Redmen rally, slay Ridgebacks with five unanswered markers
(PHOTO BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)
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MONTREAL - Sophomore ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Maxime Langelier-Parent of Levy, Que., set up three goals as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ skated to a 5-1 come-from-behind win over the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in men's hockey at McConnell Arena, Friday.
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It was the eighth victory in nine contests for the Redmen, who dropped two spots to No.7 in the CIS national rankings this week. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ improved to 3-0 lifetime against UOIT, an expansion squad from Oshawa, Ont. that joined the OUA two years ago.
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After a scoreless first period, Kyle Wettering of Pickering, Ont., gave the upstart Ridgebacks a 1-0 lead before the second period was a minute old.
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However, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ roared back with five unanswered goals, by five different players. Simon Marcotte-Légaré, a third-year ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ from Longueuil, Que., evened the score at 14:51. Just 32 seconds later, the Redmen then took a precarious lead when sophomore Marc-André Daneau of Aston Jonction, Que., converted a pass from Langelier-Parent and netted what proved to the game-winner.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ finally awoke from their slumber in the third period, exploding for three goals.
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Langelier-Parent then set up rookie Patrick Belzile of St. Eloi, Que., at 6:13. That was followed by Guillaume Doucet's marker at 7:33. It was Doucet's seventh goal in nine games.
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Defenceman Yan Turcotte, who is having a break-out year offensively, took a pass from Langelier-Parent and fired a laser beam off the post to put the contest on ice at 18:13. The rugged fifth-year industrial relations senior from Laval, Que., has a 4-5-9 record in nine league games, already his career single-season best for goals and points. He moved into a tie for sixth-place among OUA blueliners in points.
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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ had a 32-26 edge in shots as goalie Hubert Morin, a sophomore from St. Georges de Beauce, Que., improved his unblemished record to 5-0 in six starts. Morin, who has one shutout, lowered his stingy goals-against average to 2.23, the second-best GAA in the league. He also has the third-best save percentage (.919).
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UOIT, which dropped to 4-6-1, plays in Trois-Rivières (10-2-0) on Saturday.
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The Redmen (8-1-0) will now embark on a nine-game road-trip before returning home to McConnell Arena on Jan. 9 for a game against Ottawa. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ opens the log road trip against the Gee-Gees in Ottawa on Tuesday (Nov. 24), then play at Nipissing in North Bay, Ont., Friday and at U of T on Saturday.
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SCORING SUMMARY
UOIT 1 at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 5
Nov 20, 2009 - McConnell Arena
UOIT 0 1 0 - 1
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 0 2 3 - 5
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Doucet Mcg (hooking), 2:03;
McGuffin Uoit (hooking), 4:15; Vatri Uoit (hooking), 8:46; Doucet
Mcg (slashing), 9:44; Varty Uoit (hooking), 10:39.
2nd Period-1, UOIT, Wetering 7 (Spaling, Vatri), 0:57. 2, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥,
Marcotte-Legare 2 (Doucet, Dorion), 14:51 (pp). 3, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Daneau 7
(Belzile, Langelier-Parent), 15:23. Penalties-Marcotte-Legare Mcg
(tripping), 1:24; Baker Uoit (slashing), 2:18; Varty Uoit
(unsportsmanlike cnd., roughing), 4:42; Barletta Uoit (roughing),
9:25; Daneau Mcg (hooking), 9:25; Langelier-Parent Mcg (roughing),
9:25; Daneau Mcg (cross checking), 11:35; Whelan Uoit (hooking),
13:22.
3rd Period-4, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Belzile 1 (Langelier-Parent, Dorion), 6:13.
5, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Doucet 7 (Marcotte-Legare, Morse), 7:33. 6, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥,
Turcotte 4 (Langelier-Parent, Daneau), 18:13. Penalties-Dorion Mcg
(tripping), 1:21; Baker Uoit (10-minute misconduct), 6:13; Drager
Mcg (holding), 8:08; Spaling Uoit (holding opp. stick), 11:29;
Curran Uoit (checking from behind, game misconduct), 14:44;
Barletta Uoit (roughing), 18:37; Vossen Mcg (roughing),
18:37.
Shots on Goal-UOIT 13-11-2-26. ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 12-7-13-32.
Power Play Opportunities-UOIT 0 of 7; ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ 1 of 9.
Goalies-UOIT, Guy 4-5-1 (32 shots-27 saves). ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Morin 5-0-0
(26 shots-25 saves).
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