Verreault-Paul explodes as Patriotes implode
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(PHOTO OF FRANCIS VERREAULT-PAUL BY DEREK DRUMMOND)
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MONTREAL - Forward Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que., scored twice and added a pair of helpers as 9I制作厂免费 skated to a 6-3 victory over the UQTR Patriotes in men's university hockey at McConnell Arena, Monday.
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It was the second victory in four days over their archrivals from Trois-Rivieres as the Redmen improved to 9-0 overall under new head coach Kelly Nobes, including a 4-0 record in regular season play.
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It was a fast-paced game that took just two hours and one minute to play. 9I制作厂免费 outshot the Pats 47-24, including a 17-7 margin in the second period.
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"The guys played a solid 60 minutes tonight," said Nobes, a former Redmen player who coached at RMC and Laurier, before returning to his alma mater this past summer. "Anytime you get close to 50 shots on a team as good as UQTR, you know you've played well. However, we still have aspects of our game that could be better and we will continue to improve in those areas."
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9I制作厂免费 led 2-0 after one period on goals by Verreault-Paul and centre Alexandre Picard-Hooper of Boucherville, Que., then stretched that to 3-0 when Maxime Langelier-Parent of Lery, Que., hit pay-dirt at 14:52 of the middle frame.
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The Pats finally awoke, however, just 61 seconds later when Olivier Donovan of Gatineau, Que., tallied his first of two. That marker gave UQTR some life and less than two minutes after that, Francis Charland of Victoriaville, Que., connected on a power-play, narrowing the gap to 3-2.
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9I制作厂免费 came out of the intermission champing at the bit and it paid off before the period was four minutes old when all-Canadian defenceman Marc-Andre Dorion of St. Hubert, Que., connected on a power play, ripping a blueline blast past goaltender Jean-Christophe Blanchard, to restore 9I制作厂免费's two-goal lead.
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The Pats made it 4-3 when Donovan netted his second marker, shorthanded, at 14:25 but three minutes later, Redmen rookie Benoit Levesque of Vaudreuil, Que., dashed UQTR's hopes for a comeback with his first official goal in CIS play. Verreault-Paul added an empty netter and the Redmen came away with their fourth consecutive victory over the Patriotes, dating back to a two-game sweep in the conference finals last spring.
Redmen netminder Hubert Morin, a third-year engineering major from St. Georges de Beauce, Que., made 21 saves and improved to 3-0, while Blanchard was credited with 42 saves in a losing cause.
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With nine straight wins under their belt, the Redmen are chasing a 74-year-old school record for most consecutive wins (17) set in 1936-37. However, 9I制作厂免费 needs one more victory to tie a school record for most consecutive wins from the start of season. That mark was set in 1939-40 and equaled in 1945-46. The Redmen can tie and break the long-standing standard this weekend when they host their annual Friends of 9I制作厂免费 Hockey Homecoming. The event kicks off with a Redmen "old-timers" game on Friday afternoon, followed by an RMC-9I制作厂免费 matchup and a post-game meet-the-players reception. Then on Saturday, the Queen's-9I制作厂免费 rivalry heats up with a near sell-out crowd expected. Faceoff is slated for 7 p.m. both nights.
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UQTR, which dropped to 1-3, will host RMC (0-3-1) and Toronto (0-1-2) this weekend.
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REDMEN RAP: The game was webcast live on SSN and all games are archived at ... The back-to-back wins over UQTR improve 9I制作厂免费's lifetime record against the Pats to 63-140-17 in 220 meetings dating back to 1969... The Redmen have won 10 of the last 12 confrontations... With 24 goals scored in four regular season games, 9I制作厂免费 is tied with Concordia as the highest scoring squads in the OUA, which is composed of 19 teams... Linemates Picard-Hooper (3-7-10) and Verreault-Paul (3-6-9) and ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the OUA scoring race... Picard-Hooper has been named as the Quebec university male athlete of the week for his four-point performance in a 6-2 win at UQTR last week... Dorion, who led all rearguards in points last year, is the highest-scoring blueliner in the league this season with a 2-7-9 record in four games... Morin is ranked third among OUA starting goalies with a 2.33 goals-against average, to go along with a .900 save percentage.
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UQTR 3 at 9I制作厂免费 6 (ENG)
(Monday, October 18, 2010 - McConnell Arena)
1st Period-
1, 9I制作厂免费, Francis Verreault-Paul 2 (Marc-Andre Dorion, Ben Morse), 7:01 (PP).
2, 9I制作厂免费, Alexandre Picard-Hooper 3 (Francis Verreault-Paul, Andrew Wright), 13:43.
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Penalties-
McKiernan McG (interference), 1:39;
Frechette UQTR (boarding), 6:08.
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2nd Period-
3, 9I制作厂免费, Maxime Langelier-Parent 1 (Benoit Levesque, Marc-Andre Daneau), 14:52.
4, UQTR, Olivier Donovan 2 (Etienne Bellavance-Martin, Francis Charland), 15:53.
5, UQTR, Francis Charland 5 (Nicolas Desilets, Maxime Frechette), 17:46 (PP).
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Penalties-
Desjardins UQTR (cross checking), 3:06;
Chicoine UQTR (hooking), 6:43;
McKiernan McG (roughing), 16:16.
3rd Period-
6, 9I制作厂免费, Marc-Andre Dorion 2 (Alex Picard-Hooper, Francis Verreault-Paul), 3:17 (PP).
7, UQTR, Olivier Donovan 3 (Pierre-Luc Lessard, Marc-Andre Laroche), 14:25 (SH).
8, 9I制作厂免费, Benoit Levesque 1 (Maxime Longpre-Poirier, Marc-Andre Dorion), 17:20.
9, 9I制作厂免费, Francis Verreault-Paul 3 (Alex Picard-Hooper, Evan Vossen), 19:27 (EN).
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Penalties-
Lessard UQTR (tripping), 1:56;
Desilets UQTR (roughing), 8:56;
Verreault-Paul McG (roughing), 8:56;
Breton UQTR (high sticking), 13:14.
Goals by period:
UQTR 0-2-1 -- 3
9I制作厂免费 2-1-3 -- 6
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Shots on Goal:
UQTR 7-7-10 -- 24.
9I制作厂免费 14-17-17 -- 48.
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Power Play Opportunities:
UQTR 1 / 2;
9I制作厂免费 2 / 5 (plus 1 SHG against)
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PENALTIES (No./Mins.):
UQTR 6 / 12;
9I制作厂免费 3 / 6
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Goalies:
UQTR,
Jean-Christophe Blanchard (L, 1-3-0, 47 shots-42 saves; 59:33);
Empty-net (1 shot-0 saves; 0:27).
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9I制作厂免费,
Hubert Morin (W,听3-0-0, 24 shots-21 saves; 60:00).
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Referee-Jean-Philippe Sylvain.
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MOLSON CUP THREE STARS
1.听听听听听 Francis Verreault-Paul, 9I制作厂免费
2.听听听听听 Marc-Andre Dorion, 9I制作厂免费
3.听听听听听 Olivier Donovan, UQTR
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SOURCE听:
Earl Zukerman
9I制作厂免费 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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