McGill's Moffatt masterful as Martlets corral Catamounts; Smith merits milestone
(Katia Clement-Heydra set up Kelsi Moffatt on the winning goal. Photo by Derek Drummond)
BURLINGTON, Vt.- Kelsi Moffatt, a freshman rearguard from Pickering, Ont., scored the game-winner midway through the third period and added an assist as McGill rallied for a 3-2 win over the University of Vermont in women's preseason hockey at Gutterson Fieldhouse, Saturday afternoon.
It marked the 300th career victory behind the bench for head coach Peter Smith, who improved to 300-109-31 lifetime in 440 games over his 11-plus seasons at McGill.
McGill, which outshot the Catamounts by a 25-23 margin, improved to 3-0-1 against Vermont over the last four seasons.
Vermont opened the scoring early in the first period when Delia McNally connected only 71 seconds after the opening faceoff, stepping into a slap-shot at the top of the circle, which beat McGill goaltender Charline Labonté.
The Martlets responded less than five minutes later when veteran defender Cathy Chartrand's shot from the point deflected off the boards to rookie Erika Pyke of Spryfield, N.S., who put it past a sprawling Vermont goaltender Kelci Lanthier.
Vermont struck again on the power play late in the period.
Amanda Pelkey centered the puck to Erin
Wente in front of the net, Wente fought through her
defender and got a quick pass off to Meghan
Huertas who beat Labonté with a wrist-shot at 17:45.
The Martlets responded just 32 seconds later when Jordanna Peroff's attempted dump-in from the neutral zone took a strange bounce and found its way past Lanthier to the back of the net, making the score 2-2.
McGill pulled ahead with a power-play goal midway through the final frame. Moffatt took a wrist shot from the point that found the top corner at 9:07 past Lanthier who was screened on the play.
Lanthier recorded 22 saves in her first start and was saddled with the loss.
Labonté, who missed the team's first four preseason contests while attending a national team training camp, stopped 21 shots to earn her second win in as many starts.
"It was nice to have 'Charlie' back in the lineup as she is a big part of the team," said McGill head coach Peter Smith, whose troops also edged St. Lawrence University 2-1 on Saturday in Canton, N.Y. "We really showed up and I was quite satisfied with our play over the weekend. They were both grinder-like games, with neither team giving an inch. It was more like rugby or football than hockey but those type of games are good for our development."
The McGill bench boss also singled out two freshmen as being the sparkplugs in the win over Vermont. "I thought that Pyke up front and Moffatt on the back end both had a breakout game," he said.
Vermont (0-1-1) hosts Rensselaer on Oct. 7 while the Martlets (3-2-1) will open regular season play in the Quebec-based RSEQ conference when they host Concordia on Oct. 7 at McConnell Arena. Puck drops at 7 p.m.
McGill will be looking to extend their 105-game winning streak against Quebec league opponents in addition to a 38-game win streak against the Stingers.
McGill vs Vermont (Oct 01, 2011)
Hockey Game Box Score
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) University of Vermont Hockey McGill vs Vermont (Oct 01, 2011 at Burlington, Vt.) McGill vs. Vermont Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Burlington, Vt. Arena: Gutterson Fieldhouse Attendance:365 Start time:4:00 pm End time:6:00 pm Total time:2:00 # Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1st 01:11 VERM EV McNally, Delia Sundquist, Brean 3,5,6,10,12 17,10,21,16,18 Pelkey, Amanda 2 1st 06:07 MCGI EV Pyke, Erika Chartland, Cathy 23,8,5,6,21 4,8,11,22,25 3 1st 17:45 VERM PP Huertas, Meghan Wente, Erin 4,6,11,22 16,18,21,4,25 Pelkey, Amanda 4 1st 18:17 MCGI EV Peroff, Jordanna Saunders, Chelse 10,12,8,13,3 5,7,8,13,19 Moffatt, Kelsi 5 3rd 09:07 MCGI PP Moffatt, Kelsi Clement-Heydra, 13,19,24,2,4 5,17,23,25 Bettez, Ann-Soph TEAM SUMMARY |-Shots by Prd-| ## McGill 1 2 3 Tot +/- ------------------------------------------- 2 Tardif, Stacie...... 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ton-That, Kim....... 1 2 0 3 0 4 *Oles, Leslie........ 1 1 2 4 0 5 *Hillier, Elizabeth.. 0 0 0 0 0 6 Cagianos, Ioanna.... 0 0 1 1 0 8 *Chartland, Cathy.... 0 0 1 1 +2 9 Hamilton, Darragh... 2 0 1 3 0 10 Peroff, Jordanna.... 1 0 0 1 0 11 Daignault, Michelle. 0 0 0 0 0 12 Saunders, Chelsey... 0 0 1 1 0 13 Moffatt, Kelsi...... 0 1 1 2 +1 16 Murray, Logan....... 0 0 0 0 0 19*Clement-Heydra, Kati 0 2 0 2 0 21 Pohlad, Stefanie.... 0 0 0 0 +1 22 Crampton, Adrienne.. 0 0 0 0 0 23 Pyke, Erika......... 3 0 0 3 +1 24*Bettez, Ann-Sophie.. 0 1 3 4 0 27 Ferrari, Gillian.... 0 0 0 0 0 TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 29 Weckman, Andrea DNP Totals.............. 8 7 10 25 +5 |-Shots by Prd-| ## Vermont 1 2 3 Tot +/- ------------------------------------------- 4 Vogl, Greer......... 0 0 0 0 -1 5 Dineen, Kellie...... 0 3 0 3 -1 7 *Nash, Kailey........ 1 0 0 1 -1 8 Stoul, Valerie...... 0 0 0 0 -2 9 Rancourt, Danielle.. 1 0 0 1 0 10 Sundquist, Breanne.. 1 1 0 2 +1 11*Walsh, Emily........ 1 0 1 2 -1 13*Repaci, Gina........ 0 0 0 0 -1 16 Huertas, Meghan..... 1 1 0 2 +1 17 McNally, Delia...... 1 0 0 1 +1 18 Wente, Erin......... 1 0 0 1 +1 19 Zuback, Brittany.... 1 0 0 1 -1 21 Pelkey, Amanda...... 0 0 1 1 +1 22*Rapin, Chelsea...... 0 0 0 0 -1 23 Baumann, Krystal.... 2 2 0 4 0 25 Dalbec, Megan....... 0 0 1 1 -1 27 Bergland, Megan..... 1 0 0 1 0 33*Myren, Klara........ 0 1 1 2 0 TM Team................ 0 0 0 0 0 34 Douville, Roxanne DNP Totals.............. 11 8 4 23 -5 Goals by Period Team 1 2 3 Tot ------------------- MCGI 2 0 1 - 3 VERM 2 0 0 - 2 Shots by Period Team 1 2 3 Tot ------------------- MCGI 8 7 10 - 25 VERM 11 8 4 - 23 Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots) Prd MCGILL VERMONT ----------------------------- 1st 0-2 (3) 1-2 (4) 2nd 0-2 (2) 0-2 (5) 3rd 1-1 (3) 0-1 (0) Total 1-5 (8) 1-5 (9) Penalties/Minutes by Prd Prd MCGILL VERMONT ------------------------- 1st 2/4 2/4 2nd 2/4 2/4 3rd 1/2 1/2 Total 5/10 5/10 Three stars: 1. Moffatt, Kelsi 2. Pelkey, Amanda 3. Pyke, Erika Officials: Referee:Scott Prim Referee:Carol Weston Linesman:Mike Cross Linesman:Bob Sloper GOALTENDERS McGill Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs ----------------------------------------------------- 54 Labonte, Charline... W 60:00 2 0 9 8 4 21 Vermont Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs ----------------------------------------------------- 30 Lanthier, Kelci..... L 58:43 3 0 6 7 9 22 TM EMPTY NET........... 01:17 0 0 0 0 0 0 PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team Min Offense Time ------------------------------------------------------------ 1st Wente, Erin VERM 2 CHECKING 02:33 PP 1st Cagianos, Ioanna MCGI 2 TRIPPING 09:02 PP 1st Repaci, Gina VERM 2 CHECKING 11:07 PP 1st Peroff, Jordanna MCGI 2 TRIPPING 15:56 PP 2nd Dineen, Kellie VERM 2 INTERFERENCE 04:22 PP 2nd Rancourt, Danielle VERM 2 TRIPPING 07:03 PP 2nd Daignault, Michelle MCGI 2 HOOKING 08:31 PP 2nd Chartland, Cathy MCGI 2 CHECKING 13:07 PP 3rd Rancourt, Danielle VERM 2 HITTING FROM BEHIND 07:27 PP 3rd Moffatt, Kelsi MCGI 2 CHECKING 16:37 PP Win-Labonte, Charline. Loss-Lanthier, Kelci.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) University of Vermont Hockey McGill vs Vermont (Oct 01, 2011 at Burlington, Vt.) McGill - Faceoffs ## Player W L ------------------------------ 10 Peroff, Jordanna 12 8 19 Clement-Heydra, Kati 9 9 9 Hamilton, Darragh 5 14 23 Pyke, Erika 4 1 4 Oles, Leslie 1 0 21 Pohlad, Stefanie 1 0 12 Saunders, Chelsey 1 0 Totals......... 33 32 Vermont - Faceoffs ## Player W L ------------------------------ 19 Zuback, Brittany 12 9 9 Rancourt, Danielle 6 3 21 Pelkey, Amanda 6 9 11 Walsh, Emily 5 8 23 Baumann, Krystal 2 3 22 Rapin, Chelsea 1 0 8 Stoul, Valerie 0 1 Totals......... 32 33 McGill - Power Play Summary Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp) ---------------------------------- 1st 02:33 04:33 02:00 2 0 1st 11:07 13:07 02:00 1 0 2nd 04:22 06:22 02:00 2 0 2nd 07:03 08:31 01:28 0 0 3rd 07:27 09:07 01:40 3 0 PPG SUMMARY: 5 opps, 8 shots, 1 goal, time 09:08 Vermont - Power Play Summary Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp) ---------------------------------- 1st 09:02 11:02 02:00 1 0 1st 15:56 17:45 01:49 3 0 PPG 2nd 09:03 10:31 01:28 2 0 2nd 13:07 15:07 02:00 3 0 3rd 16:37 18:37 02:00 0 0 SUMMARY: 5 opps, 9 shots, 1 goal, time 09:17 Penalty shots - None.