The CIS No. 10 Lakehead Thunderwolves mens hockey skated to a 3-1 win over the tough York Lions before 3210 fans Friday night at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.
Lakehead goes to 7-3-1 in OUA play and 9-5-1 overall while York goes to 4-5-1 in conference play and 6-6-1 overall.
It was an entertaining game from start to finish with some hard hitting, good goaltending from both sides, and some very pretty goals. The Lions played a very solid game; considering the long trip up to Thunder Bay and the fact that their head coach had stepped down.
The Wolves scoring came from Kris Hogg, Mark Soares, and Pierre-Marc Guilbault with Soares and Guilbault picking up an assist each also. Soares and Guilbault's goals were pro goals; both blasting rockets in the top right corner. Yorks goal was notched by Kyle Searle.
Lakehead netminder Kyle Moir (3-2-1 OUA) picked up his third win of the season and was very sharp. York goalie David Davenport made a number of big saves on the night and was especially quick with his glove hand. Davenport was busy on the night as Lakehead outshot York 43-27.
York was 1-6 on the powerplay while Lakehead was 0-4.
It appeared that Lakehead defencemen Jordan C. Smith and Ryan Baird picked up minor injuries on the night and may not be available to play in Saturdays rematch.
The Molson's Three Stars were:
1) Lakehead: Pierre-Marc Guilbault
2) Lakehead: Kris Hogg
3) Lakehead: Kyle Moir
The two teams play again Saturday night with action facing off at 7:30 pm EST at the Fort William Gardens. The game will be videowebcast live on a pay per view basis with ordering information available at http://events.news-cast.com/events/Lakehead Rock 94 FM Sports Director Bryan Wyatt will be calling the play by play and Argus Sports Editor Mike St. Jean will be handling the colour, pre-game and intermission duties. Fans will need hi speed internet and Windows Media Player to watch the broadcasts.
Saturdays game will also feature a fun and unique fundraising event by Thunderwolves Hockey and The Kidney Foundation; 2,000 Whoopee Cushions will be sold at the door for two dollars apiece with all proceeds going to The Kidney Foundation. During the third period; all the fans that purchased cushions will be directed to perform a simultaneous Whoopee Cushion Sit and make a sound unlike anything ever heard before at the Fort William Gardens; and all for a great cause!
Lakehead 08-09 Results:
Fri Nov 14 Lakehead 3 York 1
Sat Nov 8 Lakehead 6 UOIT 3
Fri Nov 7 Lakehead 5 UOIT 1
Sat Nov 1 Lakehead 5 Western 2
Fri Nov 31 Western 3 Lakehead 0
Sat Oct 25 Lakehead 6 Laurier 1
Fri Oct 24 Laurier 3 Lakehead 2 OL SO
Sat Oct 18 Lakehead 2 Waterloo 1
Fri Oct 17 Waterloo 7 Lakehead 5
Sat Oct 11 Lakehead 6 Windsor 1
Fri Oct 10 Windsor 3 Lakehead 1
Sun Oct 5 MN-Duluth 6 Lakehead 0 EX
Sat Oct 4 Saint Mary's 2 Lakehead 0 NC
Fri Oct 3 Lakehead 3 Saint Mary's 1 NC
Sat Sep 27 Carleton 3 Lakehead 2 NC
Fri Sep 26 Lakehead 3 Carleton 2 NC PPD Sat SO
Game Summary:
York 1 at Lakehead 3 -
Nov 14, 2008 - Fort William Gardens
1st Period
Scoring
1. York, K. Searle (2) (J. Grespan) 8:11 PP
2. Lakehead, K. Hogg (8) (S. Dobben, M. Soares) 15:07
Penalties - K. Hogg Lkhd (boarding) 6:07, M. Maunu Lkhd (hooking) 6:24, K. Searle Yor (roughing, roughing) 18:07, A. Brown Lkhd (roughing) 18:07, C. Korte Yor (roughing) 18:32
2nd Period
Scoring
3. Lakehead, M. Soares (3) (K. Hogg, P. Guilbault) 4:14
4. Lakehead, P. Guilbault (1) (R. Baird, B. Priestlay) 5:18
Penalties - R. Baird Lkhd (interference) 5:18, D. Torres Yor (10-minute misconduct) 9:17, A. Brown Lkhd (roughing) 9:17, B. McPherson Lkhd (10-minute misconduct) 9:17
3rd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - M. Thomson Yor (interference) 5:58, K. Sagert Lkhd (slashing) 7:03, T. Whelan Lkhd (hooking) 13:45, M. Thomson Yor (tripping) 15:59
YOR Shots: 9 8 10 TOTAL: 27
LKHD Shots: 16 18 9 TOTAL: 43
Power Play Conversion
York 1-6. Lakehead 0-4.
Goaltenders
York
Davenport 2-2-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:59 SV: 40 GA: 3 [L]
Lakehead
Moir 3-2-0-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:59 SV: 26 GA: 1 [W]