January 12, 2009
OUA M-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: NO. 2 UQTR CONTINUE ITS WINNING WAYS
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - The Brock Badgers men's hockey team faced off against the University de Quebec Trois Rivieres (UQTR) Patriotes in the opening game for the team's three-game road trip. UQTR is first place in OUA with only one regular season loss. A highly offensive team led by Jonathan Boutin (La Pocatiere, Que.) who leads OUA in scoring with 35 points in 16 games.
Throughout the first period UQTR maintained an advantage in both shots and scoring chances. Despite the plethora of chances, Tommy Lee (Port Perry, Ont.) managed to hold UQTR to a single goal, which came midway through the period as Francis Charland (Victoriaville, Que.) was allowed to walk out from the corner on the power play.
As the second period progressed UQTR's was able to capitalize on a few of their scoring chances. Mathieu Simoneau (Drummondville, Que.) extended the Patriotes lead to two, as he walked off the half boards and blasted a cannon by Lee. Only a minute later UQTR was back at it with Boutin and Alexandre Demers (Laurier-Station, Que.) walking in on a 2-on-1 with Boutin receiving the feed to make it a 3-0 game.
In the final stanza, Brock picked up the pace and began to press UQTR. Although Brock began to control the play Samuel Beland (Sherbrooke, Que.) was able to hammer home a loose puck putting UQTR ahead 4-0. This time it would be Brock who scored less then a minute later as George Bradley (Burlington, Ont.) picked the top corner on a point shot breaking Jean-Christophe Blanchard's (Trois-Rivieres, Que.) shutout. It would too little, too late for Brock and UQTR would take the 4-1 win.
Brock's next home game will be Jan. 17 when they take on the McGill Redmen at 7:35 p.m. at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre.
Source: Badgers Athletics
NO. 5 LAKEHEAD 6, QUEEN'S 2
KINGSTON, Ont. - The CIS No. 5 Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team earned a weekend road sweep with a 6-2 win over the Queen's Gaels Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Arena in Kingston, Ont.
Lakehead goes to 12-3-2 in OUA play (18-6-2 overall); while Queen's goes to 6-10-2 in OUA play (8-13-2 overall).
Lakehead's scoring came from Adam Sergerie (Thunder Bay, Ont.) with a pair while Dan Speer (Thunder Bay, Ont.), Mark Soares (Burnaby, B.C.), Kris Hogg (Sicamous, B.C.) and Andrew Brown (Bancroft, Ont.) all added a goal and an assist apiece. Drew Kivell (Lakeside, Ont.) added a pair of helpers for the Wolves. Soares goal in the second period was one for the highlight reel as he pulled off a number of high speed fakes before beating Queen's netminder Brady Morrison (Thamesville, Ont.).
Queen's goals came from Mike Bushby (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and David Chubb (St. George, Nfld.).
The Gaels had its chances in the game and outshot the Wolves 37-32 in the game; but Lakehead netminder Kyle Moir (Calgary, Alta.) was sharp when he had to be; picking up his eighth win of the OUA regular season. Morrison took the loss for the Gaels (allowing five goals) while Mackenzie Ball (Shannonville, Ont.) took over in the third in relief for Queen's and let in one goal.
Lakehead was 1-for-4 on the power play and their penalty kill Unit played well (killing off six of eight Queen's man advantages); although both Queen's goals were on the power play. During the game, the Wolves PK squad killed off two four-minute opportunities that kept the Gaels from closing the gap.
Lakehead returns home next weekend for a two-game set against the Ryerson Rams at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Source: Thunderwolves Athletics
NO. 6 LAURIER 6, TORONTO 2
TORONTO, Ont. – Five different Golden Hawks picked up goals as Wilfrid Laurier (15-2-1) defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues (9-7-2) 6-2 at Varsity Arena.
The win extends the Far West divisional leaders streak to six regular season games while Toronto loses their second in three games.
Forward Ryan Bellows (St. Catharines, Ont.), a transfer from Dartmouth College (NCAA) that joined the Hawks over the break, picked up his first goals in purple-and-gold as he opened scoring less than three minutes into the game before scoring a second later on to be the team's leader.
"We had a great team effort against a hard working Toronto team," said head coach Kelly Nobes post game. "We set out to win the special teams battle tonight and we did that scoring on the power play and shutting down Toronto's power play unit."
The Golden Hawk penalty kill was a perfect three for three and is now at 87 percent on the season.
Laurier and Toronto traded goals in the first before Craig Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) netted his sixth of the season on the first of what would be three power play markers. Nathan Peacock (Tillsonburg, Ont.) scored the game-winner just over a minute later on the second power play marker before the Varsity Blues closed the gap to one.
Bellows, Mark Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) and Jeff Burrows netted the fourth through sixth goals. Voakes (two assists and a goal) and Phillip Magistrale (Tsawwassen, B.C.) (three assists) each had a team-high three points.
Team point leader Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que.) picked up a pair of assists moving his point total up to 36 (14 goals, 22 assists) and continuing his career best nine-game point streak. The total ranks him second in the nation just two back of the leader. Mark Voakes is just a single point behind with 35.
Backstop Jeff MacDougald (Shallow Lake, Ont.) faced 24 shots on net, stopping 22 while his counterpart Andrew Martin (Mississauga, Ont.) had 32 pucks on net.
The Golden Hawks next host the RMC Paladins at Sun Life Arena on Thur., Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. before hosting the Queen's Gaels in their final crossover contest of the regular season on Sat., Jan. 17 as part of Hockey Day at Laurier. The Alumni Association's K-W chapter will also be hosting their annual family skating party that afternoon prior to the 7:30 p.m. game. For more information and to get tickets to the family skate visit www.wlu.ca/alumni.
OTTAWA 4, GUELPH 3, OT
OTTAWA, Ont. - Matthieu Methot scored the winner with less than one second left in the overtime Sunday afternoon for a 4-3 Ottawa Gee-Gees men's hockey home win over Guelph.
An Ottawa native who played junior hockey with the 67s, Methot scored at 4:59 of the five-minute overtime by shelving a rebound high over Gryphons fourth-year goaltender Andrew Arklie (Dugald, Man.) for his team-leading 13th goal of the season.
uOttawa won its second straight game to improve to 8-6-3 in the OUA East, three points behind second-place Carleton ahead of a Tuesday home game (7 p.m.) against the Ravens at the Sports Complex.
Second-year right wing Corey Thibaudeau (Ottawa, Ont.), fourth-year centre Kevin Glode (Quebec City, Que.), second-year left wing Ryne Gove (Cornwall, Ont.) also scored for the Gee-Gees, who outshot the Gryphons 41-27.
Source: Gee-Gees Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 9, 2009
York 4, McGill 3, SO
UQTR 4, Brock 1
Concordia 6, UOIT 3
Lakehead 1, Queen's 0
Windsor 7, RMC 2
Western 4, Ryerson 1
Waterloo vs. Toronto, PPD
January 10, 2009
Concordia 5, York 0
Lakehead 6, Queen's 2
RMC 3, Windsor 1
Waterloo vs. Ryerson, PPD
Guelph 4, Carleton 3, OT
McGill 4, UOIT 1
Ottawa 3, Brock 2
Laurier 6, Toronto 2
January 11, 2009
Ottawa 4, Guelph 3, OT
Carleton 4, Brock 3
Throughout the first period UQTR maintained an advantage in both shots and scoring chances. Despite the plethora of chances, Tommy Lee (Port Perry, Ont.) managed to hold UQTR to a single goal, which came midway through the period as Francis Charland (Victoriaville, Que.) was allowed to walk out from the corner on the power play.
As the second period progressed UQTR's was able to capitalize on a few of their scoring chances. Mathieu Simoneau (Drummondville, Que.) extended the Patriotes lead to two, as he walked off the half boards and blasted a cannon by Lee. Only a minute later UQTR was back at it with Boutin and Alexandre Demers (Laurier-Station, Que.) walking in on a 2-on-1 with Boutin receiving the feed to make it a 3-0 game.
In the final stanza, Brock picked up the pace and began to press UQTR. Although Brock began to control the play Samuel Beland (Sherbrooke, Que.) was able to hammer home a loose puck putting UQTR ahead 4-0. This time it would be Brock who scored less then a minute later as George Bradley (Burlington, Ont.) picked the top corner on a point shot breaking Jean-Christophe Blanchard's (Trois-Rivieres, Que.) shutout. It would too little, too late for Brock and UQTR would take the 4-1 win.
Brock's next home game will be Jan. 17 when they take on the McGill Redmen at 7:35 p.m. at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre.
Source: Badgers Athletics
NO. 5 LAKEHEAD 6, QUEEN'S 2
KINGSTON, Ont. - The CIS No. 5 Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team earned a weekend road sweep with a 6-2 win over the Queen's Gaels Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Arena in Kingston, Ont.
Lakehead goes to 12-3-2 in OUA play (18-6-2 overall); while Queen's goes to 6-10-2 in OUA play (8-13-2 overall).
Lakehead's scoring came from Adam Sergerie (Thunder Bay, Ont.) with a pair while Dan Speer (Thunder Bay, Ont.), Mark Soares (Burnaby, B.C.), Kris Hogg (Sicamous, B.C.) and Andrew Brown (Bancroft, Ont.) all added a goal and an assist apiece. Drew Kivell (Lakeside, Ont.) added a pair of helpers for the Wolves. Soares goal in the second period was one for the highlight reel as he pulled off a number of high speed fakes before beating Queen's netminder Brady Morrison (Thamesville, Ont.).
Queen's goals came from Mike Bushby (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and David Chubb (St. George, Nfld.).
The Gaels had its chances in the game and outshot the Wolves 37-32 in the game; but Lakehead netminder Kyle Moir (Calgary, Alta.) was sharp when he had to be; picking up his eighth win of the OUA regular season. Morrison took the loss for the Gaels (allowing five goals) while Mackenzie Ball (Shannonville, Ont.) took over in the third in relief for Queen's and let in one goal.
Lakehead was 1-for-4 on the power play and their penalty kill Unit played well (killing off six of eight Queen's man advantages); although both Queen's goals were on the power play. During the game, the Wolves PK squad killed off two four-minute opportunities that kept the Gaels from closing the gap.
Lakehead returns home next weekend for a two-game set against the Ryerson Rams at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Source: Thunderwolves Athletics
NO. 6 LAURIER 6, TORONTO 2
TORONTO, Ont. – Five different Golden Hawks picked up goals as Wilfrid Laurier (15-2-1) defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues (9-7-2) 6-2 at Varsity Arena.
The win extends the Far West divisional leaders streak to six regular season games while Toronto loses their second in three games.
Forward Ryan Bellows (St. Catharines, Ont.), a transfer from Dartmouth College (NCAA) that joined the Hawks over the break, picked up his first goals in purple-and-gold as he opened scoring less than three minutes into the game before scoring a second later on to be the team's leader.
"We had a great team effort against a hard working Toronto team," said head coach Kelly Nobes post game. "We set out to win the special teams battle tonight and we did that scoring on the power play and shutting down Toronto's power play unit."
The Golden Hawk penalty kill was a perfect three for three and is now at 87 percent on the season.
Laurier and Toronto traded goals in the first before Craig Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) netted his sixth of the season on the first of what would be three power play markers. Nathan Peacock (Tillsonburg, Ont.) scored the game-winner just over a minute later on the second power play marker before the Varsity Blues closed the gap to one.
Bellows, Mark Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) and Jeff Burrows netted the fourth through sixth goals. Voakes (two assists and a goal) and Phillip Magistrale (Tsawwassen, B.C.) (three assists) each had a team-high three points.
Team point leader Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que.) picked up a pair of assists moving his point total up to 36 (14 goals, 22 assists) and continuing his career best nine-game point streak. The total ranks him second in the nation just two back of the leader. Mark Voakes is just a single point behind with 35.
Backstop Jeff MacDougald (Shallow Lake, Ont.) faced 24 shots on net, stopping 22 while his counterpart Andrew Martin (Mississauga, Ont.) had 32 pucks on net.
The Golden Hawks next host the RMC Paladins at Sun Life Arena on Thur., Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. before hosting the Queen's Gaels in their final crossover contest of the regular season on Sat., Jan. 17 as part of Hockey Day at Laurier. The Alumni Association's K-W chapter will also be hosting their annual family skating party that afternoon prior to the 7:30 p.m. game. For more information and to get tickets to the family skate visit www.wlu.ca/alumni.
OTTAWA 4, GUELPH 3, OT
OTTAWA, Ont. - Matthieu Methot scored the winner with less than one second left in the overtime Sunday afternoon for a 4-3 Ottawa Gee-Gees men's hockey home win over Guelph.
An Ottawa native who played junior hockey with the 67s, Methot scored at 4:59 of the five-minute overtime by shelving a rebound high over Gryphons fourth-year goaltender Andrew Arklie (Dugald, Man.) for his team-leading 13th goal of the season.
uOttawa won its second straight game to improve to 8-6-3 in the OUA East, three points behind second-place Carleton ahead of a Tuesday home game (7 p.m.) against the Ravens at the Sports Complex.
Second-year right wing Corey Thibaudeau (Ottawa, Ont.), fourth-year centre Kevin Glode (Quebec City, Que.), second-year left wing Ryne Gove (Cornwall, Ont.) also scored for the Gee-Gees, who outshot the Gryphons 41-27.
Source: Gee-Gees Athletics
OUA SCOREBOARD
January 9, 2009
York 4, McGill 3, SO
UQTR 4, Brock 1
Concordia 6, UOIT 3
Lakehead 1, Queen's 0
Windsor 7, RMC 2
Western 4, Ryerson 1
Waterloo vs. Toronto, PPD
January 10, 2009
Concordia 5, York 0
Lakehead 6, Queen's 2
RMC 3, Windsor 1
Waterloo vs. Ryerson, PPD
Guelph 4, Carleton 3, OT
McGill 4, UOIT 1
Ottawa 3, Brock 2
Laurier 6, Toronto 2
January 11, 2009
Ottawa 4, Guelph 3, OT
Carleton 4, Brock 3
