Box Score
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Queens 4, Guelph 3 Overtime
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GUELPH, Ont. (November 15, 2013) – The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team lost to the Queen's Gaels in overtime Friday night with a final score of 4-3 at the Gryphon Centre. The Gryphons drop to 5-5-1 while the Gaels move to 6-0-4.
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The Gryphons started out strong, keeping possession of the puck and using their speed to box out the Golden Gaels at every scoring opportunity. Queen's had a couple of shots on the scrums that they set up in front of the net, but it would be the Gryphons who would get on the board first with a breakaway goal byÂ
Brett Appio to make it 1-0 early on in the first period, withÂ
Jordan Mock andÂ
Michael Hasson on the assist.
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The Gaels were forcing turnovers as the period progressed and playing more aggressively to break through the Gryphon defense. Queen's got the first power play of the game after Kyle Neuber (Sarnia, Ont.) was called for interference at 13:28. The Gaels would tie it up with a hard shot from the blue line by Patrick McEachen (Stouffville, Ont.), with Joey Derochie (Sudbury, Ont.) and Kelly Jackson (Scarborough, Ont.) on the assists to make it 1-1.
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The second period started with back and forth action, but Guelph was able to up the intensity quickly with more shots on goal than the Gaels in the second period. The Gryphons got their first power play after Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) was called for tripping at 4:54. The Gryphons set up a scoring opportunity in the last twenty seconds of the power play, withÂ
Nicklas Huard passing across the ice toÂ
Nicholas Trecapelli who would slap the puck in behind the goalie to make it 2-1 for the Gryphons, withÂ
Kenneth Peroff also on the assist.
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As the second period moved along, the shots on goal started to even up.Harrison Hendrix (Calgary, AB.) had a solid screen set up in front of Gryphon goalie,Â
Andrew Loverock that allowed Hendrix to score a backhanded goal to make it 2-2 for the Gaels, with Patrick Downe (New Maryland, N.B.) and Chris Van Laren (Kingston, Ont.) on the assists.
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Queen's dominated possession for the first half of the third period, and were quick through the neutral zone, charging the net. Despite their speed, they were still having a hard time beating the Gryphon defensemen. Queen's player, Braeden Corbeth (Oakville, Ont.) had a breakaway early on in the third period, charging through the neutral zone, but Peroff would use his speed and dive in front of the puck to stop Corbeth from taking a shot. However, Queen's would make up for it at 12:03 with a goal from Tyler Moore (Winnipeg, Man.) to make it 3-2 for the Gaels, with Stephane Chabot (Rockland, Ont.) and Corbeth on the assists.
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The Gryphons took possession of the puck quickly after the Gaels goal and were determined to tie up the game. It was Jordan Mock who tied it up 3-3 for the Gryphons, with
Robert De Fulviisand Mike Hasson on the assists. The game would remain tied, despite efforts from both teams, taking them into overtime.
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It would be a breakaway goal by Queen's player, Corey Bureau to win the game 4-3 in overtime for the Gaels, with Chris Van Laren on the assist.
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The shots on goal were 28-29 in favour of the Golden Gaels.
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The Gryphons hit the ice again on Saturday November 16
th at 3:00 p.m. against the UOIT Ridgebacks at the Gryphons Centre.Â