It’s been a
busy week for me. Wednesday night I was at the Fillmore to see the might
Testament. What a great show it was! They’re touring now with Overkill,
presenting the Dark Roots of Thrash Tour. It was a lot of fun. I’ve been part
of the Bay Area metal community for decades and to hang out with old friends
was a real treat.
On Wednesday
night the Bulls played the Stockton Thunder in that busy metropolis Stockton.
(I’m kidding, hardly anything ever happens there.) The Bulls lost in a shootout
4-3. I followed on Twitter and it sounded like an extremely nasty game with
lots of fights. In fact, Jonathan Lessard hurt his nose, it may be broken, but
I’m not sure about that.
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| Jonathan Lessard in full face mask |
Thursday
night’s game was against the Ontario Reign. I took a friend who had never been
to a hockey game before. He had a great time and wants to go to more Bulls games. It was the last Thirsty Thursday and the team gave
away cute orange plastic cups.
I sort of
knew this was going to be a nasty game. Even before the warm-ups started, the
Reign tried to push the Bulls’ buttons, nearly starting huge a fight between
the two teams.
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| Pre-game Chippiness |
Unfortunately,
the Reign outplayed the Bulls for most of the game. They’re a tough team, tied
for top of the Western Conference with the Alaska Aces. It got ugly in the
Third Period though when Alex Tuckerman gave a Reign player a nasty hit along
the boards. The guy took personal offense for it, so they fought it out. It
looked like Alex got the best of him. But, the guy wouldn’t shut up!! He was
chirping all the way to the Box, and was still blabbing away once the door was
shut.
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| Alex Tuckerman |
In fact,
AFTER the game was OVER, and the penalty box door was open, the Reign player
kept yapping, so much so both teams wanted to fight each other again. The ECHL
really needs to give this dude a fine or suspend him from a game or two. There
was no excuse for that kind of behavior.
The Reign
beat the Bulls unfortunately, 5-2. Peter Sivak and Dean Ouellet both got goals
in the Third Period and San Francisco tried to stage a comeback, but couldn’t
do it.
The Bulls
have a few days off. Next game is February 6, Wednesday, versus the Wranglers, when
the team holds their Wrangle a Date. Yeah, I know, but what can we do? Haha!
And this
Sunday, the 49ers go to the Superbowl!! This is a huge deal for San Francisco,
so I’ll write about that Monday! Go Niners!!!
GO BULLS!!!
