Feb. 17, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Redmen Hockey vs Nipissing (Home; OUA East Quarterfinals)
Won 4-1 vs Nipissing
McConnell Arena (McGill)
Redmen rally in third period to drain Lakers in playoff opener
Feb. 17, 2010
(PHOTO of Maxime Langelier-Parent courtesy of Andrew Dobrowolskyj)
MONTREAL - Maxime Langelier-Parent and Evan Vossen each tallied twice as No.6-ranked
McGill defeated the Nipissing University Lakers 4-1 in their OUA East quarter-final
men's hockey playoff opener at McConnell Arena, Wednesday night.
The Redmen, who have won 14 of their last 16 OUA post-season games, outshot
Nipissing 46-26 but the teams were knotted at 1-1 in the third period, when
Langelier-Parent's shorthanded marker at 4:05 proved to be the game-winner.
McGill, which led the nation with 11 "shorties" during the regular
season, has struck for seven SHGs in their last nine contests and now have 17
in 41 games overall, well ahead of the previous single-season school record
of 12, set in 1987-88 and matched in 1995-96.
Vossen, a rugged third-year left winger from Swift Current, Sask., had opened
the scoring on the power play at 19:18 of the first period but Dan Watt of Winnipeg
netted the equalizer late in the middle stanza, also with the man-advantage.
Overtime appeared to be looming until Langelier-Parent struck suddenly early
in the third period. The speedy 6-foot-1, 215-pound sophomore from Levy, Que.,
converted a long breakaway pass from defenceman Marc-André Dorion of
St. Hubert, Que., and the Redmen never looked back. Vossen made it 3-1 with
5:52 remaining and only 83 seconds later, Langelier-Parent put the game out
of reach.
McGill also had a strong 25-save performance from netminder Hubert Morin, a
sophomore from St. Georges de Beauce, Que., who came up with numerous key stops
to earn his first career CIS playoff victory. Nipissing rookie Billy Stone,
who had joined the Lakers in the second semester and had only six starts under
his belt, racked up 42 saves in a losing cause.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is slated for Friday night in North Bay,
Ont., located about four hours north of Toronto. If a rubber match is needed,
it will be played back at McConnell Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m. As a result, the
women's hockey season finale between Concordia and McGill, originally slated
for 2 p.m. on Sunday, has been moved to a 7 p.m. start.
REDMEN RAP: Andrew Wright, a sophomore winger on McGill's top line, returned
to the lineup after sitting out last weekend's regular season finale with an
arm injury... Freshman forward Christophe Longpré-Poirier served the
first of an automatic two-game suspension after being assessed an instigator
minor penalty along with a fighting major in the previous game... The Redmen
improved to 28-11-1 overall and are just two conquests away from reaching the
30-win plateau for only the third time in school history... They registered
33 victories in 46 games during the 2007-08 season and posted 30 wins in 41
contests during the 2005-06 campaign.
SCORING SUMMARY
Nipissing 1 at McGill 4
(Feb 17, 2010 at McConnell Arena)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Evan Vossen 1 (Picard-Hooper, Turcotte), 19:18 (pp).
Penalties-
Hewitt Nip (holding opp. stick), 0:49;
Pryde Nip (slashing), 19:11.
2nd Period-
2, Nipissing, Dan Watt 1 (Quarrie, Lahey), 18:03 (pp).
Penalties-
Vossen Mcg (tripping), 1:50;
Turcotte Mcg (high sticking), 2:48;
BENCH Nip (too many men), 5:46;
Maunu Nip (cross checking), 9:04;
Boisvert Mcg (roughing), 11:34;
Rioux Mcg (interference), 17:11;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (hooking), 18:59;
Beard Nip (tripping), 19:25.
3rd Period-
3, McGill, Maxime Langelier-Parent 1 (Dorion, Turcotte), 4:08 (sh).
4, McGill, Evan Vossen 2 (Dorion, Verreault-Paul), 14:08.
5, McGill, Maxime Langelier-Parent 2 (Valente, Verrilli), 15:31.
Penalties-
Verreault-Paul Mcg (tripping), 3:57;
Daneau Mcg (slashing), 8:55;
Lahey Nip (roughing), 12:28;
Picard-Hooper Mcg (roughing), 12:28;
Daneau Mcg (interference), 13:28;
Maunu Nip (holding), 13:46;
Pryde Nip (hooking), 16:56;
Happeney Nip (10-minute misconduct), 17:46;
Jarick Nip (roughing, roughing), 18:29;
Vossen Mcg (roughing), 18:29.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Nipissing 0-1-0 -- 1
McGill 1-0-3 -- 4
Shots on Goal-
Nipissing 7-5-14 -- 26.
McGill 10-19-17 -- 46.
Power Play Opportunities-
Nipissing 1 of 8 (plus one SHG against);
McGill 1 of 8.
Penalties-
Nipissing 11/30;
McGill 10/20.
Goalies-
Nipissing, Billy Stone (L, 0-1-0; 46 shots-42 saves; 60:00).
McGill, Hubert Morin (W, 1-0-0, 26 shots-25 saves; 60:00).
Attendance-145
Referee-Pascal St-Jacques.
START: 7:05
END: 9:18
LENGTH: 2:13
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Hubert Morin, McGill
2. Maxime Langelier-Parent, McGill
3. Evan Vossen, McGill
