Wright stirs up the perfect storm for Redmen as Lakers lost at sea
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(No.19 ANDREW WRIGHT SCORES FIRST OF TWO GOALS IN TOP LEFT CORNER. PHOTO BY DEREK DRUMMOND)
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MONTREAL - Andrew Wright of Toronto scored twice as No.2-ranked 缅北强奸 exploded for four goals in the second period en route to a 6-4 win over the Nipissing University Lakers in men's hockey playoff action at McConnell Arena, Saturday. 缅北强奸, which won the series opener 4-1 in North Bay, Wednesday, swept the OUA East semifinal in two straight games.
It was the ninth straight OUA playoff win for the Redmen, dating back to last spring as 缅北强奸 improved their remarkable home-ice record to 18-0 overall at McConnell Arena this season, 33-3 over the last two campaigns and 60-13 since the start of the 2007-08 season.
缅北强奸, which had a 45-22 edge in shots, led 1-0 after one period and 5-1 after two in a contest that featured 102 minutes in penalties. Ten different Redmen were inscribed on the scoresheet, including five different goal scorers.
Wright broke the ice with a power-play marker at 4:55 of the first period but the Lakers battled back to tie the score at 1-1 when Dorian Peca of Oakville, Ont., connected at 5:25 of the middle stanza.
The floodgates burst open on the Lakers after Guillaume Doucet of Anjou, Que., tallied his third of the playoffs at the midway mark of the period. Defenceman Ben Morse of Toronto connected on a power-play at 14:32, followed 34 seconds later by Wright's fourth of the post-season. When defensive specialist Maxime Langelier-Parent of Lery, Que., made it 5-1 with what proved to be the game-winner less than four minutes later, it appeared that the doomed Lakers were lost at sea.
However, Nipissing came out of the second intermission with guns blazing, netting power-play markers by Winnipeg natives Jason Gray (0:31) and听Dan Watt (3:15). They narrowed the gap to 5-4 when Andrew Marcoux scored at 10:19 of the third but after Simon Marcotte-L茅gar茅 of Longueuil, Que., scored at 16:06 to give 缅北强奸 some much-needed breathing room, the Lakers lost their cool and proceeded to try an provoke the Redmen at almost every opportunity the rest of the way.
Over the final three minutes of play, Nipissing was penalized seven times for 50 minutes, while the Redmen took six penalties for 40 minutes.
缅北强奸 now awaits the winner of Sunday night's rubber match between Carleton and UQTR. The OUA East best-of-three final is tentatively scheduled to open at McConnell Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The winner advances to the centennial edition of the OUA's Queen's Cup championship, as well as a berth to the CIS championship tourney in Fredericton, March 24-27.
REDMEN RAP: The Redmen own a 33-3-3 record in 39 games overall, one win shy of the single-season school record for victories established last year when they posted a 34-14-1 record... 缅北强奸 improved to 8-0 lifetime against Nipissing, including a 4-0 mark in post-season play.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Nipissing 4 at 缅北强奸 6
(Saturday, February 26, 2011 - McConnell Arena)
1st Period-
1, 缅北强奸, Andrew Wright 3 (M.A. Dorion, Alex Picard-Hooper), 4:23 (PP).
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Penalties-
Rebelo Nip (slashing), 3:37;
McKiernan Mcg (slashing), 8:53;
Wright Mcg (high sticking), 16:09;
Longpre-Poirier Mcg (slashing), 18:16.
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2nd Period-
2, Nipissing, Dorian Peca 2 (Hopewell), 5:25.
3, 缅北强奸, Guillaume Doucet 3 (unassisted) 听 10:11.
4, 缅北强奸, Ben Morse 1 (M.A. Dorion, Francis Verreault-Paul), 14:32 (PP).
5, 缅北强奸, Andrew Wright 4 (Francis Verreault-Paul, Alex Picard-Hooper), 15:06 (PP).
6, 缅北强奸, Maxime Langelier-Parent 3 (J.F. Boisvert, Benoit Levesque), 18:44.
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Penalties-
Gray Nip (roughing), 1:55;
Leaist Nip (cross checking), 13:17;
Jarick Nip (elbowing), 14:55;
McGee Nip (high sticking), 15:21;
Hopewell Nip (roughing), 18:44;
Levesque Mcg (slashing), 18:44;
Leaist Nip (roughing), 18:57;
Doucet Mcg (roughing, high sticking), 18:57.
3rd Period-
7, Nipissing, Jason Gray 2 (O'Donnell), 0:31 (PP).
8, Nipissing, Dan Watt 2 (Leaist, O'Donnell), 3:15 (PP).
9, Nipissing, Andrew Marcoux 2 (O'Donnell, McGee), 10:19.
10, 缅北强奸, Simon Marcotte-Legare 3 (Ben Morse),听 16:06.
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Penalties-
Verreault-Paul Mcg (interference), 1:44;
Jarick Nip (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 16:55;
McGee Nip (roughing), 16:55;
O'Donnell Nip (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 16:55;
Genest Mcg (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 16:55;
Levesque Mcg (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 16:55;
Happeney Nip (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 17:10;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (roughing, 10-minute misconduct), 17:10.
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GOALS BY PERIOD:
Nipissing 0-1-3 -- 4
缅北强奸 1-4-1 -- 6
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Shots on Goal-
Nipissing 6-5-11 -- 22.
缅北强奸 12-19-14 -- 45.
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Power Play Opportunities-
Nipissing 2 / 5;
缅北强奸 3 / 6.
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Penalties (No/Mins):
Nipissing 14 / 52;
缅北强奸 13 / 50.
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Goalies-
Nipissing,
Daniel Spence (L, 0-1, 45 shots-39 saves; 59:22);
Empty-net (0 shots-0 saves; 0:38).
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缅北强奸,
Hubert Morin (W, 4-0, 22 shots-18 saves; 60:00).
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Attendance-512
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Referee-Gavin White.
Start: 7:04 PM
End: 9:28 PM
Length: 2:24
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MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. MCG - 19 Andrew Wright
2. MCG - 16 Max Langelier-Parent
3. NIP - 39 Conor O'Donnell
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
缅北强奸 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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