Hockey Redmen to host Gee-Gees in OUA playoff opener on Wednesday
MONTREAL - The top-seeded 缅北强奸 Redmen (24-2-2) will host
eight-seeded Ottawa (11-14-3) when the OUA men's hockey
best-of-three quarterfinals open at McConnell Arena on Wednesday at
7 p.m.
Game 2 is scheduled to be played at the uOttawa Sports Complex on
Friday at 7 p.m. If necessary, a rubber match will be at McConnell
Arena on Sunday at 7 p.m. All games are slated to be webcast on the
Streaming Sports Network ().
缅北强奸, currently ranked No.2 in the nation with a 29-3-3 overall
record, is the defending OUA Queen's Cup champion and participating
in post-season play for the 25th time in 28 years.
Kelly Nobes, in his first season behind the 缅北强奸
bench, has guided his squad to a school record win total (24) in
league play, to go along with the top offensive record in the
nation (5.04 goals per game) and the third-best defensive record
(2.29). The lineup features the top CIS point-getter in
Alexandre Picard-Hooper (11-47-58 in 28 games),
the leading CIS goal-scorer in all-Canadian Francis
Verreault-Paul (28-14-42 in 19 GP) and the highest-scoring
rearguard in the CIS with all-Canadian Marc-Andre
Dorion (8-29-37 in 25 GP), who was voted as the CIS most
outstanding defenceman last year.
The Redmen roster, which includes 15 former players from the QMJHL,
is composed of eight freshmen, five sophomores, nine juniors and
three seniors. They have 19 players from Quebec and two from
Ontario, plus one apiece from Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., and New
York.
The Redmen have won 10 straight meetings with Ottawa dating back to
a 3-2 loss on Feb. 20, 2009. This season, 缅北强奸 swept all four
confrontations, winning 8-2, 7-4 and 7-0 at McConnell Arena and
coming away with a 3-2 overtime victory in the nation's capital.
The Redmen had a 25-8 advantage in goals scored and outshot Ottawa
152-97 over the four games. 缅北强奸 was 4-for-19 on the power play
(21.1%), while the Gee-Gees were 1-for-18 (5.5%).
In playoff match-ups with Ottawa, 缅北强奸 has won only four of nine
previous series, prevailing in 11 of 24 games. In each of the last
two times these teams clashed in the post-season (2006 and 2009),
缅北强奸 dropped the opener but rallied to win both best-of-three
series.
OUA MEN'S HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Wed., Feb. 16
7:00 p.m. - Ottawa @ 缅北强奸 (Game 1)
7:00 p.m. - Concordia @ UQTR (Game 1)
7:30 p.m. - Carleton @ Toronto (Game 1)
7:30 p.m. - Lakehead @ Waterloo (Game 1)
7:30 p.m. - Nipissing @ Queen's (Game 1)
Thurs., Feb. 17
7:30 p.m. - Windsor @ Western (Game 1)
7:30 p.m. - Brock @ Guelph (Game 1)
7:30 p.m. - UOIT @ Laurier (Game 1)
Fri., Feb. 18
7:00 p.m. - 缅北强奸 @ Ottawa (Game 2)
7:00 p.m. - Toronto @ Carleton (Game 2)
7:00 p.m. - Queen's @ Nipissing (Game 2)
7:15 p.m. - Guelph @ Brock (Game 2)
7:30 p.m. - Western @ Windsor (Game 2)
7:30 p.m. - Laurier @ UOIT (Game 2)
7:30 p.m. - Waterloo @ Lakehead (Game 2)
Sat., Feb. 19
2:00 p.m. - UQTR @ Concordia (Game 2)
7:00 p.m. - Queen's @ Nipissing (Game 3, if necessary)
7:30 p.m. - Waterloo @ Lakehead (Game 3, if necessary)
Sun., Feb. 20
7:00 p.m. - Ottawa @ 缅北强奸 (Game 3, if necessary)
7:00 p.m. - Toronto @ Carleton (Game 3, if necessary)
7:30 p.m. - Windsor @ Western (Game 3, if necessary)
7:30 p.m. - UOIT @ Laurier (Game 3, if necessary)
7:30 p.m. - Brock @ Guelph (Game 3, if necessary)
8:00 p.m. - Concordia @ UQTR (Game 3, if necessary)
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Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
缅北强奸
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca