alliance Midget Major AA player Garan Bojeski) helped their team, the Colorado Select U16AAA Girls, to their 2nd victory in the USA Hockey National Championships in Centennial, Colorado.  Cheyenne had 2 goals in their 4-1 win over the New Jersey Colonials.   They come back on Friday against the Cal Selects in their final game of pool play.

 

Other Activities at the National Championships...

 

 

The main event is definitely the hockey, but there are a few other activities at the National Championships that also make it fun and help pass the time between the games. 

 

The Opening Ceremonies are a traditional event that draws the big crowds, along with the Easton Skills Competition that follows it. 

 

 

The Alliance players once again sported their cowboy hats for the 2nd year in a row, in what will hopefully become a familiar site at future Opening Ceremonies.

 

 

 

 

Of course, no event like this would be complete without a huge meal for all the players and families, and this year in Richmond, Virginia it was a giant Bar-B-Que feast. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 3, Phoenix 0:   After a long flight and playing in unfamiliar territory, you would think the Bulldogs would not be sharp.  These guys came ready to play, though, and posted a well earned shutout win over the Phoenix Firebirds in Game 1 of the California State Games in San Diego Friday afternoon.  Alliance took a commanding 2-0 lead in the 1st period on an even strength goal at 8:50, and then added a power play tally just 2 minutes later.  Read more here...

 

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 9, Forest Hill 1:  The Bulldogs came out flying in this one, scoring in each period and never letting the Canadian boys in the game, and coasted to their 2nd win in the Can/Am Tournament in Montreal on Friday afternoon.  They will come back with 2 tough games on Saturday, as they face a top Ontario team in the North London Nationals, followed by another test against some Americans, the Warriors of Arapahoe, Colorado.

 

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 4, Les Aigles 2:  The Bulldogs took an early 2-0 lead in their first game of the Can/Am Tournament in Montreal on Friday morning, but the French Canadian "Eagles" battled back to make it 2-2 in the 3rd period.  Alliance recovered, though, and got 2 goals in the final period to get the win in Game 1.

 

Friday, February 18, 2005 - Quebec International PeeWee Championships

 

PeeWee AA – Alliance 4, Winnepeg 2: In their final "Friendship" game in Quebec, the Bulldogs got on the scoreboard first with a goal at 3:45 remaining in the 1st period to take a 1-0 lead. The North Stars would come back with a score to tie the game at 1-1 at 1:52 remaining in the 1st period.  Alliance would take the lead again at 12:10 of the 2nd and then expand on their lead to 3-1 with a 2 on 1 odd man rush with 6:35 remaining in the 2nd.  The Stars closed the gap to 3-2 early in the 3rd, put Alliance would capitalize again with a breakaway goal with 5:50 remaining in the game to go up 4-2, and that would end up being the final score.

 

After a busy 9 days in Quebec, the boys will get to sleep in on Saturday, and then they will all go to an area that features pond hockey and snow skiing for a day of fun before heading back to Dallas on Sunday.

 

PeeWee AA – St. Louis Jr. Blues AAA 6, Alliance 0:  The Bulldogs started the game with a lot of energy and speed, and kept the game scoreless through the first period.   It stayed that way until midway into the 2nd period, when the Blues scored an even strength goal with 5:28 remaining in the 2nd for a 1-0 lead. The Blues, who are in 2nd Place of the Mid America AAA League with an 18-2-1 record,  would get another goal on a 4 on 4 with 2:03 remaining in the 2nd period to go up 2-0.  The Bulldogs continued to battle, but the AAA Blues, who are coached by NHL player Al MacInnis, would prove to be too much for the Bulldogs as they score four 3rd period goals (two on power plays) and beat the Bulldogs 6-0.

 

 

Thursday, February 17, 2005 - Quebec International PeeWee Championships

 

PeeWee AA – Alliance 5, Team England 1:  After being eliminated from the Main Draw of the Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament, the Bulldogs continue to play hockey, this time another “Friendship" game against Team England.   They will continue playing on Friday, as they will face the St. Louis Jr. Blues AAA team, coached by NHL St. Louis Blues defenseman Al MacInnis, friend and former teammate of Alliance Assistant Coach Pierre Turgeon.

 

Thursday, February 17, 2005

 

Upcoming Weekend Tournaments.....

 

 

 

PeeWee A - About as far as you can get from where the Squirts will be and still be on the mainland is where the PeeWee A boys will be, in Southern California, at the California State Games in San Diego.  They will be facing teams from Colorado, Arizona, and California during this west coast trip which features an Olympic-like Torch Lighting Ceremony during the opening festivities.

 

 

Midget Minor AA -  These Bulldogs won't have to go far to get some quality competition, as they will stay right here in Dallas for the Dallas Storm U16 AAA Tournament in Plano.   Along with the Dallas Storm, they will face the Atlanta Fire, and the Detroit Trackers.  Many of the Alliance boys faced some of these same Atlanta players as Bantams in the Quarter-Finals of the USA Hockey National Championships in 2004, a Bulldog 6-3 win. 

 

 

Midget Major AA -  The Major AA Bulldogs will also find themselves in foreign territory, as they too will be in Canada, in the French Province of Quebec.  They will be playing in the Can/Am Tournament in Montreal, not far from our PeeWee AA boys, who will still be in Quebec City for the Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - Quebec International PeeWee Championships

 

PeeWee AA – New Hampshire Bauer 3, Alliance 1:  After falling behind 3-0, the Bulldogs mounted a 3rd period comeback attempt, but were only able to tally the one goal, and were eliminated from the 46th Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament in their second round game.  The Bulldogs will continue to play hockey, though, as they get another "Friendship" game on Thursday at 10:00am EST.

 

 

Monday, February 14, 2005 - Quebec International PeeWee Championships

 

PeeWee AA – Alliance 7, Chaudiere-Ouest 0:  After 2 tough “Friendship" games against top Quebec competition, the Bulldogs came ready to play when the real games started, as they swept past the Huskies of the Association de Hockey Mineur Chaudiere-Ouest in Round 1 of the 46th Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament. 

 

The Bulldogs will next face New Hampshire Bauer, a 5-2 winner over Moose Jaw in the 1st Round on Wednesday at 8:30pm EST.  For those desperate for a look at this tournament in action, the Alliance-New Hampshire game can be seen live via the Internet for a fee, click here...  The link to the Dallas (Alliance) Match is at the bottom of the page.

 

In between on Tuesday, the boys from Alliance will get a look at Major Junior Hockey, as they will attend the Quebec Major Junior League (QMJHL) game between the Québec Remparts and Rimouski Océanic.  Canadian teenage hockey sensation Sidney Crosby plays for Rimouski.

 

Squirt A - Storm 6, Alliance 3:   Dogs came out a little cool on this warm Texas night and never warmed up enough to win this NTXHL game.  The Storm jumped to a 1-0 lead just 2 minutes and 25 seconds into the first period on an even strength goal.   The Bulldogs and Storm battled head to head until the 50 second mark when a short handed goal got past the Alliance defense and the period ended 2-0 in favor of the Storm.   Read more here...

 

Sunday, February 13, 2005 - Texas Tier II State Championships

 

Alliance Teams Win 3 State Championships!!!    Bulldogs Successfully Defend U14, U16, and U18 Titles....

 

 

Bantam AA:  Alliance 3, Ice Jets 2:  The Bulldogs continued their excellent play from the game earlier in the day, took a 3-1 lead in the 3rd period, and hung on to win the State Championship at the U14 Tier II State Tournament in Valley Ranch Sunday afternoon.  After the Ice Jets scored late to make it 3-2 Bulldogs, an apparent tying goal was waved off at 8 seconds remaining due to the use of a high stick to knock the puck into the net.  The game was intense, and met all expectations of being a high-paced and energetic battle between the 2 emerging rivals.  Alliance has thus earned the right to advance to the Rocky Mountain District Championships in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix) March 9th through 13th.

 

 

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 10, Ice Hawks 0:  The Bulldogs came ready to play, scoring 5 goals in the 1st period, then doubled it up with 5 more in the 3rd to take home the State Championship in the U16 Tier II State Tournament in Farmers Branch Sunday afternoon.  Alliance got goals from 7 different players, 3 power play goals, 1 shorthanded goal, and points from every player on the bench to make it a true team win.  The Bulldogs swept through their 4 tournament wins with 30 goals scored and only 3 allowed, and will represent Texas at the Rocky Mountain District Championships in Chandler, Arizona (Phoenix) March 9th through 13th.

 

 

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 6, Hitmen 2:  The Bulldogs played one of their best team games recently, and beat their latest nemesis when it counted big time, and captured the State Championship of the U18 Tier II State Tournament at the Aerodrome in Sugarland Saturday afternoon.  Taking a 5-0 lead after 2 periods, the Bulldogs played the 3rd period smartly to bring home the title.  They will join the U16 Bulldogs at the Rocky Mountain District Championships in Chandler, Arizona (Phoenix) March 9th through 13th.

 

All 3 Alliance Teams Earn State Finals...

 

Bantam AA:  Alliance 5, Wild 2:  The Bulldogs saved their best game against the boys from Houston for when it counted the most, and earned a spot in the Finals of the U14 Tier II State Tournament in Valley Ranch.  Coming into this game, the Bulldogs had only 1 win in 4 tries against the Wild this season, and most thought they would not be able to overcome them to reach the Championship game.  Fortunately, it's not what most think, but what the players think, and they definitely played like they expected to win.  Their reward is a rematch at 12:45 in Valley Ranch against the Ice Jets for the right to advance to the Rocky Mountain District Championships.  The Saturday night game, a 2-1 win for the Jets, has set the stage for what should be a barn-burner Sunday afternoon.

 

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 5, Stars 1:  The Bulldogs took care of business Sunday morning against the Stars, and will play for the State Championship in the U16 Tier II State Tournament in Farmers Branch Sunday afternoon.  Alliance will face the Ice Hawks, who won the goal differential tie-breaker between the Stars, Wild, and Hawks.  The Bulldogs defeated the Hawks 6-2 on Saturday, but the Hawks have given the boys from Alliance plenty of trouble this season, having scored more goals against the Bulldogs than all other Texoma teams combined.  The puck drops at 2:00 for the right to represent Texas at the Rocky Mountain District Championships.

 

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 2, Austin 0:  The Bulldogs earned another shutout victory, their 13th of the season, and advanced to the Finals of the U18 Tier II State Tournament in Sugarland Saturday afternoon.  They will once again face those Hitmen from Houston, hoping to settle things once and for all with those boys.  The two teams battled to a 3-3 in Game 1 of the tournament, and will hit it again at 2:45 this afternoon.

 

Other Bulldog games Sunday...

 

PeeWee A - Ice Jets 4, Alliance 0:   After trailing 2-0 at the end of the 2nd period, the Bulldogs were hoping to close the gap in the 3rd, but the Ice Jets had ideas of their own, and added 2 more to take home the win in this NTXHL contest at Valley Ranch on Sunday morning.  The Bulldogs won't feel bad for long, as they hit the road for sunny San Diego this next weekend for the California State Games. 

 

PeeWee AA:  Quebec Northshore 7, Alliance 1:  Following a great day of fun playing real "Pond Hockey", the Bulldogs were back to "Rink Hockey" in another Friendship game on Sunday, before starting the real games in the 46th Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament.  

 

The Bulldogs lost to the Quebec Northshore Governors AAA team, another one of the top French Canadian teams from Quebec.  Alliance will play their first official tournament game on Monday at 8:30pm EST against the Huskies of the Association de Hockey Mineur Chaudiere-Ouest.

 

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Shattuck-St. Mary's 5, Alliance 2:    The Bulldogs discovered again that penalties will hurt you against top ranked competition, and dropped the final game of this 3-game set to Shattuck-St. Mary’s (SSM) in Faribault, Minnesota Sunday morning.   After battling on the penalty kill for most of the game, the Bulldogs could never mount much of a counter attack.  Alliance will return home with a respectable 1-1-1 record while in Faribault, fairing better than most other teams venturing into SSM territory.

 

Saturday, February 12, 2005 - Texas Tier II State Championships

Bantam AA:  Ice Jets 2, Alliance 1:  The Bulldogs threw everything but he kitchen sink at the Ice Jets, but good goaltending and timely defense allowed the Jets to hang on for the win in Game 2 of the U14 Tier II State Tournament in Valley Ranch Saturday night.  The game was delayed twice, once for 20 minutes to repair the scoreboard, and once for 10 minutes to replace a broken pane of glass.  The Bulldogs now face a tough Houston Wild team in Game 3 Sunday morning, and must win to advance to the Championship game.  The Wild tied the Ice Jets 3-3 earlier in the day, and beat Austin 4-1 in their second game.

Bantam AA:  Alliance 3, Austin 0:  The Bulldogs started strong, getting a shutout in their first game of the U14 Tier II State Tournament in Valley Ranch Saturday morning.  They will come back for Game 2 this evening at 6:15 against the Ice Jets, who tied the Houston Wild 3-3 earlier in the day.

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 6, Ice Hawks 2:  The Bulldogs spotted the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the 1st period on a breakaway, but would recover to come back and control play the rest of the way to win Game 2 of the U16 Tier II State Tournament in Farmers Branch Saturday afternoon.  After being outplayed the 1st period, the Bulldogs eventually stepped up the pace and wore down the shorthanded Hawks, playing with only 11 skaters.   Alliance will now face the Jr. Stars on Sunday morning, and with a win or tie will advance to the Championship game.  The Jr. Stars beat the Ice Hawks 4-1 earlier in the day, but dropped a close one in the night-cap to the Wild by a score of 5-3.

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 9, Wild 0:  The Bulldogs scored early and often, taking a 5-0 lead after one period and coasted to another shutout win in Game 1 of the U16 Tier II State Tournament in Farmers Branch Saturday morning.  They will come back for Game 2 this afternoon at 5:00 against the Ice Hawks, who lost to the Jr. Stars 4-1 earlier in the day.

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 11, Wild 0:  The Bulldogs lit the lamp enough to run up the electric bill at the Aerodrome in Game 2 of the U18 Tier II State Tournament in Sugarland Saturday afternoon, and are fortunate they don't have to pay the bill.  The Bulldogs dominated from the outset in this one, and will face Austin in Game 3 on Sunday morning.  Austin beat the Wild 4-2 on Saturday morning, and were trailing the Hitmen 3-0 at the end of 2 periods Saturday night.

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 3, Hitmen 3:  The top 2 teams in Texoma battled again for the 7th time this season in Game 1 of the U18 Tier II State Tournament at the Aerodrome in Sugarland (Houston) Saturday morning, and nothing was settled again.  The Bulldogs will come back for Game 2 this afternoon at 4:15 against the Houston Wild, who lost to Austin 4-2 earlier in the day.

Other Bulldog games...

 

Squirt A - Ice Jets 6, Alliance 2:   After battling to a 0-0 tie at the end of the 1st period, the Ice Jets would eventually capture the momentum in this NTXHL contest at Valley Ranch on Saturday morning.  The Bulldogs trailed 3-1 after 2 periods of play, but never quit playing hard, fighting the ice Jets all the way to the finish.  Read more here...

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 4, Shattuck-St. Mary's 3:    The Bulldogs played much better in the night-cap, and handed the 3^rd Ranked Shattuck-St. Mary’s (SSM) U16 Team only their 4th loss in 53 games thus far this season in Faribault, Minnesota late Saturday night.   The 2 teams fought to a 1-1 tie at the end of the 1st period, but the Bulldogs would go up by 2 at 3-1, and then again at 4-2.  SSM would then find themselves in an unfamiliar position of fighting back themselves, making it 4-3 in the 3rd period, and then finishing the game on the power play with an empty net in their own end.  Alliance would hold them off on the 2-man advantage for win.  The final game of the series will be early Sunday morning.

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 6, Shattuck-St. Mary's 6:    The Bulldogs spent too much time in the penalty box and fell behind 5-2, but would continue to battle back, eventually catching up to gain a tie against the 3^rd Ranked Shattuck-St. Mary’s (SSM) U16 Team in Faribault, Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. Although out-shooting SSM by a 38-32 margin, the Bulldogs did not play their best and were fortunate to come away with a tie against such a strong competitor.  The 2 top 5 ranked teams will battle again later tonight in Game 2 of their 3-game series.

 

Friday, February 11, 2005 - Quebec International PeeWee Championships

PeeWee AA:  St. Laurent 3, Alliance 2:  In a warm-up to the beginning of the big show, the Bulldogs played it close to the end, but the French Canadians from Montreal pulled one out of the bag with only 3 seconds remaining for the win in a "Friendship" game Friday afternoon.  Saturday it's off to some real pond hockey for the Bulldogs, then another Friendship game Sunday before starting the real games on Monday in the 46th Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament 2005.

Friday, February 11, 2005

Last weekend’s Tier II U12 State Tournament was just a glimpse of things to come for this weekend, as no less that 3 more State Tournaments will be held in Texas, as the Tier II U14, U16, and U18 State Champions will be crowned on Sunday afternoon.  Starting off with the Bantams, the U14s will be competing at Valley Ranch as hosted by the Alliance Bulldogs, the Midget Minor U16s will be in Farmers Branch hosted by the Dallas Junior Stars, and the U18s will be in Houston, as hosted by the Wild.

Alliance will be attempting to defend their 2004 State Championships in each of these tournaments for the right to advance to the Rocky Mountain District Championships in March.  For State Tournament schedules and results, click here…

The PeeWee AA team is off to Northeast Canada for the 46th Quebec International Pee-Wee hockey Tournament 2005, February 10th to 20th at the Quebec Pepsi Coliseum.

This tournament is billed as the most important minor hockey tournament in the world, grouping young hockey players (11 and 12 years old).  Approximately 2,300 young hockey players from 16 countries come to Québec to participate to the "World championships Pee-Wee Hockey" each year.

This Tournament occurs during a period of 11 days and totalizes crowds of around 200,000 fans every year.  This extraordinary event, very popular, was founded in 1960 and has never ceased to grow in importance.

Many stars from the National Hockey League have passed through this Tournament: Brad Park, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Gilbert Perrault, Mark Howe, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sylvain Côté, Eric Lindros, and many more.

The Bulldogs’ first official game in this prestigious event will be on Monday night February 14^th at 8:30pm EST against the Huskies of the Association de Hockey Mineur Chaudiere-Ouest.  If you can read French, feel free to browse their web site!  They will actually start off with an exhibition or "Friendship" game tonight, facing St. Laurent of Montreal.  For a tentative itinerary for the boys while in Quebec, click here...

The Squirt A team will be coming off a big win last weekend, as they will face the Ice Jets in NTXHL action in Valley Ranch on Saturday, and the PeeWee A Bulldogs will be squaring off against the Ice Jets in a NTXHL contest as well on Sunday in Valley Ranch.

The Midget Minor AAA boys will face another tough test this weekend as they travel to Minnesota to face the 3^rd Ranked Shattuck-St. Mary’s (SSM) U16 Team.  This nationally-recognized boys' hockey team at SSM comes into the 2-game set with an impressive season record of 43-3-5.  For more information about SSM, you can download a copy of their 2004-2005 Season Program in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Monday, February 7, 2005

 

Due to an upgrade being performed on our web server over the weekend, we were unable to update the web site since late Friday night.  We apologize for the inconvenience, and are in the process of getting updates and game summaries from the weekend games posted.  The scores will posted first, followed by the game summaries.  We appreciate your interest in Alliance Hockey.

 

Sunday, February 6, 2005

 

Tier II U12 State Championships

 

PeeWee AA:  Ice Jets 3, Alliance 2:  In this Championship Game of the U12 Tier II State Tournament, it would come down to a rematch of that first round barn-burner between these 2 teams to determine the Texas representative to the Tier II U12 Rocky Mountain District Championships in Phoenix next month.  With the memory of that last minute comeback by the Ice Jets in Game 1, the Bulldogs wanted to establish that they had gotten over the sting.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee AA:  Alliance 9, Austin 1:  (Game 3) Alliance needed a win or a tie against Austin to insure a spot in the Championship game and took control early in the game by scoring three first period goals and cruised to a 9-1 victory.

 

Other Bulldog games...

 

PeeWee A:  Aces 6, Alliance 2:  The Bulldogs drop this one to the Texas Aces-White in their fourth NTXHL meeting Sunday at Valley Ranch.  The Aces jumped out early in the game scoring 3 even strength goals in the first period, with the first going in at 1:10 into the game.   Read more here...

 

Bantam AA:  Alliance 3, DJHA 2: 

Bantam AA:  Alliance 2, Ice Jets 2: 

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 2, Wild 1: 

 

Saturday, February 5, 2005

 

Tier II U12 State Championships

 

PeeWee AA:  Alliance 4, Ice Jets 4:  It appeared that Alliance would carry the momentum from a win here into the 2nd round of the U12 Tier II State Tournament, but with the Bulldogs leading 4-2 and only 49 seconds remaining in the game, the Ice Jets had other ideas of their own. The Jets would stun the Bulldogs with 2 goals in the final minute of play to gain a tie in this first round contest.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee AA:  Alliance 7, Houston 3:  The Bulldogs would rebound from that last period against the Jets and come out against the Hitmen showing they were still a force to be dealt with in this State Tournament.  Alliance came out and scored on the first shift 17 seconds into the game to go up 1-0, and then hit paydirt again with 8:44 remaining in the 1st to go up 2-0.  Houston would get a late 1st period goal to close the Alliance lead to 2-1 after one period, but the Bulldogs would not allow them to hang close for long.  Read more here...

 

Other Bulldog games...

 

Squirt A:  Alliance 3, Stars 2: There was a delayed start to this NTXHL game at Valley Ranch due to a broken glass.  After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the glass, the Bantam Jr. Stars were kind enough to trade rinks, and the game got underway. The Stars came out hot and scored an even strength goal at 10:55 on a rebound off a shot from the blue line. They would increase their lead on the man advantage just a couple of minutes later, but the Bulldogs played like their mascot name and fought back in this contest.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee A:  Alliance 3, Stars 2:   The Bulldogs out shined the Junior Stars in their fourth NTXHL meeting Saturday at Farmers Branch. The Bulldogs looked to find their winning ways against a team that always has made for close competitive games and this meeting would be no different.  Read more here...

 

Bantam AA:  Alliance 4, Lafayette 1: 

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 4, Ice Hawks 0: 

Midget Minor AA:  Alliance 7, Hitmen 1: 

 

Friday, February 4, 2005

 

Midget Major AA:  Alliance 3, Ice Hawks 0:  The Bulldogs entered their last regular season game of the Texoma season with a firm grip on second place.  The game was another blue collar effort.  The Bulldogs opened the scoring 12:48 into the first period with a short handed breakaway shot that beat the Ice Hawk goalie between the pads.  Their were a number of minor penalties, however, not many power play opportunities.   Read more here...

 

Friday, February 4, 2005

 

Another busy weekend for the Bulldogs, as 6 of the 8 teams are in game action, all big games, but none bigger than those the PeeWee AA team will play in the Tier II U12 State Championships at the StarCenter in Euless.  Winner of the State Championship will advance to the Rocky Mountain District Championships in Phoenix March 9-13.

 

In other games, the Squirt A team will face the Stars in NTXHL action on Saturday in Valley Ranch, and the PeeWee A team will have 2 NTXHL contests - Stars on Saturday in Farmers Branch and the Aces on Sunday in Valley Ranch.

 

The Bantam AA team will play their final league games in a 3-game Texoma series in Plano, facing Lafayette on Saturday, and coming back on Sunday to face DJHA and the Ice Jets.  The Bulldogs are currently in 4th Place, but are sitting only 1 point behind DJHA, and only 2 points behind OKC for 2nd Place with the Sooners having already completed their schedule.

 

The Midget Minor AA team will also play their final league games in a 3-game Texoma series in Austin, facing the Ice Hawks and Hitmen on Saturday night, and finishing with the Wild on Sunday.  The Bulldogs are in 1st Place with a 5-point lead over the 2nd Place Wild, so a win this weekend will give Alliance the Regular Season Championship.

 

The Midget Major AA will actually be the first Bulldogs to see action, as they have another "Friday Night Lights" edition of Texoma hockey, this time facing the Ice Hawks in Valley Ranch.  Regardless of their impressive 12-2-1 record, the Bulldogs will finish the regular season in 2nd Place behind the Houston Hitmen.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2005

 

PeeWee AA: Alliance 3, Stars Select 2:  The Bulldogs played the Dallas Junior Stars/Selects tonight in Valley Ranch for the right to be the Dallas representative for the U12 Tier II State Tournament that takes place this weekend.  In a really tight one that was scoreless after 2 periods of play, the Bulldogs fell behind 1-0 late in the game and appeared to be facing elimination from the State Tournament, when they caught fire and scored 2 goals in less than a minute and went on to advance to the State Championships.  Read more here...

 

Midget Minor AA: Alliance 10, DJHA 1:  The Bulldogs scored early and often and cruised to this unusual Tuesday night Texoma affair at the StarCenter in Frisco.  Alliance extended their league leading record to 12-1-0, and have a 5-point lead over 2nd Place Houston Wild with 3 games to go in the regular season for each team.   Both teams will finish up this weekend with 3 games a piece in Austin, facing each other in their final game on Sunday morning.  The Bulldogs also won their 30th game of the season (30-6-1 overall).  They will hit the ice again after that for the State Tournament in Farmers Branch February 12-13.

 

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Sunday, January 30, 2005

 

  Alliance Midget Minor AAA - Dallas Cup 2005 Champions!!!

 

   Midget Minor U16 AAA Final: 

                                                1st   2nd   3rd    Total                 Shots - 1st   2nd    3rd    Total                

                     Alliance                  2      4      6        12                                13     19     11       43

                     Victory Honda         0      0      0         0                                 10      3       5        18

 

The Bulldogs came out flying and never stopped in this one, as the best game they played in the tournament came at the right time, and the boys from Victory Honda were the unfortunate victims.  Alliance went undefeated at 5-0, and captured their 4th Tournament Championship of the season to go along with 2 other runner-up finishes in seven total tournaments thus far.  The outcome should help them at least retain their current ranking of 5th in the nation among U16 Tier I AAA teams, extending their record to an impressive 34-6-3 for the season.  Read more about the Championship game here...

 

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 6, San Jose 3:    The Bulldogs started strong in this one, leading 1-0 after the 1st period, and 4-2 after the 2nd.   They then pulled away in the 3rd period with 2 goals after the Sharks pulled to within 1 at 4-3 just 22 seconds into the final frame, and earned a spot in the Championship game of the Dallas Cup 2005 at 2:00 in Farmers Branch.  They will face Victory Honda, the other Semi-Final winner over the Colorado Thunderbirds 4-0.  Read more on the Bulldog Semi-Final win here...

 

 

In other Alliance action...

 

Squirt A - Ice Jets 7, Alliance 1:   In a tough ending to a tough weekend, the Bulldogs dropped this one at Valley Ranch on Sunday afternoon.  They fell behind just over 2 minutes into the 1st period and it was downhill from there, trailing at the end of one period 4-0, and at the end of two periods 7-0.  The Bulldogs finished with a win of the 3rd period by holding the Jets scoreless and ruining their shut-out bid with a late goal in the final frame.   They have 2 more NTXHL games to recover the momentum before they head off to London, Ontario, Canada for the 2005 Oakridge Classic February 18th through 20th.

 

Squirt A - DMHA 4, Alliance 1:   In their second tough test of the weekend, the Bulldogs went up against league leading DMHA Sunday morning at Addison Square Garden.  The Titans wasted no time, as they went on the power play 33 seconds into the game, and 1 minute later had a 5 on 3 for 49 seconds.   Read more here...

 

PeeWee A - Lone Star Wolves 5, Alliance 1:  Bulldogs get “bit” by the Wolves in their third NTXHL meeting Sunday in Grapevine. This game looked to be a “dog fight” against the first place Wolves given the two earlier NTXHL games played this season that ended in a close one goal win by the Wolves, and a 2-2 tie in the second meeting.  Read more here...

 

Midget Major AA - Alliance 7, Texas Aces 0: The Bulldogs extended their Texoma record to 12-2-1 and remain firmly in 2nd Place of the Midget Major AA Division with only 1 regular season game remaining in league play.  They scored early and often in this one, and held the Aces scoreless for their 10th shutout of the season, and their 5th in the last 8 games.  Read more here..

 

Saturday, January 29, 2005 - Dallas Cup

 

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 5, Colorado 2:    The Bulldogs faced their toughest challenge thus far in the Dallas Cup 2005 at Farmers Branch Saturday morning against the Thunderbirds.  But after a slow start and trailing 2-1 at the end of the 1st period, Alliance overtook the Thunderbirds with 4 unanswered goals the rest of the way and gained a spot in the Semi-Finals by way of an undefeated 3-0 record in the preliminary rounds.  Read more here...

 

 

In other Alliance action...

 

Squirt A - LS Wolves 8, Alliance 1:   The Alliance Squirt team started their 3-game weekend on a down note, again facing one of the better teams in the Squirt Division of the NTXHL, this time at Polar Ice in Grapevine very early Saturday morning.  Facing a tough opponent already is challenge enough, but putting them on the power play too often proved to be too much to overcome as the Bulldogs fell behind early and could never muster any momentum in this one. 

 

PeeWee A - Ice Jets 7, Alliance 1:   The Alliance PeeWee team ran into a tough Ice Jets team on Saturday night in Valley Ranch and the result was not good, as the Jets jumped out early with 3 quick goals in the 1st period and coasted to the NTXHL PeeWee Gold Division win.  More information to follow on this game on Sunday evening, after their next game on Sunday morning with the Lone Star Wolves at Polar Ice in Grapevine at 10:50am.  Read more here...

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 4, Phoenix Firebirds 1:  The nightcap of this rare double-header was a little more competitive, but in the end, the Bulldogs prevailed again.   The goal scoring was a little more spread out, as Alliance scored 1 goal in each of the first 2 periods, and then again in the 3rd for a 3-0 lead until the final minute of play.  With only 30 seconds remaining, Phoenix avoided a shutout with their only goal, but the Bulldogs responded with only 7 seconds remaining to make it a 3-goal margin again to end it.  The Firebirds mustered a few more shots this time, getting 17 to the Bulldogs 35.  Alliance will play the Valley of the Sun (VOSHA) Mustangs of Arizona in a 2-game set on Sunday before returning home to Dallas.

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 7, Phoenix Firebirds 1:  The game started slow and after a scoreless 1st period, it looked like it might be a tight one, but the Bulldogs broke it open in the 2nd frame with 4 goals and cruised to an easy win in this Friendship Series at the Aerodrome in Sugarland near Houston.  Alliance dominated the shots on goal as well, getting 27 of their 36 total shots in the final 2 periods, while holding the Firebirds to only 9 shots the entire game.

 

Friday, January 28, 2005 - Dallas Cup

 

 

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 5, Phoenix 4:    The Bulldogs came out on top in this one, but it wasn’t pretty as they trailed 1-0 less than 2 minutes into the game, could not put the Firebirds away, and hung on despite allowing 2 late power play goals in their 2nd game of the day in the Dallas Cup 2005 in Valley Ranch.  Read more here...

 

 

 

Midget Minor AAA:  Alliance 7, Omaha 1:    The Bulldogs controlled this one from the start and cruised to the win in the 1^st Round in the U16 Division of the Dallas Cup 2005.  Out-shooting the Energy 16 to 2 in the 1^st period, Alliance scored their first goal at the 9:52 mark on a mini-breakaway that was nicely slid between the goalies’ pads for a 1-0 lead.  Read more here...

 

Thursday, January 27, 2005

 

Dallas Cup 2005 - Starting tomorrow, Friday January 28^th, the Annual Dallas Cup AAA Tournament will start, hosted by the Dallas Stars Major Midget AAA club.  The Alliance Midget Minor AAA team will be participating, as there will be a U16 Minor Division for the first time. 

The Bulldogs will face off in their first game on Friday against the Omaha Energy AAA at 9:00am in Farmers Branch.  They will come back later Friday afternoon at 3:15pm in Valley Ranch to face the Phoenix Firebirds AAA, the team that won the U16 Tier II Rocky Mountain District Championships last spring. 

 

Their 3^rd and final preliminary round game will be on Saturday, when they will play the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA at 10:15am in Farmers Branch.  The Semi-Finals will be played in Valley Ranch on Sunday morning at 8:00am, with the Championship game slated for 2:00pm in Farmers Branch.

 

Check back here during the tournament for results.  For a brief Preview of the U16 Teams, click here...

 

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

 

The memorial service celebrating Dan Hess’ life will be held at the Plano Center on Saturday January 29th, 2005 at 10:00 AM. Everyone is invited, and all players from any association are encouraged to wear their jerseys in support of the Hess Family.  This will be a celebration of his life.

 

DJHA has established a Scholarship fund in Dan’s name. Anyone wishing to donate to this fund can send a check payable to:

 

Dan Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund

ICO DJHA

2220 Coit Rd #480-121

Plano, TX 75075

 

Memorial Service

Saturday, January 29th at 10:00 am

Plano Center

2000 East Spring Creek Parkway

Plano, TX. 75074

972-422-0296

 

Memorial will be held in the Northbrook Room.  Park in the east parking lot. For a map and directions: http://www.planocentre.com/directions_plano_centre.htm. 

 

You may learn about Dan, and express your condolences to the Hess Family by clicking on the link HERE...

 

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 5, DJHA 1:  The Alliance PeeWee AA team secured a spot in the final of the playoffs to determine the Dallas Section representative to the Tier II U12 State Tournament in 2 weeks by defeating the Penguins Tuesday night in Plano.  Along the way, they wrapped up the Regular Season Championship of the PeeWee AA Division in Texoma finishing with an 11-2-3 league mark.   Read more here...

 

Monday, January 24, 2005

 

Bantam AA - Alliance 5, Storm 0: The Alliance Bantam AA team will played a rare Monday night tilt tonight, as they faced the Dallas Storm in Texoma action in Frisco.  The Bulldogs controlled entire game, although the Storm managed to keep them off the scoreboard in the 1st period, despite 10 shots on goal by the Bulldogs.   Read more here...

 

Sunday, January 23, 2005

 

Squirt A - Alliance 1, DMHA 1:   The Alliance Squirt team finished their weekend, once again facing one of the top 2 teams in the Squirt Division of the NTXHL, this time it was the DMHA Titans in Valley Ranch. The Bulldogs came out feisty in the first period scoring first early in the game to take the 1-0 lead at the 12:11 mark. The shots on goal were even in the 1st period at 6 to 6, but Alliance carried the lead into the 2nd frame.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 2, Houston Aeros 2:  The Alliance AA team did not have much time to regroup from the Gator loss, as they had to hit the ice shortly thereafter to face the other team close behind them in the PeeWee AA Division of the Texoma League.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee AA - Lafayette 3, Alliance 0:  Coming fresh off a 3-0 shutout of the DJHA Penguins on Saturday, the Bulldogs were facing the next two teams in the PeeWee AA Division of the Texoma League behind them, first the Lafayette Jr. Ice Gators at 6:30 am on Sunday.  Not much to say about the game except the Gators really wanted to beat Alliance, to allow them to narrow the gap separating them in the standings.  The Gators scored a goal each period and reversed the shutout on the 'Dogs to gain 2 points on Alliance in the Division race for 1st place.

 

Midget Major AA - Alliance 5, Wild 1: The final game of this 2-game Texoma set started with 19 Bulldogs in uniform on the home side and only 11 Wild on the visitors, as the Wild were literally outmanned.   To make matters even worse, the Wild were determined to play a physical game, and they would suffer the consequences as a result.  The Bulldogs lit the lamp just 1 1/2 minutes into the game on their first of several power play opportunities to take an early 1-0 lead.  Read more here...

 

Sunday, January 23, 2005

 

Read about the Alliance move to Valley Ranch in the "Irving Rambler" newspaper.  Click on the current issue dated January 20, 2005 to see it on-line, or you can also download the Acrobat PDF version HERE.   There is a tickler on the top of the front page and the article is on page 8.  Many thanks to Stacey Starkey, owner of the "Irving Rambler", and Editor John Starkey for their coverage of the Alliance Bulldogs and service to the Irving community.

 

Saturday, January 22, 2005

 

Squirt A - Storm 5, Alliance 1:  The Alliance Squirt team started their weekend against one of the top 2 teams in the Squirt Division of the NTXHL, facing the Dallas Storm on Saturday in Valley Ranch.  Starting late, without a scoreboard, and sporting a new 3rd look with dark socks and light sweaters, the Bulldogs were looking good in the 1st period.  But then things went crazy in the last minute of the 1st period when the score changed 3 times in the span of 49 seconds.  Read more here...

 

PeeWee A - Aces 4, Alliance 1:  Third time's NOT the charm for these Bulldogs as their hopes to finally beat the Aces were dashed in their third meeting in a NTXHL game at Valley Ranch. This game had extra riding on it as both teams were tied for fourth in the NTXHL standings.  Read more here...
 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 3, DJHA 0: Story to follow later...

 

Midget Major AA - Alliance 7, Wild 0:  The Bulldogs were facing the Wild for the first time this season, and with neither team knowing what to expect, the game started with both teams playing cautiously. The Bulldogs took control and the lead at the 9:30 mark of the first period on a 2 on 1 breakaway. The first period ended 1-0, but the action and the scoreboard would heat up in the 2nd period when the Bulldogs would take control.  Read more here...

 

Friday, January 21, 2005

 

After all that tournament fun this past weekend, it's back to league play for 4 of our Bulldog teams.  The Squirt A has 2 NTXHL games, facing the Dallas Storm on Saturday in Valley Ranch at 11:15, and then the DMHA Titans on Sunday at 7:30am, once again at Valley Ranch. 

 

The PeeWee A team will square off against the Texas Aces for their NTXHL game in Valley Ranch on Saturday at 11:00 am. 

 

The PeeWee AA boys will be hitting the road to Houston for 3 games in Texoma action, facing DJHA on Saturday, and then Lafayette and the Aeros on Sunday.

 

The Midget Major AA will host a 2-game Texoma set with the Houston Wild at Valley Ranch, Saturday at 4:30pm and then on Sunday at 11:00am.

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

 

The Bulldogs Midget Minor AA team had the unique opportunity to play a different type of opponent Wednesday night, as they faced a team from Russia in Valley Ranch, Team Belgorod.  This is the same team that the Bantam AAA team defeated in the Championship of the Texas Star Classic last weekend. 

 

It was not the sharpest performance by the Bulldogs, but they came out on top by a score of 7-6 in the exhibition.  For more information about Belgorod, click HERE.

 

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

 

In the latest news, our Bulldogs Midget Minor AA team has been recognized in the most recent National Hockey Rankings, and is currently ranked 13th in the nation as a U16 Tier II AA team.  For a list of the Top 20 ranked Midget Minor AA teams, click HERE.  The Bulldogs will take the ice on Wednesday in an exhibition game against Team Belgorod, over from Europe for the recent Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament.  The game will be at 9:00 pm in Valley Ranch.

 

Monday, January 17, 2005

 

POND Hockey - Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about!  You can't get this kind of hockey here in Texas, no matter what you try to call it. 

 

The Squirt A team took advantage of some extra time this past weekend and had one of those experiences that parents talk about when they say Travel Hockey is worth the investment.

 

Not sure how the game turned out, but I'm sure it didn't matter.  To see more pictures from this fun time, click HERE.

 

Monday, January 17, 2005

 

                               Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament Champions!

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 3, Boulder 2:  Alliance turned the tables and defeated the Bison when it really counted, and took home the PeeWee Black Championship of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Plano on Monday morning.  There was no lack of excitement or effort in this high flying game as the Bulldogs came out hungry and looking to take what was theirs.  Read more here…

 

 

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 7, Belgorod MMinor AA 3:  The Bulldogs handed the boys from near Russia their first loss of the tournament and captured the Midget Minor Red Championship of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Plano on Monday morning.  The Bulldogs spotted Team Belgorod a 3-0 lead, and then in the 2nd period showed them a Texas Tornado, as they scored 5 unanswered goals to pull away for the title.  Read more here…

 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 3, Twin Bridges 2:  The Alliance AA team finished strong, winning its last 2 games, finishing with a 2-1-1 record, and captured 3rd Place in the PeeWee Red Division of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament.  They concluded by beating the Lightning, whom they had tied on Saturday 1-1 in a tough battle.  Read more here…

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  California Wave 5, Alliance 4:  The Bulldogs played another close one against the Wave again, this time in the Championship Game of the LA Jr. Kings Tournament, Monday afternoon in Los Angeles.  The result was the same, but the score was even tighter.  More information will be provided on this game as it is received.

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  Alliance 5, LA Jr. Kings 3:  The Bulldogs beat the host team for the 2nd time in 2 days, this time in the Semi-Finals, and advance to the Championship Game of the LA Jr. Kings Tournament, to be played at 2:00 pm PST on Monday in Los Angeles.  More information will be provided on this game as it is received.

 

Sunday, January 16, 2005

 

Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament

 

Squirt A - Northern Colorado 4, Alliance 1:   The Bulldogs ran into a tough Grizzlies team, and had their tournament ended on Sunday.  It was a good outing for Alliance though, as they went 2-2 on the trip, and they will use their extra time on Monday for some fun in Colorado, including some pond hockey like we don't see here in Texas.

 

 

 

Squirt A - Alliance 4, Littleton 1:  The Squirt A team played one of their best games thus far, and raced past the Hawks of Littleton in this tough division of the Arvada MLK Holiday Tournament.  Using timely goal scoring and another excellent net-minding effort, the Bulldogs ran their record to 2-1 in Colorado.

 

 

 

 

PeeWee A - Boulder 2, Alliance 1:  A lot was riding on this game as it truly was a semi-final game where a win and or points equaled a chance to play in the Championship game of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament on Monday.

Their were no scoring in bunches this game by the Bulldogs as they faced a very equally matched team in a game where the Bison's edged out the Bulldogs 2-1.  Still, both teams had a lot of good offensive opportunities and the Bison's struck first with an even strength goal at 6:33 left in the first, giving them momentum.   The Bulldogs fell back on their heels a bit in the second with several penalties and heavy pressure in their own zone, which ultimately earned the Bison's their second goal at 9:20 left.

The Bulldogs regrouped and won the third period with tenacious effort, scoring with 2:09 left to mount a late charge. Goaltending was strong at both ends and shots were very even with Alliance having 19 and Boulder 21.

Because the Bulldogs finished second in points, they get a second chance and will play the Bison's in the Championship game on Monday.
 

 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 2, Colorado 1:  The Bulldogs got their first win of the tournament in exciting fashion, but it wasn't enough to get them into the finals of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament, as they will face the Twin Bridges Lightning of St. Louis again on Monday for 3rd Place in the Red Division.  After a scoreless 1st period, the Bulldogs fell behind 1-0 late in the 2nd, but wouldn't let the period end with them behind, so they tied it up with just over a minute remaining in the period.  The game would stay 1-1 for what appeared to be the rest of the game, until Alliance stunned the Eagles with the game winning goal with only 25 seconds to go.

 

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 6, Boulder MMinor AA 2:  The Bulldogs jumped up early in this one, taking a 3-0 lead in the 1st period and never looking back as they earned a spot in the Midget Minor AA Championship Game of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament.  The Bulldogs are 3-0 for the tourney, and will face Team Belgorod, also undefeated at 3-0 as well, in the finals at 8:30 am in Plano.  Alliance added 2 more goals in the 2nd period, one on the power play, and topped of the day with a short-hander in the 3rd period to end the scoring.  It was actually a low shot game, with the Bulldogs winning that battle also at 16 to 12.

 

Other Tournaments or Games...

 

Bantam AA -  Jr. Mighty Ducks 5, Alliance 3

Bantam AA -  California Northstars 4, Alliance 3

 

 

 

Midget Minor  AA -  Ice Jets AAA 4, Alliance 1:  The Alliance Minor AA faced a AAA opponent for the second day in a row, and this time it did not turn out as good as the first.  The pace of the play was once again high tempo, and this time Alliance's habit of starting slow was more than they could overcome against an aggressive and quick team at the Ice Training Center on Sunday.  Read more here…

 

 

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  Alliance 7, Yorba Linda 0: The Bulldogs would not take this one lightly, as seeding for the semi-finals was on the line.  They took care of business easily, and will advance to the Semi-Finals of the LA Jr. Kings Tournament as the No. 2 Seed on Monday morning.  They will face the Host LA Jr. Kings again for the right to face the winner of the California Wave-LA Hockey Club game in the Championship game Monday at 2:00 pm PST.

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  Alliance 6, LA Jr. Kings 3:  Playing without 2 of their forwards due to injury, the Bulldogs made due, and came away with a nice 6-3 win over the host team in the 3rd round of the LA Jr. Kings Tournament.  Read more here…

 

Midget Major  AA -  Alliance 4, Storm Minor AAA 4:   It didn't look good early in this one, as the Storm came out strong with plenty of help from the Bulldogs taking penalties, but Alliance rallied with 3 goals in the 3rd period to take the what appeared to be the winning lead.  But it ain't over until it's over, and the Storm had a rally of their own to complete in this highly entertaining game at the Ice Training Center in Richardson on Sunday morning.  Read more here...

 

Saturday, January 15, 2005

 

Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament

 

Squirt A - Hyland Hills 3, Alliance 2:  Alliance took an early lead and held it for the 1^st period, but couldn’t hang on and dropped a close one to the Jaguars of Hyland Hills, Colorado in the 2^nd Round of the Arvada MLK Holiday Tournament.  Read more here…

 

Squirt A - Alliance 5, Denver 2:  The Squirts were ready to go in their first tournament away from the friendly confines of the DFW area, as they ventured into the cold of the Rocky Mountains and Arvada, Colorado near Denver.  They showed the local boys a thing or two, and came away with an impressive win in the 1^st Round of the Arvada MLK Holiday Tournament.  Read more here…

 

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 4, Florida Sharpshooters 0:  The PeeWee A team certainly likes to get their goals in bunches and in short time frames, as they did it again by scoring 3 goals in just over 2 minutes in the 1^st period and got their 2^nd straight 4-0 shutout in the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Euless.  Read more here…

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 4, Arapahoe 0:  The Bulldogs started slow, but when they got a smell of the net, they pounced, as they scored 3 goals in just 51 seconds during the 2^nd period to break open a tight one in the 1st Round of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Valley Ranch.  Read more here…

 

 

 

PeeWee AA - Alliance 1, Twin Bridges 1:  The Alliance PeeWee AA team faced another tough opponent this afternoon at Valley Ranch, and almost came away with the victory, but had to settle for the tie as Twin Bridges got a power play goal to even it up in the 3^rd period.  Read more here…

 

PeeWee AA - Nanaimo 2, Alliance 1:  The Bulldogs faced a Canadian opponent in this 1^st Round tilt of the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Euless, and learned they play it just a little bit differently up in that part of North America.  Read more here…

 

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 4, N. Colorado MMinor AA 0:  The Bulldogs proved the morning game was no fluke, as they won their 2nd straight game in the Midget Minor Division, this time by way of a shutout.  Read more here…

 

Bantam AAA -  Alliance 6, Littleton MMinor AA 2:  Playing up an age level is supposed to be tough, but the Bulldogs appeared to be ready for the challenge and then some.  Facing a Midget Minor AA team with some players as much as 3 years older, Alliance jumped on the Hawks early and never let up in this 1^st Round victory in the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament in Plano.  Read more here…

 

Other Tournaments or Games...

 

Bantam AA -  Las Vegas 7, Alliance 0:  The Bulldogs ran into a buzz-saw opponent today, and were not ready for it as they dropped this one in uncharacteristic fashion by getting shutout by the Outlaws.  Nothing went right for Alliance, and they hope to recover with a better showing in the later game today against the Northstars.

 

 

 

Midget Minor  AA -  Alliance 6, Dallas Storm AAA 3:  The Alliance Minor AA started slow again as has been their habit recently, but recovered in time to score 4 unanswered goals in the 3^rd period of this highly competitive contest at the Ice Training Center in Richardson.  Read more here…  

 

 

 

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  Alliance 8, LA Hockey Club AAA 0:  Good news and bad news.  The good new is obvious, as the Bulldogs cruised to an impressive shutout win, but the victory came with a price.  Alliance lost 2 forwards to what appear to be fairly serious shoulder injuries, along with a possible concussion.  The game was secondary, as news on the condition of the hurt players will be anticipated with baited breath.  More information will be provided as it is received.

 

Midget Minor  AAA -  Calif. Wave AAA 7, Alliance 5:  Facing another Top 5 Nationally Ranked opponent is tough enough, but after a month layoff and a 3 hour flight, it was even more difficult.  The Bulldogs were up to the challenge, though, and gave the Wave everything they wanted, pushing them into the 3^rd period with the game tied before falling late.  Read more here…

 

 

Thursday, January 13, 2005

 

HUGE weekend coming up, as all 8 Alliance teams will be in action!  Take a look at the info below and plan to take in a game or two, then check back here for progress of each team throughout the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

 

The Squirt A team is traveling to Colorado for the Arvada MLK Holiday Tournament and will take on Denver, Littleton, Hyland Hills, and Northern Colorado.  The PeeWee A, PeeWee AA, and Bantam AAA will be staying at home for the Texas Star Winter Classic Tournament here in Dallas, facing a variety of teams from all over the United States and Canada.

 

The Bantam AA and Midget Minor AAA teams are going to warmer climates, as the Bantams will be in Phoenix and the Midgets will be in Los Angeles for the LA Jr. Kings Tournament.   The Midget Minor AA will be facing a couple of local Tier I teams, as they face-off against the Dallas Storm AAA and the Dallas Ice Jets AAA this weekend at the Ice Training Center in Richardson.  The Midget Major AA tops of the weekend, as they will also face the Dallas Storm Minor AAA.

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Bantam AA - Alliance 3, DJHA 1: The Bantam AA team exhibition game against the Penguins took on a whole new meaning this time, as DJHA was playing their first game since Head Coach Dan Hess had passed away on January 1^st.

 

The Alliance Bulldogs showed their respect for Coach Dan and the DJHA players by wearing yellow arm bands in his memory.  The arm bands had the inscription “Friendship & Support, DJHA & Alliance”.  After the traditional post-game handshake, each Bulldog player gave his armband to a Penguin player.  Read more here...

 

Sunday, January 9, 2005

 

Midget Minor AA - Alliance 8, Hitmen 0:  

Midget Major AA - OK City 6, Alliance 3:  

 

Saturday, January 8, 2005

 

PeeWee A - Alliance 1, Wolves 1:  

Midget Minor AA - Alliance 8, DJHA 0:  

Midget Major AA - Alliance 5, OK City 0:  

 

Friday, January 7, 2005

 

Midget Major AA - Alliance 4, Ice Hawks 0:  The Bulldogs scored twice in each of the first 2 periods, and that was more than enough for them to get the shutout win over the Dallas Ice Hawks in a rare Friday night Texoma tilt at Valley Ranch.  Alliance jumped on the Hawks early and often, and outshot them 12 to 3 in the opening frame, with one of the goals being a nice shorthanded goal.  The Bulldogs put the game away in the 2nd period with 2 more goals, even while only matching the Hawks on shots at 11 each.  The 3rd period was fairly even, with no scoring and 6 shots for each team, to make the final 4-0 and the shots 29 to 20 in favor of Alliance.

 

Thursday, January 6, 2005

 

In the latest news, our Bulldogs Midget Minor AAA team has risen up a notch in the most recent U16 Tier 1 Midget Hockey Computer Ratings, and is currently ranked 5th in the nation as a U16 Tier I AAA team. The team took the Christmas and New Year holidays off, and will return to action on the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend when they travel to Los Angeles for the LA Jr. Kings Tournament.

 

The PeeWee A team hits the ice on Saturday, as they face the Lone Star Wolves in an NTXHL contest at Valley Ranch.  The Wolves are only one point back from the PeeWee A Division leaders as one of the top teams in the area.  The Bulldogs have battled Lone Star tough in the 2 games they have played thus far, dropping both by only a one goal margin at 3-2 each time.

 

The Midget Minor AA boys have 2 league tilts this weekend as they face the DJHA Penguins on Saturday and the Houston Hitmen on Sunday in Texoma action, with both games being played at Valley Ranch.  The 'Dogs currently sit on top of the Midget Minor AA Division with a 9-1-0 record.

 

The Midget Major AA team has a 3-game Texoma series this weekend at Valley Ranch, when they will face the Dallas Ice Hawks on Friday night, and then come back with 2 more against Oklahoma City, once on Saturday, and then again on Sunday.  Alliance comes out of the Holidays with a 6-1-1 Texoma mark.

 

The Squirt A game against the Dallas Storm that was originally scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed and will be scheduled for a later date.  They, as well as the PeeWee AA, Bantam AA, and Bantam AAA teams, will practice this weekend in preparation for their upcoming tournaments during the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend.

 

Tuesday, January 4, 2005