Redmen 3 - Wilfrid Laurier 2
Non-conference Game

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Shawn Shewchuk of Lloydminster, Alta., scored with 8.2 seconds remaining in regulation time as McGill rallied with three late goals to edge Wilfrid Laurier 3-2 in men’s pre-season university hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.

It was the 132nd season opener for McGill, which is the oldest existing team in hockey. It also ruined a homecoming of sorts, for Kelly Nobes, the former McGill star forward and assistant coach now in his second season as bench boss of the Golden Hawks.

After a scoreless opening period, Laurier took a 2-0 lead in the middle period on a pair of markers by senior Mark Voakes, at 13:59 and 19:53, respectively.

But the Redmen came to life in the final 12 minutes of the game, starting with a power play marker from defenceman David Urquhart of Thorold, Ont., who snuck in from the blueline to score at 7:47.

Urquhart then set up the equalizer by rookie Guillaume Doucet, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound centre from Montreal who played for the PEI Rocket in the QMJHL last year.

Third-year netminder Jean-Michel Filiatrault of Laval, Que., saved 18 of 20 shots to earn the win in relief of senior Mathieu Poitras, who had started the game and kept the Hawks off the scoresheet with nine saves in 30 minutes, 18 seconds of play.

Jeff MacDougald made 27 saves in a losing cause for Laurier as the Redmen held a slim 30-29 margin in shots on goal.

McGill will play their next pre-season affair against the UQTR Patriotes on Sunday in a game that will be played in Bedford, Que., located near St. Jean sur Richelieu, about 35 minutes south of Montreal. It will be the third straight year that McGill plays in Bedford to support minor hockey in that farming community.

REDMEN RAP: The Redmen roster features a team record 24 returnees… The only losses from last season are F Lucas Madill, F Teddy Kyres and F Benoit Martin, the team captain… Replacing Martin as the new captain is David Urquhart, a management senior.

Sept. 21, 2007

McGill 3, Laurier 2

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST PERIOD:
(no scoring)

PENALTIES:
McGill - B. Gazdic (trip), 7:21
Laurier - J. Thiel (hook), 10:51
McGill - S. Bloom (CFB minor, GM 50), 12:55
Laurier - L. Girard (hook), 14:06
Laurier - M. Grennier (10-min. misconduct), 20:00

SECOND PERIOD:
1. Laurier - Mark Voakes (unassisted) - 13:59
2. Laurier - Mark Voakes (N. Peacock, J.M. Rizk) - 19:53

PENALTIES:
Laurier - R. Moher (interfere), 2:50
McGill - H. Pineau (high), 5:45
McGill - L.S. Allaire (hook), 6:14
McGill - V. Lambert (interfere), 11:55
McGill - S. Shewchuk (unsportsmanlike), 14:53
Laurier - N. Peacock (interfere), 16:48

THIRD PERIOD:
3. McGill - David Urquhart (C. Churchill-Smith, S. Courcelles) - 7:47 (PP)
4. McGill - Guillaume Doucet (D. Urquhart, B. Lessard) - 10:29
5. McGill - Shawn Shewchuk (G. Doucet , G. Demers) - 19:52 (PP)

PENALTIES:
Laurier - T. Murray (knee), 7:21
Laurier - T. Townsend (hook), 12:40
McGill - E. Stilling (hold), 17:09
Laurier - C. Kennedy (hold), 19:25

SHOTS BY PERIOD
TEAM: 1 2 3 Total
Laurier 8 9 12 -- 29
McGill 5 10 15 -- 30

GOALS BY PERIOD
TEAM: 1 2 3 Total
Laurier 0 2 0 -- 2
McGill 0 0 3 -- 3

GOALTENDERS:
Laurier:
Jeff MacDougald (L, 60:00, 3GA, 27 saves)

McGill:
Mathieu Poitras (start, ND; 30:18, 0GA, 9 saves)
Jean-Michel Filiatrault (W, 1-0-0; 29:42, 2GA, 18 saves)

POWER PLAY (Goals / Chances):
Laurier: 0/6
McGill: 2/7

PENALTIES (No. / Minutes):
Laurier: 8/24
McGill: 8/24

Referee: (unavailable)

Attendance: 296

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. David Urquhart (McGill)
2. Mark Voakes (Laurier)
3. *Guillaume Doucet (McGill)

DID NOT PLAY:
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G Jake Jarvis
D Yan Turcotte
F Leonard Verrilli
F Charles Gauthier
F Jeremy Burgess
F Eric L’Italien
F Mathieu Leclerc
F Marko Kovacevic

*freshman

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics
514-398-7012