2016–17 Odense Bulldogs season

The 2016–17 Odense Bulldogs season was the 26th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.

2016–17 Odense Bulldogs
2016–17 record31–10–4
Home record15–6–0
Road record16–4–4
Goals for143
Goals against96
Team information
CoachPeter Johansson
Assistant coachMads True
CaptainMichael Eskesen
Alternate captainsSimon Grønvaldt
Dale Mitchell
ArenaBryggeriet Vestfyens Arena
Team leaders
GoalsTony Romano (28)
AssistsDale Mitchell (40)
PointsDale Mitchell (67)
Penalty minutesDale Mitchell (124)
Goals against averageTadeas Galansky (2.07)

There has been a lot of redeployments during the summer. Bulldogs did not extend the contract with coach Brad Gratton, and signed Frederikshavn coach Peter Johansson on a two-year contract.[1]

Furthermore, a number of players have left the club, including stars such as Ryan McDonough, Sean Wiles and John Armstrong. However, Bulldogs has signed a lot of new players, such as the former Bulldogs-player Michael Eskesen.

Bulldogs finished as second in the regular season, for the first time since the 2011–12 season. They knocked out Rungsted 4–0 in the quarter-finals. They could not handle Gentofte in the semi-finals and lost 1–4. Then they were forced into a bronze medal-game against Frederikshavn, where they lost both games, 2–6 and 0–3.

Preseason

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aalborg Pirates 45 27 4 2 12 133 94 +39 91 Qualification to Metal Ligaen Play-offs
2 Odense Bulldogs 45 22 9 4 10 143 96 +47 88
3 Frederikshavn White Hawks 45 23 7 1 14 133 92 +41 84
4 Esbjerg Energy 45 18 6 9 12 140 106 +34 75
5 SønderjyskE 45 20 5 5 15 130 117 +13 75
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2017. Source: Metal Ligaen

Schedule and results

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2016–17 Game Log: 31–10–4, 88 Points (home: 15–6–0; road: 16–4–4)

Legend:   Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2016 Metal Ligaen Play-offs

Legend:   Win   Overtime/Shootout win   Loss   Overtime/Shootout loss

Bronze medal-game

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7 April
19:30
Frederikshavn6–2
(1–1, 1–1, 4–0)
OdenseScanel Hockey Arena, Frederikshavn
Attendance: 1,001
Game reference
Thomas LillieGoaliesTadeas Galansky
8 April
15:00
Odense0–3
(0–3, 0–0, 0–0)
FrederikshavnOdense Isstadion, Odense
Attendance: 911
Game reference
Tadeas GalanskyGoaliesThomas Lillie

Player statistics

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Updated 31 March 2017

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular Season
Player GP GAA SV%
Tadeas Galansky 45 2.07 .924
Play-offs
Player GP GAA SV%
Tadeas Galansky 9 1.46 .938

Continental Cup

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Group stage

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The Group D tournament was played in Odense, Denmark from 18 to 20 November 2016.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NOT ODE ANG DON
1   Nottingham Panthers 3 2 0 0 1 10 10 0 6 Qualification to Super Final 5–4 4–3 1–3
2   Odense Bulldogs 3 2 0 0 1 9 8 +1 6 4–5 3–2 2–1
3   Ducs d'Angers 3 1 0 0 2 8 9 −1 3 3–4 2–3 3–2
4   HC Donbass 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3 3–1 1–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2016. Source: IIHF.com

Matches

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18 November 2016
20:00
Odense Bulldogs  4–5
(1–2, 1–2, 2–1)
  Nottingham PanthersOdense Isstadion, Denmark
Game reference
Tadeas GalanskyGoaliesMiika WiikmanReferees:
  Robin Berg
  Brett Sheva
Linesmen:
  Claus Hansen
  Simon Mølgaard
0–112:52 – O. Betteridge (R. Lachowicz, P. Kalus)
R. Sterner (S. Grønvaldt, R. Bjerrum) – 13:291–1
1–216:58 – B. Moran (L. MacMillan, P. Kalus)
1–325:15 – M. Carter (A. Nikiforuk, R. Lachowicz)
1–429:43 – P. Kalus (A. Nikiforuk)
R. Sterner (R. Bjerrum, H. Nielsen) – 33:172–4
2–546:23 – B. McGrattan (R. Farmer)
R. Lyø (F. Høeg) – 49:433–5
D. Mitchell (M. Thinnesen, O. Larsen) – 59:094–5
6 minPenalties6 min
33Shots34
19 November 2016
19:00
Odense Bulldogs  2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
  HC DonbassOdense Isstadion, Denmark
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Tadeas GalanskyGoaliesYevgeni TsaregorodtsevReferees:
  Denis Naumov
  Brett Sheva
Linesmen:
  Lasse Dahlerup
  Simon Mølgaard
0–111:44 – R. Blagoy
T. Romano (O. Larsen, D. Mitchell – 15:531–1
T. Romano (S. Strandberg, M. Larsen) (PP) – 45:572–1
10 minPenalties14 min
23Shots31
20 November 2016
16:00
Ducs d'Angers  2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
  Odense BulldogsOdense Isstadion, Denmark
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Léo BerteinGoaliesTadeas GalanskyReferees:
  Robin Berg
  Denis Naumov
Linesmen:
  Oliver Blach
  Claus Hansen
0–100:55 – R. Bjerrum (T. Romano)
M. Gagnon (G. Leveque) (PP) – 28:131–1
1–229:15 – O. Larsen (T. Romano, D. Mitchell)
R. Gaborit (M. Gagnon) – 29:412–2
2–357:59 – M. Eskesen (D. Mitchell, T. Romano) (PP)
12 minPenalties10 min
27Shots38

Final

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Continental Cup Final tournament will be played from 13 to 15 January 2017. The host will be determined later.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nottingham Panthers 3 2 1 0 0 9 3 +6 8 Qualification to Champions Hockey League
2   Odense Bulldogs 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
3   Beibarys Atyrau 3 0 1 2 0 7 8 −1 4
4   Ritten Sport 3 0 1 0 2 5 10 −5 2
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2017. Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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13 January 2017
16:00
Nottingham Panthers  2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
  Odense BulldogsArena Ritten, Italy
Attendance: 450
Game reference
Miika WiikmanGoaliesTadeas GalanskyReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Ladislav Smetana
Linesmen:
  Ulrich Pardatscher
  Tobias Schwenk
B. Moran (S. Schultz, J. Williams) – 39:371–0
B. Moran (J. Brown) (PP) – 46:482–0
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots29
14 January 2017
19:00
Ritten Sport  1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
  Odense BulldogsArena Ritten, Italy
Attendance: 1,735
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Patrick KilleenGoaliesTadeas GalanskyReferees:
  Oliver Gouin
  Jari-Pekka Pajula
Linesmen:
  Yann Furet
  Tobias Schwenk
0–115:01 – H. Nielsen
0–221:12 – D. Mitchell (T. Romano, M. Larsen) (PP)
0–349:16 – S. Strandberg (D. Mitchell)
D. Tudin (J. Sprukts, B. Cole) – 51:151–3
1–458:03 – S. Strandberg (ENG)
30 minPenalties12 min
37Shots27
15 January 2017
15:00
Odense Bulldogs  2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
  Beibarys AtyrauArena Ritten, Italy
Attendance: 550
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Tadeas GalanskyGoaliesArtyom MikushinReferees:
  Vladimir Baluska
  Mikhail Buturlin
Linesmen:
  Yann Furet
  Ulrich Pardatscher
R. Sterner (R. Bjerrum, F. Høeg) – 00:481–0
H. Nielsen (T. Romano, S. Strandberg) – 34:362–0
2–139:05 – A. Ryzhikh (A. Zubkov)
2–259:46 – M. Korobov
2–364:35 – A. Vishnyakov (E. Sherbatov)
4 minPenalties4 min
25Shots45

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Johansson bliver ny cheftræner" (in Danish). www.bulldogs.dk. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ^ "2016–2017 – Odense Bulldogs – Players – eliteprospects.com – Stats". Elite Prospects.