Final Results
Nov 30, 07 - 19:30

Redmen 8 - Ryerson 3

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

TORONTO – Guillaume Demers of Baie Comeau, Que., scored a hat-trick, including a shorthanded marker as visiting McGill dumped Ryerson 8-3 in men’s university hockey, Friday.

It was the 10th straight victory for the No.9-ranked Redmen, matching the team record for intercollegiate play, established in 1936-37. That same season, McGill actually had a 19-game win streak, including games played in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. It was also McGill’s 13th consecutive win over Ryerson, dating back to 2001.

Demers, a 5-foot-10, 183-pound centre, has notched six points in his last two contests, including a pair of shorthanded goals. He was credited with the eventual game-winner after giving McGill a commanding 4-1 lead at the 17-second mark of the middle period.

Senior Eric L’Italien of Ste. Foy, Que., and freshman Simon Courcelles of Rosemere, Que., each added a goal and two assists. It was the second straight three-point game for L’Italien, while Courcelles, who returned to the lineup after serving an automatic one-game suspension, extended his point streak to six consecutive games. He has seven goals and 13 points during that span and ranks second on the team in points with a 10-8-18 record in 14 contests.

Other McGill marksmen included Marko Kovacevic, a native of Belgrade, who tallied his first of the season, and Shawn Shewchuk of Lloydminster, Alta., who netted his sixth.

Senior netminder Mathieu Poitras of Gatineau, Que., made 28 saves for the win, improving his record to 11-2-0 on the season and 73-29-6 in a McGill jersey.

The Redmen outshot Ryerson 43-31 as the power play continued to produce with three markers in eight chances. McGill has scored 47.5 per cent of its 59 goals on special teams, including 26 on the powerplay and two shorthanded.

Replying for Ryerson was Josh McNair (9th), Brent Small 95th) and Louis Santelli (5th).

The cellar-dwelling Rams dropped to 2-10-3 in the OUA Far East, while McGill kept pace with UQTR, who beat RMC 3-2 in Kingston, Friday. Both teams sit atop the OUA Far East with identical 11-3-1 records.

McGill will close out the road trip and their first semester, when they take on the Toronto Varsity Blues (6-8-1), Saturday at 7 p.m. They beat the Blues 3-2 last week and are 16-5-4 in the last 25 match-ups.

REDMEN RAP: Team captain David Urquhart, an All-Canadian rearguard from Thorold, Ont., returned to the lineup earlier than scheduled. The management senior had missed six games with a broken knuckle suffered during a game in Ottawa on Nov. 3… Defenceman Louis-Simon Allaire saw his four-game point-scoring streak end.

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 8 at Ryerson 3
- Nov 30, 2007 -

FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring –
1. McGill, Simon Courcelles (10) (S. Shewchuk, S. Bloom) 5:45
2. McGill, Guillaume Demers (7) (S. Bloom) 14:20 (SH)
3. Ryerson, Brent Small (5) (D. Borges, A. Pototschnik) 15:41 (PP)
4. McGill, Guillaume Demers (8) (E. L’Italien) 17:09 (PP)

Penalties –
C. Churchill-Smith McG (hooking) 6:41,
L. Santelli RYE (interference) 9:52,
Y. Turcotte McG (kneeing) 14:08,
S. D’Eall RYE (high sticking) 15:52,
K. Krasnowski RYE (cross checking) 16:35,
S. Bloom McG (high sticking) 17:00

SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring –
5. McGill, Guillaume Demers (9) (V. Lambert, E. L’Italien) 0:17
6. Ryerson, Josh McNair (9) (K. Day, C. Konecny) 0:53
7. McGill, S. Shewchuk (6) (S. Courcelles, S. Bloom) 16:34 (PP)

Penalties –
M. Booth RYE (high sticking) 12:12,
M. Booth RYE (roughing) 16:14,
M. Booth RYE (slashing) 19:50

THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring –
8. McGill, Guillaume Doucet (4) (unassisted) 2:15
9. Ryerson, Louis Santelli (5) (S. D’Eall, D. Care) 8:07
10. McGill, Eric L’Italien (4) (M. Kovacevic, Y. Turcotte) 11:10
11. McGill, Marko Kovacevic (1) (L. Verrilli, S. Courcelles) 14:55 (PP)

Penalties –
L. Allaire McG (slashing) 5:04,
L. Allaire McG (delay of game) 9:38,
G. Buckley RYE (hooking) 10:14,
L. Allaire McG (high sticking) 12:30,
A. Pototschnik RYE (interference) 12:58,
L. Verrilli McG (high sticking) 15:03,
M. Pain RYE (high sticking) 15:03,
E. L’Italien McG (high sticking) 16:36,
C. Konecny RYE (unsportsmanlike cond.) 16:36

GOALTENDERS
McGill
Mathieu Poitras [W], 11-2-0, 60:00, 28 SV, 3 GA

Ryerson
Pierre Beaulieu [L], 0-1-1, 60:00, 35 SV, 8 GA

SHOTS BY PERIOD:
McGill: 10 18 15 -- 43
Ryerson: 14 8 9 -- 31

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill: 3 2 3 -- 8
Ryerson: 1 1 2 -- 3

POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
McGill 3-8 (+1 SHG for).
Ryerson 1-6.

Start : 7:30 pm
End : 10:00 pm
Attendance : na
Referee: John Wallace

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Guillaume Demers, McGill
2. Eric L’Italien, McGill
3. Simon Courcelles, McGill

McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G Jake Jarvis (dressed but DNP)
G Jean-Michel Filiatrault (injd)
D Erik Stilling (injd)
F Charles Gauthier (injd)
F Mathieu Leclerc (injd)
F Evan Vossen (healthy scratch)
F Simon Marcotte (healthy scratch)