Final Results
Jan 10, 07 - 19:00

Redmen 2 - UQTR 3

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

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CIS HOCKEY: Pats topple ailing Redmen in Trois-Rivières
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TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – Defenceman Mathieu Simoneau of Drummondville, Que., fired a 30-foot wrist shot past a startled Mathieu Poitras midway through the second period as the UQTR Patriotes edged No.5-McGill 3-2 in men’s university hockey at Trois-Rivières, Que., Wednesday.

It was the first game in 38 days for the ninth-ranked Pats, who were inactive during their holiday break and moved two points ahead of McGill in the OUA Far East standings. They also ended an 0-4-1 winless streak in regular-season play against the Redmen dating back to last year.

McGill, which lost for only the second time in eight road games this season, had a makeshift lineup which was missing six injured regulars, including three defencemen.

As a result, the Redmen frittered away numerous chances, scoring only once in eight power play situations and failing to take advantage of a first-period two-man advantage which lasted a minute and 36 seconds.

UQTR, which improved to 10-5-1 (including three OT losses), connected on two of their three PP situations.

Samuel Béland of Sherbrooke, Que., opened the scoring for UQTR on the power play at 7:10 of the first period but Redmen sophomore rearguard Louis-Simon Allaire, also from Sherbrooke, evened the score with his fifth of the season, on the power play, only three minutes later.

The Pats regained the lead in the second when Thiery Poudrier of Victoriaville, Que., connected with a man-advantage at the four-minute mark and Simoneau made it 3-1 at 11:31.

McGill freshman Jeremy Burgess of Toronto, tallied his first official point in CIS play when he capped off a pretty three-way passing play at 7:07 of the final period, with defenceman David Urquhart and rookie Leonard Verrilli earning assists.

The teams each had 30 shots on net as Pats goaltender Dany Dallaire was credited with 28 saves and improved to 6-3-1. Poitras, who made 27 saves for the Redmen, saw his record drop to 6-4-2.

McGill, now 9-5-3 including an overtime loss, will host fourth-place Concordia (4-11-2) on Friday (7 p.m.) in the annual Management faculty Winter Carnival game.

With more than 1,100 tickets already pre-sold for the 950-seat McConnell Arena, a sellout crowd in the vicinity of 1,500 is expected and officials are recommending that fans without tickets purchase them in advance to avoid being turned away at the door.

The Redmen, who defeated Concordia 8-3 in their only meeting this season, have a seven-game win streak against the Stingers, dating back to a 3-1 home-ice loss on Nov. 9, 2004. During the streak, McGill has outscored their cross-town rivals 25-8.

REDMEN RAP: Senior forward Lucas Madill was moved back to the blueline as regular rearguards Steven Pearce (leg), Ken Morin (upper body) and Erik Stilling (upper body) were among the six lineup scratches. Madill was back to forward for most the third period after it was determined that hard-hitting defenceman Yan Turcotte could handle the workload in his first game back after having an abscess drained over the exam break… Forwards in the Redmen injury reserve list included Charles Gauthier (upper body), Teddy Kyres (upper body) and Sam Bloom (upper body)…

SCORING SUMMARY

No.9-UQTR 3, No.5-McGILL 2

(@ Colisée de Trois-Rivières)

FIRST PERIOD:
1. UQTR - Samuel Béland (A. Joanisse, C. Laroche) - 7:10 (PP)
2. McGill - Louis-Simon Allaire (S. Shewchuk, B. Martin) - 10:16 (PP)

Penalties:
McGill - D. Pharand (Hooking), 5:27
UQTR - N. Caouette (Hooking), 8:55
UQTR - G. Chicoine (Hooking), 12:37
UQTR - J. Boutin (Tripping), 19:25
UQTR - S. Gibbons (Cross-checking), 19:51

SECOND PERIOD:
3. UQTR - Thiery Poudrier (S. Gibbons, T. Lafontaine) - 4:00 (PP)
4. UQTR - Mathieu Simoneau (F. Lavoie, C. Laroche) - 11:31

THIRD PERIOD:
5. McGill - Jeremy Burgess (L. Verrilli, D. Urquhart) - 7:07

Penalties:
UQTR - G. Lajeunesse (Hooking), 10:01
McGill - D. Urquhart (Roughing), 20:00
UQTR - T. Poudrier (Roughing), 20:00
UQTR - T. Lafontaine (Roughing), 20:00
UQTR - J. Boutin (Cross-checking major & Game Misconduct), 20:00

GOALTENDERS:

McGill:
Mathieu Poitras (L, 6-4-2; 3GA, 27 saves, 59:25)
Empty-net: (0:35, 0GA)

UQTR:
Dany Dallaire (W, 6-3-1; 2GA, 28 saves, 60:00)

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 -- Total
McGill 1 0 1 -- 2
UQTR 1 2 0 -- 3

PENALTIES (No. / Mins.)
McGill 5/18
UQTR 12/35

POWER PLAY (Goals / Chances)
McGill 1/8
UQTR 2/3

ATTENDANCE: 650

REFEREE: Francois Fortin

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS
1. Thiery Poudrier, UQTR
2. Louis-Simon Allaire, McGill
3. Benoit Martin, McGill