March 9, 2007
UQTR AND LAURIER SET TO FACE OFF FOR QUEEN'S CUP
HAMILTON, Ont. – No. 7 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes and the No.3 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are set to go toe-to-toe in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Queen’s Cup Men’s Hockey Championship. Both teams concluded their semi final playoff series with overtime wins this past weekend. The east and west winners have already earned a berth into the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Championship to be held at the Université de Moncton on March 22-25. Before each travels to nationals in New Brunswick, the two men’s hockey powerhouses meet Saturday March 10 at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex in Waterloo to decide who will head home with the cup and momentum heading into the CIS Championship. Puck is set to drop at 7:30 pm. (The game is available live on the web at www.laurierathletics.com/live.)
Laurier and UQTR faced off just once in the regular season which saw UQTR travel down to Waterloo. The two teams skated to a 3-3 after a five minute sudden death overtime period. The Patriotes will be vying for their sixth OUA banner in the last nine years, while the Golden Hawks have not won the championship since the 1989-90 season.
The road to the final wasn’t easy for either of the two teams this year. The Patriotes needed two overtimes in game two of their best-of-three series with the Toronto Varsity Blues, earning their place in the OUA Championship game thanks to Thiery Poudrier’s (Victoriaville, Quebec) second overtime goal in as many games and sixth of the playoffs, including a hat trick against the Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final action.
Poudrier was the Patriotes leading scorer with 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points, fifth highest in the league. Great chemistry with linemate Jonathan Boutin (St. Constant, QC) created lots of opportunities with Boutin assisting on 12 of Poudrier’s 22 goals and Poudrier assisting on eight of Boutin’s 12 goals. Boutin tied for the OUA lead in assists and second in the CIS with 29 during the regular season. Defensively, the Patriotes relied on a league leading 2.30 goals against average from their goaltenders.
Laurier defeated their cross-town rivals, the No.6 Waterloo Warriors, 7–6 in overtime on a Rob Dmytruk (Scarborough, ON) shot from the top of the face-off circle earning a 2–0 series victory. The win marks the first time since 1991-92 in which the Golden Hawks have been to the Queen’s Cup yet it is the second consecutive season where they have ousted the Warriors from the playoffs 2–0.
As a team the Golden Hawks led the league in goals per game, averaging 4.71 and finished the regular season with a 22–5–1 records. Laurier was led offensively by junior forward Mark Voakes (St. Thomas, ON) with 18 goals and 25 assists, good enough for third in the OUA. Teammate Nick Vergeer (West Lorne, ON) was the central support figure in the Golden Hawk offence with 28 assists, adding seven goals to total 35 points. Laurier allowed an average of 3.13 goals per game, sixth in the OUA.
The Golden Hawks will need to find a way to stay out of the penalty box against a gifted offensive team in the Patriotes. In their two games against the Waterloo Warriors, the Golden Hawks took 21 minor penalties and three 10 minute misconducts. UQTR will look to remain calm in front of a raucous home Laurier crowd. The Patriotes will rely on the skill of some obvious stars to win the games, including Poudrier, who has the ability to make the difference on a team which saw five players named to the OUA all-stars.
Laurier Golden Hawks Team Leaders (regular season)
Goals
1. Mark Voakes- 18
2. Nathan Peacock- 17
3. Chris Di Ubaldo- 16
4. Rob Dmytruk-11
5. Matt Grennier- 9
Assists
1. Nick Vergeer- 28
2. Mark Voakes- 25
3. Matt Maccorone- 24
4. Rob Dmytruk- 21
5. Matt Grennier- 17
Penalty Minutes
1. Riley Moher- 76
2. Tyler Grover- 67
3. Luke Girard-62
4. James Edgar-44
5. Chris Di Ubaldo- 40
Goaltending
1. Jeff MacDougald- 11-3-0 record, 2.82 gaa, .920 save percentage, 0 shutouts
2. Mike Thomson- 7-1-1 record, 3.79 gaa, .880 save percentage, 0 shutouts
3. Aaron Forer- 4-1-0 record, 2.65 gaa, .900 save percentage, 1 shutout
UQTR Patriotes Team Leaders (regular season)
Goals
1. Thiery Poudrier- 20
2. Jonathan Boutin- 12
3. Mathieu Gravel- 11
4. Yan Gaudette- 11
5. Christian Laroche- 9
Assists
1. Jonathan Boutin- 29
2. Thiery Poudrier- 22
3. Mathieu Gravel- 22
4. Samuel Gibbons- 15
5. Christian Laroche- 14
Penalty Minutes
1. Jonathan Boutin- 55
2. Andre Joanisse- 54
3. Christian Laroche- 44
4. Samuel Gibbons- 39
5. Mathieu Gravel- 38
Goaltending
1. Dany Dallaire- 10-5-2 record, 2.30 gaa, .920 save percentage, 2 shutouts
2. Michaud Sylvain- 7-3-1 record, 2.21 gaa, .930 save percentage, 0 shutouts
- OUA -
Michelle Church
Communications & Media Relations Coordinator
Ontario University Athletics
Tel: (905) 540-5156
Fax: (905) 574-2840
E-mail: michelle.church@oua.ca
Web: www.oua.ca
Laurier and UQTR faced off just once in the regular season which saw UQTR travel down to Waterloo. The two teams skated to a 3-3 after a five minute sudden death overtime period. The Patriotes will be vying for their sixth OUA banner in the last nine years, while the Golden Hawks have not won the championship since the 1989-90 season.
The road to the final wasn’t easy for either of the two teams this year. The Patriotes needed two overtimes in game two of their best-of-three series with the Toronto Varsity Blues, earning their place in the OUA Championship game thanks to Thiery Poudrier’s (Victoriaville, Quebec) second overtime goal in as many games and sixth of the playoffs, including a hat trick against the Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final action.
Poudrier was the Patriotes leading scorer with 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points, fifth highest in the league. Great chemistry with linemate Jonathan Boutin (St. Constant, QC) created lots of opportunities with Boutin assisting on 12 of Poudrier’s 22 goals and Poudrier assisting on eight of Boutin’s 12 goals. Boutin tied for the OUA lead in assists and second in the CIS with 29 during the regular season. Defensively, the Patriotes relied on a league leading 2.30 goals against average from their goaltenders.
Laurier defeated their cross-town rivals, the No.6 Waterloo Warriors, 7–6 in overtime on a Rob Dmytruk (Scarborough, ON) shot from the top of the face-off circle earning a 2–0 series victory. The win marks the first time since 1991-92 in which the Golden Hawks have been to the Queen’s Cup yet it is the second consecutive season where they have ousted the Warriors from the playoffs 2–0.
As a team the Golden Hawks led the league in goals per game, averaging 4.71 and finished the regular season with a 22–5–1 records. Laurier was led offensively by junior forward Mark Voakes (St. Thomas, ON) with 18 goals and 25 assists, good enough for third in the OUA. Teammate Nick Vergeer (West Lorne, ON) was the central support figure in the Golden Hawk offence with 28 assists, adding seven goals to total 35 points. Laurier allowed an average of 3.13 goals per game, sixth in the OUA.
The Golden Hawks will need to find a way to stay out of the penalty box against a gifted offensive team in the Patriotes. In their two games against the Waterloo Warriors, the Golden Hawks took 21 minor penalties and three 10 minute misconducts. UQTR will look to remain calm in front of a raucous home Laurier crowd. The Patriotes will rely on the skill of some obvious stars to win the games, including Poudrier, who has the ability to make the difference on a team which saw five players named to the OUA all-stars.
Laurier Golden Hawks Team Leaders (regular season)
Goals
1. Mark Voakes- 18
2. Nathan Peacock- 17
3. Chris Di Ubaldo- 16
4. Rob Dmytruk-11
5. Matt Grennier- 9
Assists
1. Nick Vergeer- 28
2. Mark Voakes- 25
3. Matt Maccorone- 24
4. Rob Dmytruk- 21
5. Matt Grennier- 17
Penalty Minutes
1. Riley Moher- 76
2. Tyler Grover- 67
3. Luke Girard-62
4. James Edgar-44
5. Chris Di Ubaldo- 40
Goaltending
1. Jeff MacDougald- 11-3-0 record, 2.82 gaa, .920 save percentage, 0 shutouts
2. Mike Thomson- 7-1-1 record, 3.79 gaa, .880 save percentage, 0 shutouts
3. Aaron Forer- 4-1-0 record, 2.65 gaa, .900 save percentage, 1 shutout
UQTR Patriotes Team Leaders (regular season)
Goals
1. Thiery Poudrier- 20
2. Jonathan Boutin- 12
3. Mathieu Gravel- 11
4. Yan Gaudette- 11
5. Christian Laroche- 9
Assists
1. Jonathan Boutin- 29
2. Thiery Poudrier- 22
3. Mathieu Gravel- 22
4. Samuel Gibbons- 15
5. Christian Laroche- 14
Penalty Minutes
1. Jonathan Boutin- 55
2. Andre Joanisse- 54
3. Christian Laroche- 44
4. Samuel Gibbons- 39
5. Mathieu Gravel- 38
Goaltending
1. Dany Dallaire- 10-5-2 record, 2.30 gaa, .920 save percentage, 2 shutouts
2. Michaud Sylvain- 7-3-1 record, 2.21 gaa, .930 save percentage, 0 shutouts
- OUA -
Michelle Church
Communications & Media Relations Coordinator
Ontario University Athletics
Tel: (905) 540-5156
Fax: (905) 574-2840
E-mail: michelle.church@oua.ca
Web: www.oua.ca
