No.3-McGill ties Guelph, extends streak to 9-0-2 Nov 26, 05 Ice Hockey (M)

By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Rookie David Volpe of Bolton, Ont., scored at 19:44 of the second period as Guelph battled No.3-ranked McGill to a 2-2 overtime tie in men’s university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.

McGill, the only unbeaten team in the CIS, extend its streak to 11 games (9-0-2), the best start in school history for regular season play, surpassing the team’s 10-0-0 start in 1939-40.

Ken Ritson made 41 saves in nets for the Gryphons, who were outshot 43-24. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound senior from Thunder Bay, Ont., owns a 4-3-3 record.

McGill rookie netminder Jean-Michel Filiatrault was scored upon for the first time this season. He was beaten by OUA scoring leader Jesse Pyatt at 11:56 of the first period, ending Filiatrault’s shutout streak at 191 minutes, 55 seconds, the best start by a freshman goalie in CIS hockey history.

Pierre-Antoine Paquet of Cap Rouge, Que., and Quebec City native Mathieu Leclerc, had given the Redmen 1-0 and 2-1 leads, in the first and second periods. Leclerc’s marker extended his point-scoring streak to five games with four goals and five assists over that period.

McGill’s Marko Kovacevic scored an apparent tie-breaking goal early in the third but after a lengthy discussion between the on-ice officials, the goal was ruled to have hit the crossbar.

The Redmen were 1-for-9 on the power play and killed of all seven shorthanded situations, improving their CIS-record streak to 37 consecutive successful penalty kills. After 11 games, McGill leads all CIS schools with a 96.0 per cent penalty-killing rate (72 of 75).

Guelph plays the Gee-Gees in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon while McGill will close out the semester at Ottawa on Tuesday night.

GAME NOTES: Shawn Shewchuk of Lloydminster, Alta., extended his point-scoring streak to 11 consecutive games. He is tied for second in the OUA scoring race with 7-12-19... McGill has trailed in only one game this year and has won 21 of their 35 periods played, losing three and tying 11… After the exam break, McGill will play three games at the Montreal University Cup tournament in Pierrefonds, Que., from Dec. 27-30.



SCORING SUMMARY

Guelph 2, McGill 2 (OT)

(@ McConnell Arena)

FIRST PERIOD:
1. McGill - Pierre-Antoine Paquet (C. Churchill-Smith) - 11:21
2. Guelph - Jesse Pyatt (C. Gibson, M. Wolloughby) - 11:56

Penalties:
Guelph - S. Morris (Hook), 1:06
Guelph - S. Morris (Hold), 5:39
Guelph - J. Oginski (Rough), 5:39
McGill - S. Shewchuk (Slash), 14:35
McGill - D. Urquhart (Rough), 19:06

SECOND PERIOD:
3. McGill - Mathieu Leclerc (S. Shewchuk, D. Urquhart) - 7:49 (PP)
4. Guelph - David Volpe (A. Bowes, C. Gibson) - 19:44

Penalties:
Guelph - C. Gibson (Hook), 1:57
McGill - M. Leclerc (Highstick), 3:22
McGill - Y. Turcotte (Rough), 4:07
Guelph - R. Cotter (Hold),6:43
McGill - S. Bloom (Trip), 8:15
Guelph - C. O’Brien (Hook), 11:46
McGill - D. Orr (Rough), 19:44
Guelph - A. Bowes (Rough), 19:44
McGill - M. Leclerc (Rough), 19:44
Guelph - J. Oginski (Rough), 19:44
McGill - D. Urquhart (Rough), 19:44
Guelph - C. Gibson (Rough), 19:44
McGill - K. Morin (Rough), 19:44

THIRD PERIOD:
(no scoring)

Penalties:
Guelph - C. O’Brien (Slash), 4:20
Guelph - D. Volpe (Slash), 10:55
Guelph - J. Oginski (Rough), 11:52
McGill - M. Leclerc (Slash), 11:52
Guelph - A. Bowes (Hook), 15:37
McGill - Y. Turcotte (Hold), 18:51

OVERTIME:
(no scoring)

Penalties:
(none)

GOALS BY PERIOD
Period: 1 2 3 4 Total
Guelph 1 1 0 0 (2)
McGill 1 1 0 0 (2)

SHOTS BY PERIOD
Period: 1 2 3 4 Total
Guelph 11 9 2 2 (24)
McGill 14 15 10 4 (43)

PENALTIES (no./minutes):
Guelph: 13/26
McGill: 11/22

POWER PLAYS (goals/chances):
Guelph: 0/7
McGill: 1/9

GOALTENDERS:
Guelph: Ken Ritson (T, 4-3-3; 65:00, 2GA, 41 saves)
McGill: Jean-Michel Filiatrault (T, 3-0-1: 65:00, 2GA, 22 saves)

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Ken Ritson, Guelph
2. Pierre-Antoine Paquet, McGill
3. Jean-Michel Filiatrault , McGill

Attendance: 496