Last Updated : 20-Sep-97
Week #1
Well...football season has finally arrived. McGill did
get off to a good start in their season opener against
the Queen's Golden Gaels. The Redmen did come from behind
for a 20-18 victory thanks to consistent defensive work.
McGill's offence didn't click for most of the first half
but showed signs of life in the second 30 minutes. Maybe
it is just a little too early in the season.
Week #2
This should have been an easy win for the home team, but that
is not what happened. Laval beat McGill 18-11 and made the
Redmen scurry back to their dressing room with their heads
hanging low. Laval didn't deserve to win the game but McGill
certainly did deserve to lose. The players must face this loss
as well as last year's defeat to a team that isn't even close
to a top 10 ranking.
Week #3
On the road things did not get any better. Queen`s defeated the Redmen by a score of 21-7. Since this game was on the road, I have nothing to say concerning the play of the McGill team. See ya next week.
Week #4
Can you imagine things getting this bad? For a team that had a very high ranking
prior to week #1 and now be out of the playoff picture, these guys have got alot
to think about. Bishop's ended up with a 21-11 win and again the McGill offence
did little to produce points on the board. The game could have been a bit closer
if McGill's defence had come up with a couple of big turnovers like in previous weeks.
If they Redmen cannot create points with their offence, it will be a sad season.
Friday 14-Feb-97 McGill 5 Guelph 3 Final
Saturday 15-Feb-97 McGill 5 Toronto 3 Final
McGill improves its record to 13-9-2 with a couple of wins this weekend. The Redmen needed the wins to improve their position in the standings now that the regular season is coming to a close. On Saturday February 22, McGill faces the Concordia Stingers for the Corey Cup. This game is in the afternoon and starts at 3:00pm. On Tuesday February 25, the OUAA starts the semi-finals as 3rd place will face the 2nd place team.
Some weak goals caused Toronto to yank their starting goalie and replace hime with Rob Dykeman. Some fans certainly had some fun with this goalie's name. Need I say more? Kelly Nobes didn't seem to play as hard as he usually does but he certainly didn't look out of place. Kelly comes to play every game and even when he has an off game he still stands out. Just that he didn't seem to stand out as much as he usaully does.
Thursday 30-Jan-97 McGill x Concordia x Final
Saturday 01-Feb-97 McGill 2 UQTR 0 Final
McGill showed up and played well to defeat the number one ranked Patriotes. The defensive game worked well to contain UQTR's offense and come out with a valuable 2 points. Again this was entertaining hockey as was the previous home game that eneded in a 2-2 tie.
Friday 29-Nov-96 Ottawa 8 McGill 7 Final
The Redmen had a horrible 1st period on Friday night against the Ottawa GeeGees. Ottawa got out to a 4-0 lead very early. The period ended 6-2 and it looked like McGill was totally unprepared. The GeeGees were a stronger skating team than the previous week's opponents that McGill faced. McGill finally was able to put together a few goals but not enough to pull ahead of Ottawa. The final score was Ottawa 8 McGill 7.
Saturday 30-Nov-96 UQTR 5 McGill 5 OT Final
Saturday night's game was well anticipated as the country's #2 ranked UQTR Patriotes showed up to face the Redmen. CF CABLE-9 taped the game to be broadcasted December 3, 4, & 5. Early in the game it looked like UQTR was going to ruin McGill's weekend with a second straight home loss. But the Redmen scored to come within 1 goal just before the end of the period. The first period ended 3-2 and the Patriotes extended the lead to 5-2 by the end of the 2nd. McGill was almost destined to slip in the rankings. The Redmen did come back in the 3rd with 3 goals to tie the game at 5-5. Almost the entire 3rd period and overtime were spent in the UQTR zone. McGill did have plenty of chances to win the game and the final shots were counted at 43-34 in favour of the Redmen.
The tie should keep McGill in the top 10 rankings for next week.
UQTR Patriotes - Ranked #2
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02 Genest, Patrick
05 Emard, Pascal
07 Paradis, Daniel
08 Alarie, Eric
10 Bigras, Christain
11 Caron, Christain
12 Dion, Sylvain
14 Lachance, Martin
15 Bessette, Jean-Francios
16 Beaucage, Marc
17 Gaucher, Yanick
18 Desnoyers, David
20 Turcotte, Hugo
21 Laflamme, Daniel
22 Provencher, Simon
23 Tremblay, Dave
24 Roberge, Jean
25 Chartier, Frederic
27 Larochelle, Dany
28 Germain, Daniel
34 Bilodeau, Luc
37 Snauwaert, Gabriel
38 Rodrigue, Sylvain
McGill Redmen - Ranked #8
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01 Craig, Stephen
02 Cantin, Nicholas
03 Pilon, Francois
04 Prohar, Derek
05 Trudel, Martin
06 Ferland, Louis-Simon
07 Grenier, David
08 Routhier, Martin
09 Lajeunesse, Francois
10 Leroux, Benoit
11 Schneider, Jean-Alain
12 Darche, Mathieu
14 Moquin, Jean-Francois
15 Hiebert, Curtis
16 Fournier, Luc
17 Nobes, Kelly
18 Lacoste, Francois
19 Gourde, Dave
20 Angers, Stephane
21 Gendron, Pierre
22 Rajotte, Benoit
23 Butler, David
24 Boisvert, Mathieu
29 Simonetti, David
30 Daniel, Jarrod
Friday 22-Nov-96 Ryerson 2 McGill 6 Final
Ryerson got out to an early lead by scoring in the first 4 minutes. Unfortunately I missed the goal and only got the announcement as I entered the McConnel Igloo. That was the only time in the game that Ryerson had the lead. McGill came back with goals from Luc Fournier and Nicholas Cantin before the period came to an end.
Both teams scored a goal in the second period and it looked like the score was going to stay that way for quite a while. The second period was getting somewhat physical as the bodychecks were being dished out faster than the coffee at the concessions stand during the intermission. Ryerson having the bigger players appeared to have the ability to out last McGill in this category. McGill kept taking it to the Rams and Ryerson was answering the call. I guess the Rams started to get frustrated as McGill's attack didnt seem to slow down. The Redmen kept up a fast pace and took it to their opponents for the duration of the game. Midway through the second period things looked like they were going to get out of hand. The referee was letting some extra shots to be given on both sides. The second period had a more serious pace than the first did. In the first period both teams seemed to play it cautiously. Kelly Nobes showed his talents by helping the Redmen to their 3rd goal of the game which later proved to be the winner.
The 3rd period went scoreless for some time before McGill added an insurance marker. Both teams had a share of chances, but as the game went on Ryerson appeared to tire. McGill's chances were coming more frequently and the score at this point could have been more than 4-2. McGill got back those lost opportunities in the 3rd with a couple of lucky bounces that lead to a total of three goals in the third. The final score was a good indication of which team was better prepared for the game. The Rams got into penalty trouble as three players were ejected from the game. Ryerson began to lose their cool and the key players on the team were the guys at fault. Ryerson got into penalty trouble late in the game and suddenly the last 5 minutes was full of cheap shots. It seemed like the game was never going to end as the pushing and shoving continued up to the final buzzer. The captain and assistant captain of the Rams should have been the leaders of the team but instead they led the team to the showers earlier than expected.
Although things got ugly late in the game, it was nice to see both teams sincerely shake hands like true gentlemen.
McGill Hilights
#20 Made numerous plays to send his line-mates into scoring position.
#17 Showed good work ethic and leadership in the crucial 2nd period.
#2 Led the Redmen offence early in the game.
#6 Showed strong shooting abilities from the point for 2 late goals.
#30 Didnt allow any weak goals to hurt the team.
Ryerson Hilights
#22 Made life difficult for McGill at every occasion.
#24 Took stupid penalties and didn't work very hard.
#10 Tried to sucker the Redmen into penalties late in the game.
Ryerson Rams
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01 Miller, Andrew
03 Boldovitch, David
04 Lemieux, Patrick
05 Lemieux, Steve
07 Gabbana, Michael
09 Castator, Matthew
10 Richardson, Ian
11 Vigilanti, David
13 Tonellato, Eric
14 Synott, Brian
15 MacDonald, Corey
16 Watts, Ron
18 Sturino, Chris
19 Forshee, Ken
20 Miele, Anthony
21 Sa, Anthony
22 Noonan, Paul
23 James, Phillip
24 Kantzavelos, Petro
25 Black, Gary
26 Tokarski, Kirby
27 Giurleo, Carmelo
30 Dolecki, Dave
McGill Redmen
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01 Craig, Stephen
02 Cantin, Nicholas
03 Pilon, Francois
04 Prohar, Derek
05 Trudel, Martin
06 Ferland, Louis-Simon
07 Grenier, David
08 Routhier, Martin
09 Lajeunesse, Francois
10 Leroux, Benoit
11 Schneider, Jean-Alain
14 Moquin, Jean-Francois
15 Hiebert, Curtis
16 Fournier, Luc
17 Nobes, Kelly
18 Lacoste, Francois
19 Gourde, Dave
20 Angers, Stephane
21 Gendron, Pierre
22 Rajotte, Benoit
23 Butler, David
24 Boisvert, Mathieu
28 Darche, Mathieu
30 Daniel, Jarrod
Saturday 23-Nov-96 Brock 2 McGill 5 Final
The Redmen win another home game to go 2-0 for the weekend. Expect the team maintain or improve on the National rankings for next weeks games.
Brock Badgers
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01 Lacey, Tim
02 Morton, Rick
04 Tupling, Ryan
05 Dearden, Chris
06 Docherty, Steven
07 Stoutenberg, Curtis
08 Salfi, Joe
09 Tatarnic, Jason
10 McInnes, Paul
11 Zavitz, Todd
12 Shaklady, Jamie
14 Labelle, Phil
15 Turner, Jake
16 Callister, Craig
17 Brooks, Paul
18 Laur, Michael
19 Marshall, Richard
20 Sinclair, Casey
21 Back, Dan
22 Tocher, Ryan
23 Robertshaw, Lee
24 Lough, Peter
29 Cullain, Scott
33 Edwards, Michael
77 Walker, Mark
McGill Redmen
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01 Craig, Stephen
02 Cantin, Nicholas
03 Pilon, Francois
04 Prohar, Derek
05 Trudel, Martin
06 Ferland, Louis-Simon
07 Grenier, David
08 Routhier, Martin
09 Lajeunesse, Francois
10 Leroux, Benoit
11 Schneider, Jean-Alain
14 Moquin, Jean-Francois
15 Hiebert, Curtis
16 Fournier, Luc
17 Nobes, Kelly
18 Lacoste, Francois
19 Gourde, Dave
20 Angers, Stephane
21 Gendron, Pierre
22 Rajotte, Benoit
23 Butler, David
24 Boisvert, Mathieu
28 Darche, Mathieu
30 Daniel, Jarrod