Box Score
Guelph 8, UOIT 2
 
GUELPH, Ont. (November 16, 2013) – The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks with a final score of 8-2 at the Gryphon Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Gryphons are now 6-5-1 while the Ridgebacks drop to 3-7-1.
 
The Gryphons were celebrating Hockey Day in Gryphonville and were honouring the 93-94 OUAA men's hockey champions.
 
Kyle Neuber had an impressive game scoring a hat trick against the Ridgebacks. Keith Hamilton also had an impressive game saving a total of 22 shots, only letting two past him.
 
The first period started out slow, with the Ridgebacks taking advantage of Gryphon turnovers. The Gryphons were quick to up the intensity however, quickly racking up scores on goal. Guelph would get the first power play of the game after a call on UOIT player Matt Pasztor (Langton, Ont.) for hooking at 5:03, which would set the tone for the rest of the period. That power play quickly turned into a two man advantage for Guelph however when another UOIT player, Jake Logan (Napanee, Ont.), was called for cross checking at 6:41. The Gryphons were quick to set up a scoring opportunity, with Kyle Neuber eventually slapping one in to make it 1-0 after a rebound off of the goalie's pads, with Kenneth Peroff and Teal Burns on the assists. Neuber would score again in the same way, but the play happened after the whistle was blown, which would keep it at 1-0 for the Gryphons. Neuber would make up for it shortly after, scoring another one from inside the crease at 8:13 to make it 2-0, with Michael Hasson on the assist.
 
The Gryphons would score again at 18:14 with a pass from Michael Charbonneau across the ice to Nicholas Trecapelli who put the puck right into the top corner to make it 3-0 for the Gryphons. Less than 20 seconds later the Gryphons put another point on the board after a goal by Teal Burns to make it 4-0 at 18:30, with Nicklas Huard and Hasson on the assists.
 
The second period started off strong for the Gryphons, with Cale Jefferies attempting a backhanded shot from inside the crease, but was stopped by the Ridgeback goalie Jesse Raymond (Woodstock, Ont.) who entered the game late in the first period to replace Colin Dzijacky (Thunder Bay, Ont.). The period was very back and forth, but the Gryphons took advantage of their possessions setting up ample scoring opportunities. The Gryphons made it 5-0 at 8:35 with a pass from Kyle Neuber to Nicklas Huard as they were moving through the neutral zone, which had had Huard taking it up through the crease to score through the bottom corner, with Daniel Broussard also on the assist.
 
A fight erupted as the second period ended with penalties being handed out to both teams. Gryphon player Mike Hasson was called for crosschecking, and his teammate Brett Appio was called for roughing. Ridgeback player Jason Shaw (Belleville, Ont.) was also called for roughing, which put the Ridgebacks on a power play heading into the third period.
 
The Ridgebacks game improved as the third period started, with them taking control of the puck. They would score at 5:31 as Jordan Ramsey (Pickering, Ont.) shot the puck in from just outside the crease to make it 5-1 for the Gryphons, with Mike Whiteside (Ajax, Ont.) and Cameron Yuill (Wellington, Ont.) on the assists. The Gryphons responded after UOIT player Dominik Crnogorac (Mississauga, Ont.) was called for slashing and unsportsmanlike conduct, which resulted in a four-minute penalty and a 10-minute misconduct. Guelph used the man advantage to score right away with James Merrett knocking one in from inside the crease to make it 6-1, with Charbonneau and Trecapelli on the assists. Neuber also scored his third of the night on a power play after UOIT player Nate Mitton (Kitchener, Ont.) was called for high-sticking, making it 7-1 for the Gryphons, with Daniel Broussard and Cale Jefferies  on the assists. The Gryphons would score one more by John Collins shortly after to make it 8-1, with Huard and Merrett on the assists.
 
Ridgeback Jordan Ramsay would score his second goal of the night in the last minute of the game with Jason Shaw and Mike Whiteside on the assists for a final score of 8-2 for the Gryphons.
 
The shots on goal were 28-24 in favour of the Gryphons.
 
The Guelph Gryphon men's hockey team hits the ice next on November 22nd in Ottawa against the Carleton Ravens with the puck set to drop at 7:00 p.m.