Inside the Dog house
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Sports
The Brock Press sports editor, Austin Kent and his trusty assistant, Chris Pope, sat down with a few members of the Niagara IceDogs during a lull in playoff action, to find out some important answers to some vital questions.
What are your thoughts about the first season in Niagara?
Michael "Swifty" Swift - We didn't really know what to expect ... and then we got here and saw the arena. It's been fun, the fans have made it a better atmosphere than the Hershey Centre.
Scott "Fletch" Fletcher - It was a change and I was excited because I think change is always good. I didn't come at the beginning; I was a little late getting here because of Visa problems, but it was good knowing we had a good fan base. That's all I wanted was a crazy fan base, so I was excited and I love it here.
Alex "Petro" Pietrangelo - We didn't know what to expect, [the fans] have been great so far and they've only been getting better.
Sebastian "Dahmer" Dahm - I was down here with [my former team] playing against the guys, I think in the second game of the season. I think that was one of the games where there wasn't a lot of fans, but I came back with Sudbury at around Christmas and I was surprised - the barn was rocking. There were a couple of teams I could have gone to [in the January trade that brought Dahm to the IceDogs]. Knowing what kind of team it was, Niagara was a good team to go to.
What was your most memorable moment of the year?
MS - Scoring my 100th point in the last game of the year in overtime against Peterbough, my hometown. I would say that was the best.
SF - Home opener, the fans, it was my first game with the team and fighting Kyle Neuber. Going toe to toe was good.
AP - Home opener, getting to see what the season was going to be like was awesome.
SD - Sweeping the Majors. You can't get any better than that, other than sweeping the Generals.
Which arena is your favourite and least favourite away from Niagara to play in and why?
What are your thoughts about the first season in Niagara?
Michael "Swifty" Swift - We didn't really know what to expect ... and then we got here and saw the arena. It's been fun, the fans have made it a better atmosphere than the Hershey Centre.
Scott "Fletch" Fletcher - It was a change and I was excited because I think change is always good. I didn't come at the beginning; I was a little late getting here because of Visa problems, but it was good knowing we had a good fan base. That's all I wanted was a crazy fan base, so I was excited and I love it here.
Alex "Petro" Pietrangelo - We didn't know what to expect, [the fans] have been great so far and they've only been getting better.
Sebastian "Dahmer" Dahm - I was down here with [my former team] playing against the guys, I think in the second game of the season. I think that was one of the games where there wasn't a lot of fans, but I came back with Sudbury at around Christmas and I was surprised - the barn was rocking. There were a couple of teams I could have gone to [in the January trade that brought Dahm to the IceDogs]. Knowing what kind of team it was, Niagara was a good team to go to.
What was your most memorable moment of the year?
MS - Scoring my 100th point in the last game of the year in overtime against Peterbough, my hometown. I would say that was the best.
SF - Home opener, the fans, it was my first game with the team and fighting Kyle Neuber. Going toe to toe was good.
AP - Home opener, getting to see what the season was going to be like was awesome.
SD - Sweeping the Majors. You can't get any better than that, other than sweeping the Generals.
Which arena is your favourite and least favourite away from Niagara to play in and why?
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