M-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 8 Ravens shutout Golden Hawks
It may have taken them 40 minutes to get on the board, but the Ravens men's hockey team took home a well-deserved two points on Friday night, as they beat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 3-0.
Photo by Valerie Wutti
Friday, Nov. 21
Laurier 0 @ Carleton 3
It may have taken them 40 minutes to get on the board, but the Ravens men's hockey team took home a well-deserved two points on Friday night, as they beat the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 3-0.
"You've got to give Laurier credit, they played well defensively," said Ravens head coach Marty Johnston. "They really frustrated us at times."
Neither team scored in what was a slow opening period, though the Ravens (11-2-0) did have the best scoring chance of the 1st en route to outshooting Laurier (4-8-0) 7-3 in the opening period. Midway through the first, Carleton forward Ryan Van Stralen found himself all alone on a breakaway in front of Laurier net minder Harrison Pharoah. The former Ottawa 67 made a slick backhand-forehand move to beat Pharoah, but the puck bounced on the ice and Van Stralen couldn't slot it into the open net.
The second period saw more of the same, with the Ravens dominating most of the play at 5-on-5, but failing to score. Mike McNamee had the best opportunity of the second period, but his backhanded one-timer from point blank range went wide. Shots in the middle frame were 12-8 in favour of the Ravens, but the stellar play of Pharoah in the Laurier net kept the game tied at zero through 40 minutes.
The Ravens broke the deadlock just 48 seconds into the third period, capitalizing on the fresh ice. With Laurier hemmed in their own zone against a strong Ravens forecheck, Carleton's top line pounced. Captain Damian Cross put a pass onto the tape of Michael McNamee, and the team's leading point-getter made no mistake beating Pharoah from close range. It was McNamee's is 8th goal of the season.
Carleton never looked back, outshooting Laurier 20-4 in the final period with Mitch Zion's goal at 5:18 of the third period serving as an insurance marker. Corey Durocher would add an empty-net goal in the final minute to fully secure the victory – though it was never really in doubt after McNamee's opening goal – for Carleton.
"Not every game can be our best, and tonight we weren't at our best," admitted McNamee, "but a win is a win, and we're on a pretty good streak so as long as we keep finding ways to win, that's what's important."
With the victory, the Ravens improved to 11-2-0 on the season and stayed within one point of the first-place UQTR Patriotes in the OUA East. Goaltender Patrick Killeen was largely untested on the evening, turning aside all 15 shots he faced en route to his second shutout of the season.
"Obviously this team expects to generate a little more offense, and we'll have to tomorrow night," reflected coach Johnston, ahead of Saturday night's clash with the powerful Waterloo Warriors. "They've got some guys up front, some real good forwards with American Hockey League experience along with other guys that have put up some major points in junior. We'll have to be good."
Ryerson 1 @ McGill 4
MONTREAL -- Cedric McNicoll of Thetford, Mines, Que., scored twice and added a helper as No. 9-ranked McGill quadrupuled Ryerson 4-1 in men's university hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.
It was the third straight victory for the Redmen,snapped a three-game win streak for the Rams and avenged McGill 3-2 overtime loss at Ryerson last year, improving their lifetime record against the Rams to 42-7-1 overall.
McNicoll, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound all-star centre, tallied the game's first and last goals, including a nifty coast-to-coast marker in the final period that concluded with a deft deke and a backhanded shot into the top corner of the net. He also set up linemate Patrick Delisle-Houde for what proved to be the game-winner at 18:30 of the opening period, which gave the Redmen a 2-1 advantage heading into the first intermission.
"He's such a dynamic offensive player and had a highlight reel goal tonight, bringing the fans out of their seats. He's been real consistent and good for us again this season," said head coach Kelly Nobes of McNicoll, who leads the Redmen and ranks eighth in the OUA scoring race with a 4-16-20 record in 12 games. A third-year accounting major, McNicoll flew directly from the team's game in Thunder Bay last week to Ottawa, in order to receive an honour from David Johnston, Govenor General of Canada, for being selected among the CIS Top Eight Academic All-Canadians in the country.
Kyle Blaney connected for the lone Ryerson goal on a power-play midway through the first period.
There was no scoring in the middle frame but the ice appeared to be tilted in McGill's favour. They outshot the Rams 15-4 but couldn't put the puck past senior netminder Troy Passingham, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound behomoth from Mississauga.
"Ryerson's got good team speed with some dangerous offensive players and their goalie had a very good game tonight, especially in the second period when he kept the game tight and gave them a chance," said Nobes.
"But I liked the way we played for the full 60 minutes. We were moving our feet tonight, playing with good speed, especially in the offensive zone, creating lots of chances."
Rookie Simon Tardif-Richard finally gave the Redmen some breathing room with an insurance goal at 2:45 of the final stanza, setting the stage for McNicoll's grand finale.
McGill had a 41-30 edge in shots, excluding four attempts that went off the goalpost. Redmen netminder Jacob Gervais-Chouinard of Sherbrooke, Que., made 29 saves and improved his record to 6-2-0 on the season. The economics sophomore has been very economical again this season. He ranks third among all OUA netminders in goals-against average (1.89) and is fourth in save percentage (.937).
Passingham was credited with 37 saves for the Rams and took the loss, dropping to 8-5-0.
The Redmen were 0-for-5 on the power-play and killed off six of seven shorthanded scenarios, including a two-man disadvantage for 43 seconds in the final stanza.
"Even though we didn't score on the power-play, our special teams were solid," Nobes said. "We hit a few goalposts on the PP and had some really good looks. You don't always connect but you want to get good chances and we did that. Once again our penalty-kill unit was very solid. Ryerson's got some dangerous players and we adjusted well on the PK against them."
Ryerson, which sits third in the OUA West with an 8-4-1 record, will head back to Toronto and are off until Nov. 27 when they travel to Guelph.
The Redmen, who sit third in a tough OUA East Division with a stellar 10-3-0 record, failed to gain ground on division-leading UQTR (11-1-1) and second-place Carleton (11-2-0), both of whom won their Friday night games as well. McGill will renew hostilities for the 222nd time with the visiting Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a long-standing rivalry that began way back on Feb. 20, 1899. McGill is 85-121-15 lifetime against the Blues, including a 27-10-4 mark in the last 41 confrontations.
Lakehead 0 @ Queen's 6
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Gaels men's hockey team earned a 6-0 victory in the first of back-to-back games versus the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
Neither squad could find the back of the net in the opening frame with each side generating numerous quality scoring opportunities. Goaltenders Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) of Queen's and Justin McDonald of Lakehead collected six and 16 saves respectively as the game remained scoreless heading into the second.
The Gaels broke through in the opening minute of the middle period when Andrew Wiebe (Thunder Bay, Ont.) deposited a rebound on a shot from Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) to give Queen's the first lead of the night. It did not take long for the Gaels to strike again asPatrick McGillis (Calgary) and Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) buried back-to-back goals 30 seconds apart to put Queen's ahead 3-0. The Gaels continued to accumulate offensive zone pressure as Wiebe added his second of the night and fourth over the past two games on a shorthanded effort. Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) quickly followed with his fifth of the season as Queen's tallied five unanswered goals in the opening ten minutes of the period.
Tyler Moore (Winnipeg) added the lone tally of the final frame as the Gaels went on to earn the 6-0 victory. Bailie finished the night with 22 saves, earning his first shutout of the season, while McDonald suffered the 31 save loss.Braeden Corbeth (Oakville, Ont.) led all skaters in the game with three points on the night.
Head Coach Brett Gibson was pleased with his team's performance, "It was an important game for us," said Gibson. "We wanted to come out and play strong, I think it was our most complete game of the year top to bottom and I thought everyone really showed up tonight."
Brock 3 @ Nipissing 2
Despite a late push and a dominant second half of the game, the Nipissing Lakers men's hockey team came up short against the Brock Badgers on home ice Friday night.
Brock led three different times, with the Lakers closing the gap twice, but they were unable to tie the game after the Badgers took the lead early in the third period.
Chad Thibodeau and Jim McDowell scored power play goals for the Lakers who trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before falling by a goal.
Brock Morrison had two assists while McDowell finished with a goal and an assist.
Jeremy Pominville was solid in net making 26 saves, but will take the loss.
In the final 40 minutes, Nipissing outshot Brock 26-17 and did find the back of the net, but not enough to pick up the two points.
Brock scored their first goal on the power play, with the other two markers coming at even strength.
Badgers goalie Clint Windsor, who wasn't spectacular, was busy and very good and earned the win.
The Lakers will look to bounce back and get back in the win column tomorrow night when they host the York Lions.
Western 8 @ Concordia 4
MONTREAL – A five-goal outburst in the second period helped the Western Mustangs get their six-game road stretch off to a good start with an 8-4 win over Concordia on Friday night at the Ed Meagher Arena.
After falling behind 4-1 in the opening 20 minutes, four Mustangs found the back of the net in the middle frame, with Julian Cimadamore, Jed Rusk, Matt Herskovitz all scoring a goal each, while Adam Mckee beat Concordia netminder Robin Billingham twice in the period.
Goaltender Marc Nother picked up the win for the Mustangs on Friday night, entering the game in relief of Greg Doddsjust over ten minutes into the first period and helped earn the 'W' with 23 saves on the evening.
Nother's win was his second in as many appearances, as he now has two wins both on the season and in his CIS career. The third-year backstop earned his first win last week against the Nipissing Lakers, turning aside 32 shots to help keep Western undefeated at home. At the other end of the ice Billingham was also stellar, turning aside 39 shots in the loss.
Dodds got the start for the Mustangs but was roughed up early, giving up three goals on eleven shots within the first eleven minutes of play. He wasn't given much support and Nother wouldn't be treated much better early either, as Concordia rung off seven more shots before the end of the period and managed their fourth and final goal before the intermission. Alex Micallef had Western's only reply in the period, scoring just over eight minutes in.
After that, however, it was all Western. Mckee was a big reason for that, as he would follow up a first period assist on Micallef's goal with three more points before the end of the night. Two of those points came consecutively in the second period, as he followed up goals by Cimadamore, Rusk, and Herskovitz with two of his own.
Following that big second period, the Mustangs headed into the third frame up 5-3. With momentum still solidly on the Mustangs' side, Western would add some insurance markers late in the game. Mckee helped Luke Karaim put Western up 6-3 just under nine minutes into frame before Rusk scored his second of the game with 24 seconds left on the clock.
After taking season-high amounts of penalties two games in a row last week, the Mustangs committed just two infractions on Friday night. Concordia, on the other hand, took six penalties in total, with Western capitalizing just once on Karaim's third period goal.
Along with McKee and Rusk, three other players turned in multi-point performances on Friday. Steve Reese assisted on three goals, Karaim complimented his insurance goal with an assist on Cimadamore's goal, and Herskovitz made the most of his opportunity on Friday by turning in a goal and an assist.
York 5 @ Laurentian 7
The York University Lions men's hockey team was defeated by the Laurentian Voyageurs 7-5 on Friday (Nov. 21) in Sudbury, Ont.
The Voyageurs opened up the scoring in the first period with a power play goal by Adam Glynn at 13:37. The Lions followed the lead and scored their own power play goal at 16:45 fromConnor Hale (Whitby, Ont.) to even the score at 1-1.
The Lions then took their first lead of the game at 17:17 with a goal by Trevor Petersen(Thornhill, Ont.), changing the score 2-1, but just 19 seconds later a goal from Michael MacDonald tied game again heading into the first intermission.
The Voyageurs took the lead for good in the second period, scoring two goals in the frame – one at 11:11 by Nick Esposto and the other at 12:36 by Gary Horic – to build a 4-2 lead.
With the start of the third, the Voyageurs smacked another goal in the net at 1:29 from Bradley MacDonald, giving them a three-goal advantage.
At 6:54 Michael Santini (Woodbridge, Ont. ) gave the Lions hope after a power play goal cut the deficit to two goals, but less than two minutes later Laurentian's big lead was restored again on MacDonald's second of the night.
Mark Cross (Strasbourg, Sask.) picked up the puck at 9:16, sending it soaring down the ice to Petersen who smacked the puck to the back of the net to score his second of the game. Cross got involved in another assist at 11:41 when Derek Sheppard (Ajax, Ont.) added another goal to the scoreboard for the Lions to close the gap to just one.
However, they were unable to find the equalizer and with goaltender Chris Perugini (King City, Ont.) pulled for the extra attacker, Michael MacDonald netted his second of the night into the empty net.
Perugini made a total of 29 saves out of 35 shots, while Voyageurs goalie Alain Valiquette saved a total of 25 saves out of 30 shots.
The Lions are now in sixth place in the OUA West standings with a record of 5-8-1, while the Voyageurs sit in fourth place in the East with a record of 8-5-1.
Waterloo 8 @ RMC 2
It's safe to say that the Waterloo Warriors men's hockey team has put their recent six-game losing streak behind them.
Brett Mackie (Whitby) scored twice, and Colin Behenna (Waterloo) had four points as the Warriors cruised to an 8-2 victory over the RMC Paladins on Friday night in Kingston.
The win was Waterloo's third straight after losing six in a row, as they pushed their record back over .500 at 7-6-1. The Paladins saw their hard-luck season continue, as they fell to a league-worst 0-13-0.
Chris Hurry (Summerland) stopped 40 shots for his first career CIS victory in the Waterloo goal. Paul Mazzolin was under siege all night, and made 41 stops on 49 shots for the Paladins.
The Warriors also got three-point performances from Mitch Elliot (Prince George) and Chris Chappell (Pickering), while four other Warriors - Kain Allicock (Markham), Mike Moffat(Waterloo), Justin Larson (Buckhorn), and Matt Amadio (Sault Ste. Marie) - notched two points apiece. The Paladins got goals from Brett Pinder and Bruce Hornbrook in the loss.
Amadio scored the only goal in the first period, but the Warriors extended their lead in the second, as they struck early and often in the middle frame. Mackie made it 2-0 just over a minute in, and goals from Elliot, Larson, and Behenna gave Waterloo a 5-1 lead through two periods.
The Warriors added three more goals in the first 10:05 of the third period, including a shorthanded marker by Chappell. Pinder rounded out the scoring for RMC in a penalty-filled final frame.
Saturday, November 23
Lakehead 7 @ Queen's 6 (OT)
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Queen's men's hockey team was defeated 7-6 in overtime versus the Lakehead Thunderwolves Saturday night at the Memorial Centre despite leading the game on six different occasions.
The Gaels were able to grab an early lead, converting on the powerplay in the opening minute of the game after Brett Foy(Niagara Falls, Ont.) redirected Eric Ming's (Williamstown, Ont.) point shot. The Thunderwolves responded with a goal from Brennan Dubchack for their first tally of the weekend series. Queen's regained the advantage shortly after, capitalizing on their second power play of the night. Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) buried a backhand shot after receiving a terrific pass from Spencer Abraham (Campbellville, Ont.) in the slot. Taylor Clements (Toronto) tallied his second of the season to give the Gaels the 3-2 advantage after Lakehead's Cody Alcock knotted the score at two. Patrick McGillis (Calgary) added to the offensive output of the period, burying a wrist shot from the top of the circle after receiving a great stretch pass from Greenaway. The Thunderwolves continued to display resilience, depositing their fourth tying goal of the period on the powerplay in the final seconds of the opening frame.
Neither side could find the scoresheet in the middle period after registering four goals apiece in the first twenty minutes.
The back-and-forth affair continued in the final frame as both teams exchanged goals to begin and end the period.Kris Grant (Wilton, Ont.) of the Gaels netted his first of the season and Kelin Ainsworth of the Timberwolves evened the score with a goal of his own the following minute. Greenaway registered the go-ahead goal with three minutes left to play, but Queen's could not hang on as Lakehead found the equalizer in the final minute to force overtime.
Cody Kostecki of the the Timberwolves scored the game-winning goal in the extra period to give Lakehead the 7-6 victory.
Final shots for the game totalled 43-40 in favour of Queen's. Goaltender Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) of the Gaels suffered the 32-save loss after replacing Chris Clarke (Fall River, N.S.) in the first period, while Lakehead's Justin McDonald earned the 37-save victory.
Toronto 1 @ McGill 4
MONTREAL -- Patrick Delisle-Houde scored the game-winner on the power-play and set up another as ninth-ranked McGill skated like a hot knife through cold butter, defeating the visiting Toronto Varsity Blues 4-1 in men's university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.
The end result was the fourth straight Redmen victory and their ninth in the past 10 outings. It marked the 222nd confrontation with the Varsity Blues in a long-standing rivalry that began way back on Feb. 20, 1899. McGill is 86-121-15 lifetime against Toronto, including a 28-10-4 mark in the last 42 confrontations.
The score was flattering to Toronto as the game wasn't that close, with McGill holding a 36-21 edge in shots and spending much of the even-strength time looking like they were on a power-play.
The Redmen led 2-0 after one period on markers by Jonathan Brunelle, his seventh, and Delisle-Houde, at 10:02 and 15:10, respectively.
"The guys were really excited to get back on our ice to play a couple of games after that long road trip," said Cedric McNicoll, who converted a rebound only 92 seconds into the third period to give McGill a three-goal cushion. "We're a tough team to beat at home and the guys really showed that this weekend by getting off to a good start, taking a lead in both games and getting stronger as the game went on."
The only thing in question appeared to be whether goaltender Karel St-Laurent would merit a shutout. Alas, that question was answered for the home team when Toronto'sKevin Deagle spoiled the bid at 15:46 of the final stanza. Max Le Sieur iced the contest with an empty-netter and had chances to score two more into the vacated cage. He missed the open net on one occasion and unselfishly passed the puck away to a trailing teammate on the other instance.
St-Laurent turned aside 20 of 21 shots for the win, improving to 5-1 on the season. He leads all OUA goalies in both, goals-against average (1.67) and save percentage (.939). Teammate Jacob Gervais-Chouinard (6-2) ranks second and third in both categories, with 1.88 and .937, respectively.
Toronto 'keeper Michael Nishi was nailed with the loss, dropping to 2-6 with a 32-save outing.
The Redmen continued to shine on special teams, going 1-for-4 on the power-play and neutralizing all six Toronto manpower advantages.McGill is ranked sixth of the 19 OUA teams with a power-play that is operating at 20.0 per cent. The PK unit is ranked second behind Western at 87.8 per cent efficiency.
Despite the victory and a sparkling 11-3-0 record, McGill still sits behind division-leading UQTR (11-2-1) but is now tied with Carleton (11-3-0) for second place in the nine-team OUA East Division. The Redmen have two home games left before closing up shop for the December exam break. The will host Concordia (5-11-0), a team they lost to in the preseason, on Thursday morning (Nov. 27) at 10:30 am in the annual "Score With School" promotion. Some 918 tickets have been sold for that event in a venue that seats 950. After that game, McGill will host a much-anticipated showdown with Carleton on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.
Toronto, which dropped to 4-8-1,will host Guelph (3-9-2) and Laurier (5-8-0), Nov. 28-29, respectively.
Western 5 @ UQTR 1
TROIS RIVIERES, Que.— For the second time in as many games the Western Mustangs rode a solid second period to a big win, netting four goals in the middle frame to come away with a 5-1 road victory over the UQTR Patriotes at Trois Rivieres Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
The win improves the Mustangs record to 10-3-0 on the season good for second place in the OUA West division while UQTR maintains first place in the OUA East with a 11-2-1 record on the season.
Friday night, Western used a big five-goal second period to erase an early deficit and set the stage for their 8-4 road victory over the Concordia Stingers. On Saturday, it was more of the same for the Mustangs, as Stefan Salituro, Trevor Warnaar, David Corrente, and Adam McKee all scored in the second period to give Western a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
Still, despite the similarities between the two games, Saturday's victory certainly wasn't just another win for the Mustangs; sure, each of Western's nine wins on the season may count for two points, but Saturday's victory seemed to count for something more.
It was a statement.
Heading into this weekend, Western had struggled on the road so far, going 6-0 at home but was just 1-3 in opposition arenas this season. Their victory over Concordia on Friday demonstrated that they could overcome some early adversity on the road, but it also came against a team ranked just eighth in the OUA East.
The Patriotes, on the other hand, entered the game ranked first in the OUA with an overall record of 11-1-1 and a perfect home record through seven games. They also had a spectacular goals-per-game average of 5.67 at home and had proven time and time again that they were better at both penalty killing and goaltending when playing in their own arena.
But nobody seemed to have told the Mustangs, who charged in on Saturday afternoon and seemed to have little trouble controlling the play against perhaps the best home team in the league. Greg Dodds bounced back in a big way from being pulled on Friday to turn in a solid 37 save performance— his eighth victory of the season.
Salituro set the tone early, scoring the only goal of the first period with just 33 seconds left to give Western some momentum heading into the intermission and reward Dodds for his 15 saves in the frame. He was also responsible for the Mustangs' second goal of the game, responding to a UQTR tally from Billy Lacasse with one of his own. Salituro's goal helped Western regain the lead just over five minutes into the second period.
The Mustangs' would hold firm to that lead, getting insurance markers from Warnaar, Corrente, and McKee before the period was out. McKee's goal, which came with just 30 seconds left in the frame, was his second point of the night and his sixth of the weekend after the veteran scored two goals and added a pair of assists in Friday night's win.
Those goals were enough to chase UQTR starter Francis Desrosiers, who gave way in the third to fellow backstop Guillaume Nadeau. Nadeau would have to be strong in the final frame, as Western continued to control play for much of the frame. At the other end, Dodds stopped 11 shots to close out a strong performance that saw him face double digit shot totals each period.
Laurier 6 @ RMC 5 (2-OT)
KINGSTON, Ont., (November 22, 2014) – Patrick Chore of Kelowna, B.C., scored the game winner and his first career OUA goal in double overtime to push the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men's hockey team to a 6-5 victory over the winless RMC Paladins on the road Saturday night.
In a game that saw 92 shots between the two teams, the Golden Hawks found a way to come out on top for their fifth win of the season.
Team Captain Tyler Stothers of Oakville, Ont., led the way for the Golden Hawks getting four points on the night, while Zack Lorentz of Waterloo, Ont., led the team in goals with two as well as adding an assist. Defencemen Matthew Franczyk of Winnipeg, Man., and Matt Provost of Oakville Ont., each contributed with two points with one of Franczyk's assists coming on the game-winner.
Going into the third period the Golden Hawks were out shot 33 to 20 by RMC, but found themselves in 4-4 tie. In the final frame Laurier fired 20 shots towards the net, doubling the previous total of the first two periods.
Stothers scored his team-leading ninth goal on the season midway through the period to put the Hawks up one with only eight minutes left in the contest.
Unfortunately for the Golden Hawks, RMC's leading scorer Eric Louis-Seize of Montreal, Que., scored his sixth goal of the year to tie the game at five with less than three minutes left in the hockey game. Both teams were not able to find the back of the net in the final three minutes so the game went into overtime.
The Golden Hawks out shot RMC five to one in the first overtime period, but neither teams were able to find the back of the net so the game was went into 3-on-3 double overtime.
In the second overtime period, freshmen Chore netted his first career OUA to give the Golden Hawks the victory as well as snaping their two game losing skid.
Harrison Pharoah of Bracebridge, Ont., picked up the win for the Golden Hawks as he made 39 saves on the night.
Paladins' goaltender Evan Deviller of Sackville, N.S., was handed his sixth loss of the season as he stopped 42 of 48 shots he saw.
York 2 @ Nipissing 4
Friday night, the Nipissing Lakers men's hockey team played catch up all night, eventually running out of time and taking a loss.
Saturday night, Nipissing led from the start and earned a victory over the visiting York Lions.
The Lakers scored in each period – including two in the first – on their way to a 4-2 victory.
Chad Thibodeau and Brock Morrison each had a goal and an assist to lead the Lakers attack, while Colin Campbell and Erik Robichaud added singles.
Kirk Rafuse made 31 saves for the victory.
Thibodeau was in on the Lakers' first two goals, opening the scoring on the power play just five minutes into the game and picking up an assist on Robichaud's goal late in the period.
Nipissing was up 2-1 after the first, the teams traded goals in the second; with Campbell giving the Lakers a 3-1 lead before York cut that in half.
The lone goal of the third game off the stick of Morrison, who tapped home a rebound, to make it 4-2. From there, the Lakers held on.
Jim McDowell added two assists in the win for Nipissing, who now sits in fourth place with an 8-6-1 record, good for 17 points.
They are back in action on the road next weekend, as they close out the first semester.
Waterloo 4 @ Ravens 2
The Ravens men's hockey team's win streak ended on Saturday night against a red-hot Waterloo Warriors (8-6-1) team. Goals from Joey West and Mitch Zion were not enough for the Ravens (11-3-0) to overcome a resilient Warriors team, as they dropped a 4-2 decision against a surging Warriors team.
Carleton got on the board early, opening the scoring just 3:56 into the game via Joey West. Ryan Van Stralen's shot was initially stopped by Waterloo goaltender Mike Morrison, but West potted the rebound for his sixth goal of the season.
Waterloo responded quickly, with Colin Behenna tying it for the visitors just 36 seconds later. Behenna one-timed a pass from Chris Chappell, beating Ravens goaltender Francis Dupuis five-hole for his seventh goal of the year for the Warriors.
The Ravens peppered Morrison in the Waterloo net for the remainder of the period, but the former OHL goaltender proved up to the task, keeping the game tied heading into the first intermission despite the Ravens' 14-7 advantage on the shot clock.
The visitors from Waterloo began the second period aggressively, and Behenna put the Warriors ahead at the 5:58 mark of the second period. Behenna deflected a shot from the point which beat Dupuis five-hole, and the Warriors led 2-1.
The final seven minutes of the 2nd period were filled with another string of penalties for both teams, and the Warriors capitalized on their man advantage to double the lead. With Ravens defenceman Derek Brown sitting in the penalty box for a slash, Waterloo's Joe Underwood ripped a shot through traffic to beat Dupuis and make it 3-1.
More penalty trouble cost Carleton early in the final frame, as the Warriors capitalized on another power play at the 8:29 mark to put the game away. With Ravens captain Damian Cross serving an uncharacteristic boarding penalty, Waterloo defenseman Mike Moffat finished off a pretty 2-on-1 with Behenna, tapping a pass into the gaping Carleton net to put the nail in the coffin of the Ravens' nine-game winning streak.
Mitch Zion scored a consolation goal for the Ravens at 17:19, but it was too little too late – a pair of power plays went unused, and Carleton's prolific winning streak came to an end.
"We had chances to score and we didn't," admitted Ravens head coach Marty Johnston, whose team – third in the CIS in offence – went 0-for-8 on the man advantage. "Our boys battled tonight, and we're happy with the effort, but obviously the result disappoints us."
Waterloo goaltender Mike Morrison was spectacular in the Warriors' net, stopping 43 of 45 shots and making crucial saves in the final five minutes to take home First Star honours on the night.
Ravens goaltender Francis Dupuis allowed four goals on 25 shots, while taking the loss.
Windsor 6 @ UOIT 4
OSHAWA, Ont. – In the opening game of their OUA men's hockey weekend doubleheader, the Windsor Lancers scored four third period goals to come back and beat UOIT 6-4.
The rematch between the No. 5 ranked Lancers and Ridgebacks will take place at the Campus Ice Centre on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Windsor is 12-1-0 on the year while UOIT slips to 6-7-1.
Saturday's game was a seesaw battle with the team's trading goals for the majority of the game. Matt Beaudoin would eventually score the game winner at 11:11 of the third period, as he circled in front of the net untouched and buried a wrist shot by UOIT starting goalie Jesse Raymond (Woodstock, Ont.). Beaudoin would add an empty net goal for Windsor, giving the third year forward nine goals on the year.
Trailing 2-1 after twenty minutes, UOIT turned things around in the second period as they outshot Windsor 15-6 and scored twice to take a 3-2 lead into the break. Colt Kennedy (Ajax, Ont.) and James Woodcroft (Milton, Ont.) were the goal scorers in the period.
UOIT would also score single goals in the first and third periods, with Jordan Ramsay (Pickering, Ont.) and Kevin George (Uxbridge, Ont.) lighting the lamp. George and Kennedy would each end up with a goal and an assist whileCameron Yuill (Wellington, Ont.) had two helpers for the second straight game. George and Yuill are one-two in team scoring with 12 and 11 points respectively.
Julian Luciani was the main playmaker for Windsor as he finished the night with three assists while OUA leading scorer Spencer Pommells had two. Pommells has 28 points in 13 games, with nine being multi-point nights.
Making his second straight start in goal, Raymond ended up with 26 saves. Across the ice, Parker Van Buskirk stopped 29 Ridgeback shots for his tenth win of the year.
Windsor's power play was 1-for-4 with UOIT going 1-for-3.
The Lancers are 7-0-0 away from home this season and are averaging 4.85 goals per game.
Brock 3 @ Laurentian 2 (2-OT)
SUDBURY, Ont. - Daniel Tanel picked a good time to score his first goal of the season. It happened 1:10 into double overtime Saturday night in Sudbury as the Brock Badgers men's hockey team (6-6-1 OUA) won their third straight game with a 3-2 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs (8-5-2 OUA).
Andrew Radjenovic recorded his fifth goal of the season with a powerplay marker. Rookie Taylor Fielding added his fourth goal of the campaign. Jamie Kendra added two assists finishing with a four-point weekend, while fifth year senior Kaine Geldart added a single assist, as he closes in on the 100-point mark of his university career. Radjenovic, Evan Morden and Dylan MacEachern all chipped in with single assists.
Laurentian's Nick Esposito recorded his ninth goal of the season and setup the other Voyageurs goal. Gary Horic added his fifth of the campaign with 53 seconds left in the third period sending it to overtime.
"We have put out a consistent effort in both games this weekend and it resulted in us being in position to win both," said Brock Assistant Coach Mike Macdonald. "These are things we've been stressing in recent weeks and it is great to see the team rewarded for it."
Brock rookie starter Clint Windsor recorded a career-high 31 saves for his third straight victory. Laurentian's Charlie Millen suffered the loss, allowing three goals on 35 shots.
Brock outshot Laurentian 44-33 overall. The Badgers were 1-for-8 on the powerplay while Laurentian went 2-for-7.
Sunday, November 23
Windsor 2 @ UOIT 1
OSHAWA, Ont. – The UOIT men's hockey team held OUA leading scorer Spencer Pommells to just one point on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately for the Ridgebacks, it turned out to be the game-winning goal as the No. 5 ranked Lancers picked up a 2-1 victory.
The Lancers swept the weekend series over UOIT as they improve to 13-1-0. The Lancers' experience played a key role as they were either trailing or tied heading into the third period of both games.
Pommells tenth goal of the season came with just over seven minutes left to go in the final frame, as he was setup by linemate Blake Blondeel. UOIT had plenty of scoring chances of their own in the period, but goaltender Taylor Speed shut the door as he improved to 3-0.
Jesse Stoughton (Bobcaygeon, Ont.) would score the Ridgebacks lone goal, which came late in the first period. Mike Robinson (Stouffville, Ont.) and Mitch Bennett (Fenelon Falls, Ont.) added assists on the play. The goal broke up a four-game scoreless streak for the Ridgeback sniper.
Windsor's game-tying goal in the second period came with a little bit of controversy. With a Ridgeback injured in the offensive zone, the referees did not blow the play dead. Windsor turned the puck up ice and managed to convert on a second chance opportunity. Drew Palmer netted his ninth, scoring the Lancers second shorthanded goal of the season.
Both goaltenders were solid in net, turning aside a number of good scoring opportunities. UOIT's Colin Dzijacky (Thunder Bay, Ont.) made 25 saves while Speed stopped 31 of 32 shots on net.
UOIT's power play was held off the scoresheet for the first time in four games as they went 0-for-6 with the man-advantage. Windsor was shutout on the power play for only the fourth time this season as they were 0-for-3.
Other Scores
Friday: Guelph 2 @ UQTR 6
Saturday: Guelph 2 @ Concordia 3
