ANNIVERSARY: Faces from Bulldogs’ past and present will be at Bradford Ice Arena on Sunday, November 29.
BRADFORD BULLDOGS will mark its 50th year with a weekend of events at the end of November.
The club - which began life at Bradford Ice Arena back in 1976 - wants people to head down to ‘The Pound’ and join in the celebrations on Sunday, November 29.
The night before will see a black-tie dinner at the Midland Hotel bringing together former and current players, coaches and off-ice officials.
Then, the following day, an in-house Junior Hockey Showdown will take place with Bulldogs’ youngsters taking part in two separate games under the team names of ‘Team Stanek’ and ‘Team Holdsworth’ - two of the most influential Bulldogs’ players from the past - to compete for the ‘Bulldogs at 50’ trophy, which has been kindly donated by founding members, Stephen French and Granville Raper.
After the trophy has been presented, there will then be a special on-ice presentation to a number of former Bulldogs thanking them for their contributions to the club over the years.
That will precede the scheduled NIHL North Two game between Bradford Bulldogs and Altrincham Aces, in which the Bulldogs will wear special one-off commemorative jerseys which will be auctioned off before, during and after the game.
After the match, there will be an invite to all present to join us in Stars Bar above the rink for food and drink and the chance to have pictures taken with former and current Bulldogs.
There will also be chuck-a-puck during the second period break and we will be holding a raffle with some excellent prizes on offer.
Andy Brown, Bulldogs’ head coach and director of hockey, said it was a great opportunity to mark a milestone moment for the club.
“It’s great that the Bulldogs has been able to be around for so long,” said Andy. “And it’s only fitting that we can honour some of those people who helped get the club up and running and laying the foundations for the club to go on and achieve what it has.
“This club rightly means a lot to a lot of different people and we’d like to see as many people down at The Pound as possible to help us mark the special moment.
“People will get a chance to see some of our youngsters in action before the seniors game, too, which will be great. Hopefully the Bulldogs can mark the day with a win over Altrincham, too!”
Entrance to the Junior Hockey Showdown - which will start at around 2pm - is free, after which the rink will be cleared and then entrance for the Bulldogs’ NIHL North Two game against Altrincham Aces will be normal matchday prices with doors opening at 4.45pm.
🎟 PAY CARD/CASH ON THE DOOR - 🔴 Adults: £6 ; ⚫️ Under 5-16s, students and OAPs: £3; 🟡 Family ticket (2 adults, 2 U-16s): £14; ⚪️ Kids (Under-5): for a QUID!