Final Results
Jan 31, 09 - 19:00

Redmen 4 - UQTR 3 (OT)

Game Report by Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Leonard Verrilli of Dollard des Ormeaux, Que., scored at 4:17 of sudden-death overtime as McGill reeled off their fifth straight victory with a 4-3 upset over No.3-ranked UQTR in men’s university hockey at McConnell Arena, Saturday.

The unranked Redmen are the hottest team in the OUA with an 11-2-1 record in their last 14 games.

Montrealer Guillaume Doucet tallied twice – his eighth and ninth markers of the season –
to give the Redmen a 2-0 lead early in the middle period but the powerful Patriotes (20-3-1) roared back in the ensuing 10 minutes to tie the game at 2-2 on goals by Eric Beaudin and Nicolas Caouette.

Yan Turcotte, a defenceman from Laval, then connected on a power play to give McGill a 3-2 lead late in the middle period but the Pats rallied again to tie the contest at 18:33 of the final stanza, on a goal by Etienne Bellavance-Martin.

The Redmen, who were celebrating the 132nd anniversary of their first-ever game played in 1877, outshot UQTR 47-25. Netminder Kevin Désfossés of Beauport, Que., registered the victory and improved his regular-season record to 4-1 since joining the Redmen in early January. The 21-year-old played nine games for Port Huron of the IHL during the first semester. In five starts with the Redmen, he has registered a 2.13 goals-against average with a .900 save percentage.

McGill went 2-for-10 on the power play and stymied the Pats, who went 0-for-6 with the man-advantage. UQTR entered the contest with the OUA’s leading power play (29.7%).

McGill is only 54-138-17 lifetime against the Pats since the teams began playing each other in 1969 but have posted a 16-12-3 record in the last 31 meetings (eight of the 31 have gone into overtime).

The Redmen, who improved their second-place standing in the OUA Far East division to 15-7-2, have four games remaining before post-season play and are scheduled next for a return engagement at Trois-Rivières on Feb. 6. If the season were to end with the teams in the same order as today, McGill would be seeded third in the OUA Eastern Conference and play sixth-seeded Ottawa in a best-of-three quarterfinal, slated to begin on Feb. 18.

REDMEN RAP: Los Angeles Kings assistant coach Jamie Kompon was on hand to perform the ceremonial faceoff... Kompon, a native of Thunder Bay, Ont., is a former McGill captain and coach who played on defence from 1985 to 1989... Yan Turcotte, a rugged 5-foot-11, 213-pound rearguard, was assessed three minors in the game and is now just two minutes shy of becoming McGill’s all-time penalty king. The industrial relations senior has accumulated 529 penalties in minutes, just one short of the 530 PIMs by Dan Jacob, who patrolled the McGill blueline from 2000 to 2005… The only other Redmen player to reach the 500-PIM plateau was forward Dave Grenier, who racked up 507 from 1996 to 2000.

SCORING SUMMARY

UQTR 3 at McGill 4 (OT)

(Jan 31, 2009 - McConnell Arena)

FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. McGill, Guillaume Doucet (8) (F. Verrault-Paul, A. Wright) 3:01

Penalties -
M. Kovacevic MCG (tripping) 0:04,
F. Verrault-Paul MCG (inter. on goaltender) 5:22,
M. Simoneau UQTR (tripping) 8:17,
K. Morin MCG (high sticking) 10:38,
S. Beland UQTR (hooking) 13:05

SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
2. McGill, Guillaume Doucet (9) (F. Verrault-Paul, A. Wright) 4:51
3. UQTR, Eric Beaudin (3) (M. Simoneau, S. Richard) 9:19
4. UQTR, Nicolas Caouette (7) (F. Charland, T. Lafontaine) 14:22
5. McGill, Yan Turcotte (2) (K. Morin, A. Picard-Hooper) 19:25 (PP)

Penalties -
Y. Turcotte MCG (roughing) 0:54,
M. Dorion MCG (tripping) 2:21,
A. Blais UQTR (interference) 6:41,
L. Leblanc UQTR (high sticking) 10:58,
S. Bellefleur UQTR (roughing) 15:31,
Y. Turcotte MCG (roughing) 15:31,
E. Beaudin UQTR (holding) 18:48,
A. Demers UQTR (checking from behind, game misconduct) 19:35

THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
6. UQTR, Etienne Bellavance-Martin (11) (A. Blais, J. Boutin) 18:33

Penalties -
S. Beland UQTR (hooking) 0:33,
S. Richard UQTR (high sticking) 3:14,
T. Lafontaine UQTR (roughing) 6:48,
M. Daneau MCG (tripping) 9:09

OVERTIME (5-min. sudden-death):
Scoring -
7. McGill, Leonard Verrilli (3) (K. Morin, S. Bloom) 4:17 (PP)

Penalties -
M. Simoneau UQTR (hooking) 2:51,
J. Blanchard UQTR (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 4:17,
N. Caouette UQTR (cross checking) 4:17,
K. Morin MCG (roughing) 4:17,
L. Verrilli MCG (roughing) 4:17

SHOTS BY PERIOD:
UQTR: 6 - 11 - 8 - 0 -- 25
MCG: 12 - 14 - 15 - 6 -- 47

GOALS BY PERIOD:
UQTR: 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 -- 3
MCG: 1 - 2 - 0 - 1 -- 4

POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
UQTR 0-6.
McGill 2-10.

PENALTIES:
UQTR 14-36.
McGill 9-18.

GOALTENDERS:

UQTR
Jean-Christophe Blanchard [L, 12-4-0; 64:17, SV: 43, GA: 4]

McGill
Kevin Desfosses [W, 4-1-0; 64:17, SV: 22, GA: 3]

Start : 7:03 PM

End : 9:33 PM

Attendance : 545

Referee: Gavin White

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Guillaume Doucet, McGill
2. Leonard Verrilli, McGill
3. Evan Vossen, McGill

McGILL LINEUP:
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FORWARDS:
22 Doucet 18 Verreault 16 Wright
19 Kovacevic 9 Picard 20 Bloom
11 Vossen 28 Lambert 17 Verrilli
10 Daneau 26 Drager

DEFENCEMEN:
7 Morin 2 Stilling
5 Turcotte 6 Dorion
3 Valente 14 Gazdic
8 Morse

GOALIES:
Desfosses
Mireault

McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G Hubert Morin
G Jake Jarvis
G Danny Mireault (dressed but DNP)
D Spencer Brennan
D Glenn Tindle
F Benoit Arsenault (eye injury)
F Eric L’Italien (knee)
F Simon Marcotte-Legare (knee)
F Maxime Langelier-Parent (hand)

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Redmen to celebrate 132nd birthday against Pats Jan 31, 09 Ice Hockey (M)

By Earl Zukerman

(VERSION FRANCAISE CI-DESSOUS)

MONTREAL -- The McGill University men’s hockey team will celebrate their 132nd birthday today (January 31).

The Redmen, who defeated Carleton 3-2 last night, own a 14-7-2 second-place record in the OUA Far East and will host first-place UQTR at McConnell Arena tonight. Puck drop is slated for 7 p.m. and the anniversary will be acknowledged with a ceremonial faceoff performed by former Redmen captain and coach Jamie Kompon, currently an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings.

Students from the Montreal-based university were instrumental in the origins and development of hockey. They founded the world’s first organized hockey club and played their first game on Jan. 31, 1877, according to an article published in the Feb. 1, 1877 edition of the now defunct McGill University Gazette.

That first contest was a challenge game played between McGill and the "Victorias" -- an amalgamation of members of Montreal’s old Victoria Skating Rink, bolstered with players from the Montreal Lacrosse Club and the Montreal Football Club. The historic game, which ended in a 2-1 victory for McGill, was played at the Victoria Rink, bordered by Drummond Street, Boulevard de Maisonneuve and Dorchester Street (now Boulevard René Levesque). A National car rental agency is currently in that location.

That 1877 McGill team was founded two years after the first organized game was played -- one involving a number of McGill students -- on March 3, 1875 at the Victoria rink. The 1877 game between McGill and the "Victorias" was played under rules (see below) published in The (Montreal) Gazette on Feb. 27, 1877.

1877 RULES OF ICE HOCKEY

(Ed. Note: the word "Bully" refers to a face-off and the word "game" generally refers to a "goal").

1. The game shall be commenced and renewed by a Bully in the centre of the ground. Goals shall be changed after each game.

2. When a player hits the ball, any one of the same side who at such moment of hitting is nearer to the opponents' goal line is out of play, and may not touch the ball himself, or in any way whatever prevent any other player from doing so, until the ball has been played. A player must always be on his own side of the ball.

3. The ball may be stopped, but not carried or knocked on by any part of the body. No player shall raise his stick above his shoulder. Charging from behind, tripping, collaring, kicking or shinning shall not be allowed.

4. When the ball is hit behind the goal line by the attacking side, it shall be brought out straight 15 yards, and started again by a Bully; but, if hit behind by any one of the side whose goal line it is, a player of the opposite side shall hit it out from within one yard of the nearest corner, no player of the attacking side at that time shall be within 20 yards of the goal line, and the defenders, with the exception of the goal-keeper, must be behind their goal line.

5. When the ball goes off at the side, a player of the opposite side to that which hit it out shall roll it out from the point on the boundary line at which it went off at right angles with the boundary line, and it shall not be in play until it has touched the ice, and the player rolling it in shall not play it until it has been played by another player, every player being then behind the ball.

6. On the infringement of any of the above rules, the ball shall be brought back and a Bully shall take place.

7. All disputes shall be settled by the Umpires, or in the event of their disagreement, by the Referee.

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POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE

31 janvier 2009

L’équipe de hockey de l’Université McGill célèbre son 132e anniversaire
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MONTRÉAL – L’équipe masculine de hockey de l’Université McGill a célébré son 132e anniversaire le 31 janvier 2009.

Les Redmen, qui occupent actuellement la deuxieme position dans la division est de la ligue universitaire ontarien, avec un record de 14-7-2, célébreront l’anniversaire de leur équipe ce soir, le 31 janvier, dans une match domicile contre UQTR. Les Patriotes mene la division avec une fiche de 20-2-1.

Les étudiants de l’université montréalaise ont joué un rôle déterminant dans la création du hockey. Selon un article paru le 1er février 1877, dans l’ancienne publication McGill University Gazette, les étudiants mcgillois ont fondé le tout premier club de hockey organisé au monde et ont joué leur premier match le 31 janvier 1877.

La première partie a mesuré McGill aux Victorias – un regroupement de membres de la patinoire Victoria de Montréal – laquelle comptait également des joueurs des équipes montréalaises de crosse et de football. Le match historique, qui s’est terminé en une victoire de 2 à 1 en faveur de McGill, s’est joué à la Patinoire Victoria, entourée de la rue Drummond, du boulevard de Maisonneuve et de la rue Dorchester (aujourd’hui le boulevard René-Lévesque). Une succursale de l’entreprise de location de voitures National se trouve maintenant à cet endroit.

L’équipe mcgilloise de 1877 a été mise sur pied deux ans après la tenue du premier match organisé, le 3 mars 1875, à la patinoire Victoria – auquel participaient plusieurs étudiants de McGill. Lors du premier match, McGill affrontait les Victorias, en vertu des règlements ci-dessous publiés dans le quotidien montréalais The Gazette le 27 février 1877.

Après avoir joué contre les Patriotes, les Redmen accueilleront les équipes des universités Ryerson et de Toronto, le vendredi 3 février et le samedi 4 février, respectivement.

RÈGLEMENTS DU HOCKEY SUR GLACE DE 1877

1. Le match débute et redémarre par une mise au jeu, au centre de la glace. Les buts peuvent être changés après chaque but compté.

2. Lorsqu’un joueur touche le ballon (i.e le disc), n’importe quel joueur de la même équipe qui, à ce moment du lancer, est plus près de la ligne de but de l’adversaire, est hors-jeu, et ne peut toucher le ballon, ni empêcher l’un des joueurs de le faire, et ce, de quelque façon que ce soit, jusqu’à ce que le ballon ait été lancé. Les joueurs doivent toujours demeurer en jeu.

3. Il est possible d’arrêter le ballon; cependant, il ne peut être transporté ou frappé par aucune partie du corps. Il est interdit de lever son bâton au-dessus des épaules. Il est également interdit d’effectuer une charge par derrière, de faire trébucher, de retenir un joueur par le collet, de donner un coup de pied ou un coup de bâton sur les mollets.

4. Lorsque l’équipe à l’attaque frappe le ballon derrière la ligne de but, ce dernier doit être replacé 15 verges (13,71 mètres) au-devant, en ligne droite. Une mise au jeu doit alors être effectuée. Par contre, si le ballon est frappé par l’équipe à laquelle la ligne de but appartient, un joueur du camp adverse est autorisé à le frapper dans une distance inférieure à une verge (0,914 mètre) du coin le plus près. À ce moment, aucun joueur de l’équipe adverse ne doit se trouver à l’intérieur de 20 verges (18,30 mètres) de la ligne de but. De plus, les défenseurs, à l’exception du gardien de but, doivent se trouver derrière la ligne de but.

5. Lorsque le ballon sort de la ligne de côté, un joueur de l’équipe adverse doit le remettre en place, à l’endroit où il est sorti. Le ballon ne doit pas être mis au jeu avant d’avoir touché la glace. De plus, le joueur qui a remis le ballon au jeu ne pourra y toucher jusqu’à ce qu’un autre joueur l’ait fait, tous les joueurs étant alors derrière le ballon.

6. Dans l’éventualité où l’un des règlements énumérés précédemment était transgressé, le ballon doit être ramené et l’on procédera à une mise au jeu.

7. Tout différend doit être réglé par les arbitres. Dans le cas d’un désaccord, l’arbitre tranchera.

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer & Webmaster
Dept. of Athletics (office 225-B)
McGill University
475 Pine Ave. W.,
Montreal, Que. H2W 1S4

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