The Alberni Valley Bulldogs earned a 4-1 road win over the Cowichan Valley Capitals in Duncan on Tuesday night for their 2nd straight road win over Cowichan.
It was a night of first’s for the Bulldogs as Cole Melady and Jeremy Fontaine each notched their first BCHL goals in the win. Arlo Merritt and Luke Rybinski also made their Bulldogs debuts, while AP Mateo Sjoberg made his BCHL debut. Josh Van Unen (11) and Stephen Castagna (9th) also scored in the victory.
Hayden Dunford earned the win in goal with 19 saves on 20 Capitals shots. He’s now stopped 38 of the last 39 shots sent his way.
The Bulldogs were 2 for 7 with man-advantage while the penalty kill was a perfect 4 for 4.
The moved the Bulldogs record to 17-9-3-0 on the season while Cowichan dropped to 8-21-0-1.
In a rare scheduling feat, the Bulldogs will host the Caps on Saturday for their 3rd straight match-up. Saturday’s game is a makeup game for Saturday January 7th. Fans holding tickets for January 7th can simply use those tickets for Saturday.
