The Guelph Gryphons men's team took on the Brock Badgers tonight (Oct. 27^th) in Guelph at the Gryphon Center. The Badgers struggled to cut off the confident Gryphon attacks and the game ended 5-0 in Guelph's favour.
 
The Gryphons move to 2-4-0 on the season, while the Badgers fall to 3-4-0.
 
The Gryphons got their first goal of the game at 9:02 in the first period when Andrew Merrett (Vernon, B.C) and Nathan Martine (Port Colborne, ON) set up Matthew Lyall (Richmond Hill, ON) out front of the Badger net on a power-play. Lyall lifted the puck straight over Brock's goalie Kurt Jory (Brandon, MB) and sent it to the back of the net. The Badgers had many opportunities on Guelph's net, but Gryphon goalie Andrew Loverock (Elmvale, ON) played a great game, saving 10 shots in the first period alone.
 
In the second period the Gryphons added their second goal onto the board. During another power-play, Ben Clarke (Halifax, NS) and Lyall crossed to defenseman Patrick Campbell (Sauble Beach, ON) who fired the shot from inside the blue line. The puck went right through Jory's legs, securing the Gryphons' lead. The rest of the period saw a lot of shots on net by both teams, but with no success for either.
 
The Gryphons capitalized from the Badgers' weaknesses in the third period. At only 2:53 Edward Gale (Keswick, ON) set up Campbell who fired his second goal of the game into the Badgers' net. This was soon followed at 10:06 with the Gryphons' fourth goal of the game from rookie Philip Teri (Elora, ON) who was assisted by Barrett Brock (Leduc, AB) and Michael McInerney (Toronto, ON). Teri came flying down the left wing undeterred by Brock defense and shot it right through Jory.
 
The fifth and final goal of the game came unassisted from Cameron Odam (Stittsville, ON) after a breakaway down the rink gave him full advantage. Brock fought hard in the last minutes trying to repair the damage but couldn't break through the Gryphon lines. Guelph finished 5-0 and added a much-needed win onto their standings tonight.
 
The Gryphons next play on Oct. 29^th against the Western Mustangs in London. The game begins at 7:30 pm.