TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - The UQTR Patriotes connected on a pair of first-period power play opportunities and then rode the back of rookie netminder Guillaume Nadeau of St. Jean Chrysostome, Que., en route to a 3-1 upset over No.2 ranked McGill in men's university hockey at Trois-Rivieres on Wednesday.

It was the first loss in regulation time for the division-leading Redmen, who tumbled to 8-1-2 in OUA play. The Patriotes, who improved to 7-4-0, sit four points in arrears of McGill in the OUA East Division.

McGill had an incredible 33-13 advantage in shots on net, including a lopsided 17-2 margin in the final period but had a difficult time solving Nadeau. The former netminder with Drummondville in the QMJHL made 32 saves and improved to 6-3-0.

Pierre-Luc Lessard of Thetford Mines, Que., and team captain Alexandre Demers of Laurier Station, Que., scored at 13:06 and 18:12, respectively to put the Redmen on their heels. When Billy Lacasse of Mont Laurier, Que., made it 3-0 at 12:48 of the middle stanza, it looked like curtains for the Redmen.

But McGill overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Nipissing 4-3 last Saturday, so there was some hope when sniper Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que., connected on the power-play, with his fourth of the season, at 19:26 to send his troops into the intermission on a high note. They came out like gangbusters in the final frame but were stoned time and time again by Nadeau, who was selected as the game's first star.

The Patriotes went 2-for-7 on the power-play while McGill connected one of eight chances.

Redmen goalie Hubert Morin of St. Georges de Beauce, Que., recorded 10 saves on 13 shots in taking the loss. His record fell to 4-2.

McGill plays at Queen's (5-3-1) in Kingston, Ont., on Nov. 11, while the Patriots are visiting the Toronto Varsity Blues (4-4-1).

SCORING SUMMARY

McGill 1 at UQTR 3

(Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - Le Colisee)

GOALS BY PERIOD:
McGill 0-1-0 -- 1
UQTR 2-1-0 -- 3

1st Period-
1, UQTR, Pierre-Luc Lessard 4 (Petit, Lefrancois), 13:06 (PP).
2, UQTR, Alexandre Demers 3 (Joncas, Robichaud), 18:12 (PP).

Penalties-
Tremblay Uqtr (roughing), 3:05;
Laporte Mcg (high sticking), 8:04;
McKiernan Mcg (interference), 12:19;
Joncas Uqtr (roughing after the whistle), 13:47;
Wright Mcg (hooking), 14:13;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (holding), 16:42.


2nd Period-
3, UQTR, Billy Lacasse 1 (Bety, Parisien), 12:48.
4, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 4 (Dorion, Wright), 19:26 (PP).

Penalties-
Beauchemin Uqtr (roughing after the whistle), 2:21;
McKiernan Mcg (elbowing), 9:49;
Robichaud Uqtr (tripping), 18:07.


3rd Period-
(No Scoring).

Penalties-
Lefrancois Uqtr (holding), 5:53;
Joncas Uqtr (boarding), 8:45;
Parisien Uqtr (holding), 13:53;
McKiernan Mcg (hooking), 15:03;
Dupont Mcg (boarding), 17:35;
Tremblay Uqtr (tripping), 18:47.

Shots on Goal-
McGill 8-8-17 -- 33.
UQTR 6-5-2 -- 13.

Power Play Opportunities-
McGill 1 / 8;
UQTR 2 / 7.

Penalties (No/Mins)-
McGill 7 / 14;
UQTR 8 / 16.

Goalies-

McGill,
Hubert Morin (L, 4-2-0, 13 shots-10 saves; 58:47).
Empty-net (0 shots, 0 goals; 1:13)

UQTR,
Guillaume Nadeau (W, 6-3-0, 33 shots-32 saves; 60:00).

Attendance-353

Referees-Benoit Lessard, Mathieu Bergeron.

Start: 7:09 PM

End: 9:12 PM

Length: 2:03


THREE STARS:
1. UQTR - 57 Guillaume Nadeau
2. UQTR - 16 Pierre-Luc Lessard
3. MCG - 16 Max Langelier-Parent

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

McGill Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012