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| GAME REPORT |
| 29 Jan
Ottawa 6 RMC 3 stats They Paladins could not take advantage of their rivals losing and pull away in the race for first as they dropped a 6-3 decision against the University of Ottawa Gee Gees on Sunday afternoon. The Paladins skated with the Gee Gee�s for the first fifty minutes in a rough and tumble game, but had a minor breakdown mid way through the third. The Paladins opened the scoring at 4:05 of the first when Nick Cregan (Ottawa, On/Cumberland Grads) netted a power play goal from Brent Maurice (Alymer, PQ/Shawville Pontiacs) and Sean Dickson (Kingston, On/Brockville Braves). The Gee Gees then tied it 10 minutes later. In the second Creagan scored, unassisted, his second goal of the game to restore the lead at 4:27. The lead was short lived however at the Gee Gees tied the game 23 seconds later. Ryan Lahie (Cayuga On/ Thorhold Blackhawks) scored on the power play to make it 3-2 at 7:05. Cregan and Paul Bradley (Calgary, AB/Canmore Eagles) got the assists. The Gee Gee�s came back immediately again and tied the score at three less then a minute and a half later. In the third the Paladins came out playing desperate hockey and took the play to the Gee Gees dominating in all aspects. That held up until the 10 minute mark when RMC had a 30 second breakdown allowing 2 Ottawa goals. Ottawa scored at 10:58 and 11:22 to take a two goal lead and the wind out of RMC. The Gee Gees then sealed the game with a power play goal at 17:35. For the game RMC out shot Ottawa 33-32. The power play went 2 for 11 including a crucial 2 man advantage for over a minute to begin the third period that they could not take advantage of. The Gee Gees were 1 for 4 on the power play scoring just the late goal. Matt Hartney (Burnaby, BC/University of Saskatchewan) took the loss for RMC to fall to 1-3 on the season. Offensively Nick Cregan led RMC with 2G and 1A on the afternoon. 28 Jan McGill 2 RMC 0 Stats The RMC Paladins dropped a 2-0 decision against the McGill Redmen in Montreal but managed to maintain their lead in the OUA Mid East Division. The Redmen were coming off a 8-0 thumping of the Queens Golden Gaels where they set the CIS record for shutouts in a season with their eight in 17 games and carried it for their second shutout of RMC this season. The game featured two fast skating hard checking teams in an evenly fought match. RMC started out on the wrong foot earning a penalty 26 seconds in to the game but they killed it only to have McGill score the eventual game winner at 4:03 of the first. The teams traded penalties in the first but could not take advantage of the special teams play. RMC out shot McGill 11 � 7, but could not beat Mathieu Poitras. The teams battled it out and there was no scoring until McGill iced the game with an empty net goal at 19:32 of the third to seal the win. Matt Hartney (Burnaby, BC/University of Saskatchewan) played a stellar game in net stoping 24 of 25 shots taking the loss to go 1-2 on the season. Both teams went 0 for 6 on the power play. With the win McGill goes to 15-1-2 on the season while RMC goes three games under .500 for the first time this season at 7-10-5. Despite the loss RMC maintained their hold on first place as Queens lost both their games this weekend, 8-0 to McGill and 8-0 to Ottawa. Third place U of T lost their two games 7-4 against Concordia and 3-2 against UQTR halting their 6 game win streak. With two weekends to go RMC remains in first 5 points up on Queens and 6 up on the U of T. RMC has two games remaining, against Ottawa and Queen�s (the Carr-Harris Cup-) Queens has one game left and the U of T has 4, McGill, Ottawa and two against Ryerson. |
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