Oops he did it again... fearless Frankie scores another hat
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TORONTO - Sophomore Francis Verreault-Paul of
Mashteuiatsh, Que., scored four points, including his second
hat-trick in four games, as No. 6-raked McGill sheared the Ryerson
Rams 7-0 at George Bell Arena, Friday.
It was McGill's 18th consecutive road win at Ryerson, which
announced earlier in the week that they will be moving to the
yet-to-be refurbished Maple Leaf Gardens in 2011.
The Redmen, who outshot Ryerson 50-29, led 2-0 after the opening
period and 4-0 after two.
Goaltender Hubert Morin, who rebounded nicely from
the previous week's 4-3 loss at U of T, made 29 saves to register
his second shutout of the season. The 22-year-old sophomore from
St. Georges de Beauce, Que., improved his record to 8-1 in 10
starts and is ranked third among league leaders with a 2.32
goals-against average, He also owns a .919 save percentage, which
ranks third among OUA puck-stoppers.
Verreault-Paul, a 5-foot-10, 178-pound right
winger, was credited with the game-winner at 10:15 of the first,
made it 3-0 at 10:38 of the middle stanza and completed his hat at
the 28-second mark of the final period to give the Redmen a
commanding 5-0 lead. He now shares the league lead in goals with 14
and sits its sixth in the OUA scoring race with 25 points in only
12 games.
Rounding out the scoring for McGill was Guillaume
Doucet of Anjou, Que., with a pair, plus rookie
Christophe Longpre-Poirier of Longueuil, Que., and
St. Hubert, Que., native Alexandre Picard-Hooper,
who added three helpers for a four-point soiree.
Andrew Wright, a sophomore playing in his
hometown, contributed three assists.
McGill, which went 3-for-8 with the man-advantage, killed off all
six Ryerson power-play opportunities and now lead the 19-team
league with a stellar 89.5 per cent success rate, allowing just
eight goals in 76 shorthanded situations.
The Redmen, who sit second in the OUA Eastern Conference with an
11-2 record, will play at Ryerson (7-8-2) again on Saturday at 2
p.m.
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REDMEN RAP: The Redmen lost two players to injury during the game against a much larger Rams team that seemed more interested in taking penalties (they were assessed 50 PIMs) than playing hockey... Sophomore forward Marc-Andre Daneau suffered a knee injury after being hit along the boards and is expected to be out for an extended period of time... Junior winger Evan Vossen stopped a puck with his face and left to get stitched up... Also, rookie forward Patrick Belzile was kept out of the lineup recovering from a concussion suffered the week before... Other players still on the sideline recovering from injuries include veteran F Leonard Verrilli (arm), sophomore G Danny Mireault (collar bone) and freshman F Kale Dolinski (leg).
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SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 7 at Ryerson 0
(Dec 4, 2009 - George Bell Arena)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 12 (M.A. Dorion, A. Picard-Hooper), 10:15.
2, McGill, Guillaume Doucet 10 (M. Longpre-Poirier, B. Gazdic), 13:34 (pp).
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Penalties-
Barbieri Rye (slashing), 7:01;
Konecny Rye (butt ending; double minor), 11:51;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (hooking), 20:00.
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2nd Period-
3, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 13 (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright), 10:38.
4, McGill, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 6 (A. Wright, F. Verreault-Paul), 15:17 (pp).
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Penalties-
Gazdic Mcg (roughing), 4:01;
Booth Rye (slashing), 4:01;
Turcotte Mcg (interference), 4:11;
DEall Rye (high sticking), 4:56;
Doucet Mcg (roughing), 7:18;
Boisvert Mcg (slashing), 7:54;
Turcotte Mcg (roughing), 11:19;
Konecny Rye (cross checking), 11:19;
Barbieri Rye (roughing), 13:57;
Konecny Rye (boarding), 20:00.
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3rd Period-
5, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 14 (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright), 0:28 (pp).
6, McGill, Guillaume Doucet 11 (M.A. Dorion, C. Longpre-Poirier), 0:54.
7, McGill, Maxime Longpre-Poirier 2 (B. Gazdic), 14:14.
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Penalties-
Boisvert Mcg (slashing), 1:57;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (10-minute misconduct), 3:05;
Paolo Rye (10-minute misconduct), 3:05;
Picard-Hooper Mcg (slashing), 7:51;
Booth Rye (charging), 8:28;
Madden Rye (10-minute misconduct), 8:28;
McNair Rye (game misconduct), 14:15;
Booth Rye (roughing), 16:09.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 2-2-3 -- 7
Ryerson 0-0-0 -- 0
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Shots on Goal:
McGill 19-14-17 -- 50.
Ryerson 9-10-10 -- 29.
Power Play Opportunities:
McGill 3 of 8;
Ryerson 0 of 6.
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Goalies-
McGill,
Hubert Morin (W, 8-1-0, 29 shots-29 saves; SHO; 60:00).
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Ryerson,
Paul Gibson (start, L, 3-3-1, 33 shots-29 saves; 40:00);
Louie George (ND, 4-4-1, 17 shots-14 saves, 20:00).
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ATTENDANCE - 100
Referee - Joseph Paolini.
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MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Francis Verreault-Paul, McGill
2. Alexandre Picard-Hooper, McGill
3. Hubert Morin, McGill
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