缅北强奸

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TROIS-RIVIERES - Sophomore Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que., scored the game-winner late in the second period as fifth-ranked 缅北强奸 rallied to upset No.3-UQTR 3-2 in the opener of the OUA East final at Le Colis茅e in Trois-Rivi猫res Wednesday.

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The Redmen lead the best-of-three series 1-0 and could eliminate their long-time rivals with a victory at McConnell Arena on Friday (7 p.m.), which would earn 缅北强奸 a berth at the CIS championships for the fourth time in five years.

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It was 缅北强奸's seventh consecutive post-season victory over the Patriotes, a team that once was virtually invincible for the Redmen, who are now 12-24 lifetime in 36 playoff confrontations.

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缅北强奸 took advantage of an unusually undisciplined UQTR squad, scoring all three goals on the power play as the Pats were assessed for 28 penalty minutes compared to only eight by the Redmen, who led the league in penalties.

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UQTR defenceman Nicolas Desilets was ejected at the 1:40 mark of the opening period after receiving a kneeing major while body-checking Verreault-Paul. The Redmen sniper who won the OUA scoring crown remained prone on the ice for more than five minutes and missed the remainder of the period as he was assessed by the team physician, who had made the 90-minute road trip.

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The ensuing power-play did not start well for 缅北强奸 as they gave up a shorthanded marker by Pats defenceman Pierre-Luc Lessard.

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"We didn't panic after that shorthanded goal," said Redmen head coach Jim Webster. "The guys had confidence in our system, stuck to the basics and took care of business. It was a complete team effort."

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The Redmen rebounded 63 seconds later on blueliner Ben Gazdic's goal at 3:50 of the opening period. Centre Simon Marcotte-L茅gar茅, a junior from Longueuil, Que., gave 缅北强奸 a 2-1 lead at the midway mark of the first period.

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Verreault-Paul returned in time for the second stanza, making it 3-1 at 17:20. It was his league-leading seventh playoff goal in six games. More importantly, he now has eight winning goals, including two in the playoffs. The single-season school record is nine by Tim Iannone in 1987-88.

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The Pats replied with a power-play goal by Alexandre Blais early in the third but 缅北强奸 held on for the victory, outshooting UQTR 46-30. Redmen sophomore netminder Hubert Morin of St. Georges de Beauce was solid between the pipes and improved to 5-1 in post-season play. Jean-Christophe Blanchard made 43 saves in a losing cause for the Patriotes.

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

Communications Officer

缅北强奸 Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012

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SCORING SUMMARY
缅北强奸 3 at UQTR 2

(OUA East Final, Game 1; Mar 3, 2010 a Le Colisee)


1st Period-
1, UQTR, Pierre-Luc Lessard 1 (Levesque), 2:47 (sh).
2, 缅北强奸, Ben Gazdic 1 (Picard-Hooper, Rioux), 3:50 (pp).
3, 缅北强奸, Simon Marcotte-Legare 2 (Vossen, Rioux), 9:38 (pp).

Penalties-
Desilets UQTR (kneeing, game misconduct), 1:40;
Joncas UQTR (hooking), 8:57;
Lamontagne UQTR (tripping), 14:41;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (diving), 17:36.


2nd Period-
4, 缅北强奸, Francis Verreault-Paul 7 (Picard-Hooper, Dorion), 17:20 (pp).

Penalties-
Frechette UQTR (interference), 6:52;
Leblanc UQTR (tripping), 11:32;
Chicoine UQTR (hooking), 17:04;
Valente Mcg (cross checking), 18:55.


3rd Period-
5, UQTR, Alexandre Blais 4 (Demers, Leblanc), 1:04 (pp).

Penalties-
Langelier-Parent Mcg (cross checking), 0:57;
Blais UQTR (holding), 5:54;
Doucet Mcg (interference), 15:38.


GOALS BY PERIOD:
缅北强奸 2 1 0 - 3
UQTR 1 0 1 - 2

Shots on Goal-
缅北强奸 14-19-13-46.
UQTR 8-12-10-30.

Power Play Opportunities-
缅北强奸 3 of 7;
UQTR 1 of 4.

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Penalties (No./Mins.)-
缅北强奸 4/8;
UQTR 8/27.

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Goalies-
缅北强奸,
Hubert Morin (W, 5-1, 30 shots-28 saves; 60:00).

UQTR,
Jean-Christophe Blanchard (L, 4-2-0, 46 shots-43 saves; 59:15);
Empty-net (0 goals; 0:45).

Attendance: 564

Start: 7:08 PM

End: 9:10 PM

Length: 2:02

Referee-Jonathan Trudel.

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MOLSON CUP THREE STARS

1. MCG - 9 Alexandre Picard-Hooper
2. UQTR - 16 Pierre-Luc Lessard
3. MCG - 6 Sebastien Rioux