AROUND OUA: Bailie shuts door on No.8 Carleton with 39 save shutout
KINGSTON, Ont. (January 29, 2016) - The No.8 CIS ranked Carleton Ravens (18-6-0) visited the Queen's Gaels (14-6-1) on Friday, but could not solve the red hot Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.).
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Bailie shuts door on No.8 Carleton with 39 save shutout
KINGSTON, Ont. (January 29, 2016) - The No.8 CIS ranked Carleton Ravens (18-6-0) visited the Queen's Gaels (14-6-1) on Friday, but could not solve the red hot Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.).
Bailie headed into the game with 11 wins under his belt, while the Ravens goalies Patrick Killeen and Francis Dupuis each have started in 12 games a piece. The two also sit second and third in GAA in the OUA, behind Bailie who holds top spot with a 1.94 GAA.
Game Flow
With 101 goals on the season, it was a tough task for the Gaels to hold off the high-powered Ravens offence. They did just that as they were on the board first in the opening frame. Braden Mercier (Lute Mountain, N.B.) scored to give the home team the always-important first goal of the game. They held the slim margin into the second thanks to a 13 save first period performance from Bailie.
They'd waste no time in the second either, as Andrew Wiebe (Thunder Bay, Ont.) netted his fourth of the year to put Queen's up 2-0. The goal came exactly one minute into the middle frame, and from there Kevin Bailie and the Gaels defence stepped up keeping the game at bay.
The solid defence and discipline extended into the third period as well. It was a game of discipline as each team only took one minor penalty in the 60 minutes of play. The Gaels held down the fort the rest of the way, keeping 13 more Ravens shots out of the net, hanging on and taking the upset win 2-0.
By the Numbers
3 - Shutouts on the year for Kevin Bailie
619 - Saves on the season for Bailie
4 - Bailie also sits 4th in the OUA in wins with 12
17 - Assists on the year for Spencer Abraham (Campleville, Ont.), tallying it on the Mercier goal
29 - Points on the season for Queen's, just three behind UOIT in the standings
Up Next
The Gaels will immediately hit the road for a game in Montreal on Saturday. They'll face off against the No.6 CIS ranked McGill Redmen.
Source: Queen's Gaels
Ridgebacks' inaugural school day game a big success
OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT men's hockey team earned a 4-2 victory over the RMC Paladins in their inaugural school day game played in front of a capacity crowd at the Campus Ice Centre Friday afternoon.
Students from across the Durham Region packed the Campus Ice Centre to watch the Ridgebacks' earn their program high 15th victory of the season.
With UOIT goaltender Brendan O'Neill (Ilderton, Ont.) getting the day off after a 44-save performance vs. Carleton on Thursday night, Ben Csiernik (Hamilton, Ont.) would get the start. After allowing two first period goals, the Kinesiology major settled down and stopped all 21 shots he faced over the final forty minutes to earn his first career OUA victory.
Tied 2-2 in the second period, Connor Jarvis (Port Union, Ont.) would break the deadlock scoring at 14:42. Jarvis would walk out from the corner and snap one over the blocker of Matt Murphy for his eighth of the season.
Less than two minutes later, Jesse Stoughton (Bobcaygeon, Ont.) would cause a turnover behind the net and put home a wraparound to score his third shorthanded goal of the season, giving the Ridgebacks some insurance.
RMC would end up outshooting UOIT 16-9 in the third period but neither team would find the back of the net with Jarvis' goal proving to be the game winner.
James Woodcroft (Milton, Ont.) opened up scoring for UOIT in the first period as he scored his third goal in as many games while Cam Yuill (Wellington, Ont.) netted the other.
Jarvis and Yuill both finished the night with a goal and an assist.
Bennett Huber and David Savery were the first period goal scorers for the Paladins.
With three points this week, UOIT (15-7-2) has locked up at least the fifth seed in the OUA eastern conference. The Ridgebacks currently hold a five-point lead over Queen's (13-6-1) for fourth place, but the Gaels have four games in hand.
The Ridgebacks will have a much-deserved weekend off as they rest up for back-to-back games in Waterloo against Laurier (Thursday) and Waterloo (Friday) next week.
Source: UOIT Ridgebacks
Lakehead storms back to defeat Waterloo
The Lakehead Thunderwolves stormed back from a 2-0 deficit with five unanswered goals to defeat the Waterloo Warriors 5-2 before a crowd of 2,075 at the Fort William Gardens on a snowy Friday night in Thunder Bay.
Wolves' Goalie Devin Green was outstanding, turning aside 41 of the 43 shots he faced while Kelin Ainsworth and Billy Jenkins registered four points each and linemate Garick Gray added three on the night.
The Warriors came out strong, firing 18 shots at Green in the first period and Colin Behenna scored twice while Waterloo held the man-advantage late in the opening frame.
Gray started the Lakehead rally 2:05 into the second when he batted a loose puck past Warriors' netminder Mike Morrison from the top of the crease, and then Dylan Butler scored just over a minute later to tie the game and turn the tide for the Thunderwolves.
Jake Wright tapped the puck in from a sharp angle after a nice set-up by Jenkins and Justin Sefton while the Wolves were on the power play to give Lakehead the lead for good at the 5:40 mark.
Ainsworth scored late in the period to provide the Wolves with a two-goal cushion heading into the final 20 minutes, and then he pounced on a rebound midway through the third to seal the deal for Lakehead.
The Molson three stars of the game were:
1. Devin Green, Lakehead
2. Kelin Ainsworth, Lakehead
3. Billy Jenkins, Lakehead
The win improves the Wolves' OUA record to 6-13-4 (10-15-5 overall) and keeps Lakehead's playoff hopes alive.
The Wolves will look to continue their winning ways when they battle it out with the Warriors again tomorrow night beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Source: Lakehead Thunderwolves
ST. CATHARINES, ON - The Brock University men's hockey team dropped a 7-4 decision to the Laurier Golden Hawks Friday night at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Brock held a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes, and let it slip away in the third period, as Laurier answered six times, including two empty netters, to clinch a playoff berth. Brock remains four points back of Toronto, with three games remaining, for the final playoff spot in the OUA West.
Leading the Badgers was Mitch Nardi (Hamilton, ON) who recorded his 10th and 11th goals of the season. Adding singles were Brody Silk (Iroquois Falls, ON) and Tyson Dallman (Prince Albert, Sask).
Christian Mroczkowski led the Laurier offense with three goals and one assist for a four-point night. Matt Dupont (1G, 2A) and Ryan Lopes (3A) both contributed with three points each. Adding single goals were Luke Hietkamp, Greg Cerilli and Derek Schoenmakers.
In goal, Laurier starter Colin Furlong registered 37 saves for the victory. Brock's Clint Windsor (Hamilton, ON) collected 25 saves in the loss.
The Badgers return to action on Friday, February 5th when they host the Windsors Lancers 7:15pm at the Seymour-Hannah Centre.
Source: Brock Badgers
Hunt, Marsh lead Varsity Blues over Lancers
Third-year netminder Andrew Hunt posted a season-high 54 saves and fourth-year forward Patrick Marsh scored twice as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team defeated the Windsor Lancers 3-1 on Friday night (Jan. 29) in Windsor, Ont.
With the win, the Blues improve to 10-12-2 and sit in eighth place, only four points out of third, in the OUA West division.
Marsh opened the scoring with a powerplay goal assisted by Connor Cleverley and Christian Finch midway through the first period. First-year forward Max Lindsay then potted his sixth goal of the season with 57 seconds remaining to give Toronto a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Marsh tallied his second goal of the game a team-leading 13th of the season just 2:42 into the second frame and Toronto held a 2-1 lead heading into the final period.
Lancers forward Sebastian Beauregard spoiled the shut out with a goal early in the third period, but the Blues held on for the road victory.
Hunt made 25 of his 54 saves in the second period alone.
The Varsity Blues are back in action next Friday, February 5 as they host the Western Mustangs at Varsity Arena. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
Source: Toronto Varsity Blues
