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| GAME REPORT |
| 21 Jan
U of T 5 RMC 3 stats The Paladins dropped their second game against the U of T Varsity Blues in as many weeks as they special teams units proved to be the difference in a 5-3 loss on Saturday night. The Paladins hoped to come out strong as they tried to secure their first place finish and did as they opened the scoring with Dion Lahoda�s (Kamloops, BC/Merritt Centennials) first goal of the night on the power play at 7:47. The U of T tied the game at 1 with a power play marker of their own at 9:13 of the first. The Paladins had a chance to bury the Varsity Blues as they were on the power play for almost six straight minutes to end the first including a 5 on 3 advantage. The inability to score on those power play opportunities was the turning point of the game, as the Varstiy Blues headed into the first intermission tied at 1. RMC restored their one goal lead as Lahoda connected at 2:19 of the second. However after that point the Blues netminder Brian Dunnigan who missed the first half of the season with an injury shut out RMC. The Varsity Blues scored four goals in the period, two on the power play, one short handed and one even strength to take a 5-2 lead into the third. In the third Nick Cregan (Ottawa, On/Cumberland Grads) scored his second goal in as many games to finish the scoring for the game. The Paladins went 1 for 11 on the power play giving up the one short handed goal while they killed 6 of 9 short handed situations RMC outshot the U of T 42-31, but the Varsity Blues got the win thanks to the heroics of Dunnigan. Since his return to the line up the U of T is 6-0 and have moved to within one point the Queens Golden Gales, who lost 5-4 in OT against Ryerson on Saturday. In the OUA Mide East RMC sits in first, 5 points up on Queens with a 7-9-5 record for 19 points. Queens is 6-13-1-1 for 14 points while the U of T is at 6-11-1 for 13 points and two games in hand. 20 Jan RMC 3 Ryerson 1 stats The Paladins extended their lead to six points over the Queens Golden Gaels with a 3-1 win over the winless Ryerson Rams on Friday night in Toronto. The Frequent parade to the penalty box by both teams and solid goaltending from Ryerson�s Pierre Beaulin prevented RMC from running up the score like they did last weekend. The Paladins came out fired up in the first as they took the play to the Rams out shooting them 14-7 in the period but RMC could only manage one goal in the period. That goal came off the stick of Nick Cregan (Ottawa, On/Cumberland Grads) at 11:30. Paul Bradley (Calgary, AB/Canmore Eagles) made it 2-0 at 7:31 with his 9th goal of the season, which proved to be the game winner. Ryerson cut the lead in half four and a half minutes later but Dion Lahoda (Kamloops, BC/Merritt Centennials) restored the two goal lead at 17:51. In the third RMC rode the solid goaltending of Blair Robertson (Outlook, SK/Quesnel Millionaires) as they were out shot 13-4 in the frame. Offensively RMC was lead by leading scorer Paul Bradley, 1G & 1A (9-13 for 22 points on the season) and Brent Maurice (Alymer, PQ/Shawville Pontiacs) who had 2A (6-13 19 points for the season) The RMC power play had an off night as they went scoreless in 8 chances while they killed off all 7 of their short handed situations. Across town at the U of T Varsity Arena, the U of T Varsity Blues handed Queens a 5-2 loss to move them within 8 points of RMC. The U of T have won 5 straight games since the Christmas Break and host RMC tomorrow (Saturday 21 Jan) night.a win tomorrow would give RMC solid ground to finish first in the division. |
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