The slump continues for the Ice Dogs after losing 9-2 and 8-4 against the Gold Coast Bluetongues in Gold Coast last weekend. The losing streak has been extended to five losses now, which has not happened to the troubled pups in a very long time.

“I think we forgot what made our team successful and competitive in recent years and that is a hard working, hard hitting in your face hockey culture” explains Captain Anthony Wilson. “We addressed this before Sunday’s game and started to look like the Ice Dogs again in the first two periods”.
Wilson was not wrong. The Ice Dogs came out flying on the Sunday exerting a more physical style of play which left the scores tied at one a piece after the first period. American Import Matt Monaghan scored the go ahead goal for the Dogs at the start of the second stanza which was his second of three goals for the weekend.

League leading goal scorer Brad Smulders scored to lock it up at 2-2 for the Bluetongues and again just minutes later to regain the lead 3-2. Monaghan replied to make it 3-3 before penalty trouble put the Dogs on the back foot and the Bluetongues in the driver’s seat allowing the Gold Coast to consolidate a double header victory.

The Gold Coast Bluetongues come to the LCC Sports Complex this Saturday night June 27 and the Ice Dogs are determined to turn their season around. Puck drops at 5:00pm so bring a jumper and some friends for what looks to be a very physical and redeeming game.