Final Results
Dec 29, 05 - 19:00
Redmen 3 - Waterloo @ (MTL. UNIV. CUP at Pierrefonds, Que) 4 (OT)
Montreal University Cup (@ Pierrefonds, Que) -- Non-conference Game
Game Report
McGill meets their Waterloo in shootout loss
PIERREFONDS – Freshman Doug Spooner scored twice, including the game-winner
in a post-overtime shootout as ninth-ranked Waterloo rallied to upset No. 2-McGill
4-3 at the Montreal University Cup hockey tournament in the Sportplex 4-Glaces
arena, Thursday.
The loss snapped a 10-0-2 undefeated streak for McGill, which dropped to 15-4-2
overall, while Waterloo extended their own streak to 12-0-1 and improved to
13-5-2.
Spooner tied the game at 15:47 of the third period and tallied the final marker
in a lengthy shootout, which featured 16 shooters and ended 3-2 for the Warriors.
Defenceman Steven Pearce, a sophomore from Fredericton, tallied a pair of power
play goals, to give McGill a 2-0 first-period lead but Waterloo came from behind
in the third on goals by Shane Hart (on a breakaway) and Adam Metheral (on a
second rebound). After McGill regained a short-lived 3-2 lead on a power play
marker by Mathieu Leclerc at 14:16, Spooner scored the disputed equalizer, which
appeared to bounce in off his leg when he charged into McGill netminder Mathieu
Poitras, who took the loss and saw his record fall to 9-2-1 overall.
The Redmen appeared to have won the shootout when Charles Gauthier thought
he scored on McGill’s fifth penalty shot but referee Marc Muylaert ruled
that the puck had hit the upper left corner, where the goalpost and crossbar
meet.
McGill outshot Waterloo 41-37 as Warriors netminder Curtis Darling made 38
saves in the game and saved four of seven shots in the shootout.
Waterloo, who hasn’t played McGill since 1997, extended their undefeated
streak over the Redmen to 4-0-2, dating back to 1990. The Warriors (2-0) will
play Ottawa in Friday’s championship game at 7 p.m. The Gee-Gees (1-1)
lost 3-2 to Brock (1-1) but advanced to the final on goal-differential. McGill
is off until Jan. 6, when they put their 12-game regular season undefeated streak
(10-0-2) on the line against Ottawa (7-6-1) at McConnell Arena.
GAME NOTES: The Redmen, who went 3-for-10 on the power play in the game, killed
off all seven shorthanded situations and have now successfully snuffed out 20
consecutive manpower disadvantages (the school record is 41, established earlier
this season)… McGill had to go through the shootout without the services
of sniper Doug Orr, who was ineligible after taking a late minor penalty, which
was set to expire past the overtime period… McGill scratches for the game
included senior Benoit Martin (injured), plus three healthy freshmen: Marko
Kovacevic, Daniel Pharand and defenceman Ken Morin… Among the numerous
former Redmen in the crowd was Francois Lajeunesse (1993-97), employed as an
engineer in Houston, who was in Montreal visiting family… Eight of McGill’s
12 remaining league games are scheduled to be played at home… The Redmen
are 8-0 on the road in regular season play, one win short of the school record
set way back in 1936-37… McGill can tie the club record when they play
at UQTR on Jan. 17… The other remaining road games are at UQTR (Jan. 31),
at Concordia (Feb. 8) and at Ottawa (Feb. 11).
SCORING SUMMARY
Waterloo 4, McGill 3 (OTS; Waterloo wins shootout 3-2)
FIRST PERIOD:
1. McGill: Steven Pearce 2 (D. Urquhart, S. Shewchuk), 6:37 (PP)
2. McGill: Steven Pearce 3 (D. Orr, D. Urquhart), 12:11 (PP)
Penalties:
Waterloo: A. MacDonell (hook), 5:45
Waterloo: A. MacDonell (trip), 11:33
Waterloo: M. Levicki (trip), 12:56
Waterloo: B. Fitzgerald (rough), 15:43
McG: Y. Turcotte (hook), 16:54
McG: E. L’Italien (highstick), 18:15
SECOND PERIOD:
(no scoring)
Penalties:
Waterloo: K. Hurley (slash), 0:29
McGill: C. Gauthier (rough), 4:40
McGill: C. Churchill-Smith (rough), 7:20
Waterloo: B. Fitzgerald (hook), 10:49
Waterloo: K. Hurley (trip), 13:10
McGill: K. Davis (hook), 15:52
THIRD PERIOD:
3. Waterloo: Shane Hart (A. MacDonell), 3:18
4. Waterloo: Adam Metherel (A. Barrie), 9:45
5. McGill: Mathieu Leclerc 5 (D. Urquhart, S. Pearce), 14:16 (PP)
6. Waterloo: Doug Spooner (unassisted), 15:47
Penalties:
Waterloo: C. Darling (delay), served by R. MacGregor), 0:28
Waterloo: J. White (slash), 1:17
McGill: Y. Turcotte (trip), 6:04
Waterloo: B. Fitzgerald (hold), 13:51
OVERTIME PERIOD (5-mins; 4-on-4):
(no scoring)
Penalties:
McGill: D. Orr (slash), 4:12
SHOOTOUT (in order of appearance):
1.Waterloo: Matt Levicki (save by Poitras)
2.McGill: Shawn Shewchuk (save by Darling)
3.Waterloo: Kevin Hurley (save by Poitras)
4.McGill: Ken Davis (save by Darling)
5.Waterloo: Shane Hart (missed net)
6.McGill: Sam Bloom (save by Darling)
7.Waterloo: Dave Philpott (save by Poitras)
8.McGill: Mathieu Leclerc (save by Darling)
9.Waterloo: David Edgeworth (save by Poitras)
10.McGill: Charles Gauthier (missed, hit crossbar)
11.Waterloo: Sean Roche (scored on Poitras)
12.McGill: David Urquhart (scored on Darling)
13.Waterloo: Jordan Brenner (scored on Poitras)
14.McGill: Guillaume Demers (scored on Darling)
15.Waterloo: Doug Spooner (scored on Poitras)
16.McGill: Lucas Madill (missed net)
GOALTENDERS:
McGill:
Mathieu Poitras (L, 9-2-1; 65:00, 3GA, 34 saves; plus 3GA, 4 saves in shootout)
Waterloo:
Curtis Darling (W, 65:00, 3GA, 38 saves; plus 2GA, 4 saves in shootout)
SHOTS BY PERIOD (including shootout):
TEAM: 1-2-3-OT-SO—TOT
McGill: 14-12-12-3-6— (47)
Waterloo: 8- 9-12-8-7— (44)
GOALS BY PERIOD (including shootout):
TEAM: 1-2-3-OT-SO—TOT
McGill: 2-0-1-0-2 — (5)
Waterloo: 0-0-3-0-3— (6)
POWER PLAYS (goals/chances):
McGill: 3/10
Waterloo: 0/7
PENALTIES (No./ minutes):
McGill: 7/14
Waterloo: 10/20
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Doug Spooner, Waterloo
2. Steven Pearce, McGill
3. David Urquhart, McGill
Referee: Marc Muylaert
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MONTREAL UNIV. CUP SCHEDULE:
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Dec. 27
4 pm: Ottawa 7, RMC 2
7 pm: McGill 4, Queen’s 2
Dec. 28
4 pm: RMC 4, Brock 1
7 pm: Waterloo 4, Queen’s 1
Dec. 29
4 pm: Brock 3, Ottawa 2
7 pm: Waterloo 4, McGill 3 (Waterloo wins shootout 3-2)
Dec. 30
7 pm: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Waterloo vs. Ottawa)
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman (514) 398-7012
