The CIS No. 10 Lakehead Thunderwolves mens hockeyteam lost7-6 in OT to the visiting York Lions Saturday night at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.
The Wolves had a big edge in play and outshot York 43-23 on the night and had a lot of excellent scoring opportunities but they were denied repeatedly by Lions netminder Carlo di Rienzo who made about a dozen spectacular goal stopping saves in the game; including three within the span of about 5 seconds during a Lakehead powerplay.
Both Lakehead netminders Chris Whitley and Kyle Moir saw action with Moir coming in as relief after Whitley let in three goals on 11 shots. However Moir didnt fare much better; allowing 4 goals on 12 shots.
Yorks goals came from Tyler Harrison (the game winner), Jesse Grespan and Cassidy Prestion with a pair each and singles from Vitaly Lanochkin andScott Restoule. Harrison also added three assists.
Lakehead was very effective on the powerplay and going 4-7 compared to Yorks 2-4 but Lakehead also allowed a shorthanded tally by the Lions.
The Wolves Brock McPherson played a very rugged game; battling hard in the corners and scored two goals to go along with two assists. Lakeheads other goals came from Andy Hyvarinen, Scott Dobben, Mark Soares, and Dan Speer. Speer also added a helper.
Mitch Maunu and Drew Kivell were solid defenders on the night and Bryan Wilson showed some offensive flash. Pierre-Marc Guilbault played a decent two-way game. Tobias Whelan also played very well defensively for the Wolves and also helped create a lot of offensive chances. Wilson and Whelan picked up two assists each.
Lakehead goes to 7-3-2 in OUA play and 9-5-2 overall while York goes to 5-5-1 in conference play and 7-6-1 overall.
Lakehead is on the road next weekend when they head to St. Catharines, Ontario to challenge the Brock Badgers; the team that denied the Wolves a berth in the Queens and University Cup last season.
The Molson's Three Stars were:
1) York: Tyler Harrison
2) Lakehead: Brock McPherson
3) York: Cassidy Preston
Game Summary: York 7 (OT) at Lakehead 6
Nov 15, 2008 - Fort William Gardens; Thunder Bay, Ontario.
1st Period
Scoring
1. York, J. Grespan (2) (T. Harrison, N. Brooks) 1:01
2. York, V. Lanochkin (1) (D. Torres, T. Harrison) 4:42
3. Lakehead, M. Soares (4) (K. Hogg, B. McPherson) 11:01 PP
4. Lakehead, A. Hyvarinen (5) (D. Kivell, T. Whelan) 11:23
5. York, S. Restoule (6) 17:17
Penalties - C. Preston Yor (slashing) 2:08, J. Van Allen Yor (holding) 9:56, K. Sagert Lkhd (slashing) 11:57
2nd Period
Scoring
6. Lakehead, S. Dobben (5) (B. Wilson, M. Maunu) 5:01 PP
7. Lakehead, B. McPherson (7) (B. Wilson, D. Speer) 8:33 PP
8. York, J. Grespan (3) (K. Searle, T. Harrison) 10:55 PP
9. York, C. Preston (4) (B. Short, A. Ross) 11:07 PP
10. Lakehead, B. McPherson (8) (T. Whelan, A. Zulyniak) 14:05 PP
Penalties - A. Zulyniak Lkhd (holding) 2:34, N. Brooks Yor (too many men) 3:01, R. Groom Yor (roughing) 8:18, D. Torres Yor (10-minute misconduct) 8:33, D. Speer Lkhd (10-minute misconduct) 8:33, A. Alphonso Lkhd (spearing, spearing) 10:07, A. Ross Yor (tripping) 12:53, N. Brooks Yor (hooking) 15:35
3rd Period
Scoring
11. Lakehead, D. Speer (4) (A. Brown, B. McPherson) 8:13
12. York, C. Preston (5) (S. Restoule) 15:36 SH
Penalties - R. Molenaar Lkhd (checking from behind, game misconduct) 8:51, K. Hogg Lkhd (high sticking) 9:51, B. Short Yor (holding) 11:41, T. Whelan Lkhd (roughing) 11:41, K. Searle Yor (slashing) 14:45
OT Period
Scoring - 13. York, T. Harrison (5) (J. Grespan, B. Siekris) 1:17
Penalties - No Penalties
YOR Shots: 11 8 3 1 TOTAL: 23
LKHD Shots: 16 15 10 2 TOTAL: 43
Power Play Conversion
York 2-6. Lakehead 4-7.
Goaltenders
York
Di Rienzo Win
Lakehead
Whitley 4-1-0-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 0:00 SV: 8 GA: 0
Moir 3-2-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 61:17 SV: 8 GA: 7 [L]
Lakehead 08-09 Results:
Sat Nov 15 York 7 Lakehead 6 (OT)
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