Final Results
Nov 22, 08 - 19:00
Redmen 0 - Ryerson 3
Game Report by Jacob Kanter, The McGill Tribune
Hockey-Ryerson 3, Redmen 0: Rams shut out unsuspecting Redmen;
McGill falls to lowly Ryerson for the first time in over seven years; Beaulieu
turned away 31 Redmen shots on Saturday night.
By Jacob Kanter
The McGill Tribune
Nov. 25, 2008
The Redmen returned to Montreal this weekend riding a four-game winning streak
that restored their hopes for a successful season. After two losses at home,
those hopes are still alive, but it’s clear that the Redmen still have
a lot of wrinkles to iron out if they hope to make a successful run to the playoffs.
On Friday night, McGill lost 6-3 to the Ontario University Athletics Mid East
division-leading Toronto Varsity Blues. Saturday night provided an opportunity
for the Redmen to bounce back against the perennial basement-dwelling Ryerson
Rams, but the flair that carried the Redmen through their winning streak was
nowhere to be found as Ryserson defeated McGill for the first time in seven
years, 3-0.
"In the past, Ryerson wasn’t really good," said McGill co-captain
Eric L’Italien. "But this year they proved a lot. They worked really
hard tonight. … They were hooking a lot, they were playing physical, they
were doing a lot of obstruction. We just weren’t able to adjust to their
style of play."
The Redmen had their chances against Ryerson goaltender Pierre Beaulieu, who
made 31 saves to pick up the shutout in his first start of the season. But whenever
they seemed poised to break through onto the scoreboard, the Rams came up with
a deflection or a steal to thwart a McGill scoring opportunity.
"We had our chances, there’s no doubt about that," said McGill
Head Coach Martin Raymond. "But at the same time, this is a young team,
and we unfortunately have a tendency to fall into old habits, like taking chances
with the puck. We made too many turnovers tonight to have a real chance of coming
back in the game after falling behind."
For the most part, the Redmen played sound defence, but the Rams found the
back of the net in the 17th minute of each of the three periods.
The Rams’ first period goal was the product of multiple redirections following
Ryerson defenceman Matt Rehman’s shot from the point. The puck bounced
off of McGill defenceman Marc-André Dorion’s skate, and then off
of the Rams’ Greg Payne before defenceman Michael Paolo tapped it past
Redmen goaltender Danny Mireault. Mireault had overplayed the puck before the
deflection, leaving the left side of the net wide open.
The Redmen turned up the heat towards the end of the period, and opened the
second period with the same aggressive style of play, but couldn’t score
the equalizer.
"We had some chances early in the second period, said Raymond. "I
thought we really picked up our play and forced the power-play. … We had
our spurts of intensity, but our play with the puck was the issue tonight. [Our
defencemen] struggled with finding guys open, and when they had nobody open,
they were still looking for somebody to pass to instead of just moving the puck
up the ice and clearing our zone."
Those forced passes turned into a number of turnovers-one of which led to the
Rams’ second goal. Ryerson defenceman Paul McMullen intercepted a pass
and skated down the ice before threading a pass to centre Josh McNair. Mireault
turned away McNair’s shot-one of his 19 saves-but forward Brent Small gathered
the rebound and slapped it past a helpless Mireault to make the score 2-0 heading
into the third period. McNair added an insurance marker in the third period
to seal the victory for the Rams.
"We could have shot the puck more," said McGill defenceman Yan Turcotte.
"But I don’t really know [what the problem was]. If I had the solution,
this [loss] wouldn’t have happened."
The Redmen had an opportunity to climb into third place in the OUA Far East
division this weekend, but the losses to U of T and Ryerson kept them in last
with a 4-6-1 record. But McGill can’t afford to dwell on the loss to Ryerson,
as the third-place Ottawa Gee Gees visit McConnell Arena this Tuesday at 7 p.m.
© Copyright 2008 The McGill Tribune
SCORING SUMMARY
Ryerson 3 at McGill 0
(@ McConnell Arena)
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring -
1. Ryerson, Michael Paolo (2) (M. Rehman, G. Payne) 17:27
Penalties -
M. Paolo RYE (holding) 5:54
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring-
2. Ryerson, Brent Small (3) (J. McNair, K. Krasnowski) 17:10
Penalties -
M. Paolo RYE (tripping) 3:35,
Y. Turcotte McG (holding) 10:45,
G. Buckley RYE (10-minute misconduct) 14:09,
M. Kovacevic McG (holding) 17:38,
K. Day RYE (roughing) 20:00,
Y. Turcotte McG (roughing) 20:00,
F. Verrault-Paul McG (roughing) 20:00
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring -
3. Ryerson, Josh McNair (7) (B. Small, A. Sharpe) 17:11
Penalties -
(none)
SHOTS BY PERIOD
RYE: 8 - 5 - 9 -- 22
MCG: 12 - 13 - 6 -- 31
GOALS BY PERIOD
RYE: 1 - 1 - 1 -- 3
MCG: 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0
POWER PLAY CONVERSIONS
Ryerson 0-3.
McGill 0-2.
PENALTIES (No./Mins.)
Ryerson 4-16.
McGill 4-8.
GOALTENDERS
Ryerson
Pierre Beaulieu [W, 1-0-0, 60:00, SV: 31, GA: 0, SHO]
McGill
Danny Mireault [L, 4-4-1, 60:00, SV: 19, GA: 3]
Start : 7:02 PM
End : 9:10 PM
Attendance : 325
Referee: Dominic Franc
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Pierre Beaulieu, Ryerson
2. Josh McNair, Ryerson
3. Brent Small, Ryerson
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G: Hubert Morin (shoulder)
G: Jake Jarvis (dressed but DNP)
D: Spencer Brennan
D: Glenn Tindle
F: Benoit Arsenault (eye)
F: Leonard Verrilli (back spasms)
F: Sam Bloom (serving 1-game suspension)
F: Timothey Drager
