Final Results
Sep 27, 06 - 19:00

Redmen 1 - UQTR (@ Samuel Moskovitch Arena in Cote St. Luc) 2
Non-conference Game

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Eric Beaudin and Thiery Poudrier scored power play goals less than two minutes apart, late in the second period as UQTR edged McGill 2-1 in men’s pre-season hockey at the Sam Moscovitch Arena in Cote St. Luc, Que., Wednesday.

It was the first meeting between these bitter arch-rivals since McGill swept the Pats to capture the OUA East championship last spring. The game featured a combined 29 penalties for 66 minutes (including 42 minutes to UQTR) but the Redmen were unable to take advantage of their power play opportunities. They scored on just one of 14 man-advantage situations, while the Pats went 2-for-10 on the PP.

Patriotes fifth-year netminder Dany Dallaire made 36 saves for the win as McGill outshot UQTR 37-35, including an 18-8 margin in the third period. Mathieu Poitras, McGill’s All-Canadian goaltender, was credited with 33 saves in a losing cause as his record evened at 1-1-0.

McGill opened the scoring on freshman Vincent Lambert’s first career CIS goal, a power play effort at 19:09 of the first period but UQTR rallied in the second, when they held a 19-7 margin in shots.

McGill (1-1-0) heads to Toronto this weekend for a pair of games at the York Invitational tournament. They will open against traditional powerhouse Western on Sept. 30 at 4:30 pm. The Redmen have tied Western for most points atop the OUA standings in each of the last two years.

GAME NOTES: The Molson Cup 3 Stars were: 1) Dany Dallaire (UQTR), 2) Mathieu Leclerc (McGill) and 3) Benoit Martin (McGill)… Redmen forward Charles Gauthier, who scored a hat-trick in McGill’s 9-2 season-opening win over Carleton last week, left the game in the second period after a heavy collision and did not return with a suspected concussion… Redmen head coach Martin Raymond iced a 20-man lineup that included five rookies… McGill lineup scratches were: D Steven Pearce, D Yan Turcotte, F Chris Churchill-Smith, F Teddy Kyres, F Sam Bloom, rookie F Ben Gazdic and G Jean-Michel Filiatrault… Of the 29 penalties called in the contest by referee Nicolas Dutil, 14 of them were for hooking, six were for roughing, four were for interference, two were for too many men and one was called for tripping… Pats forward Vincent Blanchette also received a minor and automatic game misconduct for checking from behind, which carries an automatic one-game suspension. McGill returns to the friendly confines of McConnell Arena next week, when they host Moncton for the final two pre-season games, Oct. 7-8 before regular season play begins on Oct. 13 at Concordia.

SCORING SUMMARY

UQTR Patriotes 2, Redmen 1
(@ Sam Moscovitch Arena, Cote St. Luc, Que)

FIRST PERIOD
1. McGILL - Vincent Lambert 1 (S. Shewchuk, D. Urquhart) - 19:09 (PP)

Penalties:
UQTR - BENCH (too many men, served by N. Girarard-Menard), 1:11
UQTR - S. Legace (hook), 2:01
UQTR -T. Poudrier (interfere), 4:08
McGill - L.S. Allaire (interfere), 5:34
UQTR - N. Leduc (hook), 8:46
McGill - M. Leclerc (hook), 12:41
UQTR - S. Gibbons (hook), 17:25
UQTR - E. Beaudin (hook), 18:57

SECOND PERIOD
2. UQTR - Eric Beaudin 1 (S. Beland, S. Gibbons) - 15:43 (PP)
3. UQTR - Thiery Poudrier 1 (J. Boutin) - 17:38 (PP)

Penalties:
McGill - L.S. Allaire (hook), 0:39
UQTR - T. Lafontaine (interfere), 3:02
McGill - S. Shewchuk (hook), 5:22
UQTR - N. Desilets (hook), 7:45
UQTR - T. Poudrier (hook), 10:37
McGill - E. Stilling (rough), 11:09
McGill - G. Demers (hook), 11:37
McGill - M. Leclerc (trip), 14:07
McGill - BENCH (TMM, served by K. Morin), 16:24
UQTR - M. Simoneau (hook), 18:36

THIRD PERIOD
(no scoring)

Penalties:
UQTR - V. Blanchette (CFB minor, game), 1:55
UQTR - E. Beaudin (roughing double minor), 1:55
McGill - E. L’Italien (rough), 1:55
McGill - K. Morin (rough), 1:55
UQTR - J. Lizotte (hook), 5:21
UQTR - N. Leduc (hook), 8:55
McGill - B. Arsenault (interfere), 9:55
McGill - D. Urquhart (hook), 13:48
UQTR - E. Beaudin (rough), 18:48

GOALTENDERS:

McGILL –
Mathieu Poitras (L, 1-1-0; 2GA, 33 saves, 59:12)
Empty net (0:48; 0GA)

UQTR –
Dany Dallaire (W, 1-0-0; 1GA, 36 saves, 60:00)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
UQTR – 0 2 0 (2)
McGILL – 1 0 0 (1)

SHOTS BY PERIOD:
UQTR – 8 19 8 (35)
McGILL – 12 7 18 (37)

PENALTIES (No./Minutes):
McGILL: 12/24
UQTR: 17/42

POWERPLAY (Goals/Chances):
McGILL: 1/14
UQTR: 2/10

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Dany Dallaire (UQTR)
2. Mathieu Leclerc (McGill)
3. Benoit Martin (McGill)

Attendance: 204

Referee: Nicolas Dutil