Saturday night dog fight!

Mad Dogs will be looking to continue their goal scoring this Saturday night against the 0-1 Bulldogs. Game time is 7:45 at Saint Louis Park on the West Rink. For information about the rink click here.

An epic opening night effort.

The Mad Dogs season opener was celebrated with the ringing of cowbells and roars from a surprisingly modest sized crowd. The opener against the Farmers turned out to be just the game the Dogs needed to get a good look at the new roster. It didn't take long for the Mad Dogs to fire up the scoring machine.

Just over 4 minutes into the game Mastro and Sundeen teamed for the first goal of the 2008 season to kick off what turned out to be the highest scoring opening season game in recent Mad Dog history. When it was all said and done the Dogs tallied up a total of 10 goals by 7 different players, including 2 goals each for Lobe, Nielsen, and rookie sensation Sean Gervais. 3 of the 10 goals came from power play situations, putting to rest the belief in the media that the Mad Dogs didn't have their power play strategy in check.

The Farmers hung in there to score a respectable goal each period for a final score of 10 to 3. The Farmers did manage to outscore the Dogs 5 to 2 in the penalty column with 4 roughing calls against them. The Mad Dogs remained cool and managed not to retaliate until late in the 1st when Paul "Leather Fist" Swenson managed to get a couple shots in on some kid looking to prove himself as a tough guy in the AHA.

Another interesting stat is the shots on goal numbers. The Dogs out shot the Farmers 37 to 29. This proves that the new guys are not afraid to fire the biscuit on the net and serves as a reminder that when the Dogs out shoot their opponents, they win! "Scary" Larry Amundson looked impressive between the pipes with numerous acrobatic saves. After the game Larry mentioned his new moves were the result of hours spent training over the summer with right-winger Nick Mastro.

All in all, it was an impressive season opener. AHA fans will be keeping an eye on next Saturday’s prime time "Dog Fight" as the Mad Dogs take on a new B2 team, the Bulldogs.

Mad Dogs vs. Farmers

Mad Dogs kick off the 2008/2009 season this Sunday 10/26, 5:30 pm at Harding Arena in St. Paul vs. the Farmers. For rink information click here.

The team looked great at the last pre-season scrimmage against the B1 Grizzlies and expect to continue that in their prime-time, season opener game.

2008/2009 Schedule has been finalized

According to the AHA website this is the final regular season Mad Dog schedule. However, we strongly recommend checking the AHA website for game day information in case there have been any updates that are not reflected on the Mad Dogs blog. You can find our schedule on the AHA website by clicking on this link.

10/26/08 Sun 5:30 PM Harding Mad Dogs vs. Farmers
11/1/08 Sat 7:45 PM SLP West Bulldogs vs. Mad Dogs
11/8/08 Sat 7:45 PM Breck Mad Dogs vs. Mudflaps
11/15/08 Sat 9:15 PM New Hope N Venom B vs. Mad Dogs
11/23/08 Sun 7:55 PM SLP East Hawks vs. Mad Dogs
11/29/08 Sat 10:00 PM New Hope S Mad Dogs vs. Falcons
12/7/08 Sun 6:30 PM West Side River Pirates vs. Mad Dogs
12/15/08 Mon 7:45 PM SPA Mad Dogs vs. Mayhem
12/21/08 Sun 9:35 PM SLP East Lumberjax vs. Mad Dogs
1/4/09 Sun 6:00 PM Breck Farmers vs. Mad Dogs
1/11/09 Sun 9:30 PM Breck Mad Dogs vs. Bulldogs
1/18/09 Sun 6:00 PM Breck Mudflaps vs. Mad Dogs
1/26/09 Mon 9:20 PM Wakota 1 Mad Dogs vs. Venom B
2/8/09 Sun 7:45 PM Coliseum Mad Dogs vs. Hawks
2/15/09 Sun 6:00 PM Breck Falcons vs. Mad Dogs
2/22/09 Sun 7:45 PM Coliseum Mad Dogs vs. River Pirates
3/1/09 Sun 4:15 PM Coliseum Mayhem vs. Mad Dogs
3/6/09 Fri 9:30 PM Pleasant Mad Dogs vs. Lumberjax
3/8/09 Sun 9:30 PM Richfield 2 Mad Dogs vs. Farmers
3/16/09 Mon 7:30 PM BIG 1 Bulldogs vs. Mad Dogs

2008/2009 Roster Finalized

Preseason has ended and final negotiations have come to a close. The Mad Dog scouts and management spent an exhausting off season at neighborhood ice rinks, dive bars, and cheap hotels in the attempt to build a team that can compete at the national level. We are very pleased with all the new additions and all the returning stars. Were proud to introduce the 2008/2009 Mad Dogs.

1 Larry Amundson G
3 Rousey Johnson III C
4 Paul Swenson D
6 Tim Moeller F
7 David Schmidt LW
8 Pete Lobe (Assistant) C
10 Sean Gervais C/LW
11 Josh Ashton D
13 Mike Nielsen F
15 Paul Good LW
16 Steve Riley LW
17 Jeff Snyder D
27 Dirk Hanson D
29 Nick Mastro RW
44 Jeff Warren D
55 Matt Sundeen F/D
77 Brian Loehr (Captain) F/D

Jersey Announcement

Mad Dogs management has made a difficult decisions in the last week in regards to the team jerseys. As the returning players know in the past we have had a home, away, and an alternate Black jersey. Due to the large number of new players on the roster that have to purchase jerseys, the state of our economy, and the lack of a sponsor for the alternates we will postpone the use of the alternate jerseys until further notice. If we can find a sponsor we may look at reintroducing an alternate jersey. Any questions, comments, or concerns please send them my way.

Mad Dogs Management