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Carnivorous Redmen eat crows before capacity Carnival crowd

Published: 14 January 2011

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MONTREAL -- Evan Vossen, a senior from Swift Current, Sask., scored twice and added a helper as No.3-ranked 黑料不打烊 rallied for a 5-4 victory over the visiting Carleton Ravens in men's university hockey before a Winter Carnival Weekcapacity crowd of 1,355 at McConnell Arena, Friday.

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It was the largest home crowd for the Redmen since March 5, 2010 when they drew 1,656 to see 黑料不打烊 eliminate UQTR 7-4 in the OUA East finals.

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The division-leading Redmen improved to 19-0-2 and clinched a playoff berth for the fifth time in six years. Third-place Carleton fell to 11-6-2.

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The pesky Ravens, who took 1-0 and 2-1 in the opening period, outshot 黑料不打烊 by a surprising 41-30 margin, the most shots allowed by the Redmen in their 21 games this season.

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Alex Picard-Hooper of Boucherville, Que., also had a three-point night, improving his CIS-leading points total to 9-38-47 in 21 games overall. The 38 assists matches his season output from last year and is 14 shy of the single-season school record set by George Burnett in 1982-83.

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Vossen, the team captain, set up Ryan McKiernan's goal midway through the first period to tie the score at 1-1, then knotted the score at 2-2 at 14:12 of the middle period. He tallied what proved to be the game-winner with his 14th marker of the season, into an empty net with just 52 seconds remaining in the final stanza to give 黑料不打烊 a 5-3 lead.

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"Vossen was outstanding as usual," said Redmen head coach Kelly Nobes. "He is Mr. Consistency, game in, game out; a great two-way player."

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Carleton's Brandon MacLean then replied with his second goal (and third point) of the soiree at 19:57 to make it a close-but-no-cigar finish.

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The Redmen found themselves playing shorthanded seven times for a total of 12 minutes and 27 seconds, including a pair of two-man disadvantages. Carleton ended up going 2-for-7 on the power play, while 黑料不打烊 went 1-for-5.

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The other 黑料不打烊 marksman was rookie defenceman Hubert Genest of Quebec City, who put the Redmen ahead 4-3 on the power play at 10:14 of the third.

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"We didn't get off to a great start," acknowledged Nobes. "But our penalty-killing unit was very good over the last two periods and our power-play unit got the job done with a key goal in the third period. It was a good character win."

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Rounding out the scoring for the Ravens was Joey Manley of Ottawa and Joe Pleckaitis of Toronto.

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Goaltender Hubert Morin of St. Georges de Beauce, Que., made 37 saves for the win, improving his record to 12-1 on the season. The third-year civil engineering major now owns a 46-16-1 lifetime record in 67 games overall.

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Carleton's Matthew Dopud, a freshman from Pointe Claire, Que., registered 25 saves as his record dropped to 8-4. He continues to lead the league with a 1.92 goals-against average.

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The two teams will clash once again at McConnell Arena on Wednesday (Jan. 19) at 7 p.m.

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REDMEN RAP: It marked 黑料不打烊's fourth straight conquest over Carleton and improved their lifetime record to 17-12-1 against the Ravens... Eight Redmen players are currently averaging at least one point per game... Simon Marcotte-Legare was credited with a pair of assists and owns a 24-73-97 record in 124 career games... Redmen sniper Francis Verreault-Paul, who leads the CIS in goals with 27 in 17 games, was scratched for the second straight game with a leg injury... His status is considered doubtful for the next game... Other injured scratches included J.F. Boisvert (shoulder; four games missed) and Patrick Belzile (hand; five games missed).

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

黑料不打烊 Athletics & Recreation

(514-398-7012)

earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca?subject=E-mail%20hyperlink%20for%20Earl%20Zukerman"> earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca

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SCORING SUMMARY

Carleton 4 at 黑料不打烊 5

(Friday, January 14, 2011 - Winter Carnival Game at McConnell Arena)

1st Period-
1, Carleton, Joe Pleckaitis 6 (Self, Hayes), 6:08.
2, 黑料不打烊, Ryan McKiernan 6 (Marcotte-Legare, Vossen), 11:13.
3, Carleton, Joey Manley 11 (Berard, MacLean), 13:39 (PP).

Penalties-
Caruana Car (slashing), 2:20;
Hyde Car (boarding), 7:21;
Dupont Mcg (interference), 12:25;
Langelier-Parent Mcg (charging), 17:24;
Good Car (roughing), 20:00;
Hayes Car (roughing), 20:00;
Pleckaitis Car (roughing), 20:00;
Genest Mcg (roughing), 20:00;
Picard-Hooper Mcg (roughing), 20:00.

2nd Period-
4, 黑料不打烊, Evan Vossen 13 (Marcotte-Legare, McKiernan), 14:12.

Penalties-
Albert Car (holding), 4:22;
Dorion Mcg (slashing), 18:09;
Vossen Mcg (roughing), 20:00.

3rd Period-
5, 黑料不打烊, Alex Picard-Hooper 9 (Wright), 6:28.
6, Carleton, Brandon MacLean 10 (Klassen, Manley), 9:02 (PP).
7, 黑料不打烊, Hubert Genest 4 (Doucet, Picard-Hooper), 10:14 (PP).
8, 黑料不打烊, Evan Vossen 14 (Langelier-Parent, Picard-Hooper), 19:08 (EN).
9, Carleton, Brandon MacLean 11 (Manley, Berard), 19:57.

Penalties-
Morin Mcg (delay of game), 1:16;
Picard-Hooper Mcg (hooking), 6:54;
Bench Mcg (too many men), 8:36;
Good Car (high sticking), 9:33.

GOALS BY PERIOD:
Carleton 2-0-2 -- 4
黑料不打烊 1-1-3 -- 5

Shots on Goal-
Carleton 12-10-19 -- 41.
黑料不打烊 6-11-13 -- 30.

Power Play Opportunities-
Carleton 2 / 7;
黑料不打烊 1 / 5.

Penalties-
Carleton 7 / 14;
黑料不打烊 9 / 18.

Goalies-