GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphons men's hockey team used a four-goal 2nd period to skate to a 5-2 home win over the Western Mustangs on Thursday night (Oct. 22) in Guelph, in a game that marked the 4th edition of the annual "
Lang Business Cup" night. With the Gryphons wearing their alternate jerseys in support of the University of Guelph's Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, the team poured in four goals in the 2nd period, three of which came on the power play, while picking up their second win of the season. Damon Boose, who transferred from McGill to the University of Guelph for this season, scored twice on the night, marking his first regular season goals as a Gryphon, with both of Boose's goals coming on the power play.
Dylan Hudon also scored on the man advantage on a penalty-filled night with both teams combining for 77 minutes of penalties.
Luke Johnston had a three-point night for the Gryphons (1 goal, 2 assists), with his 2nd goal of the season capping a high-scoring 2nd period, with Guelph taking a commanding 5-1 lead into the 3rd and never looking back. Gryphons second-year goalie
Olivier Ciarlo turned aside 27 of the 29 shots sent his way on the night. With the win, the Gryphons improve to 2-1-2 on the season, while Western falls to 1-4-0.
The Gryphons (2-1-2) will be back in action on next Friday (Oct. 30) when they host the York Lions (1-3-0), with puck drop at the Gryphon Centre Arena scheduled for 7:30pm.
