(PHOTO OF CHRISTOPHE LONGPRE-POIRIER BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, Que. - Christophe Longpre-Poirier, a sophomore from Longueuil, Que., scored twice as the No.2-ranked McGill Redmen hockey team handed the visiting Ryerson Rams a 6-2 setback at McGill's Macdonald campus arena in suburban Montreal, Friday.

The victory gave McGill a two-game sweep over the Rams and extended  their unblemished record to 17-0 overall - including a 12-0 mark in league play - which ties a 74-year-old school record for the longest win streak in team history, dating back to the 1936-37 season. It was also McGill's fifth straight win over the Rams and the 18th conquest in their last 19 head-to-head meetings.

Longpre-Poirier effectively put the game on ice in the middle period when his back -to-back markers at 4:05 and 15:44 turned a 4-2 lead into an insurmountable 6-2 margin and the Redmen focussed on stifling the Rams the rest of the way.

McGill had opened the scoring only two minutes into the game on a blueline blast from Neil Blunden, a rookie rearguard from Montreal, who has only dressed in four of the team's 12 league games. He also added an assist on the last goal of the game to register his first two points in a McGill jersey and merited mention among the game's three stars.

"Blunden played a solid game tonight and it paid off with his first career goal," said Kelly Nobes, head coach of the Redmen. "He's been a real pleasant surprise and given us great depth on defence."

Rounding out the scoring for McGill was senior Guillaume Doucet of Anjou, Que., who netted his fifth goal of the campaign, on the power-play, junior Alex Picard-Hooper (4th) of Boucherville, Que., and All-Canadian defenceman Marc-Andre Dorion of St. Hubert, Que.

Replying for the Rams was David Harris (6th), a freshman from Waterloo, Ont., and rookie Travis Dunstall (3rd) of Onoway, Alta.

McGill outshot Ryerson 43-30, including a 22-8 margin in the first period. Redmen goalkeeper Hubert Morin of St. Georges de Beauce, Que., made 28 saves and improved his record to 8-0, with a 2.10 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Louie George of Waterloo, Ont., kicked aside 37 shots as his record dropped to 1-4.

Despite missing the services of CIS goal-scoring leader Francis Verreault-Paul this week, who has gone home for a family funeral, the Redmen still managed to tally 11 goals in their two-game sweep over Ryerson, a team that was ranked No. 8 in Canada a few weeks ago. Eight different Redmen scored and 11 players registered assists.

"We played two solid games against a much-improved Ryerson team," said Nobes. "It was good to see different guys contribute offensively this week. That's something we're going to need down the road."

Ryerson (4-9), which has dropped eight straight games, will head back to southern Ontario for games at Waterloo, Nov. 19-20. McGill (12-0) also heads in that direction and will play at York (4-7-0) and Brock (3-4-3), on the same dates.

REDMEN RAP:  McGill, which leads the CIS in scoring with 75 markers, has scored five goals (or more) in 10 of their 12 league games to date...  With 75 goals for and 25 against, McGill's plus-50 differential is tops in the nation... Western is a distant second at +31 and No.3-ranked UNB is next at +30... Dorion is third in the league scoring race and remains the top-scoring rearguard in the nation with a 6-19-25 record in 12 games... Picard-Hooper leads the league with 20 assists and sits fourth among OUA scoring leaders with a 4-20-24 dossier in 12 games. In 68 career OUA contests, he has posted an impressive a 25-84-109 record.

SCORING SUMMARY

Ryerson 2 at McGill 6

(Friday, November 12, 2010 - Macdonald Arena)

1st Period-
1, McGill, Neil Blunden 1 (P. Belzile, E. Vossen), 2:10.
2, McGill, Guillaume Doucet 5 (M.A. Dorion, A. Wright), 4:40 (PP).
3, Ryerson, David Harris 6 (A. Buck, A. Sharpe), 7:40.
4, McGill, Alex Picard-Hooper 4 (V. Bourgeois, A. Wright), 8:00.
5, Ryerson, Travis Dunstall 3 (M. Schmermund, T. Murray), 11:10.
6, McGill, Marc-Andre Dorion 6 (M. Langelier-Parent, B. Levesque), 19:22.

Penalties-
George Rye (delay of game, served by David Harris), 3:34;
Camalleri Rye (hooking), 8:49.

2nd Period-
7, McGill, Christophe Longpre-Poirier 3 (N. Biniek, J.F. Boisvert), 4:05.
8, McGill, Christophe Longpre-Poirier 4 (J.F. Boisvert, N. Blunden), 15:44.

Penalties-
Dunstall Rye (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 4:05;
Blunden Mcg (hooking), 16:00;
Doucet Mcg (tripping), 18:47.

3rd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
Longpre-Poirier Mcg (slashing), 6:15.

GOALS BY PERIOD:

Ryerson 2-0-0 -- 2

McGill 4-2-0 -- 6

Shots on Goal-

Ryerson 8-14-8 -- 30.

McGill 22-11-10 -- 43.

Power Play Opportunities-

Ryerson 0 / 3;

McGill 1 / 3.

Penalties-

Ryerson 3 / 6;

McGill 3 / 6.

Goalies-

Ryerson, Louie George (L, 1-4-0, 43 shots-37 saves; 60:00).

McGill, Hubert Morin (W, 8-0-0, 30 shots-28 saves; 60:00).

Att-212

Referee-Dominic Bedard.

Start: 7:01 pm

Finish: 9:06 pm

Length: 2:05

MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:

1. Christophe Longpre-Poirier, McGill

2. Neil Blunden, McGill

3. Hubert Morin, McGill