Sophomore shines as Redmen roast Ravens
MONTREAL - Sophomore forward Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteviatsh, Que., scored twice and added a helper as No.5-ranked McGill doubled the Carleton Ravens in OUA men's university hockey at McConnell Arena, Wednesday.
The Redmen improved to 5-0 in the OUA East and remain one of three undefeated teams in Canada, along with UQTR (7-0) and UNB (6-0).
McGill outshot Carleton 44-31 as freshman goaltender Hunter Shaw of Penticton, B.C., made 31 saves to register his second career CIS victory in as many starts.
McGill led 1-0 after the opening stanza on a goal by Longueuil, Que., native Simon Marcotte-Légaré at 13:09.
Verreault-Paul gave McGill a 2-0 lead at 7:14 of the middle period, then added a power-play marker which made it 3-1 early in the third, which proved to be the game-winner. He also assisted on an empty-netter by Alexandre Picard-Hooper of Boucherville, Que., to put the game out of reach.
The two Raven markers were scored by Shane Bakker of Navan, Ont., and Ryan Berard of Niagara Falls, Ont.
McGill is now 11-10-1 lifetime against the Ravens in a series that began during the 1960s but was dormant for 33 years until Carleton revived their program four years ago. Since the Ravens were reborn, McGill has posted a 9-2 record in 11 meetings, with 48-24 margin in goals. Carleton, 4-4-0 in the OUA East
Carleton, which dropped to 4-4 in the OUA East Conference and trail the Redmen by two points in the standings, will host Nipissing in the front end of a home-and-home series on Nov. 6.
The Redmen will attempt to stretch their win streak to six when they play host to the Toronto Varsity Blues (4-3-1) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The game against U of T is designated as McGill's annual "Minor Hockey Day" and will feature a number of mini-games played during each intermission. Admission is free of charge to all minor hockey players who arrive with their team jersey.
REDMEN RAP: The entire McGill team will be at the Bell Centre on Friday to see the AHL game between and Hamilton, the Montreal Canadiens top farm team, which features three former Redmen captains, including head coach Guy Boucher, assistant coach Martin Raymond and left-winger Mathieu Darche, who leads the Bulldogs in scoring with a 7-2-9 record in 11 games... No word yet on whether any of them will be wearing their alma mater's tie, like Detroit's Mike Babcock did during the Stanley Cup playoffs... Hamilton, the only AHL team that has yet to lose in regulation time, owns a 7-0-1 record... The contest is slated for a 7:30 p.m. faceoff and tickets range from $5 to $34.
SCORING SUMMARY
Carleton 2 at McGill 4 (ENG)
(Nov 4, 2009 at McConnell Arena)
1st Period-
1, McGill, Simon Marcotte-Legare 1 (G. Doucet, E. Vossen), 13:09.
Penalties-
Picard-Hooper Mcg (hooking), 2:57;
Carre Car (interference), 14:26.
2nd Period-
2, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 4 (M.A. Dorion), 7:24.
3, Carleton, Shane Bakker 2 (C. Barrett, A. Self), 18:51.
Penalties-
Klassen Car (high sticking), 2:30;
Valente Mcg (hooking), 7:47;
Marcotte-Legare Mcg (interference), 9:56;
Self Car (slashing), 10:24;
Turcotte Mcg (interference), 12:47.
3rd Period-
4, McGill, Francis Verreault-Paul 5 (Wright, Picard-Hooper), 4:08 (pp).
5, Carleton, Ryan Berard 3 (Medel, MacLean), 5:46.
6, McGill, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 1 (Wright, Verreault-Paul), 19:56 (eng)
Penalties-
Carre Car (hooking), 3:33;
Daneau Mcg (checking from behind, game misconduct), 6:17;
Smith Car (high sticking, double minor), 7:35;
Self Car (hooking), 13:21;
Valente Mcg (holding), 17:26.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
Carleton 0 - 1 - 1 -- 2
McGill 1 - 1 - 2 -- 4
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
Carleton 6-11-16 -- 33.
McGill 13-17-11 -- 41.
Power Play Opportunities
Carleton 0 of 6;
McGill 1 of 7.
GOALTENDERS
Carleton:
Alexander Archibald (L, 3-3-0, 40 shots-37 saves; 59:12)
Empty net: (1 shots-0 saves; 0:48).
McGill,
Hunter Shaw (W, 2-0-0, 33 shots-31 saves; 60:00).
ATTENDANCE: 316
REFEREE: Jean-Philippe Sylvain
MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Francis Verreault-Paul, McGill
2. Andrew Wright, McGill
3. Yan Turcotte, McGill
McGILL LINEUP SCRATCHES:
G Danny Mireault
G *Jared Sacks
D Spencer Brennan
D *Thomas Vlasic
D Ben Morse
F Benoit Arsenault (injd)
F Leonard Verrilli (injd)
F *Kale Dolinsky (injd)
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012