McGill quells Queen's, extend win streak to three
KINGSTON – Three different skaters scored and two goalies shared
a shutout as McGill blanked Queen’s 3-0 in men’s university hockey
before 920 raucous fans at the Memorial Centre in Kingston,
Saturday.
It was the third straight victory for the Redmen (3-4-1) who have
now taken seven out of a possible eight points in their last four
games after dropping their first four contests to start the
season.
The game had an ominous beginning for the Redmen as starting
netminder Hubert Morin, a freshman from St. Georges de Beauce,
Que., was removed from the game at the four-minute mark after
suffering a suspected shoulder injury in a goal-mouth collision. He
had made only one save before giving way to rookie Danny Mireault,
who kicked aside 12 shots the rest of the way for the victory and a
“shared” shutout, which officially goes to the team but not the
goaltenders.
Sam Bloom set up a first-period power-play marker by defenceman Ken
Morin of St. Prosper, Que., which held up as the game-winner.
Bloom, a senior from Toronto, then assisted on rookie Alex
Picard-Hooper’s goal at 13:50 of the middle stanza. The Redmen put
the game out of reach only 19 seconds later when Leonard Verrilli,
a junior forward from Dollard des Ormeaux, Que., jammed home a
rebound from a goalmouth scramble.
McGill held a distinct territorial advantage, with a dominating
32-13 edge in shots on goal. The game featured 75 minutes in
penalties, including 55 to the Gaels, who have now lost 13
consecutive matchups with the Redmen, dating back to a 5-2 Queen’s
victory in Kingston, Feb. 6, 2004.
McGill plays Carleton (6-2-1) in Ottawa on Saturday at 3 p.m. and
will be looking to avenge a shocking 4-1 loss at Carleton on Oct.
18. The Gaels, who defeated Ottawa 2-1 in a shootout Friday night,
will play at UQTR on Nov. 21.
SCORING SUMMARY:
McGill 3 at Queens 0
(@ Kingston Memorial Centre)
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring -
1. McGill, Ken Morin (1) (S. Bloom, S. Marcotte-Legare) 10:36
PP
Penalties -
S. Bloom Mcg (interference) 2:12,
Y. Turcotte Mcg (roughing) 4:00,
B. Munroe Que (interference) 4:00,
A. Picard-Hooper Mcg (holding opp. stick) 4:32,
A. Picard-Hooper Mcg (hooking) 8:17,
D. Chubb Que (holding) 9:50,
Y. Turcotte Mcg (roughing) 11:44,
B. Ouellet Que (roughing) 11:44,
M. Daneau Mcg (interference) 16:09,
J. Johnstone Que (interference) 18:13
SECOND PERIOD:
Scoring -
2. McGill, Alex Picard-Hooper (3) (S. Bloom) 13:50Â
3. McGill, Len Verrilli (1) (M. Langelier-Parent, M. Daneau)
14:09Â
Penalties -
B. Burke Que (cross checking) 2:05,
J. Johnstone Que (slashing) 4:13,
M. Langelier-Parent Mcg (hooking) 19:47
THIRD PERIOD:
Scoring -
(no scoring)
Penalties -
A. Wright Mcg (boarding) 4:34,
D. Chubb Que (check to head, 10-minute misconduct) 8:48,
B. Ouellet Que (cross checking, game misconduct) 11:09,
J. Johnstone Que (hooking) 11:27,
M. Langelier-Parent Mcg (high sticking, roughing) 17:52,
J. Johnstone Que (10-minute misconduct) 17:52, B. Perry Que
(roughing, high sticking) 17:52
SHOTS ON GOAL:
MCG: 8 15 15 -- 38
QUE:Â 8Â 4Â 5 -- 17
POWER PLAY CONVERSION:
McGill 1-7.
Queens 0-6.
Goaltenders
McGill
Hubert Morin (Start, ND; 4:00, SV: 1, GA: 0)
Danny Mireault (W; 3-3-0, 56:00, SV: 16, GA: 0)
Queens
Brady Morrison (L, 4-6-0, 60:00, SV: 35, GA: 3)
Start : 7:30 PM
End : 9:50
Attendance : 920
Referee: Mr. Lavendar
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Maxime Langelier-Parent, McGill
2. Sam Bloom, McGill
3. Ken Morin, McGill
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
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G: Jake Jarvis
D: Erik Stilling (shoulder)
D: Spencer Brennan
D: Glenn Tindle
F: Benoit Arsenault (eye)
F: Eric Litalien (arm)
F: Francis Verrault-Paul (serving one-game suspension)