Wright on target as hockey Redmen double Warriors
(McGILL'S ANDREW WRIGHT LOOKS FOR NET BULGE AFTER HIS SLAPSHOT ELUDED WATERLOO GOALIE KEATON HARTIGAN. PHOTO BY DEREK DRUMMOND)
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MONTREAL - Andrew Wright of Toronto, scored twice as No.2-ranked McGill doubled Waterloo 4-2 in men's university exhibition hockey at McConnell Arena, Thursday.
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It marked the 10th career multi-goal game for Wright, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound economics senior who has accomplished that feat only three times on home ice.
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The Redmen, who improved to 14-7-1 overall, held a 35-30 edge in shots in what was their first game back after a 27-day layoff for exams and holidays
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Nicolas Biniek, a sophomore forward from Montreal, put McGill ahead 1-0 at 5:57 of the opening period but Waterloo's Andy Smith of Rosetown, Sask., knotted the score just 31 seconds later.
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Wright's marker at 16:35 of the opening period sent the Redmen into the intermission with a 2-1 lead. Less than nine minutes after freshman Justin Ducharme of Quebec City made it 3-1 with what proved to be the game-winner at 5:31 of the middle stanza, Wright netted his second of the night and sixth of the season overall to give McGill a commanding 4-1 lead.
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Waterloo's Justin Larson of Buckhorn, Ont., rounded out the scoring late in the second stanza with a power-play goal at 18:37.
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The Warriors went 1-for-6 with the man-advantage and kept McGill scoreless in three power-play opportunities.
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McGill goalkeeper Hubert Morin made 28 saves for the victory, improving his record to 8-4-1 on the season. The civil engineering senior from St. Georges de Beauce, Que., now owns a 66-23-2 record in 96 career appearances overall.
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Keaton Hartigan of Winnipeg, Man., registered 31 saves and took the loss for the Warriors, who dropped to 13-8-0 overall.
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It was McGill's third consecutive conquest over Waterloo, improving their lifetime record to 9-15-3 against the Warriors. The same teams will conclude their two-game post-Christmas tune-up it on Friday at McConnell Arena in another 8 p.m. start.
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REDMEN RAP: Centre Alex Picard-Hooper of Boucherville, Que., dressed for the first time in two months and collected one assist. The finance senior, who was named the CIS player of the year last season, missed eight games in the first semester with a couple of injuries, including a seriously infected elbow which forced him to visit the hospital for a four-day stay... Among the faces in the crowd was sophomore Ryan McKiernan's father, who was visiting from White Plains, N.Y., and making his first-ever visit to McConnell Arena.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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SCORING SUMMARY
Waterloo 2 at McGill 4
(EXHIBITION)
(Thursday, December 29, 2011 - McConnell Arena)
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Waterloo 1-1-0 -- 2
McGill 2-2-0 -- 4
1st Period-
1, McGill, Nicolas
Biniek 4 (M.O. Vachon, C. Longpre-Poirier), 5:57.
2, Waterloo, Andy Smith (B. Chartier), 6:28.
3, McGill, Andrew Wright 5 (A. Picard-Hooper, R.
McKiernan), 16:35.
Penalties-
Therrien Mcg (high sticking), 3:40;
Carwardine Wat (hooking), 7:58;
Larson Wat (roughing), 10:40;
Schnurr Wat (roughing), 13:49;
Biniek Mcg (roughing), 13:49.
2nd Period-
4, McGill, Justin
Ducharme 3 (N. Biniek), 5:31.
5, McGill, Andrew Wright 6 (K. Dupont),
13:50.
6, Waterloo, Justin Larson (A. Smith, J. Schnurr),
18:37 (PP).
Penalties-
Larson Wat (cross checking), 3:05;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (interference), 7:26;
Vachon Mcg (holding), 18:16.
3rd Period-
(No Scoring).
Penalties-
Ducharme Mcg (holding opp. stick), 5:36;
Laporte Mcg (hooking), 9:01;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (hooking), 14:07.
Shots on Goal-
Waterloo 10-10-10 -- 30.
McGill 12-14-9 -- 35.
Power Play Opportunities-
Waterloo 1 /
6;
McGill 0 / 3.
Penalties-
Waterloo 4 / 8;
McGill 7 / 14.
Goalies-
Waterloo, Keaton
Hartigan (L, 35 shots-31 saves).
McGill, Hubert Morin (W, 8-4-1; 30 shots-28
saves).
ATT-312
Referee-Marc Muylaert.
Linesmen-Benoit Martineau and Jeremy
Noreau
Start: 8:01 PM
End: 10:18 PM
Length: 2:17
THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 19 Andrew
Wright
2. MCG - 5 Nicolas Biniek
3. WAT - 21 Andy Smith