Final Results
Jan 26, 07 - 19:30

Redmen 3 - Queen's 1

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

KINGSTON, Ont. – Shawn Shewchuk’s power play marker midway through the first period held up as No.6-ranked McGill defeated Queen’s 3-1 in men’s OUA hockey before a packed house of 1,500 in Kingston, Friday.

Expected to be McGill’s final appearance at Jock Harty Arena – the facility is slated to be demolished after the season and rebuilt over the next five years – the Redmen picked up their 100th lifetime victory over their arch-rival Golden Gaels, winning for the seventh straight time and improving to 100-50-2 since the long-running series began in 1895.

Rugged forward Teddy Kyres was credited with McGill’s opening salvo at 2:23 of the first period when his crease-wide pass deflected in off a Queen’s defender past startled netminder Ryan Gibb.

Shewchuk made it 2-0 with his fifth of the season at 10:51 but Queen’s came to life when Jaime Brock notched his ninth just three minutes later.

The teams played a scoreless second period before McGill iced the win with senior Lucas Madill’s seventh goal, on the power play, at 4:40 of the final period.

The Redmen had a decided 41-25 edge in shots and McGill goalie Mathieu Poitras came up with a solid effort between the pipes to improve his record to 8-4-2 in regular season play.
McGill, which kept pace with first-place UQTR after the Pats dumped Ryerson 9-2, improved to 12-6-3 in the OUA Far East. The Redmen trail UQTR by five points with a game in hand and have two remaining contests with the Patriotes.

McGill plays at Royal Military College on Saturday night. The Paladins, coming off a 6-2 loss to Ottawa, are 6-15-2 this season and 7-41-4 lifetime against the Redmen.

REDMEN RAP: McGill had to make do without the services of team scoring leader Eric L’Italien (20GP: 6-16-22), who is suffering from bronchitis and did not make the trip… The on-again Redmen power play went 2-for-6 against Queen’s after failing to score in its previous 13 chances... McGill has connected on exactly 20 per cent of their man-advantage situations (37 of 185)… Redmen opponents have only converted 10.0 per cent against the McGill PK unit (15-of-150)… The standing-room only crowd included a healthy contingent of management, science and education students from McGill, adorned with a plethora of signs and sheep images.

SCORING SUMMARY

Redmen 3, Queen’s 1
(@ Jock Harty Arena)

FIRST PERIOD:
1. McGill - Teddy Kyres 6 (L.S. Allaire) - 2:23
2. McGill - Shawn Shewchuk 5 (B. Martin, S. Bloom) - 10:51 (PP)
3. Queen’s - Jaime Brock 9 (B. Olsen, B. Walford) - 13:59

Penalties:
McGill - D. Urquhart (Hooking), 5:00
Queen’s - B. Burke (Hooking), 10:06
McGill - Y. Turcotte (Interference), 11:05
Queen’s - TJ Sutter (Check From Behind minor, game misconduct), 14:49
Queen’s - J. Brock (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 14:49
McGill - C. Churchill-Smith (Roughing), 14:49
McGill - S. Shewchuk (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 14:49
Queen’s - P. Doyle (10-min. Misconduct), 17:55
Queen’s - J. Brock (Tripping), 17:55

SECOND PERIOD:
(No Scoring)

Penalties:
Queen’s - J. Ovens (Interference), 2:08
McGill - Y. Turcotte (Tripping), 4:49
McGill - B. Lessard (Holding), 7:24
Queen’s - A. Archibald (Hooking), 13:07
Queen’s - C. Chapman (High Sticking), 15:28
McGill - S. Bloom (Interference), 18:15

THIRD PERIOD:
4. McGill - Lucas Madill 7 (M. Kovacevik, Y. Turcotte) - 4:40 (PP)

Penalties:
Queen’s - J. Asselstine (Hooking), 3:22
Queen’s - P. Doyle (Roughing) , 9:52
McGill - Y. Turcotte (Roughing), 9:52
McGill - S. Pearce (Cross Checking), 10:50
McGill - D. Urquhart (Cross Checking), 10:58
McGill - L.S. Allaire (Boarding), 11:54
Queen’s - J. Ovens (Roughing), 17:19
McGill - D. Urquhart (Elbowing), 17:19

GOALTENDERS:

Queen’s:
Ryan Gibb (L, 5-13-5, 3GA, 38 Saves, 58:30)
Empty-net (0GA, 1:30)

McGill:
Mathieu Poitras (W, 8-4-2, 1GA, 24 Saves, 60:00)

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM: 1 2 3 -- Total
McGill 12 16 13 -- 41
Queen’s 7 7 11 -- 25

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM: 1 2 3 -- Total
McGill 2 0 1 -- 3
Queen’s 1 0 0 -- 1

PENALTIES (No./Mins)
McGill (12/24)
Queen’s (13/42)

POWERPLAYS (Goals/Chances)
McGill (2/6)
Queen’s (0/8)

ATTENDANCE: 1500

REFEREE: Dave Regan

MOLSON CUP THREE GAME STARS:
1. Sam Bloom, McGill
2. Yan Turcotte, McGill
3. Mathieu Poitras, McGill

McGILL LINE SCRATCHES:
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D Ken Morin (injd)
C Benoit Arsenault (injd)
F Eric L Italien (sick)
F Charles Gauthier (injd)
D Ben Gazdic
F Jeremy Burgess
G Jean-Michel Filiatrault (dressed but DNP)
G Jake Jarvis