FOUR IN A ROW

The San Francisco hockey team won their fourth straight game last night against the Stockton Thunder. Stockton fans were plenty; they pushed and shoved their way around, thinking as if they had the game in the bag even before it started. The Bulls won 6-3 and dominated most of the game. In fact, the Bulls play and coached were far superior.

The win also included the Bulls first HAT TRICK by Dean Ouellet. Other goals were scored by Peter Sivak, Andrew Crescenzi and an empty net goal by Jordan Morrison.

One of Ouellet's three goals (courtesy of the SF Bulls)

First, a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Ouellet for his outstanding play! And Second, to Bulls fans….when a player gets a Hat Trick you throw your cap on the ice! There’s a reason you do NOT wear your favorite cap to the game, or if you’re really smart, you take an extra cap you don’t care about with you just for such an occasion. There were very few caps on thrown, it would have been nice to see a few more. But it’s a new team and people are new to hockey traditions.

Jordan Morrison

Dylan King

With about 2:50 left on the clock in the Third Period, Stockton took out their goalie. Why they would take him out so early is beyond me, but if I was a Thunder fan, I would have been a bit ticked off. That’s like asking for the Bulls to score some more! Which they did. After Morrison’s Empty Netter, Stockton put their goalie back in, but it was too late at that point.

I was up in the Dress Circle seats last night and somehow, there were a lot of Thunder fans. They kept shouting obscenities about the Bulls, such as “F**k you Bulls” and the like. As the Bulls kept piling on the goals, these outbursts died down and the Hometown faithful were much louder. Some Stockton fans seem to think that swaggering into the Palace and acting as if they own it means something. Well, it’s OUR HOUSE, not yours, which we proved last night.

Last night was also a Toy Drive, so there were barrels for fans to drop off toys to get a 2 for 1 coupon on Bulls tickets. It was a great way to get kids toys for Christmas they wouldn’t have without.

I got a couple more signatures for my Bulls t-shirt; last night it was Jesse Todd and Simon Danis-Pepin. I got the chance to talk to Simon for a few minutes. What a pleasure! He’s a great player and a very nice person.

Me with Jesse Todd & Simon Danis-Pepin

Bulls are off until Thursday, November 29, when they play three out of town games starting with Las Vegas. This is the team’s first game against the Wranglers, it will be a great one to listen to at: www.knbr.com

The next home game is Wednesday, December 5^th against Bakersfield.

GO BULLS!