October 21, 2013
M-Hockey Roundup: McGill records third straight shutout, look to break their own CIS record
HAMILTON, Ont. - Recapping the men's hockey action from around the OUA.
October 19
Brock 2 at Queen’s 5
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 19, 2013) - After taking two CIS Top Ten teams into overtime only to come up just short, the Gaels got themselves in the win column on Saturday night.
Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) had a three point night for the Gaels with three helpers while Joey Derochie (Sudbury, Ont.) added a goal and an assist. The Gaels converted three of their seven power play chances for goals and Chris Clarke (Fall River, N.S.) got his first start and first win of the season making 30 saves.
The Badgers Kaine Geldart had a goal and an assist in a losing effort for Brock.
After a scoreless first period the Gaels stormed out of the gate in the second with three straight goals with two coming on the mad-advantage. Derochie started the scoring off with Blair Wentworth (Calgary) and Jordan Soquila (Maple Ridge, B.C.) following suit.
After Brock scored a late goal in the second period to bring the game to a 3-1 Queen's advantage, the Badgers struck first in the third period as well and only trailed the Gaels by a goal.
Timely scoring proved true for Queen's as Patrick McEachen (Stouffville, Ont.) put the Gaels up two with a power play goal and Patrick McGillis (Calgary) sealed the win with an empty netter.
The Gaels now move to 1-0-2 on the season and have yet to lose a game in regulation.
Up next for Queen's is a game against the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay on Friday October 25 at 7pm.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Windsor 4 at Laurier 2
BRANTFORD, Ont. (October 19, 2013) - The Windsor Lancers scored two third period goals as they got past the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's hockey team 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Brantford Civic Centre.
Playing in front of over 700 fans, the Hawks and Lancers put on an entertaining game for the large crowd who were celebrating the Laurier Brantford Homecoming weekend.
To the delight of the fans, the Hawks opened the scoring just four minutes into the contest as rookie defenceman Peter MacIntosh of Fredricton, N.B., scored the first goal of his OUA career. Laurier would take that lead into the second period despite being outshot 12-8 by Windsor.
In the second, the Lancers broke through with a pair of quick goals past Hawks rookie netminder Shayne Campbell of Cambridge, Ont. Drew Palmer of Tecumseh, Ont., and Derek Lanoue of Belle River, Ont., scored nearly identical goals, deflecting cross-ice passes past Campbell to grab the lead.
However, before the period was out, Ryan Lopes of Brampton, Ont., tied the game when he jammed a rebound past Parker Van Buskirk of Windsor, Ont., sending the teams to the dressing rooms tied at two.
The tie was short lived in the third as Matt Beaudoin of LaSalle, Ont., scored a short-handed marker just 37 seconds into the period to give Windsor the lead. Jadran Beljo of Sudbury, Ont., iced the contest with his first of the year midway through the period.
Campbell, making his first career OUA start, stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced while Van Buskirk earned the win making 26 saves.
The Hawks will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Thunder Bay, Ont., to face the Lakehead Thunderwolves for a doubleheader weekend. Game one is schedule for Friday, Oct.25 at 7:30 p.m. while game two will go Saturday, Oct. 26, also at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Lakehead 4 at Guelph 3
Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team fell to the Lakehead Thunderwolves with a final score of 4-3 on Saturday night at the Gryphon Centre.
The Gryphons fought back from an early 3-0 deficit but it was too little too late as the loss ends a three game win streak for Guelph and moves their record to 3-1-0 on the season. The Thunderwolves meanwhile improve to 3-0-1 on the season.
Lakehead started out aggressively, outshooting the Gryphons in the first period by a total of five shots, but they were unable to beat the Guelph goaltender. Gryphon goalie Keith Hamilton had an impressive save early on in the first period after Lakehead player Kelin Ainsworth (Thunder Bay, Ont.) challenged him in the crease. Hamilton saved a total of 11 shots in the first period, as Lakehead was using their speed to beat the Gryphon defensemen. Nicklas Huard had two great shots on net, looking for the bottom corner on both, but was unable to get it past the goaltender. Both teams were unable to capitalize on shot opportunities or beat the goaltenders, causing the first period to end with no score.
Lakehead scored the first goal of the game in the second period with Kelin Ainsworth tipping it into the net from the crease, after a pass from Jake Carrick (Stouffville, Ont.) and Riley McIntosh (Coquitlam, B.C.) at 1:47. The Gryphons were on a power play at 2:07 after Lakehead player Luke Maw (Beeton, Ont.) was called for hooking. The Thunderwolves were not phased and Andrew Wilkins (Pickering, Ont.) scored a short-handed goal with Trevor Gamache (Longlac, Ont.) on the assist, making it 2-0 very early in the second period.
The Gryphons were unable to find enough space to the move the puck when in Lakehead territory, so they were unable to make many shots on goal. Lakehead was able to capitalize on Gryphon mistakes and quickly regain possession of the puck. After a quick scrum in front of the net, Lakehead player Mike Hammond (Victoria, B.C) tipped it in through the five-hole to make it 3-0 at 8:35, with Jake Carrick and Kelin Ainsworth on the assists. Lakehead did a good job at boxing the Gryphons out of their crease, preventing them from challenging the goaltender and keeping them at only three shots in the first ten minutes of the second period.
The Gryphons got their first break when Luke Maw of the Thunderwolves was called for checking from behind at 15:20. Nicholas Trecapelli knocked it into the bottom corner from the red line during the power play to make it 3-1, with Nicklas Huard and Daniel Broussard on the assists.
The third period started out badly for the Gryphons, with James Merrett taking a penalty for slashing. Lakehead successfully used the man advantage with Kelin Ainsworth scoring his second goal of the game at 2:14, with Mike Quesnele (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) and Mike Hammond on the assist, making it 4-1. The Gryphons upped the intensity and were able to keep possession of the puck and utilize the neutral zone to keep Lakehead from entering their territory. Kyle Neuber would score the second goal of the night for Guelph from just outside the crease with Michael Hasson and John Collins on the assists. The Gryphons were able to get more opportunities to take shots on goal, finding a way through the Lakehead players, but were unable to beat the goaltender.
After Lakehead player Jake Carrick was called for slashing and a game misconduct, Guelph was on their last power play of the game. A pass from Brett Appio and Steven Strong on the red line had Nicklas Huard slapping one in from the left side of the net, hitting the top corner. The Gryphons pulled their goalie in the final minute of the game, but were unable to even things up against the Lakehead Thunderwolves with a final score of 4-3.
The shots on goal were 33-29 in favour of the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
The Gryphons hit the ice again on Oct. 24 against the Ryerson Rams in Toronto at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
UQTR 0 at McGill 3
MONTREAL -- Rookie goaltender Jacob Chouinard of Sherbrooke, Que., made 41 saves to register a shutout in his first career regular season start as McGill skated to a 3-0 victory over the UQTR Patriotes in OUA men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.
Chouinard, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound education freshman, joined the Redmen this fall after playing for Val d'Or, Rimouski and Sherbrooke in the QMJHL. He also had a three-game tryout in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs, farm team of the Montreal Canadiens.
It was the team's third shutout in as many games, with the previous two goose-eggs going to Andrew Flemming. It also matched a feat last accomplished by the Redmen in 2005, after three straight whitewashes on the road at Ryerson (Nov. 5), Queen's (Nov. 11) and RMC (Nov. 12). That season, McGill established a CIS men's hockey record for longest shutout sequence, blanking the opposition for 191 minutes and 18 seconds. McGill, which was last scored upon in a 3-2 sudden-death overtime loss at Ryerson, Oct. 11, can break that lofty standard by playing shutout hockey for 11:19 in their next game at Carleton on Oct. 25.
The Redmen, who had a 43-41 edge in shots, successfully killed off all three UQTR power plays and have now held the opposition scoreless in 23 consecutive man-advantage situations.
A goal by defenceman Jan Kaminsky, son of former NHL player Yan Kaminsky, at 8:06 of the opening period, stood up as the winning tally.
David Rose added an insurance marker less than three minutes later. The teams were scoreless in the middle stanza and Ryan McKiernan, a blueliner from White Plains, N.Y., iced the win with a goal at 7:47 of the final period.
"We set the tone early in the game and that's part of our identity this year being a physical and aggressive team," said Kelly Nobes, in his fourth season as head coach of the Redmen. We had two defencemen score tonight and they did a nice job up top of getting pucks to the net through screens. We had good net-front presence and that resulted in our goals tonight."
McGill sits atop the OUA East Division with a 3-0-1 record, while UQTR dropped to 1-3-0.
It was McGill's sixth lifetime shutout over the Pats and improved their overall head-to-head series record to 72-147-17 but the Redmen have posted a 19-9-0 mark in the last 28 meetings.
REDMEN RAP: The Friends of McGill Hockey alumni weekend, which coincided with McGill's Homecoming celebrations, drew many former Redmen out to McConnell Arena... Among those familiar faces spotted in the crowd was Patrick Belzile, who co-captained the team last year, along with Ric Walker, Johnny Harris, Ken Morin, Paul Barber, David Lizotte, Dr. Jay McMullan, Mike Farmer, Dr. James Sproule, Luc Vaillancourt, Matt Humes, Mathieu Poitras, Ken Covo, Sebastian Langlois, David Gourde, Jocelyn Perreault, Simon Marcotte-Legare, Charles Gauthier, Eric L'Italien, Chris Churchill-Smith, Patrice Godin, Dan Gubian and Mike Nelson.
Source: McGill Sports Info
Nipissing 1 at Ottawa 8
On Saturday night, the Gee-Gees men’s hockey team won their first game of the season at their home opener by an 8-1 score over the Nipissing Lakers.
This game gives the Gee-Gees a much needed win ending a three game slide and giving them a pivotal two points in the very competitive OUA East division. Head coach Réal Paiement commented,
“We can catch some confidence out of this game, the difference today was that our forwards out-worked their forwards.”
All the pieces of the puzzle came together for the Gee-Gees, as they got great goaltending from first-year player Warren Shymko to go along with the offensive output. The Gee-Gees dominated the game from start to finish outworking the visiting Lakers.
The Gee-Gees showed once again their dangerous balanced attack, as 12 Gee-Gees found their name on the score sheet with at least one point and four players had three or more points. Among those with three or more points were Mathieu Tanguay-Theriault (1goal, 3 assists), Matt White, Stephen Blunden, and Rock Régimbald, all of whom had one goal and three assists.
For Régimbald that makes it six points in four games. The first-year Gee-Gee said, “There was a good chemistry between me Tanguay-Theriault and Power. We work hard and are three guys with talent.”
In the first period, the Gee-Gees stayed true to their name and were truly the first out of the gate, pressuring the Nipissing defence early, drawing penalties, and keeping puck possession for most of the period. Ottawa’s first goal came from Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux, who shot it over the shoulder of Kirk Rafuse following a beautiful give and go with Mathieu Ouellette. The Gee-Gees second goal came from Tanguay-Thériault, who flew all the way from his blue line on a pass off the boards from Matt White.
In the second period, the Gee-Gees struck only 12 seconds into the period on a five-hole goal from Régimbald with the assists going to Charles Power as well as to Mathieu Leduc. The fourth Gee-Gees goal went to Stephen Blunden coming from a beautiful passing play cross crease from Matt White and Gabriel Vermette. The third goal of the period and fifth of the game was a nose-to-the-gridstone kind of goal when White fought for the rebound goal off of a shot by Stephen Blunden.
In the third period, the Lakers came out of the gate a bit more aggressive and dominant but the Gee-Gees weathered the storm and killed the Lakers momentum with a beautiful slap shot goal by Nicolas Therrien, who fired it top corner over the Lakers goalie to make it a 6-0 game. Later in the period, Craig Moore made it 7-0 on a power play goal with a lazer beam shot that beat the Nipissing goalie low glove side. The eighth Gee-Gees marker came via Charles Power, following a tape to tape pass from behind the net by Régimbald.
Warren Shymko’s shutout performance was spoiled by the Lakers with just one minute remaining on a short-handed effort by Kevin Rebelo.
The Gee-Gees record now goes to 1-3-0. The team will take on UQTR on the road followed by two home games on October 26 and November 1, against Carleton and Queen’s, respectively.
Source: Ottawa Sports Info
Laurentian 10 at RMC 1
KINGSTON, ON - The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s hockey team swept their double header against the Royal Military Collage (RMC) Paladins this evening with a convincing 10-1 win in Kingston. The Voyageurs now sit with a 3-1 record, a promising start leading up to their much anticipated home opener.
The Voyageurs struck early and often in tonight’s game starting off with a pair of early goals, both within the first two minutes, scored by Jordan Carroll and Nick Esposto respectfully. The men kept constant pressure on the RMC defense leading to goals from Brandon Howes and Bradley MacDonald before the first period came to a close. Goaltender, Charlie Millen, who played two periods in this one, had a stellar first period turning aside all 16 of the Paladins shots.
After the convincing first period, the Voyageurs found themselves in penalty trouble, leading to an RMC power play goal, making it a 3 goal game. However, the men quickly turned the momentum around with a pair of goals from Jordan Carroll, giving him a hat-trick on the night, and another goal from Sebastien Leroux. Charlie Millen continued his solid play stopping 24 of 25 shots before turning it over to back-up Alex Laino.
The final frame started and ended much like the rest of the game had gone, in convincing fashion for the Laurentian Voyageurs. A power play goal scored by Marc-Alain Begin came five minutes into the period and just over one minute later, Sebastien Leroux capitalized on an opportunity making it a 9-1 score with over 13 minutes to play. Before time expired, forward Corey McEwen buried one giving the Voyageurs 10 goals on the night. Goaltender Alex Laino also had a strong third period shutting the doors on all 12 RMC shots. The final shot tally for tonight s game was 41-37 in favour of your Laurentian Voyageurs.
After the game, head coach Craig Duncanson was clearly happy the team’s performance, saying, “It’s tough to beat any team back-to-back. The boys played with character and served Laurentian proud”. Coach Duncanson also went on to say, “We are all looking forward to a big home opener next weekend.” That excitement and anticipation that is most definitely shared with the rest of the Laurentian Voyageurs fan base.
The Men will now face the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks in Friday’s home opener beginning at 7:30 p.m. before the Queen’s Gaels come to town Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. Both games will be played at Countryside Arena. Continue to follow your Voyageurs at www.luvoyageurs.com for all up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
October 18
York 2 at Queen’s 1 (SO)
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 18, 2013) - Harrison Hendrix (Calgary) notched the Gaels only goal as Queen's lost 2-1 in a shootout to the No. 9 nationally ranked York Lions on Friday at the Kingston Memorial Centre.
This marks the second game in a row where the Gaels have taken a top ten ranked team in the nation to overtime. The Gaels record is now 0-0-2 and York moves to a perfect 4-0 start.
The Lions opened the scoring with only 27 seconds remaining in the first period as Mark Cross tallied his first goal of the season for York.
Hendrix evened the score with his first career CIS goal in the second period, an unassisted power play marker and after a scoreless third, the game went to a shootout where Mike Lombardi clinched the win for the Lions with the shootout winner.
Joey Derochie (Sudbury, Ont.) was the lone scorer for Queen's while Jesse Messier added the other for York.
Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) stopped 20 of 21 shots faced in the loss and Andrew Perugini stopped 21 of 22 for York.
Queen's is back in action tomorrow night as they host the Brock Badgers at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Centre in Kingston.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Lakehead 2 at Guelph 5
Guelph, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team remained undefeated after a 5-2 win against the Lakehead Thunderwolves at the Gryphon Centre Friday night. The Gryphons advance to 3-0 on the season while the Thunderwolves drop to 2-1.
The first period started out with plenty of back and forth action between the evenly matched teams. Shots on goal were low at the beginning of the first period as the teams were quick about clearing the puck from their territory. The Gryphons used their size against the Thunderwolves, but a big hit from James Merrett led to the first power play of the game for Lakehead after an interference call at 7:16 against the Gryphons. Lakehead used the power play, but were not able to beat Gryphon goalie Keith Hamilton.
Lakehead player Cody Alcock (Oshawa, Ont.) was called for roughing at 9:27, leading to the first Gryphon power play of the game. Guelph used the man advantage, leading to a few good tries by Kenneth Peroff from the blue line. It would be Nicklas Huard who would get the first goal of the game, beating the Lakehead goalie from inside the crease, with Kenneth Peroffand Teal Burns on the assist. Lakehead came back in the next two minutes with their own goal by Trevor Gamauche (Longlac, Ont.), with Andrew Wilkins (Pickering, Ont.) and Cody Alcock on the assist, making it 1-1 at the end of the first period.
Guelph started out the second period on a power play after a penalty on Lakehead player Nathan Bruyere (Eagle Lake, Ont.) for roughing. Brett Appio cored a quick goal in the first 15 seconds of the second period, shooting it right into the top corner of the net after the assist from Nicklas Huard and James Merrett to make it 2-1 early on in the period. Cale Jefferies score the first goal out of power play for Guelph, making it 3-1 after yet another shot straight to the top corner, assisted by Robert Lepine and Steven Strong.
Guelph got their third goal during another power play after Lakehead player Matt Kaarela (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was called for cross checking. Lakehead appeared to be successfully killing the penalty, getting a breakaway. The Thunderwolves were unable to beat Gryphon goalie, Keith Hamilton and it was quickly taken back into Lakehead territory. After an assist from Cameron Odam and Teal Burns it was Kyle Neuber that tipped the goal in to make it 4-1 in the last few seconds of the power play.
Guelph started the third period with more back and forth action. A penalty to Cameron Odam for tripping at 2:26 gave Lakehead a man-advantage, but it quickly turned into a two-man advantage after JJames Merrettwas called for hooking at 2:40. Lakehead quickly moved the puck into Guelph territory. A scrum by the net had the Gryphon defensemen battling against the Thunderwolves to keep the puck out of the net, but it would be Mike Hammond (Victoria B.C.) who would knock it in, making it 4-2 at 2:25 in the power play.
Lakehead upped the intensity, out shooting the Gryphons. A breakaway by Brett Appio after a pass from Teal Burns looked hopeful for Guelph, but they were unable to beat the Lakehead goalie, Justin McDonald (Turtleford, SK). In the last minute of play Lakehead pulled their goalie in an attempt to overtake the Gryphons, but it backfired when James Merrett scored a breakaway goal on an empty net making it 5-2 late in the third period.
Lakehead out shot the Gryphons with a total of 30-26, but they were unable to out score Guelph, as the final score was 5-2 for the Gryphons.
The Gryphon men's hockey team hits the ice again on Saturday October 19th for their second game against the Thunderwolves at the Gryphon Centre, with the puck set to drop at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Ottawa 0 at McGill 6
MONTREAL -- Goaltender Andrew Flemming of Quispamsis, N.B., kicked aside all 28 shots fired his way as McGill kicked-off Homecoming Week with a 6-0 rout over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.
It was the second shutout in as many outings for Flemming, a second-year master's student in kinesiology, who transferred to McGill last year after graduating from Royal Military College. It marked the first time since 2006 that McGill had posted back-to-back shutouts. That year, they collected consecutive goose-eggs on the road against Toronto and Ryerson, 3-0 and 4-0, respectively, Oct. 27-28.
"We had great goaltending from Flem," said McGill head coach Kelly Nobes. "He's been playing with a lot of confidence. His rebound control has been outstanding. He's aggressive and excited about the position that he is in."
McGill, which had a 31-28 edge in shots, led 1-0 after one period, 3-0 after two and exploded for three more in the final stanza.
Six different players scored for the Redmen, including the game-winner by Jonathan Brunelle at 19:09 of the opening period. Other McGill marksmen were Patrick Delisle-Houde, rookie Neil Prokop, Mathieu Pompei, Guillaume Langelier-Parent and Max Le Sieur.
The Redmen went 1-for-6 on the power-play and killed off all 10 shorthanded situations, including a pair of 5-on-3 efforts. They have yet to give up a power-play goal over their three league games, snuffing out 19 in a row.
"It was a total team effort, from our net all the way to the other end of the ice," said Nobes. "Our penalty-kill was outstanding, the PK guys really stepped up tonight, especially when killing off a number of 5-on-3 shorthanded situations. We got offensive production from all four lines. Our D-men were real good on the transition and managing the aggressive forecheck pressure that Ottawa gave us, especially early in the game. We're excited about this young group of guys. It was nice to see us still push forward and being relentless in the third period and not sit back on a three-goal lead."
The Redmen (2-0-1) will host UQTR (1-2-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
REDMEN RAP: This was the 186th lifetime meeting between these clubs dating back to the series debut in 1968... McGill leads the series with a 97-79-10 record overall, including 20 of the last 22 meetings... It was not a happy McGill Homecoming for two members of the Gee-Gees who both got their collegiate starts at McGill. After helping the Redmen win a national championship during his freshman year in 2011-12, defenceman Nicolas Therrien decided to transfer to Ottawa, where he had to sit out last year before becoming eligible to play.... Also, current Gee-Gees head coach Real Paiement once patrolled the blueline for McGill from 1983 to 1985 before hanging up his skates and serving a few years as an assistant coach with the Redmen.
Source: McGill Sports Info
Carleton 6 at Nipissing 2
? It wasn’t the homecoming the Nipissing Lakers men’s hockey team had in mind, after starting their season with two losses on the road.
The Carleton Ravens scored early and often to ruin the Lakers home opener and skate away with a 6-2 win on Pink in the Rink night at Memorial Gardens.
The Ravens scored in each period and took leads of 2-1 and 5-2 to the dressing room before sealing the game with a late goal in the third.
The Ravens were the dominant team Friday night, outshooting the Lakers 48-18 en route to the win.
Dorian Peca and Dane Horvat scored the Lakers’ goals, while Joe Pleckaitis and Jeff Hayes each had two for the Ravens, to go along with singles from Mitch Zion and Corey Durocher.
Kirk Rafuse was busy, making 36 saves. He was lifted from the game, but back-up goalie John Chartrand had to exit the game shortly after stepping between the pipes due to an apparent injury.
The Lakers are back in action Saturday night, as they travel to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees, as they continue to look for their first win of the young OUA season
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Western 3 at Toronto 5
Third-year forward Paul Van De Velde scored two goals in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team to a 5-3 win over the No. 3 Western Mustangs on Friday night (Oct. 18) at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 3-1-0 after the first two weeks of OUA action.
Van De Velde (Mariapolis, Man.) opened the scoring as he banged home a rebound on the powerplay 3:28 into the first period. The Mustangs were quick to respond as Luke Karaim scored off the next face-off to even the score at 1-1.
Sophomore forward Andrew Doyle (Richmond Hill, Ont.) notched his fifth point in two games with a goal three minutes later, but Western bounced back with back-to-back goals from Daniel Erlich and Zach Harnden 52 seconds apart and the visiting team took a 3-2 lead into the first intermission.
Rookie forward Russell Turner (Jasper, Alta.) evened the score for U of T 5:45 into the second period and Van De Velde tallied the eventual game-winner with 5:04 to go in the second period.
Lane Werbowski added an empty-netter with 33 seconds to go to round out the 5-3 win.
Fourth-year netminder Garrett Sheehan posted 31 saves in his first win of the season.
The Varsity Blues return to action next Wednesday, October 23 as they head to St. Catharines, Ont., to take on the Brock Badgers. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Laurentian 3 at RMC 2
The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s hockey team came from behind to defeat Royal Military Collage (RMC) this evening in Kingston by a score of 3-2. This is the team’s second straight victory after defeating the Brock Badgers last weekend.
The game started off with an early RMC goal scored only 31 seconds in to the game. However, the Voyageurs responded only 6 minutes later with a power play goal scored by Richard Therrien. Goaltender Charlie Millen turned aside 11 of the 12 first period shots while the Voyageur’s were turned aside on 12 of their own shots by goaltending counterpart Paul Dorsey.
The second period was marred by Voyageur penalty troubles which eventually led to an RMC goal at the mid-way point of the period. It was an uneventful second period for the Voyageurs who were still able to out-shoot RMC 15-13 but with no results due to solid RMC goaltending.
After a lengthy intermission that was surely used by the coaching staff to get the players motivated for a comeback win, the Voyageurs came out flying with two early goals. One was scored by Matthew Eddy and the other by Dylan Fitze only 3 minutes into the period. With time winding down, the Voyageurs depended on stingy defence, smart puck management and stellar play from goaltender Charlie Millen, who turned aside 35 of 37 shots in the hockey game, leading the Voyageurs to their second win of the season.
After the game, head coach Craig Duncanson praised the team’s hard work throughout the game, saying, “They battled hard and battled with character. They made the school proud.” Strong words by head coach Duncanson capping off a successful night in Kingston.
The Laurentian Voyageurs will remain in Kingston for a rematch tomorrow night at 7pm against Royal Military Collage. Continue to follow your Voyageurs at www.luvoyageurs.com for up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Windsor 5 at Waterloo 2
Last March, the Waterloo Warriors men's hockey team dashed the hopes of the Windsor Lancers, eliminating them in the West division final and punching their own ticket to the University Cup national championship tournament. On Friday night, the Lancers exacted some revenge.
Windsor forward Derek Lanoue had three points and the Lancers scored four power play goals en route to a 5-2 win over the Warriors in a penalty-filled affair at the Columbia Icefield Arena on Friday night. Chris Chappell (Pickering) and Colin Behenna (Waterloo) countered for Waterloo (2-1-0), who suffered their first loss of 2013-14. The Lancers' victory was their second in a row, pushing their record to a matching 2-1-0.
The game was marred by a total of 98 penalty minutes and four misconduct penalties, but the Lancers made the most of their ten power play opportunities. Justin Leclerc (Saskatoon) made 33 saves in the loss for the Warriors, while Parker Van Buskirk steered aside 31 shots to claim the win for the Lancers.
In the early stages of the first, the Warriors certainly didn't show signs of the slow legs that would cost them so dearly later on. Waterloo carried the play in the first few moments, earning six of the first seven shots registered. But with only 10 seconds left in their first man advantage of the night, Lanoue sneaked a seeing-eye shot through Leclerc's pads to open the scoring.
Chappell responded for the Warriors in the late stages of the opening frame. Hauling the puck from the corner across the goal mouth and backhanding it through Van Buskirk to even the score at 1-1 after one period.
The turning point of the game came at the 6:24 mark of the second period, when both officials called separate penalties on Warriors defencemen Ryan Hanes (Kanata) and Jeff Einhorn (Red Deer) on the same play. It took Lancers forward Eric Noel just 16 seconds to capitalize on the 5-on-3, and Kenny Bradford added a goal on the second power play opportunity to launch Windsor into a 3-1 lead. Julian Luciani's inspired solo effort rounded out the all-Lancers second period, as Windsor took a 4-1 advantage into the final twenty minutes.
With the score out of hand, the physical play and frustration began to surface in the third period. The biggest melee came just past the five-minute mark, where a stiff check and the resulting extracurriculars led to 22 penalty minutes alone in that one play. Windsor's Evan Stibbard and Behenna exchanged the only goals of the third period.
The Warriors will now regroup and get set to hit the road for the first time in 2013-14 when they face off against the York Lions and Western Mustangs next weekend.
Notes: The Warriors went 1-for-8 on the power play, while the Lancers went 4-for-10…Warriors defenceman Sam Caldwell (Cape Breton) missed the game after suffering a head injury last weekend vs. Queen's…Chappell now has points in all three career CIS contests.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
October 16
Ryerson 3 at Toronto 7
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team got back in the win column on Wednesday night (Oct. 16) as they handed the visiting Ryerson Rams their first loss of the season, a 7-3 rout in front of their home crowd at Varsity Arena.
Third-year netminder Brett Willows (Rivers, Man.) made a career-high 50 saves to pick up his second win in as many starts.
The Blues continue to be powered offensively by the trio of Tyler von Engelbrechten (Markham), second-year Andrew Doyle (Richmond Hill) and Toronto native Michael Markovic. The three combined for nine points on the night, with Doyle picking up four points (one goal, three assists), and von Engelbrechten scoring twice and adding an assist. Markovic notched his team-leading third goal of the season. The Blues also got offence from the defensive crops, including two goals from Dylan Heide (Winnipeg) and the first career OUA goal for rookie defenceman Corey Jackson (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.).
Ryerson jumped ahead early in the contest, grabbing a 2-0 lead just five minutes in with shorthanded and powerplay goals from Kent McPherson and Domenic Alberga, respectively. The Blues clawed their way back before the period was over though, scoring three times in the span of four minutes to go ahead 3-2. Doyle opened the scoring for the Blues, receiving a centering pass from Markovic, and spinning around before firing a low shot past Ryerson netminder Steve Gleeson. Markovic tied the game with a goal of his own just over a minute later, when he one-timed a pass from von Engelbrechten into the top-corner. Then, at the midway point of the period, Dylan Heide wristed a shot through traffic on the powerplay to put the Blues in front and mark the end of Gleeson's night. Gleeson was replaced in goal by Troy Passingham.
In the second, after von Engelbrechten's first of the night put the Blues up by two, Ryerson cut the lead to 4-3 on a beautiful toe-drag shot by Robert Visca.
The Blues refused to let Ryerson back in the game however, as Heide scored his second of the night on another man advantage to restore the two goal lead.
The Blues would add two more powerplay goals (Jackson's first career goal in the second, and von Engelbrechten's second of the night in the third period) to cruise to the 7-3 victory.
Ryerson's Domenic Alberga picked up a goal and an assist in the loss, as the Rams fell to 2-1 on the season.
Toronto returns to action this Friday, October 18, when they host the Western Mustangs at Varsity Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Concordia 3 at UQTR 4 (OT)
October 19
Brock 2 at Queen’s 5
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 19, 2013) - After taking two CIS Top Ten teams into overtime only to come up just short, the Gaels got themselves in the win column on Saturday night.
Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) had a three point night for the Gaels with three helpers while Joey Derochie (Sudbury, Ont.) added a goal and an assist. The Gaels converted three of their seven power play chances for goals and Chris Clarke (Fall River, N.S.) got his first start and first win of the season making 30 saves.
The Badgers Kaine Geldart had a goal and an assist in a losing effort for Brock.
After a scoreless first period the Gaels stormed out of the gate in the second with three straight goals with two coming on the mad-advantage. Derochie started the scoring off with Blair Wentworth (Calgary) and Jordan Soquila (Maple Ridge, B.C.) following suit.
After Brock scored a late goal in the second period to bring the game to a 3-1 Queen's advantage, the Badgers struck first in the third period as well and only trailed the Gaels by a goal.
Timely scoring proved true for Queen's as Patrick McEachen (Stouffville, Ont.) put the Gaels up two with a power play goal and Patrick McGillis (Calgary) sealed the win with an empty netter.
The Gaels now move to 1-0-2 on the season and have yet to lose a game in regulation.
Up next for Queen's is a game against the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay on Friday October 25 at 7pm.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Windsor 4 at Laurier 2
BRANTFORD, Ont. (October 19, 2013) - The Windsor Lancers scored two third period goals as they got past the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's hockey team 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Brantford Civic Centre.
Playing in front of over 700 fans, the Hawks and Lancers put on an entertaining game for the large crowd who were celebrating the Laurier Brantford Homecoming weekend.
To the delight of the fans, the Hawks opened the scoring just four minutes into the contest as rookie defenceman Peter MacIntosh of Fredricton, N.B., scored the first goal of his OUA career. Laurier would take that lead into the second period despite being outshot 12-8 by Windsor.
In the second, the Lancers broke through with a pair of quick goals past Hawks rookie netminder Shayne Campbell of Cambridge, Ont. Drew Palmer of Tecumseh, Ont., and Derek Lanoue of Belle River, Ont., scored nearly identical goals, deflecting cross-ice passes past Campbell to grab the lead.
However, before the period was out, Ryan Lopes of Brampton, Ont., tied the game when he jammed a rebound past Parker Van Buskirk of Windsor, Ont., sending the teams to the dressing rooms tied at two.
The tie was short lived in the third as Matt Beaudoin of LaSalle, Ont., scored a short-handed marker just 37 seconds into the period to give Windsor the lead. Jadran Beljo of Sudbury, Ont., iced the contest with his first of the year midway through the period.
Campbell, making his first career OUA start, stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced while Van Buskirk earned the win making 26 saves.
The Hawks will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Thunder Bay, Ont., to face the Lakehead Thunderwolves for a doubleheader weekend. Game one is schedule for Friday, Oct.25 at 7:30 p.m. while game two will go Saturday, Oct. 26, also at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Laurier Sports Info
Lakehead 4 at Guelph 3
Guelph, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team fell to the Lakehead Thunderwolves with a final score of 4-3 on Saturday night at the Gryphon Centre.
The Gryphons fought back from an early 3-0 deficit but it was too little too late as the loss ends a three game win streak for Guelph and moves their record to 3-1-0 on the season. The Thunderwolves meanwhile improve to 3-0-1 on the season.
Lakehead started out aggressively, outshooting the Gryphons in the first period by a total of five shots, but they were unable to beat the Guelph goaltender. Gryphon goalie Keith Hamilton had an impressive save early on in the first period after Lakehead player Kelin Ainsworth (Thunder Bay, Ont.) challenged him in the crease. Hamilton saved a total of 11 shots in the first period, as Lakehead was using their speed to beat the Gryphon defensemen. Nicklas Huard had two great shots on net, looking for the bottom corner on both, but was unable to get it past the goaltender. Both teams were unable to capitalize on shot opportunities or beat the goaltenders, causing the first period to end with no score.
Lakehead scored the first goal of the game in the second period with Kelin Ainsworth tipping it into the net from the crease, after a pass from Jake Carrick (Stouffville, Ont.) and Riley McIntosh (Coquitlam, B.C.) at 1:47. The Gryphons were on a power play at 2:07 after Lakehead player Luke Maw (Beeton, Ont.) was called for hooking. The Thunderwolves were not phased and Andrew Wilkins (Pickering, Ont.) scored a short-handed goal with Trevor Gamache (Longlac, Ont.) on the assist, making it 2-0 very early in the second period.
The Gryphons were unable to find enough space to the move the puck when in Lakehead territory, so they were unable to make many shots on goal. Lakehead was able to capitalize on Gryphon mistakes and quickly regain possession of the puck. After a quick scrum in front of the net, Lakehead player Mike Hammond (Victoria, B.C) tipped it in through the five-hole to make it 3-0 at 8:35, with Jake Carrick and Kelin Ainsworth on the assists. Lakehead did a good job at boxing the Gryphons out of their crease, preventing them from challenging the goaltender and keeping them at only three shots in the first ten minutes of the second period.
The Gryphons got their first break when Luke Maw of the Thunderwolves was called for checking from behind at 15:20. Nicholas Trecapelli knocked it into the bottom corner from the red line during the power play to make it 3-1, with Nicklas Huard and Daniel Broussard on the assists.
The third period started out badly for the Gryphons, with James Merrett taking a penalty for slashing. Lakehead successfully used the man advantage with Kelin Ainsworth scoring his second goal of the game at 2:14, with Mike Quesnele (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) and Mike Hammond on the assist, making it 4-1. The Gryphons upped the intensity and were able to keep possession of the puck and utilize the neutral zone to keep Lakehead from entering their territory. Kyle Neuber would score the second goal of the night for Guelph from just outside the crease with Michael Hasson and John Collins on the assists. The Gryphons were able to get more opportunities to take shots on goal, finding a way through the Lakehead players, but were unable to beat the goaltender.
After Lakehead player Jake Carrick was called for slashing and a game misconduct, Guelph was on their last power play of the game. A pass from Brett Appio and Steven Strong on the red line had Nicklas Huard slapping one in from the left side of the net, hitting the top corner. The Gryphons pulled their goalie in the final minute of the game, but were unable to even things up against the Lakehead Thunderwolves with a final score of 4-3.
The shots on goal were 33-29 in favour of the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
The Gryphons hit the ice again on Oct. 24 against the Ryerson Rams in Toronto at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
UQTR 0 at McGill 3
MONTREAL -- Rookie goaltender Jacob Chouinard of Sherbrooke, Que., made 41 saves to register a shutout in his first career regular season start as McGill skated to a 3-0 victory over the UQTR Patriotes in OUA men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.
Chouinard, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound education freshman, joined the Redmen this fall after playing for Val d'Or, Rimouski and Sherbrooke in the QMJHL. He also had a three-game tryout in the American Hockey League with the Hamilton Bulldogs, farm team of the Montreal Canadiens.
It was the team's third shutout in as many games, with the previous two goose-eggs going to Andrew Flemming. It also matched a feat last accomplished by the Redmen in 2005, after three straight whitewashes on the road at Ryerson (Nov. 5), Queen's (Nov. 11) and RMC (Nov. 12). That season, McGill established a CIS men's hockey record for longest shutout sequence, blanking the opposition for 191 minutes and 18 seconds. McGill, which was last scored upon in a 3-2 sudden-death overtime loss at Ryerson, Oct. 11, can break that lofty standard by playing shutout hockey for 11:19 in their next game at Carleton on Oct. 25.
The Redmen, who had a 43-41 edge in shots, successfully killed off all three UQTR power plays and have now held the opposition scoreless in 23 consecutive man-advantage situations.
A goal by defenceman Jan Kaminsky, son of former NHL player Yan Kaminsky, at 8:06 of the opening period, stood up as the winning tally.
David Rose added an insurance marker less than three minutes later. The teams were scoreless in the middle stanza and Ryan McKiernan, a blueliner from White Plains, N.Y., iced the win with a goal at 7:47 of the final period.
"We set the tone early in the game and that's part of our identity this year being a physical and aggressive team," said Kelly Nobes, in his fourth season as head coach of the Redmen. We had two defencemen score tonight and they did a nice job up top of getting pucks to the net through screens. We had good net-front presence and that resulted in our goals tonight."
McGill sits atop the OUA East Division with a 3-0-1 record, while UQTR dropped to 1-3-0.
It was McGill's sixth lifetime shutout over the Pats and improved their overall head-to-head series record to 72-147-17 but the Redmen have posted a 19-9-0 mark in the last 28 meetings.
REDMEN RAP: The Friends of McGill Hockey alumni weekend, which coincided with McGill's Homecoming celebrations, drew many former Redmen out to McConnell Arena... Among those familiar faces spotted in the crowd was Patrick Belzile, who co-captained the team last year, along with Ric Walker, Johnny Harris, Ken Morin, Paul Barber, David Lizotte, Dr. Jay McMullan, Mike Farmer, Dr. James Sproule, Luc Vaillancourt, Matt Humes, Mathieu Poitras, Ken Covo, Sebastian Langlois, David Gourde, Jocelyn Perreault, Simon Marcotte-Legare, Charles Gauthier, Eric L'Italien, Chris Churchill-Smith, Patrice Godin, Dan Gubian and Mike Nelson.
Source: McGill Sports Info
Nipissing 1 at Ottawa 8
On Saturday night, the Gee-Gees men’s hockey team won their first game of the season at their home opener by an 8-1 score over the Nipissing Lakers.
This game gives the Gee-Gees a much needed win ending a three game slide and giving them a pivotal two points in the very competitive OUA East division. Head coach Réal Paiement commented,
“We can catch some confidence out of this game, the difference today was that our forwards out-worked their forwards.”
All the pieces of the puzzle came together for the Gee-Gees, as they got great goaltending from first-year player Warren Shymko to go along with the offensive output. The Gee-Gees dominated the game from start to finish outworking the visiting Lakers.
The Gee-Gees showed once again their dangerous balanced attack, as 12 Gee-Gees found their name on the score sheet with at least one point and four players had three or more points. Among those with three or more points were Mathieu Tanguay-Theriault (1goal, 3 assists), Matt White, Stephen Blunden, and Rock Régimbald, all of whom had one goal and three assists.
For Régimbald that makes it six points in four games. The first-year Gee-Gee said, “There was a good chemistry between me Tanguay-Theriault and Power. We work hard and are three guys with talent.”
In the first period, the Gee-Gees stayed true to their name and were truly the first out of the gate, pressuring the Nipissing defence early, drawing penalties, and keeping puck possession for most of the period. Ottawa’s first goal came from Nicolas Larocque-Marcoux, who shot it over the shoulder of Kirk Rafuse following a beautiful give and go with Mathieu Ouellette. The Gee-Gees second goal came from Tanguay-Thériault, who flew all the way from his blue line on a pass off the boards from Matt White.
In the second period, the Gee-Gees struck only 12 seconds into the period on a five-hole goal from Régimbald with the assists going to Charles Power as well as to Mathieu Leduc. The fourth Gee-Gees goal went to Stephen Blunden coming from a beautiful passing play cross crease from Matt White and Gabriel Vermette. The third goal of the period and fifth of the game was a nose-to-the-gridstone kind of goal when White fought for the rebound goal off of a shot by Stephen Blunden.
In the third period, the Lakers came out of the gate a bit more aggressive and dominant but the Gee-Gees weathered the storm and killed the Lakers momentum with a beautiful slap shot goal by Nicolas Therrien, who fired it top corner over the Lakers goalie to make it a 6-0 game. Later in the period, Craig Moore made it 7-0 on a power play goal with a lazer beam shot that beat the Nipissing goalie low glove side. The eighth Gee-Gees marker came via Charles Power, following a tape to tape pass from behind the net by Régimbald.
Warren Shymko’s shutout performance was spoiled by the Lakers with just one minute remaining on a short-handed effort by Kevin Rebelo.
The Gee-Gees record now goes to 1-3-0. The team will take on UQTR on the road followed by two home games on October 26 and November 1, against Carleton and Queen’s, respectively.
Source: Ottawa Sports Info
Laurentian 10 at RMC 1
KINGSTON, ON - The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s hockey team swept their double header against the Royal Military Collage (RMC) Paladins this evening with a convincing 10-1 win in Kingston. The Voyageurs now sit with a 3-1 record, a promising start leading up to their much anticipated home opener.
The Voyageurs struck early and often in tonight’s game starting off with a pair of early goals, both within the first two minutes, scored by Jordan Carroll and Nick Esposto respectfully. The men kept constant pressure on the RMC defense leading to goals from Brandon Howes and Bradley MacDonald before the first period came to a close. Goaltender, Charlie Millen, who played two periods in this one, had a stellar first period turning aside all 16 of the Paladins shots.
After the convincing first period, the Voyageurs found themselves in penalty trouble, leading to an RMC power play goal, making it a 3 goal game. However, the men quickly turned the momentum around with a pair of goals from Jordan Carroll, giving him a hat-trick on the night, and another goal from Sebastien Leroux. Charlie Millen continued his solid play stopping 24 of 25 shots before turning it over to back-up Alex Laino.
The final frame started and ended much like the rest of the game had gone, in convincing fashion for the Laurentian Voyageurs. A power play goal scored by Marc-Alain Begin came five minutes into the period and just over one minute later, Sebastien Leroux capitalized on an opportunity making it a 9-1 score with over 13 minutes to play. Before time expired, forward Corey McEwen buried one giving the Voyageurs 10 goals on the night. Goaltender Alex Laino also had a strong third period shutting the doors on all 12 RMC shots. The final shot tally for tonight s game was 41-37 in favour of your Laurentian Voyageurs.
After the game, head coach Craig Duncanson was clearly happy the team’s performance, saying, “It’s tough to beat any team back-to-back. The boys played with character and served Laurentian proud”. Coach Duncanson also went on to say, “We are all looking forward to a big home opener next weekend.” That excitement and anticipation that is most definitely shared with the rest of the Laurentian Voyageurs fan base.
The Men will now face the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks in Friday’s home opener beginning at 7:30 p.m. before the Queen’s Gaels come to town Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop. Both games will be played at Countryside Arena. Continue to follow your Voyageurs at www.luvoyageurs.com for all up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
October 18
York 2 at Queen’s 1 (SO)
KINGSTON, Ont. (October 18, 2013) - Harrison Hendrix (Calgary) notched the Gaels only goal as Queen's lost 2-1 in a shootout to the No. 9 nationally ranked York Lions on Friday at the Kingston Memorial Centre.
This marks the second game in a row where the Gaels have taken a top ten ranked team in the nation to overtime. The Gaels record is now 0-0-2 and York moves to a perfect 4-0 start.
The Lions opened the scoring with only 27 seconds remaining in the first period as Mark Cross tallied his first goal of the season for York.
Hendrix evened the score with his first career CIS goal in the second period, an unassisted power play marker and after a scoreless third, the game went to a shootout where Mike Lombardi clinched the win for the Lions with the shootout winner.
Joey Derochie (Sudbury, Ont.) was the lone scorer for Queen's while Jesse Messier added the other for York.
Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) stopped 20 of 21 shots faced in the loss and Andrew Perugini stopped 21 of 22 for York.
Queen's is back in action tomorrow night as they host the Brock Badgers at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Centre in Kingston.
Source: Queen’s Sports Info
Lakehead 2 at Guelph 5
Guelph, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team remained undefeated after a 5-2 win against the Lakehead Thunderwolves at the Gryphon Centre Friday night. The Gryphons advance to 3-0 on the season while the Thunderwolves drop to 2-1.
The first period started out with plenty of back and forth action between the evenly matched teams. Shots on goal were low at the beginning of the first period as the teams were quick about clearing the puck from their territory. The Gryphons used their size against the Thunderwolves, but a big hit from James Merrett led to the first power play of the game for Lakehead after an interference call at 7:16 against the Gryphons. Lakehead used the power play, but were not able to beat Gryphon goalie Keith Hamilton.
Lakehead player Cody Alcock (Oshawa, Ont.) was called for roughing at 9:27, leading to the first Gryphon power play of the game. Guelph used the man advantage, leading to a few good tries by Kenneth Peroff from the blue line. It would be Nicklas Huard who would get the first goal of the game, beating the Lakehead goalie from inside the crease, with Kenneth Peroffand Teal Burns on the assist. Lakehead came back in the next two minutes with their own goal by Trevor Gamauche (Longlac, Ont.), with Andrew Wilkins (Pickering, Ont.) and Cody Alcock on the assist, making it 1-1 at the end of the first period.
Guelph started out the second period on a power play after a penalty on Lakehead player Nathan Bruyere (Eagle Lake, Ont.) for roughing. Brett Appio cored a quick goal in the first 15 seconds of the second period, shooting it right into the top corner of the net after the assist from Nicklas Huard and James Merrett to make it 2-1 early on in the period. Cale Jefferies score the first goal out of power play for Guelph, making it 3-1 after yet another shot straight to the top corner, assisted by Robert Lepine and Steven Strong.
Guelph got their third goal during another power play after Lakehead player Matt Kaarela (Thunder Bay, Ont.) was called for cross checking. Lakehead appeared to be successfully killing the penalty, getting a breakaway. The Thunderwolves were unable to beat Gryphon goalie, Keith Hamilton and it was quickly taken back into Lakehead territory. After an assist from Cameron Odam and Teal Burns it was Kyle Neuber that tipped the goal in to make it 4-1 in the last few seconds of the power play.
Guelph started the third period with more back and forth action. A penalty to Cameron Odam for tripping at 2:26 gave Lakehead a man-advantage, but it quickly turned into a two-man advantage after JJames Merrettwas called for hooking at 2:40. Lakehead quickly moved the puck into Guelph territory. A scrum by the net had the Gryphon defensemen battling against the Thunderwolves to keep the puck out of the net, but it would be Mike Hammond (Victoria B.C.) who would knock it in, making it 4-2 at 2:25 in the power play.
Lakehead upped the intensity, out shooting the Gryphons. A breakaway by Brett Appio after a pass from Teal Burns looked hopeful for Guelph, but they were unable to beat the Lakehead goalie, Justin McDonald (Turtleford, SK). In the last minute of play Lakehead pulled their goalie in an attempt to overtake the Gryphons, but it backfired when James Merrett scored a breakaway goal on an empty net making it 5-2 late in the third period.
Lakehead out shot the Gryphons with a total of 30-26, but they were unable to out score Guelph, as the final score was 5-2 for the Gryphons.
The Gryphon men's hockey team hits the ice again on Saturday October 19th for their second game against the Thunderwolves at the Gryphon Centre, with the puck set to drop at 7:30 p.m.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
Ottawa 0 at McGill 6
MONTREAL -- Goaltender Andrew Flemming of Quispamsis, N.B., kicked aside all 28 shots fired his way as McGill kicked-off Homecoming Week with a 6-0 rout over the Ottawa Gee-Gees in men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.
It was the second shutout in as many outings for Flemming, a second-year master's student in kinesiology, who transferred to McGill last year after graduating from Royal Military College. It marked the first time since 2006 that McGill had posted back-to-back shutouts. That year, they collected consecutive goose-eggs on the road against Toronto and Ryerson, 3-0 and 4-0, respectively, Oct. 27-28.
"We had great goaltending from Flem," said McGill head coach Kelly Nobes. "He's been playing with a lot of confidence. His rebound control has been outstanding. He's aggressive and excited about the position that he is in."
McGill, which had a 31-28 edge in shots, led 1-0 after one period, 3-0 after two and exploded for three more in the final stanza.
Six different players scored for the Redmen, including the game-winner by Jonathan Brunelle at 19:09 of the opening period. Other McGill marksmen were Patrick Delisle-Houde, rookie Neil Prokop, Mathieu Pompei, Guillaume Langelier-Parent and Max Le Sieur.
The Redmen went 1-for-6 on the power-play and killed off all 10 shorthanded situations, including a pair of 5-on-3 efforts. They have yet to give up a power-play goal over their three league games, snuffing out 19 in a row.
"It was a total team effort, from our net all the way to the other end of the ice," said Nobes. "Our penalty-kill was outstanding, the PK guys really stepped up tonight, especially when killing off a number of 5-on-3 shorthanded situations. We got offensive production from all four lines. Our D-men were real good on the transition and managing the aggressive forecheck pressure that Ottawa gave us, especially early in the game. We're excited about this young group of guys. It was nice to see us still push forward and being relentless in the third period and not sit back on a three-goal lead."
The Redmen (2-0-1) will host UQTR (1-2-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
REDMEN RAP: This was the 186th lifetime meeting between these clubs dating back to the series debut in 1968... McGill leads the series with a 97-79-10 record overall, including 20 of the last 22 meetings... It was not a happy McGill Homecoming for two members of the Gee-Gees who both got their collegiate starts at McGill. After helping the Redmen win a national championship during his freshman year in 2011-12, defenceman Nicolas Therrien decided to transfer to Ottawa, where he had to sit out last year before becoming eligible to play.... Also, current Gee-Gees head coach Real Paiement once patrolled the blueline for McGill from 1983 to 1985 before hanging up his skates and serving a few years as an assistant coach with the Redmen.
Source: McGill Sports Info
Carleton 6 at Nipissing 2
? It wasn’t the homecoming the Nipissing Lakers men’s hockey team had in mind, after starting their season with two losses on the road.
The Carleton Ravens scored early and often to ruin the Lakers home opener and skate away with a 6-2 win on Pink in the Rink night at Memorial Gardens.
The Ravens scored in each period and took leads of 2-1 and 5-2 to the dressing room before sealing the game with a late goal in the third.
The Ravens were the dominant team Friday night, outshooting the Lakers 48-18 en route to the win.
Dorian Peca and Dane Horvat scored the Lakers’ goals, while Joe Pleckaitis and Jeff Hayes each had two for the Ravens, to go along with singles from Mitch Zion and Corey Durocher.
Kirk Rafuse was busy, making 36 saves. He was lifted from the game, but back-up goalie John Chartrand had to exit the game shortly after stepping between the pipes due to an apparent injury.
The Lakers are back in action Saturday night, as they travel to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees, as they continue to look for their first win of the young OUA season
Source: Nipissing Sports Info
Western 3 at Toronto 5
Third-year forward Paul Van De Velde scored two goals in leading the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team to a 5-3 win over the No. 3 Western Mustangs on Friday night (Oct. 18) at Varsity Arena.
With the win, the Blues improve to 3-1-0 after the first two weeks of OUA action.
Van De Velde (Mariapolis, Man.) opened the scoring as he banged home a rebound on the powerplay 3:28 into the first period. The Mustangs were quick to respond as Luke Karaim scored off the next face-off to even the score at 1-1.
Sophomore forward Andrew Doyle (Richmond Hill, Ont.) notched his fifth point in two games with a goal three minutes later, but Western bounced back with back-to-back goals from Daniel Erlich and Zach Harnden 52 seconds apart and the visiting team took a 3-2 lead into the first intermission.
Rookie forward Russell Turner (Jasper, Alta.) evened the score for U of T 5:45 into the second period and Van De Velde tallied the eventual game-winner with 5:04 to go in the second period.
Lane Werbowski added an empty-netter with 33 seconds to go to round out the 5-3 win.
Fourth-year netminder Garrett Sheehan posted 31 saves in his first win of the season.
The Varsity Blues return to action next Wednesday, October 23 as they head to St. Catharines, Ont., to take on the Brock Badgers. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Laurentian 3 at RMC 2
The Laurentian Voyageurs men’s hockey team came from behind to defeat Royal Military Collage (RMC) this evening in Kingston by a score of 3-2. This is the team’s second straight victory after defeating the Brock Badgers last weekend.
The game started off with an early RMC goal scored only 31 seconds in to the game. However, the Voyageurs responded only 6 minutes later with a power play goal scored by Richard Therrien. Goaltender Charlie Millen turned aside 11 of the 12 first period shots while the Voyageur’s were turned aside on 12 of their own shots by goaltending counterpart Paul Dorsey.
The second period was marred by Voyageur penalty troubles which eventually led to an RMC goal at the mid-way point of the period. It was an uneventful second period for the Voyageurs who were still able to out-shoot RMC 15-13 but with no results due to solid RMC goaltending.
After a lengthy intermission that was surely used by the coaching staff to get the players motivated for a comeback win, the Voyageurs came out flying with two early goals. One was scored by Matthew Eddy and the other by Dylan Fitze only 3 minutes into the period. With time winding down, the Voyageurs depended on stingy defence, smart puck management and stellar play from goaltender Charlie Millen, who turned aside 35 of 37 shots in the hockey game, leading the Voyageurs to their second win of the season.
After the game, head coach Craig Duncanson praised the team’s hard work throughout the game, saying, “They battled hard and battled with character. They made the school proud.” Strong words by head coach Duncanson capping off a successful night in Kingston.
The Laurentian Voyageurs will remain in Kingston for a rematch tomorrow night at 7pm against Royal Military Collage. Continue to follow your Voyageurs at www.luvoyageurs.com for up-to-date news and results.
Source: Laurentian Sports Info
Windsor 5 at Waterloo 2
Last March, the Waterloo Warriors men's hockey team dashed the hopes of the Windsor Lancers, eliminating them in the West division final and punching their own ticket to the University Cup national championship tournament. On Friday night, the Lancers exacted some revenge.
Windsor forward Derek Lanoue had three points and the Lancers scored four power play goals en route to a 5-2 win over the Warriors in a penalty-filled affair at the Columbia Icefield Arena on Friday night. Chris Chappell (Pickering) and Colin Behenna (Waterloo) countered for Waterloo (2-1-0), who suffered their first loss of 2013-14. The Lancers' victory was their second in a row, pushing their record to a matching 2-1-0.
The game was marred by a total of 98 penalty minutes and four misconduct penalties, but the Lancers made the most of their ten power play opportunities. Justin Leclerc (Saskatoon) made 33 saves in the loss for the Warriors, while Parker Van Buskirk steered aside 31 shots to claim the win for the Lancers.
In the early stages of the first, the Warriors certainly didn't show signs of the slow legs that would cost them so dearly later on. Waterloo carried the play in the first few moments, earning six of the first seven shots registered. But with only 10 seconds left in their first man advantage of the night, Lanoue sneaked a seeing-eye shot through Leclerc's pads to open the scoring.
Chappell responded for the Warriors in the late stages of the opening frame. Hauling the puck from the corner across the goal mouth and backhanding it through Van Buskirk to even the score at 1-1 after one period.
The turning point of the game came at the 6:24 mark of the second period, when both officials called separate penalties on Warriors defencemen Ryan Hanes (Kanata) and Jeff Einhorn (Red Deer) on the same play. It took Lancers forward Eric Noel just 16 seconds to capitalize on the 5-on-3, and Kenny Bradford added a goal on the second power play opportunity to launch Windsor into a 3-1 lead. Julian Luciani's inspired solo effort rounded out the all-Lancers second period, as Windsor took a 4-1 advantage into the final twenty minutes.
With the score out of hand, the physical play and frustration began to surface in the third period. The biggest melee came just past the five-minute mark, where a stiff check and the resulting extracurriculars led to 22 penalty minutes alone in that one play. Windsor's Evan Stibbard and Behenna exchanged the only goals of the third period.
The Warriors will now regroup and get set to hit the road for the first time in 2013-14 when they face off against the York Lions and Western Mustangs next weekend.
Notes: The Warriors went 1-for-8 on the power play, while the Lancers went 4-for-10…Warriors defenceman Sam Caldwell (Cape Breton) missed the game after suffering a head injury last weekend vs. Queen's…Chappell now has points in all three career CIS contests.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
October 16
Ryerson 3 at Toronto 7
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team got back in the win column on Wednesday night (Oct. 16) as they handed the visiting Ryerson Rams their first loss of the season, a 7-3 rout in front of their home crowd at Varsity Arena.
Third-year netminder Brett Willows (Rivers, Man.) made a career-high 50 saves to pick up his second win in as many starts.
The Blues continue to be powered offensively by the trio of Tyler von Engelbrechten (Markham), second-year Andrew Doyle (Richmond Hill) and Toronto native Michael Markovic. The three combined for nine points on the night, with Doyle picking up four points (one goal, three assists), and von Engelbrechten scoring twice and adding an assist. Markovic notched his team-leading third goal of the season. The Blues also got offence from the defensive crops, including two goals from Dylan Heide (Winnipeg) and the first career OUA goal for rookie defenceman Corey Jackson (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.).
Ryerson jumped ahead early in the contest, grabbing a 2-0 lead just five minutes in with shorthanded and powerplay goals from Kent McPherson and Domenic Alberga, respectively. The Blues clawed their way back before the period was over though, scoring three times in the span of four minutes to go ahead 3-2. Doyle opened the scoring for the Blues, receiving a centering pass from Markovic, and spinning around before firing a low shot past Ryerson netminder Steve Gleeson. Markovic tied the game with a goal of his own just over a minute later, when he one-timed a pass from von Engelbrechten into the top-corner. Then, at the midway point of the period, Dylan Heide wristed a shot through traffic on the powerplay to put the Blues in front and mark the end of Gleeson's night. Gleeson was replaced in goal by Troy Passingham.
In the second, after von Engelbrechten's first of the night put the Blues up by two, Ryerson cut the lead to 4-3 on a beautiful toe-drag shot by Robert Visca.
The Blues refused to let Ryerson back in the game however, as Heide scored his second of the night on another man advantage to restore the two goal lead.
The Blues would add two more powerplay goals (Jackson's first career goal in the second, and von Engelbrechten's second of the night in the third period) to cruise to the 7-3 victory.
Ryerson's Domenic Alberga picked up a goal and an assist in the loss, as the Rams fell to 2-1 on the season.
Toronto returns to action this Friday, October 18, when they host the Western Mustangs at Varsity Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Concordia 3 at UQTR 4 (OT)
