M-Hockey Saturday Roundup
Brock, 2 @ Windsor, 1 OT
Badger rookie Matt Abercrombie (Sarnia, Ont.) scored both goals, his team leading 15th and 16th of the season, as the Brock men's hockey team (12-9-6 OUA West) downed the Windsor Lancers 2-1 in overtime Saturday night on the road.
Windsor opened the scoring mid-way through the first period when Matt McCready and Mike Lombardi set up Dan Lombardi for his third of the year.
Abercrombie pulled the Badgers even at the 4:50 mark of the second period with senior Joey Pell (Dryden, Ont.) picking up the assist.
The third period would be scoreless, sending the teams to overtime. This game marked the 11th time the Badgers have been to extra time this season.
It was 1:24 into the overtime period when Abercrombie beat Windsor goalie Frank Dayus with the game winner, his third of the campaign. Freshman Kaine Geldart (Kingston, Ont.) and senior Steve Mullin (Guelph, Ont.) added assists on the power play marker.
In goal, junior Kurt Jory (Brandon, Man.) made 22 saves, including the 1000th as a Badger to record his 12th win of the season, while Dayus stopped 28 shots in a losing effort.
Source: Brock Sports Info
UOIT, 3 @ Western, 0
The UOIT Ridgebacks handed Western only their second regulation loss of the season on Saturday night as they shutout the No. 3 ranked Mustangs 3-0 in OUA men’s hockey action.
Goaltender Jason Guy (Whitby, Ont.) was phenomenal in between the pipes for UOIT, stopping all 43 Mustang shots he faced, going on to record his second shutout of the season.
The Ridgebacks picked up their second road victory in as many nights, as they defeated Brock 2-1 on Friday night. After allowing one goal in the first period against the Badgers, Guy has played 115:51 minutes of shutout hockey enroute to the Ridgebacks pair of road victories.
With the win, UOIT takes the season series against the first place Mustangs two games to one. They handed Western their first loss of the year back on Friday, October 15, beating the Mustangs 5-4 in overtime.
In Saturday’s contest, Western and UOIT were scoreless heading into the third period, with the goalies combining to turn aside 55 shots over forty minutes.
Third year forward Kyle Wetering (Pickering, Ont.) would eventually break the deadlock at the 5:56 mark of the third period, as he walked around a defender on the left wing boards and beat Western goalie Josh Unice with a hard shot along the ice. Freshmen Luke VanMoerkerke (Tillsonburg, Ont.) and Shawn Connors (Chatham, Ont.) recorded assists on the play.
With the Mustangs pressing for the equalizer, UOIT would score two empty net goals to secure the two points. Nathan Spaling (Drayton, Ont.) scored his ninth goal of the season at the 18:28 minute mark and Josh Vatri (Barrie, Ont.) notched his 14th goal of the season just 56 seconds later.
Spaling has recorded six points in his last three games, while Vatri has scored eight goals in his last six games. With 14 goals on the season, Vatri leads the team in goals and is fourth in the OUA western conference.
The Ridgebacks penalty killing unit was sharp as they shut down the conference’s top offence, fighting off four penalties. UOIT only had one power play opportunity on the night.
After a tough start to the season, Guy has taken his game to new heights in 2011. The 2009/10 OUA all-star and all-rookie team member has picked up five victories since the new year, posting a 2.78 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
Source: UOIT Sports Info
Queen’s, 5 @ RMC, 2
The Queen's Gaels men's hockey team (12-11-3) scored three power play goals and a short-handed goal en route to winning the 25th annual Carr-Harris Cup over the RMC Paladins (4-22-1) 5-2 Saturday night at Constantine Arena.
The historic game, which commemorates the first hockey game played between the two schools back in 1886, was a rough and tumble affair that saw the two teams combine for 90 minutes in penalties.
Fittingly, the Gaels opened the scoring on the powerplay when Kelly Jackson of Toronto, put a bouncing puck past RMC goaltender Andrew Flemming of Quispamsis, N.B., midway through the first period.
RMC would respond in the second period with a pair of powerplay markers of their own. First, Matthew Pinder of Calgary, redirected home a point shot to square the game at one before Michael Soros of Ottawa, scored his first goal of the season to give the home team a 2-1 lead after two periods.
With the crowd behind the Paladins to start the third, the Gaels needed a spark and it came in the form of Jackson. The rookie forward would notch his second goal of the contest on a powerplay to tie the game at two.
From there, the Paladins fell apart, taking consecutive penalties to give Queen's a two-man advantage. Jonathon Lawrance of Steinbach, Man., would make RMC pay deflecting home an Alexi Pianosi (Halfiax, N.S.) point shot to give Queen's the 3-2 lead.
Just over a minute later, Patrick McEachen of Stouffville, Ont., sprung Scott Kenway of Calgary, on a breakaway and he made no mistake, putting a backhander high over the shoulder of Flemming to give the Gaels a two goal margin.
The Gaels would round out the scoring shorthanded when Jordan Soquila of Maple Ridge, B.C., made an almost identical move to Kenway and beat Flemming over the blocker.
Steele De Fazio of Georgetown, Ont., making his second consecutive Carr-Harris Cup start, got the win in net for Queen's, turning aside 21 shots. Flemming was handed the loss as he made 24 saves.
Following the game, Jackson was named the Queen's game MVP while Landon Lavictoire of Kirkland Lake, Ont., took home the honours for the Paladins.
Source: Queen's Sports Info
Toronto, 3 @ Nipissing, 0
Robert Kay scored one goal and added one assist to lead the Varsity Blues men’s hockey team to a 3-0 victory over the third-place Nipissing Lakers on Saturday night (Feb. 5) in North Bay, Ont.
With the win, the Blues are 10-10-0 and move into a tie with the Concordia Stingers for sixth place, while the Lakers drop to 16-8-3 and sit in third place in the OUA East.
Kay opened the scoring with what would be the eventual game-winner eight minutes into the second period on a Toronto powerplay. The Orono, Ont., native then set up Paul Dupont’s goal on another man advantage 6:24 into the third period.
First-year forward Michal Markovic would add an insurance marker with 17 seconds remaining in the game to secure the 3-0 upset victory.
Rookie goaltender Garrett Sheehan made 23 saves and earned his first career shut out in the victory.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Laurier, 2 @ Guelph, 4
Starting to build a bit of a streak, the Guelph Gryphons came into tonight’s game (Feb. 5) against the Laurier Golden Hawks with the hope to extend their winning streak to four-straight games. While it was the Golden Hawks who initiated the scoring in the first period, it would be the Gryphons who finished on top 4-2.
Ed Gale (Keswick, Ont.) led the Gryphons tonight with an empty-net goal and three assists. Helping out on the offensive, Zach Lillie (Bracebridge, Ont.) and Ken Peroff (North Bay, Ont.) each contributed a goal and an assist on the score sheet.
It would be James Marsden (Exeter, Ont.) and Alexander Poulter (Broomfield, Co.) who would come through for the Golden Hawks, each pocketing a goal on the night.
Andrew Loverock (Elmvale, Ont.) made the start for the Gryphons and stood tall, stopping 22 of 24 shots for his fourth win in as many starts.
Ryan Daniels was between the pipes for Laurier and put forth a valiant effort making 31 saves, but was saddled with the loss.
The Gryphons move to 14-10-2 with the victory, while Laurier drops to 14-7-5.
Loverock was tested early in the first period and looked sharp for the Gryphons. Stoning a Laurier forward on a shallow breakaway, Loverock ended up sprawled on his stomach, but didn’t stop his magic there, proceeding to make saves from this awkward position on two extra efforts from the Golden Hawks. Of course, the excited Gryphon fans responded accordingly, with cowbells ratling.
Despite the efforts of Loverock throughout the frame, it would be the Golden Hawks who got on the board first at 15:58 in the period. Out-muscling the Gryphon defense in the corner, Laurier managed to pull the puck free and get a shot on net. While the initial play was unsuccessful, Poulter was sitting on the doorstep and banged the loose puck into the back of the net.
It would take Guelph almost two periods before getting on the score sheet, but when they did they made it count. With just 20 seconds separating goals, the Gryphons managed to catch the Golden Hawks and take the lead in the later part of the second period.
The Gryphons would get started when Zach Lillie stepped over the Laurier blue line and wired a wrist shot over the far shoulder of Daniels, evening the score at one. Before the Golden Hawks had time to contemplate the first goal, the Gryphons were back in their zone ready to do more damage.
Lillie, now looking to share the wealth, fed Ed Gale in the neutral zone, providing a lane to the net. Gale, who assisted the first goal, fired the puck on net hard and while his shot was be turned down by Daniels, it was too much to absorb and the puck was left on the ice in front of the Laurier netminder. J.T. MacDonald, making use of his unmatchable speed, hustled to the net before Daniels could react and shoveled the puck top-shelf from in close. The Gryphons would enjoy their first lead of the game going into the second intermission.
Both teams would find themselves in penalty trouble in third period, but surprisingly it would be the short-handed Golden Hawks who would find the back of the net first. Midway through the frame Laurier forward, James Marsden, hammered the puck on net from the sideboards and the howitzer passed through Loverock, tying the game at two apiece.
Just a few minutes later, while on another powerplay, the Gryphons made a strong, offensive surge into the Laurier end. Gale, crossing the blue line, spun and dropped the puck for a trailing Ken Peroff, who would finish the play in style. Slowing down and using a shoulder fake, Peroff forced Daniels to make a move and the goaltender ended up on his knees outside the crease. Peroff continued on his path and dangled the puck around Daniels, tucking it neatly on the other side of the goal line to restore the lead, 3-2.
The Gryphons spent the rest of the period fighting off the Golden Hawks, who were relentless in their attempts to knot the game once again. Fortunately for Guelph, their hard work paid off and Gale put an end to the fight with an empty-net goal as the final seconds ticked down, resulting in a 4-2 victory for the Gryphons.
Source: Guelph Sports Info
York, 6 @ Lakehead, 7 OT
The Lakehead Thunderwolves defeated the York Lions 7-6 in overtime Saturday night at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, ON.
Lakehead stormed out of the gate, looking to avenge Friday night’s disappointing loss and played a much more physical brand of hockey from the outset. Jadran Beljo was robbed early on by York goaltender David Blair, but got his revenge at 5:52 of the first period on a partial breakaway, flipping the puck over Blair’s shoulder to put Lakehead in front 1-0. Assists on the goal were credited to Trevor Gamache and Jadran Beljo. Kyle Moir made some huge saves in the first period to keep the Wolves in front. Ryan McDonald increased Lakehead’s lead to 2-0 at 14:03 of the first period on a nice pass from Brock McPherson; the other assist went to Adam Sergerie.
The Lions responded when Kyle Lamb fired a shot over Kyle Moir’s shoulder to pull York to within one at the 18:13 mark of the first period on a 5-on-3 power play.
The second period was not a good one for Lakehead, as York scored three unanswered goals; two by Jaskirat Gill and one by Adam Stuart, to pull in front 4-2. Ryan McDonald, who was flying all night, narrowed the margin to 4-3 at 16:40 of the second period, when he ripped a wrist shot over Blair’s shoulder. Assists on the power-play goal went to Mike Quesnele and Sergerie.
With Ryan Magill in the box, York’s Mackenzie Micks put the puck past Alex Dupuis, who took over for Moir after the fourth York goal, to put the Lions in front 5-3. Before the busy second period could end, Jadran Beljo scored his second goal of the game to make the score 5-4; the assists were credited to Andy Zulyniak and Quesnele.
It was a wild third period with a playoff-like atmosphere that saw both teams trading plenty of chances. Jadran Beljo got the crowd going at 6:40 when he scored his third goal of the game with Lakehead down two men to tie the game at 5-5. York’s Matt Thomson put the Lions back in front at 7:29 on the powerplay, but just twenty seconds later, Brock McPherson scored Lakehead’s second shorthanded goal of the period to knot things up at 6-6.
Fifty-six seconds into overtime, Mitch Maunu fired a wrist shot past Blair to give Lakehead the win.
Source: Lakehead Sports Info
McGill, 0 @ Carleton, 3
The Carleton University Ravens men’s hockey team shut out the No. 2 nationally ranked McGill University Redmen for the second time this season, skating away with a 3-0 victory at the Ice House on Saturday afternoon.
The Ravens handed the Redmen their first regulation loss last week, earning a 4-0 victory on home ice. With today’s win, Carleton’s record improves to 17-7-2 for 36 points and second place in the OUA East.
Justin Caruana (Orono, Ont.) got things started for Carleton less than four minutes into the game, when he beat Redmen goalie Hubert Morin (St. Georges de Beauce, Que.).
Less than a minute later, Jeff Hayes (Ottawa) came streaking in and dropped the puck to a trailing Joe Pleckaitis (Toronto), who made no mistake and gave the Ravens a 2-0 lead.
With 34 seconds left on the clock in the second, Joey Manley (Ottawa) put Carleton up 3-0 heading into the final period of play.
The Redmen turned up the pressure in the third, holding the Ravens to just one shot for the first 15 minutes of the period. But Carleton netminder Ryan Dube (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) did a good job to keep them off the scoreboard, making 25 saves for his second shutout of the season.
Source: Carleton Sports Info
