The Alberni Valley Bulldogs Fans got a little taste of what it is like to see Stephen Castagna play as he suited up for five regular season games and four play off games last season and I think the fans were pretty impressed.
In nine games he tallied a total of five points, two goals and three assist and earned himself the Jowsey’s Furniture Player of the Week on February 26th after earning three points in two games and being named the games third star.
Castagna who said getting in some games last season really helped him prepare for this upcoming season “It was good to feel the pace of the game as it’s a lot faster hockey and you always need to be a step ahead.” Castagna did also mention how physical the BCHL is and it was one of his goals to work on in the off season “I know I had to get stronger so I wasn’t getting knocked off the puck and that I can win battles but still maintaining my speed.”
When asking Coach Hughes about Castagna his first words were his speed and work ethic “He proved to us at the end of last season he can play at this level and is effective in all three zones, which is the kind of players we need.”
You can see Stephen Castagna in action all this week during Main Camp or at the Bulldogs first exhibition game on Friday at 7:00PM at the Dog Pound.
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