Final Results
Feb 08, 09 - 15:00
Redmen 4 - Concordia 3
Game Report by Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL – Marko Kovacevic, a senior from Serbia, netted his second career
hat-trick as visiting McGill skated to their seventh straight win, a 4-3 decision
in the 22nd annual Corey Cup men’s hockey game at Concordia, Sunday.
McGill improved to 18-3-1 in their last 22 meetings against Concordia and the
victory clinched second place in the OUA Far East for the unranked Redmen, who
are the hottest team in the country right now with 13 victories in their last
15 outings.
With two games remaining on their schedule, McGill owns a 17-7-2 record and
sits four points ahead of the second-place Stingers (14-9-4), who have only
one game remaining before playoffs.
Sophomore Evan Vossen of Swift Current, Sask., notched his seventh of the campaign
to give McGill a 2-0 lead midway through the first period.
Cory McGillis of Sudbury, Ont., gave the Stingers some life with his eighth
goal to make it 2-1 after two
But Kovacevic snuffed out any hopes with two goals in 48 seconds early in the
third period to give him a career-high 12 markers. Concordia’s Renaud Des
Alliers and Andrew Palombaro replied in the final period but it was too little,
too late.
Goalie Danny Mireault made 21 saves to improve his record to 10-6-0. The rookie
from Notre Dame des Prairies, Que., started in place of netminder Kevin Désfossés,
who was scratched with a bout of the flu after posting back-to-back upsets over
No.3-ranked UQTR.
Mireault, however, failed to pitch a “complete game” as referee Nicolas
Dutil made him sit out one shift after he had skated to the McGill bench in
search of a towel to wipe his mask. Rookie Hubert Morin was pressed into action
for what turned out to be 14 seconds until the next whistle.
Concordia’s Maxime Joyal took the loss, allowing four goals on 37 shots
McGill will close out the regular season with a home game against Carleton
on Feb. 13 and a road game at Ottawa (9-10-5) on Valentine’s Day. The OUA
Eastern Conference best-of-three quarterfinals are tentatively slated to open
at McConnell Arena on Feb. 17 against the sixth-seeded team, which could be
Ottawa, Queen’s or Carleton.
REDMEN RAP: The Redmen had to make do without the services of rugged rearguard
Yan Turcotte, who was serving an automatic one-game suspension for a major penalty
incurred at UQTR last Friday.… However, only six minutes into the second
stanza, defenceman Ken Morin was tossed for a checking from behind penalty,
leaving some fans on the edge of their seats at the Ed Meagher Arena… Since
1988 the Stingers and the Redmen have faced off annually for the prestigious
Corey Cup, emblematic of men’s university hockey supremacy in Montreal.
The Corey Cup was dedicated in 1988 by Ronald Corey, then president and governor
of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens… McGill holds an
11-6-3 record in those games. The Stingers are 7-12-3 in Corey Cup action and
the UQTR Patriotes are 1-1-0.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 4 at Concordia 3
(Feb 8, 2009 - Ed Meagher Arena)
FIRST PERIOD:
Scoring -
1. McGill, Marko Kovacevic (10) (K. Morin, A. Picard-Hooper) 7:01 PP
2. McGill, Evan Vossen (7) (S. Marcotte-Legare) 10:53
Penalties -
N. Knudsen Con (interference) 5:55,
E. Stilling Mcg (holding) 16:12,
E. Begin Con (10-minute misconduct) 16:58
SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
3. Concordia, Cory McGillis (8) (N. DAoust) 12:23
Penalties -
F. Verrault-Paul Mcg (high sticking) 5:36,
K. Morin Mcg (checking from behind, GM-50) 6:17,
V. Lambert Mcg (hooking) 17:11,
C. McGillis Con (slashing) 18:47
THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
4. McGill, Marko Kovacevic (11) (A. Picard-Hooper, S. Bloom) 0:48
5. McGill, Marko Kovacevic (12) (F. Verrault-Paul, S. Bloom) 1:36
6. Concordia, Renaud Des Alliers (6) (M.A. Rizk) 9:19
7. Concordia, Andrew Palombaro (2) 14:57
Penalties -
C. Garland Con (hooking) 2:30,
L. Van Wieren Con (hooking) 10:27
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 9 - 10 - 18 -- 37
CON: 11 - 7 - 6 -- 24
GOALS BY PERIOD:
MCG: 2 - 0 - 2 -- 4
CON: 0 - 1- 2 -- 3
POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
McGill 1-4.
Concordia 0-4.
PENALTIES (No/Mins):
McGill 5-18.
Concordia 5-18.
GOALTENDERS:
McGill
Danny Mireault [W, 10-6-0, Start, 59:46, SV: 21, GA: 3]
Hubert Morin [ND, played 0:14 in 2nd, SV: 0 GA: 0]
Concordia
Maxime Joyal [L, 11-7-3, 59:58, SV: 33, GA: 4]
Start : 3:04 PM
End : 5:15 PM
Attendance : 522
Referee: Nicolas Dutil
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
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1. Marko Kovacevic, McGill
2. Renaud Des Ailliers, Concordia
3. Sam Bloom, McGill
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES
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4 Brennan, Spencer (D)
5 Turcotte, Yan (D)
12 Arsenault, Benoit (F; eye)
15 Litalien, Eric (F; knee)
21 Tindle, Glenn (D)
24 Drager, Timothy (F)
30 Jarvis, Jake (G)
31 Desfosses, Kevin (G; flu)
