Final Results
Jan 25, 09 - 19:30
Redmen 5 - RMC 2
Game Report by Earl Zukerman
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Verrault-Paul delivers one-two punch in win over RMC
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KINGSTON, Ont. – Freshman Francis Verrault-Paul, a 5-foot-9, 169-pound
right-winger from Mashteviatsh, Que., tallied twice as McGill defeated Royal
Military College 5-2 in men’s hockey at Constantine Arena in Kingston,
Sunday.
The Redmen, who outshot RMC 47-31, led 3-0 after two periods on goals from
rookie Alexandre Picard-Hooper of Boucherville, Que., Verrault-Paul and Simon
Marcotte-Légaré, a sophomore from Longueuil, Que., who netted
what proved to be the game-winner, on the power-play, at 11:04 of the middle
stanza.
The Paladins ruined Danny Mireault’s bid for his first CIS shutout, striking
twice in 66 seconds at the midway mark of the third on power play markers by
Jeff Oke and Luke Pierce.
Verrault-Paul snuffed out the RMC rally with his second of the game and team-leading
11th of the season at the 16:58 mark and veteran Guillaume Doucet of Montreal
put the contest out of reach with an empty-netter.
The surging Redmen, who started their 133rd season with an 0-4-1 record and
dwelled in the OUA Far East cellar from opening day until last week, have won
eight of their last 10 games and improved to 12-7-2. With seven games remaining
before playoffs, McGill now finds themselves third in the division, two points
behind Concordia (12-6-4) with a game in hand.
The Redmen travel across town to play the Stingers on Wednesday (Jan. 28) at
8 p.m. and a McGill win will clinch a playoff berth for the 23rd time in the
past 26 ears. The bitter rivals split their first two meetings, both at McConnell
Arena, with Concordia winning the first encounter 2-1 (Oct. 10) and McGill rebounding
to prevail 4-3 in a post-overtime shootout (Jan. 14).
Five of McGill’s eight remaining games are in Montreal, including two
at Concordia
REDMEN RAP: … Picard-Hooper, who leads the Redmen in points with an 8-18-26
record in 21 games, has finally cracked the OUA Top 20 scoring leaders. He now
sits tied for 14th place and is the fourth-highest-scoring rookie in the league…
McGill now has 580 lifetime wins against OUA opponents against 582 losses and
89 ties… Included in that record is a 45-8-4 lifetime mark against RMC…McGill
swept the season series versus the Paladins, who feature two former Redmen behind
the bench in head coach Adam Shell and assistant coach Chad Blundy…Defenceman
Ken Morin, who shares the McGill captaincy with Eric L’Italien and wears
the “C” on his jersey for road games in the second semester, left
the game early in the third period with an unspecified leg injury… Sam
Bloom’s recent 15-game point-scoring streak which ended at Guelph on Jan.
18 was the longest in the OUA this season.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 5 at RMC 2
(Jan 25, 2009 @ Constantine Arena)
FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. McGill, Alexandre Picard-Hooper (8) (M.A. Daneau, M.A. Dorion) 2:34
Penalties -
B. Morse Mcg (tripping) 3:55,
L. Pierce Rmc (interference) 6:15,
S. Bloom Mcg (interference) 6:50,
L. Pierce Rmc (hooking) 12:24,
S. Bloom Mcg (interference) 12:42,
A. Picard-Hooper Mcg (slashing) 19:32
SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
2. McGill, Francis Verrault-Paul (10) (E. Vossen, V. Lambert) 3:27
3. McGill, S. Marcotte-Legare (3) (A. Picard-Hooper, S. Bloom) 11:04 (PP)
Penalties -
B. Gazdic Mcg (roughing) 4:45,
J. Oke Rmc (interference) 5:05,
F. Verrault-Paul Mcg (roughing) 9:59,
L. Pierce Rmc (roughing, roughing) 9:59,
A. Picard-Hooper Mcg (interference) 16:14,
L. Lavictoire Rmc (hooking) 18:16
THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
4. RMC, Jeff Oke (9) (P. Bradley, L. Lavictoire) 10:32 (PP)
5. RMC, Luke Pierce (2) (L. Oversby, M. Soros) 11:38 (PP)
6. McGill, Francis Verrault-Paul (11) (G. Doucet, Y. Turcotte) 16:58
7. McGill, Guillaume Doucet (7) (B. Gazdic, M. Langelier-Parent) 19:05 (ENG)
Penalties -
Y. Turcotte Mcg (interference) 1:00,
R. Lim Rmc (roughing, 10-min. misconduct) 4:25,
L. Pierce Rmc (interference) 5:13,
L. Verrilli Mcg (interference) 8:52,
E. Vossen Mcg (holding) 10:27,
S. Bloom Mcg (cross checking) 14:16,
E. Robb Rmc (roughing) 19:24
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 13 - 20 - 14 -- 47
RMC: 10 - 10 - 11 -- 31
GOALS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 1 - 2 - 2 -- 5
RMC: 0 - 0 - 2 -- 2
POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
McGill 1-8.
RMC 2-10.
PENALTIES (No./Mins):
McGill 11-22.
RMC 10-28.
GOALTENDERS:
McGill
Danny Mireault [W. 8-6-0, 60:00, SV: 29, GA: 2]
RMC
Adam Briggs [L, 5-11-0; 59:20, SV: 42, GA: 4]
Empty-net [0:40, GA: 1]
Start : 7:35 pm
End : 9:45 pm
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dave Regan
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Francis Verrault-Paul, McGill
2. Yan Turcotte, McGill
3. Guillaume Doucet, McGill
McGILL LINES:
F: Doucet - Marcotte-Legare - L Italien
F: Daneau - Picard-Hooper - Bloom
F: Lambert - Verrault-Paul - Langelier-Parent
F: Vossen - Verrilli - Kovacevic
D: Morin - Stilling
D: Turcotte - Dorion
D: Morse - Gazdic
G: Mireault / Desfosses
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
G Hubert Morin
G Jake Jarvis
G Kevin Desfosses (dressed but DNP)
D Spencer Brennan
D Stephen Valente
D Glenn Tindle
F Benoit Arsenault (eye injury)
F Tim Drager
F Andrew Wright
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Dept. of Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
McGill University
475 Pine Avenue W.,
Montreal, QC H2W 1S4
CANADA
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
514-398-1956 (Fax)
www.athletics.mcgill.ca
