December 6, 2010
M-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: McGill sweeps weekend over Ottawa
Waterloo Warriors @ Brock Badgers
The Brock Badgers men's hockey team (7-5-5 OUA) rode a hat-trick from Adam Schwark (Saskatoon, Sask.) and three points from rookie Kaine Geldart (Kingston, Ont.) to knock off the No. 10 Waterloo Warriors 5-3 in the final game before the holiday break Friday.
Schwark opened the scoring in the last seconds of the first period when he banged in a loose puck just before the buzzer sounded to end the frame. C.J. Dickson (Thorold, Ont.) and Geldart picked up assists on the power play marker.
The Badgers started the second period just as they finished the first. Forty-eight seconds into the period when Derek Brochu (Welland, Ont.) and Dickson set up rookie Jordan Gignac (Hamilton, Ont.) for his sixth of the season. Less than two minutes later Geldart added his eighth of the season from Matt Abercrombie (Sarnia, Ont.) and Schwark to put the Badgers up 3-0.
Waterloo finally got on the board at 7:33 of the second period. It was then that Steve Whitely beat Badger goalie Kurt Jory on the power play, with Kyle Sonnenburg and Tyler Moir picking up the assists.
Brock would regain their three-goal lead at 9:28 when Schwark picked up his second of the game from Abercrombie and Joey Pell (Dryden, Ont.) Schwark's goal would send the teams to the locker room with the Badgers up 4-1.
Waterloo closed the gap to 4-2 11:58 into the third when Josh Schappert and Whitely set up Chris Ray on the power play. The Badgers would reply with a power play marker of their own at the 15:52 mark. Schwark completed his hat-trick with Pell and Abercrombie picking up helpers.
With the goalie pulled and a Badger in the penalty box Waterloo would score their third of the game at the 18:00 mark. Tyler Moir would tip in Sonnenburg's shot from the point with Jarrett Schnurr picking up the other assist.
Moir's goal would make the score 5-3 put that's as close as the Warriors would get, as Jory and the Badgers defence closed the door to preserve the victory.
The Badgers converted on two of their eight power play chances, while Waterloo was 3-for-8 with the man advantage.
In goal, Jory made 19 saves to earn his seventh win of the season, while Keaton Hartigan made 32 saves in the loss.
Source: Badgers Athletics
UOIT Ridgebacks @ Windsor Lancers
Jason Guy made 35 saves to lead the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team to a 2-1 road victory over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday night.
UOIT heads into the holiday break with a 6-7-4 conference record and have recorded points in their last four outings. The Ridgebacks are six points ahead of York for the final playoff position in the Western conference and only three points behind Brock for fifth place.
After a scoreless first period on Saturday night, the Ridgebacks began the second with a bang as Brendan Wise (Stouffville, Ont.) scored on the power play just 35 seconds into the frame. Wise is in the top five in freshman goal scoring with eight goals this season.
Kyle Wetering (Pickering, Ont.) followed Wise’s goal up with his fifth of the season to give UOIT a two goal lead. Scott Baker (Mactier, Ont.) recorded two assists in the period.
In the third, Kyle Lang of the Lancers scored his fifth of the season to break up the Ridgebacks shutout at the 7:44 mark of the period, cutting UOIT’s lead in half.
Guy would shut the door for the remainder of the game, making 10 third period saves as UOIT skated off with the 2-1 victory.
Ottawa Gee-Gees @ McGill Redmen
The Gee-Gees were looking to finish off the first half of the season on a high note as they were looking for a little redemption after last night’s 8-2 blowout at the hands of the McGill Redmen.
The garnet and grey came out with a much better effort tonight in keeping pace with the No. 2 Redmen. It was back and forth for much of the first and second period, with McGill coming out with a 4-3 lead going into the third.
Unfortunately for the Gee-Gees, and similar to last night, they simply ran out of gas in the third. McGill would go on to win by a final score of 7-4. Again McGill’s penalty kill frustrated the Gee-Gees for the second straight night, going 1 for 6 on the man advantage.
Head coach Dave Legerwas much more pleased with the effort his team gave tonight: “I thought we played a much more complete game than last night, we certainly had some push back tonight, and I think we competed really hard tonight. But we made some mistakes, and that team will capitalize when you make mistakes.”
“I was proud with how the guys competed, we battled really hard tonight. We showed a lot of grit. Like Matt White had to get stitches on his mouth last night and didn’t get back till four in the morning. So he put a cage on tonight and battled hard, and showed a lot of grit and character I thought tonight,” added Leger.
The Gee-Gees head into the Christmas break with a healthy 9-6-2 record, and will pick it back up on January 3, 2011 in an exhibition game versus Lake Superior Statein Rockland, Ont. The garnet and grey resume their regular season on Friday January 7, 2011 when they visit cross-town rivals, theCarleton Ravens.
The garnet and grey came out with a much better effort tonight in keeping pace with the No. 2 Redmen. It was back and forth for much of the first and second period, with McGill coming out with a 4-3 lead going into the third.
Unfortunately for the Gee-Gees, and similar to last night, they simply ran out of gas in the third. McGill would go on to win by a final score of 7-4. Again McGill’s penalty kill frustrated the Gee-Gees for the second straight night, going 1 for 6 on the man advantage.
Head coach Dave Legerwas much more pleased with the effort his team gave tonight: “I thought we played a much more complete game than last night, we certainly had some push back tonight, and I think we competed really hard tonight. But we made some mistakes, and that team will capitalize when you make mistakes.”
“I was proud with how the guys competed, we battled really hard tonight. We showed a lot of grit. Like Matt White had to get stitches on his mouth last night and didn’t get back till four in the morning. So he put a cage on tonight and battled hard, and showed a lot of grit and character I thought tonight,” added Leger.
The Gee-Gees head into the Christmas break with a healthy 9-6-2 record, and will pick it back up on January 3, 2011 in an exhibition game versus Lake Superior Statein Rockland, Ont. The garnet and grey resume their regular season on Friday January 7, 2011 when they visit cross-town rivals, theCarleton Ravens.
Source: Gee-Gees Athletics
York Lions @ Laurier Golden Hawks
The Laurier Golden Hawks finish their semester on a high note as they defeated the York Lions 4-1. In what became a very chippy contest, the Hawks pick up their tenth point out of a possible twelve while the Lions have lost three straight.
The game looked bright for the Lions in the first as they were out-shooting their opponents. In the middle of some good scoring chances Lions forward Cassidy Preston (North Bay, Ont.) missed an open net off of a rebound from a sharp angle. It turned worse for the Lions as their defenseman collided, allowing a breakaway for Mitchell Good (Wellesley, Ont.). David Blair (Ajax, Ont.) stopped the first shot, but could not stop the rebound as Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que) scored his tenth of the season. As the goal was being announced, the Hawks Colin Williams (Orangeville, Ont.) added another for a two goal lead after one.
Sixteen seconds into the second period, Riley Brand (Bradford, Ont.) made a cross ice pass to Jesse Messier (Keswick, Ont.) who made no mistake for his sixth of the year. It would be the only blemish of the night for Ryan Daniels (Pickering, Ont.) who made 35 saves on 36 shots for a great weekend, picking up two 4-1 victories. Commenting on how his team has been outshot in those two games, "It's not the number of shots, it is the percentage where they come from. Our defence did a pretty bang up job."
The Hawks Mitchell Good banged in the puck off a rebound on the power play for his third of the year. Good finished the night with one goal and two assists which is a career high for points. Teammate Matthew Reid (Markham, Ont.) tapped in a pass from behind the net for a three goal lead going into the third.
As both teams were unable to score in the third, on came the rough stuff. The Hawks took seven minor penalties in the game but the Lions were unable to capitalize going 0-for-7. The Hawks went 1-for 4-in the game. The Lions goaltender David Blair turned aside 24 of 28 shots in the loss.
Golden Hawks head coach Greg Puhalski commented on the season going into the second half of the season. "With five weeks off, you've got to stay in shape. It is a great chance to get in shape. That is really what separates the men from the boys."
The game looked bright for the Lions in the first as they were out-shooting their opponents. In the middle of some good scoring chances Lions forward Cassidy Preston (North Bay, Ont.) missed an open net off of a rebound from a sharp angle. It turned worse for the Lions as their defenseman collided, allowing a breakaway for Mitchell Good (Wellesley, Ont.). David Blair (Ajax, Ont.) stopped the first shot, but could not stop the rebound as Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que) scored his tenth of the season. As the goal was being announced, the Hawks Colin Williams (Orangeville, Ont.) added another for a two goal lead after one.
Sixteen seconds into the second period, Riley Brand (Bradford, Ont.) made a cross ice pass to Jesse Messier (Keswick, Ont.) who made no mistake for his sixth of the year. It would be the only blemish of the night for Ryan Daniels (Pickering, Ont.) who made 35 saves on 36 shots for a great weekend, picking up two 4-1 victories. Commenting on how his team has been outshot in those two games, "It's not the number of shots, it is the percentage where they come from. Our defence did a pretty bang up job."
The Hawks Mitchell Good banged in the puck off a rebound on the power play for his third of the year. Good finished the night with one goal and two assists which is a career high for points. Teammate Matthew Reid (Markham, Ont.) tapped in a pass from behind the net for a three goal lead going into the third.
As both teams were unable to score in the third, on came the rough stuff. The Hawks took seven minor penalties in the game but the Lions were unable to capitalize going 0-for-7. The Hawks went 1-for 4-in the game. The Lions goaltender David Blair turned aside 24 of 28 shots in the loss.
Golden Hawks head coach Greg Puhalski commented on the season going into the second half of the season. "With five weeks off, you've got to stay in shape. It is a great chance to get in shape. That is really what separates the men from the boys."
Source: Hawks Athletics
Carleton Ravens @ UQTR Patriotes
The Carleton University Ravens men’s hockey team fell 3-2 to the UQTR Patriotes Friday night on the road.
Pierre-Luc Lessard (Thetford-Mines, Que.) made the biggest play of the night, sealing the home team win with a goal in the final second of play.
With the loss, the Ravens record stands at 10-5-2 heading into the holiday break.
Marc-Andre Laroche (Victoriaville, Que.) opened the scoring in the first, ending the period with a 1-0 lead for UQTR.
Nicolas Desilets (Nicolet, Que.) took advantage of a powerplay opportunity in the second period to put the Patriotes up 2-0. Three minutes later, Raven Joe Pleckaitis (Toronto) put Carleton on the board with a powerplay goal of his own to pull his team within one.
Andrew Self (Peterborough, Ont.) took the third powerplay goal of the night, finding the back of the net a few minutes into the third period to tie the game at two before Lessard won the game for UQTR.
Source: Ravens Athletics
Toronto Varsity Blues @ Nipissing Lakers
Two seconds.
That's how long it took for a decision to switch line combinations to pay dividends for the Nipissing Lakers as they rallied with four second-period goals during a 5-3 win over the University of Toronto Blues at Memorial Gardens, Friday.
Trailing 2-1 with 9:05 left in the second period, forward Dorian Peca was sent out on the left wing alongside Ryan Maunu and Andrew Marcoux for a faceoff in the Toronto zone.
Two seconds later, after Maunu had kicked the puck ahead off the draw, Peca buried a tap-in to tie the score and the Lakers never looked back.
Conor O'Donnell followed with a tap-in of his own from Jason Gray to put the Lakers up 3-2 before adding the eventual game-winner on a nifty rush in the final minute of the period, blazing into the Toronto zone and roofing a laser top-cheese against Toronto goaltender Andrew Martin to cap Nipissing's four-goal period.
It was O'Donnell's fourth of the season, his third in the past two games.
In practice, Mike (McParland) has been getting on me to shoot the puck," O'Donnell said.
I do have a good shot, but I just don't have the confidence in it. The last couple of games, I've been shooting the puck and it's been going in.
Tonight, Jason gave me a great pass and Christmas came a bit early for me -- it was a gift. On the second one, I just stepped to the middle and picked the top corner. I just have to start shooting the puck. I know I have a good shot and if I keep putting it on net, good things are going to happen."
Paul Cianfrini and Brandon Happeney also scored for the Lakers, who enter the monthlong holiday break two games above .500 (8-6-3).
Bryden Teich, Anthony Bergin and Byron Elliott scored for Toronto (5-8-3).
The middle frame didn't start well for the Lakers, with Teich and Bergin scoring two goals in a 58-second span to give the Blues a 2-0 lead, the second coming after a missed assignment off a faceoff.
After Lakers head coach Mike McParland called a timeout, the Lakers got things rolling.
I thought we had to take the timeout to get refocused, first of all, and then we made that little change and put Peca with Maunu and he scored on the first shift," McParland said.
That ignited it for us. The Happeney line had just scored before that (Cianfrini's goal) to get us going again and that little line change really helped that line. They got skating and all of a sudden, everybody got skating."
The Lakers outshot the Blues 36-31, with Matt Hache making 28 saves to preserve the win in front of 1,530 fans.
The Blues pulled their goalie with 1:51 left and O'Donnell had a good shot at the hat trick, but he misfired from a tough angle deep in the Blues' zone.
My Dad was standing right at the end there and I wanted to put it in," O'Donnell said. I think I grabbed my stick a little too tight. Give me that shot 10 times in practice, I'll put it in every time."
While heading into the break on a winning note is a positive for the team, O'Donnell also heads in with some confidence after an obvious adjustment period in the season's first half.
Source: Lakers Athletics
OUA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
December 3
Carleton, 2 @ UQTR, 3
Toronto, 3 @ Nipissing, 5
Waterloo, 3 @ Brock, 5
Ottawa, 2 @ McGill, 6
December 4
UOIT, 2 @ Windsor, 1
Ottawa, 4 @ McGill, 7
York, 1 @ Laurier, 4
