TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Alexandre Picard-Hooper
of Boucherville, Que., scored twice and added a pair of helpers as
visiting McGill trounced the UQTR Patriotes 6-2 in men's university
hockey, Thursday.
It marked the eighth consecutive win by the Redmen under new
head coach Kelly Nobes, including non-conference
play, as McGill improved to 3-0 in the regular season.
Andrew Wright, a junior from Toronto had given
McGill a 1-0 lead at 13:36 of the opening stanza but sophomore
Olivier Donovan evened the score some five minutes
later.
McGill had a golden opportunity to take the lead again early in
the middle period when rookie rearguard Ryan McKiernan was awarded
a penalty shot after being hooked from behind on a breakaway.
However his attempt was thwarted by Pats netminder
Jean-Christophe Blanchard, who registered one of
his 28 saves in the contest.
After a scoreless middle period, fireworks erupted in the
third.
Picard-Hooper, a third-year centre, broke open a 1-1 tie at the
38-second mark to spark a six-goal outburst but only 81 seconds
later, UQTR sniper Francis Charland knotted the
count at 2-2.
The Patriotes then lost their composure and took five straight
penalties while a hungry McGill special teams unit licked their
collective chops and connected on three of five power plays.
Wright netted what proved to be the game-winner on the
man-advantage at the three-minute mark.
Other marksmen for McGill down the stretch included team captain
Evan Vossen of Swift Current, Sask., and rearguard
Marc-Andre Dorion, who added a pair of
assists.
Dorion, who has attended NHL tryout camps with Dallas and
Toronto, leads all OUA defencemen in scoring with six points in
three games.
McGill, which went 3-for-7 on the power-play, outshot UQTR by a
34-25 margin. Netminder Hubert Morin, a junior
from St. Georges de Beauce, Que., registered the win, while the
aforementioned Blanchard took the loss.
McGill has now posted an 8-2 record, including three straight
wins in the last 10 head-to-head meetings with the Pats, a team
they swept in the conference finals last spring en route to
capturing the league's Queen's Cup title.
The two bitter rivals will hook up in what promises to be
another showdown before an expected large crowd on Monday night in
Montreal at McConnell Arena.
SCORING SUMMARY
McGill 6 at UQTR 2
(Thursday, October 14, 2010 - Le Colisee)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Andrew Wright 3 (Francis Verreault-Paul, Alex
Picard-Hooper), 13:36.
2, UQTR, Olivier Donovan 1 (Felix Petit, Jeff Desjardins),
18:36.
Penalties-
Bellavance-Martin UQTR (hooking), 15:07;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (hooking), 19:26.
2nd Period-
No Scoring.
Penalties-
McKiernan Mcg (high sticking), 1:22;
Valente Mcg (checking from behind, 10-minute misconduct),
3:03;
Boudreau UQTR (hooking), 3:31;
Chabot-Maltais UQTR (high sticking), 13:25.
3rd Period-
3, McGill, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 1 (Hubert Genest, J.F.
Boisvert), 0:38.
4, UQTR, Francis Charland 4 (Etienne Bellavance-Martin),
1:59.
5, McGill, Andrew Wright 4 (M.A. Dorion, Alex Picard-Hooper),
3:00 (PP).
6, McGill, Marc-Andre Dorion 1 (Andrew Wright, Francis
Verreault-Paul), 11:40.
7, McGill, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 2 (Francis Verreault-Paul,
M.A. Dorion), 15:01 (PP).
8, McGill, Evan Vossen 3 (Guillaume Doucet, Hubert Genest),
15:52 (PP).
Penalties-
Bellefleur UQTR (high sticking), 2:28;
Bellefleur UQTR (check from behind major, game misconduct),
12:54;
Petit UQTR (high sticking), 14:29;
Desilets UQTR (slashing), 14:49;
Desilets UQTR (slashing), 17:40.
Shots on Goal-
McGill 11-10-13 -- 34
UQTR 9-6-10 -- 25
GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 1-0-5 -- 6
UQTR 1-0-1 -- 2
Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 3 / 7;
UQTR 0 / 3.
Penalties (No./Mins.)-
McGill 4 / 16;
UQTR 9 / 29.
Goalies-
McGill, Hubert Morin, W, 1-0-0 (25 shots-23
saves; 60:00).
UQTR, Jean-Christophe Blanchard, L, 1-1-0 (35
shots-29 saves; 60:00).
Attendance-380
Referee-Dominic Bedard.
Start: 7:02
Finish: 9:04
Length: 2:02
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 9 Alex Picard-Hooper
2. MCG - 19 Andrew Wright
3. MCG - 10 Marc-Andre Dorion
