February 27, 2010
GRYPHONS MEN'S HOCKEY SEASON ENDS AT HANDS OF THUNDERWOLVES
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Freshman Matt Dias (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) had three goals including the game-winner in overtime as the No. 7 nationally-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team eliminated the Guelph Gryphons with a 5-4 win, Friday night at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont.
The series between the University Cup hosts and the upstart Gryphons was as closely contested as a two-game sweep can get as the Wolves also needed extra time to win Game 1 on Wednesday at Guelph.
Dias' goals were his first three of the playoffs and he could have had more if not for the timely stops of Gryphons goaltender Scott Van Bommel (Norwich, Ont.) who made 25 saves.
Lakehead also got goals from Andy Zulyniak (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and Scott Dobben (Drayton, Ont.) who forced overtime with 1:02 remaining in the third. Matt Caria (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) had three assists in the win while freshman goalie Alex Dupuis (Thunder Bay, Ont.) stopped 25 of 29 shots.
The Gryphons got goals from Matt Lyall (Richmond Hill, Ont.), Justin Gvora (Thunder Bay, Ont.), OUA West rookie of the year Thomas Kiriakou (Richmond Hill, Ont.), and Kris Belan (Florence, Ont.).
Lakehead narrowly outshot the Gryphons 30-29 and scored the lone power play goal of the evening – Dias' first – going 1-3 to Guelph's 0-2 effort.
Lakehead now advances to face the Western Mustangs in the West finals.
Source: Lakehead Thunderwolves
The series between the University Cup hosts and the upstart Gryphons was as closely contested as a two-game sweep can get as the Wolves also needed extra time to win Game 1 on Wednesday at Guelph.
Dias' goals were his first three of the playoffs and he could have had more if not for the timely stops of Gryphons goaltender Scott Van Bommel (Norwich, Ont.) who made 25 saves.
Lakehead also got goals from Andy Zulyniak (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and Scott Dobben (Drayton, Ont.) who forced overtime with 1:02 remaining in the third. Matt Caria (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) had three assists in the win while freshman goalie Alex Dupuis (Thunder Bay, Ont.) stopped 25 of 29 shots.
The Gryphons got goals from Matt Lyall (Richmond Hill, Ont.), Justin Gvora (Thunder Bay, Ont.), OUA West rookie of the year Thomas Kiriakou (Richmond Hill, Ont.), and Kris Belan (Florence, Ont.).
Lakehead narrowly outshot the Gryphons 30-29 and scored the lone power play goal of the evening – Dias' first – going 1-3 to Guelph's 0-2 effort.
Lakehead now advances to face the Western Mustangs in the West finals.
Source: Lakehead Thunderwolves
