Oops he did it again... fearless Frankie scores another hat
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TORONTO - Sophomore Francis Verreault-Paul of
Mashteuiatsh, Que., scored four points, including his second
hat-trick in four games, as No. 6-raked ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ sheared the Ryerson
Rams 7-0 at George Bell Arena, Friday.
It was ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s 18th consecutive road win at Ryerson, which
announced earlier in the week that they will be moving to the
yet-to-be refurbished Maple Leaf Gardens in 2011.
The Redmen, who outshot Ryerson 50-29, led 2-0 after the opening
period and 4-0 after two.
Goaltender Hubert Morin, who rebounded nicely from
the previous week's 4-3 loss at U of T, made 29 saves to register
his second shutout of the season. The 22-year-old sophomore from
St. Georges de Beauce, Que., improved his record to 8-1 in 10
starts and is ranked third among league leaders with a 2.32
goals-against average, He also owns a .919 save percentage, which
ranks third among OUA puck-stoppers.
Verreault-Paul, a 5-foot-10, 178-pound right
winger, was credited with the game-winner at 10:15 of the first,
made it 3-0 at 10:38 of the middle stanza and completed his hat at
the 28-second mark of the final period to give the Redmen a
commanding 5-0 lead. He now shares the league lead in goals with 14
and sits its sixth in the OUA scoring race with 25 points in only
12 games.
Rounding out the scoring for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ was Guillaume
Doucet of Anjou, Que., with a pair, plus rookie
Christophe Longpre-Poirier of Longueuil, Que., and
St. Hubert, Que., native Alexandre Picard-Hooper,
who added three helpers for a four-point soiree.
Andrew Wright, a sophomore playing in his
hometown, contributed three assists.
±«ÓãÖ±²¥, which went 3-for-8 with the man-advantage, killed off all
six Ryerson power-play opportunities and now lead the 19-team
league with a stellar 89.5 per cent success rate, allowing just
eight goals in 76 shorthanded situations.
The Redmen, who sit second in the OUA Eastern Conference with an
11-2 record, will play at Ryerson (7-8-2) again on Saturday at 2
p.m.
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REDMEN RAP: The Redmen lost two players to injury during the game against a much larger Rams team that seemed more interested in taking penalties (they were assessed 50 PIMs) than playing hockey... Sophomore ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Marc-Andre Daneau suffered a knee injury after being hit along the boards and is expected to be out for an extended period of time... Junior winger Evan Vossen stopped a puck with his face and left to get stitched up... Also, rookie ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Patrick Belzile was kept out of the lineup recovering from a concussion suffered the week before... Other players still on the sideline recovering from injuries include veteran F Leonard Verrilli (arm), sophomore G Danny Mireault (collar bone) and freshman F Kale Dolinski (leg).
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SCORING SUMMARY
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 7 at Ryerson 0
(Dec 4, 2009 - George Bell Arena)
1st Period-
1, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Francis Verreault-Paul 12 (M.A. Dorion, A. Picard-Hooper), 10:15.
2, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Guillaume Doucet 10 (M. Longpre-Poirier, B. Gazdic), 13:34 (pp).
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Penalties-
Barbieri Rye (slashing), 7:01;
Konecny Rye (butt ending; double minor), 11:51;
Verreault-Paul Mcg (hooking), 20:00.
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2nd Period-
3, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Francis Verreault-Paul 13 (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright), 10:38.
4, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 6 (A. Wright, F. Verreault-Paul), 15:17 (pp).
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Penalties-
Gazdic Mcg (roughing), 4:01;
Booth Rye (slashing), 4:01;
Turcotte Mcg (interference), 4:11;
DEall Rye (high sticking), 4:56;
Doucet Mcg (roughing), 7:18;
Boisvert Mcg (slashing), 7:54;
Turcotte Mcg (roughing), 11:19;
Konecny Rye (cross checking), 11:19;
Barbieri Rye (roughing), 13:57;
Konecny Rye (boarding), 20:00.
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3rd Period-
5, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Francis Verreault-Paul 14 (A. Picard-Hooper, A. Wright), 0:28 (pp).
6, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Guillaume Doucet 11 (M.A. Dorion, C. Longpre-Poirier), 0:54.
7, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Maxime Longpre-Poirier 2 (B. Gazdic), 14:14.
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Penalties-
Boisvert Mcg (slashing), 1:57;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (10-minute misconduct), 3:05;
Paolo Rye (10-minute misconduct), 3:05;
Picard-Hooper Mcg (slashing), 7:51;
Booth Rye (charging), 8:28;
Madden Rye (10-minute misconduct), 8:28;
McNair Rye (game misconduct), 14:15;
Booth Rye (roughing), 16:09.
GOALS BY PERIOD:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 2-2-3 -- 7
Ryerson 0-0-0 -- 0
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Shots on Goal:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 19-14-17 -- 50.
Ryerson 9-10-10 -- 29.
Power Play Opportunities:
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 3 of 8;
Ryerson 0 of 6.
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Goalies-
±«ÓãÖ±²¥,
Hubert Morin (W, 8-1-0, 29 shots-29 saves; SHO; 60:00).
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Ryerson,
Paul Gibson (start, L, 3-3-1, 33 shots-29 saves; 40:00);
Louie George (ND, 4-4-1, 17 shots-14 saves, 20:00).
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ATTENDANCE - 100
Referee - Joseph Paolini.
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MOLSON CUP THREE STARS:
1. Francis Verreault-Paul, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
2. Alexandre Picard-Hooper, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
3. Hubert Morin, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
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