2005-06 RiverDogs Season

Richmond Metro Hockey Booster club end of season banquet for RiverDogs players and staff at Nick's Roman Terrace restaurant.

Danbury Trashers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 6-4 win for Danbury in Richmond's final home game of the regular season. John DiPace and Mike Oliveira each scored twice for Richmond. Coach Kriz Waltze was ejected near the end of the second period.

Adirondack Frostbite vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Missouri River Otters vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Fight between Richmond's Lyon Porter and Missouri's Brad MacMillan.

Adirondack Frostbite vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. Makeup game rescheduled from Nov. '05 due to bad ice at Coliseum.
Richmond won game 5-2 to defeat Frostbite for the first time in 2005-06 season. 'Dogs got goals from Mike Oliveira, Todd Grant, Joey Bastien, Bill Vandermeer, and John DiPace, while Mike D'Alessandro was the winning netminder.

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Adirondack Frostbite vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 4-0 win for Frostbite. Highlight of the game was opening shift, when Molly McMaster, a colon cancer survivor, skated a 1:02 shift for Richmond. Molly signed autographs for fans during intermissions and after the game.

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum (the third straight home game against the Vipers). 4-2 come from behind win for 'Dogs. RiverDogs got goals from Joe Pace (2nd pro goal, 1st as a 'Dog), Bobby Kukulka, Todd Grant, and an empty-net goal by John DiPace.

Game also had a lengthy fight between Cody Doucette and Simon Rizk. Highlights of the fight are included in this album, but the blow-by-blow shots are here:
http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060324_fight/

Blow-by-blow shots of fight between Cody Doucette and Simon Rizk during RiverDogs/Vipers game.

Full album of game photos are here:
http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060324/

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 5-2 win for RiverDogs, who got goals from Mike Owens (first professional goal), Lyon Porter (first goal as a 'Dog), Mike Oliveira (his 49th of the season), and two goals by Brian Goudie.

Draft photos for Richmond RiverDogs player cards. Cards were distributed during three three regular season home games at the Richmond Coliseum in April 2006. They are also available through eBay from the printer/designer.

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum

ceremonial puck drop by Jani-King before Feb. 25, 2006 RiverDogs game, and photos of JaniKing assault vehicle launching T-shirts into crowd during first intermission

Danbury Trashers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Motor City Mechanics vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum (rematch from previous night); 4-3 final in favor of Motor City with 1-0 win in shootout. Cooper, DiPace, and Oliveira scored for Richmond.

All fight photos from Jan. 27 and 28 Mechanics @ RiverDogs games (Cody Doucette/Matt Smith and Brian Goudie/Kris Vernarsky on Jan. 27 and Lyon Porter/Kris Hansen on Jan. 28). Game photos for these games are at http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060127/ (Jan. 27) and http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060128/ (Jan. 28).

Motor City Mechanics vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 4-3 win for vistors.

Missouri River Otters vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 4-1 win for 'Dogs (sixth consecutive win).

Roanoke Valley Vipers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Muskegon Fury vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum on Jan. 7, 2006. 4-1 win for Fury. Photos of RiverDogs players taken during warm-ups before this game are here: http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060107warmups/

Photos of RiverDogs players taken during warm-ups prior to Jan. 7, 2006, game vs. Muskegon Fury at Richmond Coliseum. Photos of game action are here: http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060107/

Photos from second period Goody vs. Angel bout, third period re-match, and Doucette/Lawmaster fight in 1/6/06 Fury @ RiverDogs game. Game photos are here: http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060106/:

Muskegon Fury vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 6-2 win for Fury. All fight pictures are in this album: http://public.fotki.com/pattiea/hoc/uhl/05-06/060106_fights/

Photo shoot at Hooters for RiverDogs poster giveaway

Elmira Jackals vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum.

Danbury Trashers vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum, 12/30/05. Danbury jumped out to a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-2 win.

Flint Generals vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum on 12/23/05. 'Dogs came from behind to force a shootout with a final 4-3 win for 'Dogs.

Elmira Jackals vs. Richmond RiverDogs @ Richmond Coliseum. 5-3 win for 'Dogs and 300th career win for coach Robbie Nichols.