Notes: The Gaels are 4-3-2 this season in games broadcast on the radio ... All broadcasts can be heard on 101.9 FM in Kingston and surrounding areas, at 90.9 on Cogeco cable, and online at both www.cfrc.ca and the team's website, www.queenshockey.com.

Hockey (M): Gaels Struggle in Playoff Loss to McGill
Napanee, Ont. (February 20, 2008) - The Queen's University Golden Gaels opened up the OUA East best-of-three semi-final hockey series by dropping a 6-1 result to the McGill Redmen at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont. on Wednesday.

Chris Churchill Smith of Westmount, Que. was the catalyst for the Redmen's victory, scoring once and adding three assists as McGill broke open a 2-1 game in the final period with four goals in a span of eight minutes and 32 seconds. The Gaels were outshot by the Redmen 41-24.

McGill's Mathieu Poitras of Gatineau, Que. made 23 saves for his third win of the playoffs, while Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. was tagged for all six goals and the loss. Gibb made 33 saves, while backup net minder Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. made two saves in the remaining seven minutes of the game after Gibb was relieved.

Scoring the lone goal for the Gaels was rookie Jonathan Lawrence of Steinbach, Man., who broke open a scoreless game at 1:06 of the second period. Pat Doyle of Smiths Falls, Ont. and Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. assisted.

In the opening period, the Gaels kept pace with the Redmen but after McGill took the 2-1 advantage, Queen's struggled to follow the system installed by the coaching staff.

"It's a disappointing loss," said Head Coach Brett Gibson. "For thirty minutes the guys bought into our homework; we were really good. We were right there in shots, right there in score and then for the next thirty minutes the guys decided to go on their own page. That's when things started to derail."

Despite the breakdown, Gibson remained confident that the Gaels could rebound in Montreal on Friday night and even the series at one game apiece.

"I'm excited for Friday. We've had some disappointing losses this season and each time our team has responded. We can't dwell on this loss but there's only one way to bring this series back to Kingston. If we don't play the system, they're a better team than us, if we play a system we are just as good."

Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Friday at McConnell Arena in Montreal with the puck set to drop at 7:00pm. If Queen's can even the series, the Gaels will play Game 3 at the Kingston Memorial Centre on Saturday beginning at 8:30pm.

NOTES: Queen's vs. McGill is the fourth longest hockey rivalry in history; the two foes have been battling against each other since their first meeting in 1895... This is only the second time the arch-rivals have met in the playoffs. The first time was in 1910 when Queen's edged McGill 8-2 in Ottawa to claim the Queen's Cup, the trophy that is still given to the OUA Champion to this day... Previously this year, McGill had claimed both of the regular season meetings winning 6-2 at the Kingston Memorial Centre on November 17 and then 10-1 at McConnell Arena in Montreal on January 18.

BOX SCORE:
MCGILL: 0-2-4 = 6
QUEEN'S: 0-1-0 = 1

1st Period
No scoring

2nd Period
1:06 - QUEEN'S: J. Lawrence (P. Doyle, B. Olsen)
2:47 - MCGILL: G. Doucet (C. Churchill-Smith, B. Arsenault)
13:33 - MCGILL: Y. Turcotte (E. Vossen, M. Kovacevic)

3rd Period
3:50 - MCGILL: G. Doucet (M.Kovacevic)
4:56 Ð MCGILL: C. Churchill-Smith (M. Leclerc, B. Arsenault)
5:30 Ð MCGILL: G. Demers (C. Churchill-Smith) SH
12:22 Ð B. Arsenault (C. Churchill-Smith, M. Leclerc)

Power play:
MCGILL: 0/2
QUEEN'S: 0/4

SHOTS
MCGILL: 24
QUEEN'S: 35

Shots on Goal: MCGILL: 25 / QUEEN'S: 41
Saves: MCGILL: Poitras 24 - saves / QUEEN'S: Gibb 33/ Morrison 2 - saves

ATTENDANCE: 115

Queen’s vs McGill- #2 East vs #3 East
The Queen's Golden Gaels (13-12-0-3) will face their arch-rival the No. 10 McGill Redmen (18-9-0-1) when their quarter-final match up gets underway on Wednesday in Napanee, Ontario. This past Friday, McGill knocked off Carleton 5-3 and earned a sweep (2-0) over the Ravens in the first round of OUA playoffs. The Redmen victory sets up the second all-time playoff meeting between the two historic rivals with the last coming 98 years ago. In a match-up which saw the Gaels skate to an 8-2 victory in a sudden death affair in the league final, held in Ottawa on March 7, 1910. The Queen's-McGill rivalry dates back to 1895 and is the fourth longest rivalry in hockey history.  The Gaels will be in tough against McGill, as the Redmen hold the series advantage this season. McGill won 6-2 in Kingston (Nov. 17) and 10-1 at McConnell Arena (Jan. 18) to sweep the season series.  McGill has won nine straight over Queen’s and 25 of the last 27 meetings.  Queen’s will look to fourth-year forward Brady Olsen (Enterprise, ON) to continue to lead the Gaels offense as he finished the regular season tops on the team with 19 goals and 13 assists.  McGill will counter with offensive set-up man Shawn Shewchuk (Lloydminister, AB) who tallied nine goals and 26 assists during the regular season.

Quarter-final Playoff Series Game Times
Game 1 – February 20 – 8:30 pm @ Queen’s
Game 2 – February 22 – 7:30 pm @ McGill
Game 3 – February 23 – 8:30 pm @ Queen’s (If Necessary)

Hockey (M): Queen's to Face McGill in OUA Semi-Final Match-up

Kingston, Ont. (February 16, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels will face their arch-rival the McGill Redmen when the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's hockey East Semi-Final match up gets underway on Wednesday in Napanee, Ont. On Friday, McGill knocked off Carleton 5-3 and earned a sweep (2-0) over the Ravens in the OUA East Quarter-Final.

The Redmen victory sets up the second all-time playoff meeting between the two historic rivals with the last coming 98 years ago. In that match-up Queen's skated to an 8-2 victory in a sudden death affair in the league final, held in Ottawa on March 7, 1910. The Queen's-McGill rivalry dates back to 1895 and is the fourth longest rivalry in hockey history.

The Gaels will be in tough against McGill, as the Redmen hold the series advantage this season. McGill won 6-2 in Kingston (Nov. 17) and 10-1 at McConnell Arena (Jan. 18) to sweep the season series.

The best-of-three semi-final series will kick off at the Strathcona Paper Centre on Wednesday, February 20 beginning at 8:30pm. Game 2 is slated for McConnell Arena in Montreal on Friday at 7:00pm and a rubber match, if needed, will be played at the Kingston Memorial Centre on Saturday, February 23 at 8:30pm.

Tickets are available by calling 613-533-2500 or at the door on game day. Adults tickets are $8.00; Youth $5.00; Students with a valid ID are also $5.00.

Hockey (M): Ryerson Beats Toronto in Shootout; Queen's Earns First Round Bye
Toronto (February 9, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's hockey team needs to send the Ryerson Rams a thank you card. The last place Ryerson Rams knocked off the University of Toronto Varsity Blues 3-2 in a shootout to give the Gaels the OUA Mid-East division title, and a coveted bye into the second round of the playoffs.

"We wanted the bye and this is awesome for our guys; the rest will help." said Gaels head Coach Brett Gibson, who attended the Ryerson vs. Toronto game. "Now we get to watch and see who our opponent is. We'll be ready come two weeks."

Ryerson held a 2-1 advantage heading into the third period, but Toronto knotted up the game in the third when Ed Snetsinger scored at 18:22 on the power-play. In the shootout, Grant Buckley (Stouffville, Ont.) and Mike Auksi (Toronto) scored for Ryerson while Anthony Palloutta (Bolton, Ont.) was the lone scorer for Toronto.

The muddy playoff picture is now clear following Toronto's loss to Ryerson. UQTR holds the first seed with 43 points, while Queen's, with a record of 13-12-0-3 (29 points), claim the second seed by virtue of their Mid-East Division title. McGill has 37 points and is locked in at the third seed. Ottawa (who still have one game to play), finish in fourth place with 28 points and Toronto is fifth with 27 points. Carleton earned the final seed with 27 points but lose the tie breaker to Toronto.

Carleton is set to take on McGill starting on Wednesday, February 13 in Montreal, while Toronto and Ottawa have yet to set their match-up. Ottawa holds home-ice advantage in that series. If Carleton is able to knock off McGill, Queen's would play Toronto or Ottawa in the second round. However, if McGill is successful, Queen's would match-up against McGill with home-ice advantage.

Queen's Clinch Playoff Berth with Carr-Harris Cup Win
Kingston, Ont. (February 7, 2008) - Jonathon Lawrence of Steinbach, Man. scored twice to lead the Queen's Golden Gaels to a 4-2 victory over Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in the 22nd annual running of the Carr Harris Cup on Wednesday night.

The win also clinches a playoff berth for the Gaels who now sit atop the OUA Mid-East and will keep their fingers crossed that the University of Toronto Varsity Blues do not pass them in the standings. The Gaels have completed their regular season play while Toronto, who are now two points behind the Gaels have two games to play this weekend.

Lawrence was the Gaels Carr-Harris Cup MVP with his two goals while Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. netted a goal and two assists for a total of three points. Starting net minder Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. faced a total of 30 shots and turned away 28 of them to earn his 11th win of the season.

The 21-year old Lawrence was grateful he could help his in such a critical match-up, but credited his teammates for allowing him to score twice.

"I'll take two goals anytime I can get them," said Lawrence. "It's mainly just the guys I play with. They did a good job to put me in position to get those chances, I was just lucky to bury them."

Queen's got on the board early at 3:01 of the first when Lawrence jammed in a loose puck in front of RMC goalie Matthew Hartney of Burnaby, B.C. RMC responded late in the first period on a Matthew Fetzner of Royston, Ont. goal at 19:48.

In the second period, RMC took the lead on a Andrew McCuish (Port Morien, N.S.) goal making the score 2-1 in favour of the Paladins. Ovens' responded with his lone goal of the evening just minutes later, while Pat McDonough of Burlington, Ont. made the score 3-2 for Queen's heading into the final frame. Lawrence added his second of the night at 8:10 of the third to conclude the scoring.

Queen's finish the 2007-08 season with 13 wins on the year which is the most since the 1982-83 team who secured 15 that season (the most in team history). Queen's previous high water mark in that span was 12 wins which was attained in the 1988-89 season. The Gaels finish with an overall record of 13-12-0-1.

The Gaels now play a waiting game as Toronto takes on No. 4 ranked Lakehead at home on Friday night. They also host last place Ryerson on Saturday evening. Toronto needs to lose both games for the Gaels to receive the coveted bye into the second round of the playoffs. If Queen's is unable to secure the first round bye, the Gaels will match-up against Ottawa or McGill pending on weekend outcomes by several other teams.

NOTES: Queen's - RMC share the honour of being a part of the oldest hockey rivalry in the history of the game... The first meeting between the schools occurred back in 1886... The Carr Harris Cup celebrates the tradition of this rivalry and is named after the Carr-Harris family who have ties to both Queen's and RMC... Queen's continues to lead the Carr-Harris Cup series with a 13-8-1 record... RMC captain Luke Pierce of Merritt, B.C. was removed from the game after being hit into the board's mid-way through the first period. Pierce, who lay on the ice for several minutes after the hit, went to the hospital after exhibiting concussion like symptoms.

22nd Carr-Harris Cup Goes Tonight in Kingston
Kingston, Ont. (February 6, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels and the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada Paladins meet tonight in the 22nd annual Carr Harris Cup at Constantine Arena in Kingston. This matchup marks the OUA regular season finale for both teams.

The Gaels need a win tonight to maintain any chance they have for winning the Mid-East Division and earning a first round playoff bye. The Paladins were eliminated last week from post-season competition.

Queen's is tied for first in the Mid-East with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues with both teams having 27 points, but the Blues have the tiebreaker and a game in a hand on the Gaels. Toronto finishes their regular season schedule this weekend with a pair of home games against No. 4 ranked Lakehead on Friday night and the last place Ryerson Rams on Saturday night. The Gaels also need just a win or the Concordia Stingers to lose one of their three remaining games in regulation to clinch a playoff berth.

The Carr Harris Cup began in 1986 by the International Hockey Hall of Fame in celebration of a century of hockey competition between RMC and Queen's. This rivalry is the oldest in hockey and dates back to 1886. The trophy was donated by the Centennial Committee an features "Lennie" sculpture by Kingston native Joan Belch. It depicts Lennox Irving, the Queen's player who scored the lone goal in the March 10, 1986 inaugural game between RMC and Queen's. The cup is named in honour of the Carr-Harris family, which has a long-standing connection with both Kingston universities.

Home ice advantage is the term to use when describing this series with the visitors winning just five times over the first 21 contest with the home team holding a 14-5-1. Queen's won the lone neutral-ice Carr Harris Cup on October 12,, 1988 and the Gaels hold a 12-8-1 advantage over the Paladins in the Carr Harris Cup.

Last year's Carr Harris Cup the game went into a shootout with the host Paladins pulling off the victory. RMC led 2-1 heading into the third period but Queen's Jaime Brock of Burlington, Ont. scored a power play goal 3:14 into the frame to tie the game. RMC netted the winner in the shootout but Queen's netminder Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.) was sensational making 40 saves as the Tricolour was outshot 42-21.

The Gaels last win in the annual grudge match was 4-3 February 7, 2006 at the former Jock Harty Arena with current Gael Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. scoring two goals and adding an assist. John Clarke of Baltimore, Ont. and Sam Colizza of Sault Ste. Marie both scored in the third period to tie and win the game for Queen's. The game was penalty filled with 66 minutes called including 50 in the second period as RMC out shot Queen's 35-30 including 28-18 in the first two frames.

In the last three Carr Harris Cups, RMC has outshot the Gaels in eight of the nine periods and by a total of 112-78 winning two of those games after having losing three of the previous four. Half of the Paladins' ten goals in the last three Carr Harris tilts have been scored with the man advantage while the Gaels have scored four power play tallies over the same span.

This year RMC and Queen's have met each other three other times including an exhibition matchup earlier in the season. Queen's earned a 4-1 win in the second annual Lou Jefferies Memorial Game in late September. In league play the two teams have split the series with the deciding game of the season going tonight. RMC won in 3-2 in a shootout on January 19 and just a week later Olsen netted a natural hat-trick to lead the Gaels to a 3-2 comeback victory. In that game Queen's was down 2-0 in the second period and rallied for the win.

The puck drops on tonight at 7pm in the Constantine Arena at RMC. The game will be broadcast live on CFRC radio (101.9 FM in Kingston, www.cfrc.ca on the Web) and shown tape delay by local Cogeco TV (cable channel 13).

Hockey (M): Gaels Comeback Falls Short; Playoff Race Thickens
Toronto (February 2, 2008) - Four third period goals weren't enough as a late Queen's Golden Gaels rally fell short, losing 6-5 to the Ryerson Rams on Saturday afternoon in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's ice-hockey.

Queen's captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont., and Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont., both recorded three-points (Ovens: 2G, 1A; Olsen: 1G, 2A) in the loss as the Gaels record evens to 12-12-0-3 with 27 points. The loss coupled with a University of Toronto 1-0 win over Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) puts the Gaels in a tie for first place of the OUA Mid-East division with just one week remaining in the season.

Ryerson, now 8-16-0-3, opened the game with 14 shots and three goals on Gaels starting goalie Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. All three goals came on the power-play and Queen's was unable to score leaving them in a 3-0 deficit to open the second period.

Ovens got the Gaels on the score-sheet in the second when Blake Pronk of London, Ont. connected with the Gaels Captain. Ryerson responded later in the second with its fourth goal, making the score 4-1 at the end of two periods.

In the third, Queen's Head Coach Brett Gibson removed Gibb from the game and relived him with rookie Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. Although Ryerson notched a goal just four minutes and 11 seconds into the period, the move seemed to fire up the Gaels offence. Olsen scored his lone goal of the night mid-way through the third while Billy Burke of Aurora, Ont. Jonathan Lawrence of Steinbach, Man., and Ovens followed suit. Ovens goal came with just twenty seconds left in the game and Morrison off the ice in favour of an extra attacker.

Special team play hurt the Gaels with Queen's only converting one power play opportunity in eight attempts. The penalty kill unit didn't fare much better giving up four goals on six Ryerson opportunities. Adding insult to injury Ryerson scored the game winner shorthanded at 12:43 of the third when Cory Konecny (Stoney Point, Ont.) converted his 12th of the season.

Kevin Krasnowski of Pickering, Ont. was the Ram's top-point producer with four (1G, 3A), while Konecny had two goals on the night.

Queen's is in a dubious predicament entering the final week of the season with the University of Toronto controlling the Gaels hopes of capturing the Mid-East title. The Gaels have just one game remaining on the schedule (the annual Carr-Harris Cup vs. RMC on Wednesday) while Toronto has a game in hand and will play Lakehead and last place Ryerson to conclude the season. Queen's needs to win the Carr-Harris Cup and hope for two Toronto losses in order to lock up the Mid-East division and the vital first-round bye.

Complicating the playoff picture is Ottawa, Carleton and Concordia. All three of those teams could finish with 27 points or more which could put Queens on the outside of the playoff race looking in. Ottawa has 27 points with two games (four points) to play, Carleton has 25 points and two games(four points) to play while Concordia has three games (six points) to play and just 23 points. To make the playoffs Concordia would need Queen's or Toronto to lose their final games and they would need to go a perfect 3-0.

At this point it is likely Queen's will make the playoffs but if Toronto secures the division title they could be ranked as low as the sixth seed.

Hockey (M): Gaels Look For Win At Ryerson
Kingston, Ont. (January 30, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels fight for the Mid East Division crown faces a critical test in Toronto this Saturday afternoon when the Ryerson Rams host the Gaels. Queen's enters this weekend's action leading the Toronto Varsity Blues by two points for first in the Mid East and a one of the Eastern Conference's first round byes.

The Gaels are coming off a busy last seven days that saw them play three games in four days, defeating RMC 3-2, losing 4-1 at Toronto and getting by Carleton 5-4 in a shootout. Queen's forward Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. was the star against RMC scoring a natural hat trick, his third three goal game of the season. In the victory over Carleton, Queen's forward Rob Catallo had two assists with Jonathon Asselstine adding a goal and scoring the winner in the shootout.

Ryerson has been eliminated from the playoffs but will have a huge say on who wins the division with the final game of the season a week after Queen's against the Toronto Varsity Blues. The Rams have split their two meetings this season with Queen's winning 5-3 in Toronto October 27th scoring three unanswered goals in a five minute span midway midway through the second period to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead. The Gaels won the rematch a week later at the Kingston Memorial Centre 4-3 on a shorthanded goal by Jonathon Lawrence of Steinbach, Man. with under two minutes left in regulation. In both games Ryerson outshot Queen's including 50-32 in the October 27th meeting.

After Saturday the Gaels will have one game remaining on their schedule and that will be the annual Carr Harris Cup game with the RMC Paladins at 7pm Wednesday, February 6th at the Constantine Arena. Toronto's remaining schedule is home to RMC this Saturday night, away to Lakehead Friday February 8th and home to Ryerson Saturday, February 9th. Records of the Tricolour's remaining opponents is 17-28-0-5 while Toronto's remaining opponents currently are 36-31-0-6. The push to the playoffs starts this weekend.

Hockey (M): Brady Olsen's Highlight Reel Goal on youtube.com

Kingston, Ont. (January 29, 2008) – Brady Olsen’s highlight reel goal against RMC from January 23 is now available online via YouTube.com.   Olsen from Enterprise, Ont., scored the gem shorthanded in a 3-2 Queen’s win and this goal was his second of three on the evening.

TSN - has also aired the goal on That's Hockey and CFRC has posted it's segment on YouTube - here

Gaels Win in Shootout; Cling to First Place
Napanee, Ont. (January 26, 2008) - Pat Doyle of Smiths Falls, Ont. and Jonathan Asselstine of Churchill, Ont. both scored in the shootout as the Queen's Golden Gaels defeated the Carleton Ravens 5-4, in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men's hockey on Saturday in Napanee, Ont.

With the win, Queen's (12-11-0-3) regained sole possession of first place over the Toronto Varsity Blues who they lost to on Friday night and were tied with heading into Saturday's tussle against Carleton.

"That was a huge win for us," said Doyle. "We needed that victory badly and it helps boost the spirit in the dressing room. I know the guys didn't want to go into next week on a two game losing skid, so this type of win is something we can keep in our minds all week."

Both Doyle and Asselstine scored early for the Gaels while T.J. Sutter of Redvers, Sask. earned his first goal of the season to give the Gaels a 3-0 lead mid-way through the first period. Carleton regrouped and scored two goals before the end of the period to make the score 3-2 for Queen's heading into the second.

In the second, Carleton struck first on the power play at 1:42 when Adam Marriner (Perth, Ont.) beat Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.) to tie the score at 3-3. Queen's forward Jonathan Lawrence of Steinbach, Man. responded at 10:26 on the power play receiving a pass from Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. which put the Gaels up 4-3.

With just twenty-two seconds remaining in the second period Marriner scored his second of the night and 17th of the season to tie the game at 4-4. In the third period neither team could find the net with both teams seeing a number of squandered opportunities.

Overtime saw the Gaels get outplayed as Carleton registered five shots on Gibb while Queen's could not muster a single shot on Raven's Goalie Jordan Wakefield of Spruce Grove, Alta. In all, Gibb stopped 35 while Wakefield stopped 34.

The shootout saw Gibb save both attempts against him, while Asselstine opened the scoring and Doyle responded by netting the Gaels second attempt.

Head Coach, Brett Gibson admitted that his starting goalie didn't have his best game of the year, but was proud that his team rallied to earn the victory.

"ItÕs always a big win when you get two points and Ryan Gibb is having an off night," said Gibson. "He has been the catalyst for this team all year long and has kept us in a lot of games. It was great to see the guys really rally for him and they worked hard to earn that victory."

Gibson admitted that his team is in the thick of a playoff race and the Gaels will have to be perfect to conclude the season.

"We've still got a lot of work to do with just two games left. Our goal is to get that first round bye and to do that we need to go 2-0 the rest of the way."

Toronto currently has four games in hand and one of those games will come tomorrow when they face Lakehead at 2:00pm. The Gaels on the other hand will not play until next Saturday and then have a few days off until they face Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in their final game of the regular season. That game will also be the annual Carr-Harris Cup battle.

Hockey (M): Gaels Lose 4-1 At Toronto
Toronto (January 25, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels were done in by special teams as the host Toronto Varsity Blues won 4-1 Friday night. The Blues scored twice on the powerplay and one shorthanded marker as they moved into a tie for first in the Mid East Division with the Gaels, both teams having 25 points.

Queen's started well scoring first in the opening period at 14:00 on a goal by Jonathon Asselstine of Barrie, Ont. with assists to Blake Pronk of London, Ont. and Rob Catallo of Sault Ste. Marie. Toronto tied the game just two minutes later on a powerplay goal by Anthony Pallotta of Bolton, Ont. and the two teams went into the intermission even at one.

In the second the Blues scored the period's only goal and what would turn out to be the winner shorthanded on a marker from Alex Nagribianko of Toronto.

Toronto took a two goal lead in the third at 12:52 with the man advantage on a tally from Joe Rand of Hamilton and salted the game away with 18 seconds left on an empty net marker from Mark Heatley of Calgary.

The Gaels were outshot 34-23 including 14-6 in the final period as Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. made 30 saves in the loss. Queen's falls to 11-11-0-3 while Toronto improves to 12-11-0-1 with a game in hand on the Gaels. The Gaels next game is tomorrow night January 26th when they play their final home game of the regular season against the Carleton Ravens at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee. The puck will drop at 8pm.

Olsen Nets Three in Queen's Win Over RMC
Kingston, Ont. (January, 23, 2008) - Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont., scored a natural hat trick, leading the Queen's Golden Gaels to a 3-2 victory over cross-town rival Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in OUA League action on Wednesday night.

The win snapped a three game losing streak by Queen's and moved them into sole possession of first place in the OUA Mid-East division with just four games to play in the regular season. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues, who have a game in hand on the Gaels, sit two points behind with 23 points.

Olsen's hat trick moved him into a second place tie for most goals in the CIS. In total he has netted 18 goals this year and is tied with Anthony Pallotta from the University of Toronto. They sit just three behind Craig Voakes from Wilfrid Laurier for the league lead.

RMC opened the scoring in the first period when Michael Soros of Ottawa lifted a goal past Gaels starting goalie Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. Sean Dickson of Joyceville, Ont., made the score 2-0 for RMC at 9:51 of the second period. One minute later the Gaels rebounded with Olsen netting his first of the evening on a rebound which pulled RMC goalie Matthew Hartney (Burnaby, B.C.) out of the net setting up an easy empty net rebound goal.

Olsen tied the game with a short-hand goal at 18:46 of the second period. Olsen netted the goal on a beautiful backhand shot which fooled Briggs and put Queen's back in the game heading into the third period. The Gaels top scorer scored the deciding goal at 7:36 of the third period earning assists from Grant Horvath (Calgary) and Jonathon Lawrence (Steinbach, Man.). Lawrence also had assisted on OlsenÕs first two goals and also registered a three point night.

Gibb held strong for Queen's in the final frame recording 11 saves in the third and finished with 31 earning him his ninth win of the season. RMC's Hartney finished the game with 26 saves.

On Friday night the Gaels (11-10-0-3) will travel to Toronto (11-11-0-1) for a critical match-up against the Varsity Blues. The puck drops on that decisive game at 7:30pm. The Carleton Ravens will visit Queen's Saturday night for an 8:00pm match-up at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.

The Gaels have one more remaining game against RMC (8-13-0-2) this season on February 6. More than a playoff spot will be on the line for that game as both teams will contest for the annual Carr-Harris Cup. The annual event is one of the most anticipated by both squads and helps fuels what is the longest running hockey rivalries in history.

NOTES: Last week, RMC scored a 3-2 win over the Gaels in an overtime shootout... QueenÕs - RMC is the OLDEST rivalry in hockey dating back to 1886... Both teams also were a part of the first intercollegiate hockey game in Canada... Olsen's previously scored a hat-trick in an 8-3 win over the Windsor Lancers just two weeks ago; coincidently that was the Gaels last registered win. Queen's was without captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. who was nursing an injury in tonightÕs game. RMC was playing without forward David Thebault of Sydney, N.S. who received a two-game suspension from the OUA for punching Olsen after last week's 3-2, RMC shootout win.

Boxscore

Queen's 3 - RMC 2

1st Period - Scoring
16:10 - RMC: M. Soros (P. Bradley, R. Srutek)

2nd Period - Scoring
9:51 - RMC: S. Dickson (R. Lim)
10:47 - QUEEN'S: B. Olsen (J. Lawrence, J. Clarke)
18:46 - QUEEN'S: B. Olsen (G. Horvath, J. Lawrence) SH

3rd Period - Scoring
7:36 - QUEEN'S: B. Olsen (J. Lawrence, P. Doyle)

SHOTS
QUEEN'S: 6-15-8= 29
RMC: 10-12-11=33

SAVES
QUEEN'S: Gibb 31-saves ; RMC: Hartney 26-saves

Power Play Conversion
QUEEN'S = 0-3
RMC = 0-6.

Queen's Downed 10-1 at McGill
Montreal (January 18, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels dropped their third straight game losing a lopsided affair 10-1 to arch rival McGill Redmen on Friday night in Montreal.

Despite the loss Queen's evens their record at 10-10-0-3 and hold on to first place of the OUA Mid-East with 23 points. The Toronto Varsity Blues sit in second place just two points behind and were idle on Friday night. Toronto plays Brock on Saturday.

The loss to McGill, who are ranked ninth nationally, was Queen's second of the year to the Redmen. The Gaels previously lost 6-2 at home in mid-November.

McGill came out firing in the first period and got on the scoreboard early when Guillaume Doucet of Montreal netted two goals, just nine second apart, putting both past starting net minder Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. Three minutes later McGill chased Morrison when Benoit Arsenault of Rimouski, Que., made the score 3-0 for McGill. Morrison was replaced by 2006-07 OUA East Rookie of the year Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.).

Gibb didn't fare much better as the McGill onslaught continued. Gibb surrendered a goal in his half of the first period and then let in three in the second period. With the game out of hand Gaels head coach Brett Gibson made the decision to relive Gibb and return Morrison into net mid-way through the second period. The Gaels went into the third period down 7-1.

The game also saw its fair share of rough behavior for both teams. Several times skirmishes erupted and McGill racked up a total of 20 penalty minutes while Queen's owned 23. Gaels Mike Bushby of Thunder Bay, Ont. was given a game misconduct for tripping.

Scoring Queen's lone goal was Gaels captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. who tallied his 10th of the season at 17:48 of the first period. Jonathan Lawrence of Steinbach, Man. and Rob Catallo of Sault. Ste. Marie, Ont. tallied the assists.

McGill's top scorer was Arsenault who tallied 2 goals and an assist for a total of three points while Doucett earned two points on his two quick goals.

Jean-Michel Filiatrault of Lavel, Que. earned his second win of the season making 16 saves and letting in just one goal . McGill peppered Queen's net minders for 38 shots in total. Morrison made 19 saves and let in six of the 10 goals while Gibb played just 10 minutes saving 9 and letting in four.

Queen's will look to break it's three game losing streak on Wednesday, January 23 as they visit Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) to take on the Paladins in a rematch of last week's 3-2 shootout loss. This will mark the second of the three matches the Gaels will play against RMC this season.

NOTES: Queen's - McGill is the fourth longest active rivalry in hockey history, dating back to 1895... The first-ever meeting of these long rivals was a 6-5 Queen's victory in Kingston on February 2, 1895... McGill has a habit of chasing Queen's goalies. The Redmen chased Ryan Gibb during the second period in a 6-2 win over the Gaels back on November 17, 2007.

BOX SCORE:
QUEEN'S: 1 -0-0= 1
MCGILL: 4 -3-3= 10

1st Period
7:29 - MCGILL: G. Doucet (E. Vossen)
7:38 - MCGILL: G. Doucet (B. Arsenault)
10:53 - MCGILL: B. Arsenault (G. Doucet)
16:33 - MCGILL: D. Urquhart (G. Demers, G. Doucet) PP
17:48 - QUEEN'S: J. Ovens (J. Lawrence, R. Catallo)

2nd Period
1:59 - MCGILL: S. Bloom (S. Courcelles, S. Shewchuck)
14:27 - MCGILL: M. LeClerc (D.Urquhart, L. Verrilli) PP
14: 44 - MCGILL: E. Vossen (S. Pearce, B. Arsenault)

3rd Period:
2:15 - MCGILL: S. Shewchuk (S. Courcelles).
12:15 - MCGILL: E. L'Italien (G. Demers, B. Gazdic) PP
13:05 - MCGILL: B. Arsenault (Y. Turcotte)

Power play
QUEEN'S: 0/7
MCGILL: 4/7

Shots on Goal: QUEEN'S: 16 / MCGILL: 38

Saves: QUEEN'S: Morrison 19 - saves, Gibb 9 - saves / MCGILL: Filiatrault - 15 saves

GAELS – REDMEN SET FOR 154th MEETING IN HOCKEY RIVALRY

Montreal (January 17, 2008) – The Queen’s Golden Gaels will look to snap a two game winless streak and avenge a November 17th loss against the rival No. 9 ranked McGill Redman on Friday night in Montreal. 

 In November the Gaels and Redmen hooked up in a physical affair at the Kingston Memorial Centre that saw the visiting McGill team win 6-2 while peppering 50 shots on the Queen’s net.  Friday’s match-up will be the 154th meeting between the two teams which is a rivalry that ranks as the second oldest in hockey and dates back to 1895.

McGill has been on a roll since the November 17th matchup having won 11 of 12 OUA league games with the only loss coming in early December to the Toronto Varsity Blues.  In that 12 game period, the Redmen have outscored their opponents 59-27 and have trailed only once heading into the third period.  

Monday night the Redmen won their 13th game of the season with a 4-1 win over their cross town rival Concordia Stingers in a game that featured over 100 minutes in penalties.

Leading McGill is forward Shawn Shewchuk of Lloydminster, Alta., who is the top point getter with 27 and is tied for third in the OUA with 21 assists.  Simon Courcelles of Rosemere, Que., leads McGill in goals scored with 13, which leaves him tied for eighth in the league. 

Defensively, the Redmen are near the top of the CIS having given up 44 goals as a team putting them third behind the Western Mustangs and New Brunswick Varsity Reds who both have conceded 36.  McGill goaltender Mathieu Poitras (Gatineau, Que.) is tied for second in the CIS for wins with 12 and is ninth in the country with his 2.27 goals against average. 

Queen’s sit in first place of the OUA Mid-East division with a record of 10-9-0-3 and have 23 points, four points ahead of Toronto.  The Gaels are led by arguably the best goaltending tandem in Canada with Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. and Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. backstopping the Gaels to their first ten-win season since 1988-1989.  The team high that year was 12 victories and with six games remaining on the schedule, Queen’s is poised to break the high water mark this season.

Gibb and Morrison sit second and third in Canada for save percentage and together the two have faced more shots than any other team in the CIS.  Offensively Queen's is led by forward Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. who is tied for fourth in the CIS in goals with 14.  Olsen recorded his second hat trick of the season last Friday night in the Gaels 8-3 win at Windsor. 

Queen’s not only will be looking to avenge their November 17th loss to McGill but end a two game losing streak that was extended Wednesday night with a 3-2 shootout loss to the RMC Paladins. 

The Queen’s versus McGill game marks an annual ritual between the two student bodies that annually travel to the opposing team’s rink to take in the game.  The game in Kingston saw three full bus loads of McGill students attend the game and Queen’s fans are expected to do the same on Friday in Montreal.  Queen’s student term the game “Kill McGill” and both sides are very boisterous.

The puck will drop at McConnell Arena in Montreal at 7:00pm on Friday night and will be broadcast live on the web by visiting www.athletics.mcgill.ca.   Fans can also listen to the game live on CFRC (101.9) in Kingston or online at www.cfrc.ca

RMC Captures Shootout Victory Over Gaels
Napanee, Ont. (January 16, 2008) - Luke Pierce of Merritt, B.C. scored in the shootout lifting the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) past the Queen's University Golden Gaels on Wednesday as hockey's oldest rivalry recorded another chapter.

Pierce was the third and final shooter for RMC and the only person to score in the shootout on Queen's goalie Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.). Adam Briggs of Wallace, N.S. made the final save on the Gaels Jonathan Lawrence of Steinbach, Man., to secure RMC's victory and help break a four game losing skid.

Despite the loss, the Gaels (10-9-0-3) take comfort in knowing they still lead the OUA's Mid-East division with 23 points, four points ahead of Toronto and five points ahead of RMC (8-12-0-2) who moved into third place ahead of Ryerson.

Queen's opened the scoring at 16:05 of the first period when Alex Archibald of Bedford, N.S. converted a point shot that found its way through a maze of people to make the score 1-0. Grant Horvath of Calgary and Billy Burke of Aurora, Ont. assisted on the power-play goal.

Just over a minute into the second period, Queen's made the score 2-0 on a power play, when Brady Olsen (Enterprise, Ont.) centered the puck from behind the goal line. Olsen's pass found a streaking Burke who crept in from the wing and one-timed it past Briggs. The goal was Burke's second of the season.

RMC answered just thirty seconds later when Paul Bradley of Calgary beat Gibb high right on a backhand shot. Midway through the third, the Paladins evened the score at 2-2 when Richard Lim of Calgary picked up his own rebound and made a nice move on Gibb to conclude the RMC comeback.

Following the tying goal, Queen's struggled to gain momentum and played the rest of the third and most of the overtime in their own end. In all, shots favored RMC mainly due to the third and overtime periods where they outshot the Gaels 13-4 in the final two frames. The final tally was 31-26 for RMC.

RMC easily could have secured the victory in over-time but Gibb made three sensational saves to stave off the Paladins attack. He finished with 29 saves while Briggs made 24.

Hockey's oldest rivalry will be renewed in just a week's time when the Gaels play RMC at Constantine Arena beginning at 7:00pm on January 23. This will be the final meeting of the two teams before they contend against each other in the annual Carr-Harris Cup slated for February 6, also at Constantine Arena.

Before taking on RMC in a rematch of tonight's game, Queen's will travel to Montreal on Friday to take on another fierce rival the McGill Redman. The Gaels will face off against the Redman at McConnell Arena in Montreal on at 7:30pm. Fans not travelling to the game can watch the webcast online by visiting www.athletics.mcgill.ca or listen to the game live on CFRC (101.9).

NOTES: RMC's David Thebault (Wallace, N.S.) received a gross misconduct following the game after he threw a punch on Gaels leading scorer Brady Olsen (Enterprise, Ont.) while shaking handsÉ This is the first regular season match-up between Queen's and RMC this yearÉ The last time the two teams met was during an exhibition game in mid-September which honored the late Lou JefferiesÉ Queen's won that game 4-1É Queen's vs. RMC is considered the oldest hockey rivalry dating back to 1885.

BOX SCORE:

RMC: 0 -1-1-0/SO-1 = 3
QUEEN'S: 1-1-0-0 /SO-0 = 2

1st Period
16:05 - QUEEN'S: Archibald (G. Horvath, B. Burke) PP

2nd Period
1:12 - QUEEN'S: B. Burke (B. Olsen, J. Asselstine) PP
2:10 - RMC: P. Bradley (M. Fetzner)

3rd Period:
10:34 - RMC: R. Lim 10:34

Overtime Period
No Scoring

Shootout
Round 1 - RMC - Sean Dickson - No
Round 1 - QUEEN'S - Rob Catallo - No
Round 2 - RMC - Paul Bradley - No
Round 2 - QUEEN'S - Brady Olsen - No
Round 3 - RMC - Luke Pierce - Yes
Round 3 - QUEEN'S - Jonathon Lawrence - No

Power play
RMC: 0/9
QUEENÕS: 2/7

Shots on Goal: RMC: 31 / QUEEN'S: 26
Saves: RMC: Briggs 24 - saves / QUEEN'S: Gibb 29 - saves

Attendance: 93

Queen's Power Play Struggles in 4-1 Loss at Windsor
Windsor, Ont. (January 12, 2008) - The Queen's Golden Gaels were 0-5 on the power play Saturday night as they lost 4-1 to the host Lancers missing a vital two points in their fight with Toronto for first place in the OUA Mid East Division.

The Gaels, who defeated Windsor Friday night 8-3 opened the scoring Saturday just 2:38 in on an unassisted marker from Mike Brisebois of Toronto. The goal was Brisebois' second of the season both being scored this weekend. The Lancers tied the game with 5:24 left in the first period on the sixth goal of the season by Kyle Nishizaki of Chatham, Ont. Despite outshooting Windsor 19-12 in the opening 20 minutes Queen's found themselves tied at one heading into the intermission.

Windsor took the lead for good on an early second period goal by Wes Ewer of Amherstburg, Ont., his first goal of the season. The Lancers tallied an insurance marker early in the third on a goal by Mike Barbour of New Glasgow, N.S. at the four minute mark. Windsor rounded out the scoring with 29 seconds left in the game on a goal by Jon Ryan of Enfield, N.S.

The Gaels who were 2-6 with the man advantage Friday night had all five of their power play chances in the second period but were outshot in the middle frame 15-10 and 48-37 in the game. Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. made 44 saves in taking the loss while Jim Watt of Edmonton, Alta. picked up the win, only the fourth this season for the Lancers.

The loss puts the Gaels at 10-9-0-2 and they maintain their three point lead on the Toronto Varsity Blues in the OUA Mid-East division as the Blues lost 3-2 at Western.

The Gaels travel to Montreal to battle the McGill Redmen next Friday, January 18th in a rematch of the Kill McGill meeting on November 17th in Kingston won by McGill.

Queen's Explode for Eight Goals to Blister Windsor 8-3
Windsor, Ont.(January 11, 2008) - Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. recorded a hat-trick and added an assist as the Golden Gaels erupted for a season high eight goals in an 8-3 rout of the Windsor Lancers on Friday night.

The Gaels, who previous season high was five goals, also got a strong performance from Jonathan Asselstine of Church Hill, Ont. who recorded a goal and two assists while Jonathon Lawrence of Steinbach, Man., potted two goals. Other scorers for the Gaels included captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont., and Mike Brisebois of Toronto. Pat Doyle of Smiths Falls, Ont. recorded three assists.

Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. continued his solid goaltending stopping 34 shots to earn his eighth win of the 2007-08 season. So far in 16 games played, Gibb has earned a spectacular 2.84 goals against average.

Olsen opened the scoring for Queen's on an unassisted goal at 3:58 of the first period. He also added another at the 12:27 mark and the rout was on as Queen's took at 4-0 advantage into the dressing room after the first period.

Windsor never got on the board until the second period when Steve Walter made the score 5-1 in favor of the Gaels. Also scoring for Windsor was Alex White (Tecumseh, Ont.) and Josh Gaynor (Goderich, Ont).

Olsen secured the hat trick and his 14th goal of the season at 11:12 of the third period to conclude the scoring for both sides. Olsen's four point performance moves him into the top-25 in the country for scoring and his three-goals puts him in a tie for second place for goals scored in the nation.

Queen's will look to spoil the Lancers annual Hockey Alumni Weekend as they will face Windsor in the second match of a two game series with the puck dropping at 5:30pm on Saturday night.

With the win the Gaels improve open up a three point lead on the Toronto Varsity Blues in the OUA Mid-East division. The Gaels record sits at 10-8-0-2 with 22 points while Toronto has a 9-9-0-1 record with 19 points.

Gibb Stops 40 as Gaels Defeat Laurier 4-1
Kingston, Ont. (January 5, 2008) - Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. made 40 saves as the Gaels snapped a two game losing streak defeating the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 4-1 in men's Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) hockey action Saturday night at the Kingston Memorial Centre.

Queen's captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. netted the game winner in the second period as the Gaels (9-8-0-2) regained first place in the OUA Mid-East division with the win. The Toronto Varsity Blues now sit a single point behind Queen's by dropping a 3-1 decision to Ottawa earlier Saturday night. Laurier (11-6-0-1) is in fourth place of the tough OUA Far-West division.

"It was a huge game and a big win for us," said Gibb. "Laurier is one of the best teams in the country year in and year out and we needed these two points tonight."

Laurier came out firing on all cylinders, outplaying the Gaels and occupying puck possession for most of the first period. Gibb turned away 14 shots in the first alone including multiple scoring chances. In comparison, Laurier's goalie Jeff MacDougald of Shallow Lake, Ont. faced only four shots and minimal chances.

"We were told they were going to come out hard in the first and we'd have to weather a big storm early," said Gibb who improves his record to (7-2-0-2) with only 28 goals against. "As long as we got out of the first no problem the rest of the game was ours; it's what the coaches predicted and it's what happened."

After surviving the first, Queen's came out with a fury of activity and an early goal just thirty-six seconds in. Calgary's Grant Horvath opened the scoring for the Gaels after he deked a Laurier defender and netted a wrist shot past MacDougald.

Late in the second Gaels Captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. made the score 2-0 on the power play when Ben Heersink of Oakville, Ont. put a point shot on net which Ovens collected the rebound to the left of the net. Ovens in an attempt to centre ended up banking the puck off the back of MacDougald's leg for his seventh goal of the season. His goal was the eventual game winner.

Ovens who tonight passed former Gael Brad Walford for most career games played (120) in a Gaels uniform, agreed that it was a big win for his team but credits Gibb to setting the example.

"Everyone can just look at Ryan Gibb in the dressing room and see how hard he works for us." said Ovens. "He deserves wins like this cause he really stands on his head sometimes. He deserves all the credit he gets."

In the third period, Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. improved the score to 3-0 on a one-timer pass from Jon Asselstine of Barrie, Ont. Laurier responded just 30 seconds later when Craig Voakes of St. Thomas, Ont. notched his league leading 15th goal of the season on a pass from his brother Mark.

Lawrence completed the scoring with just five seconds to play posting an empty net goal.

The Gaels are about to enter a critical part of the schedule by going on the road to take on the Windsor Lancers (3-14-0-1) for two games next weekend. After that they play their next four of the remaining seven games against OUA Mid-East opponents including three match-ups against cross-town rival RMC. RMC is currently in third place of the Mid-East just four points behind Queen's.

NOTES: In a pre-game ceremony Ovens was awarded the Murray Douglas Scholarship Award for the 2007-08 season... Murray Douglas was a member of the Golden Gaels men's ice hockey team from 1968 to 1972 and won the Jenkins Trophy in 1972 which is given each year to the Outstanding Male Athlete at Queen's University... Douglas was on hand to personally present the scholarship to Ovens prior to the game.

QUOTABLE (JEFF OVENS): Tonight shouldn't be about me. Tonight should be about Murray Douglas. Without alumni and his support it would be a lot tougher. These scholarships help guys come to Queen's and they really reward people for hard work... not only on the ice but in the class room. Academics come first here (at Queen's) and in this room everyone cares about academics. We not only come together on the ice, but also outside with classroom work.

BOX SCORE:
LAURIER: 0 -0 -1 = 1
QUEEN'S: 0 -2 -2 = 4

1st Period:
No Scoring

2nd Period:
0:36 - QUEEN'S: 6 Horvath (unassisted)
19:44 - QUEEN'S: 20 Ovens (5 Heersink ) PP

3rd Period:
10:39 - QUEEN'S: 27 Olsen(16 Asselstine , 14 Burke) (one timer from the slot)
11:09 - LAURIER: 9 Voakes (33 Voakes )
19:55 - QUEEN'S: 22 Lawrence EN

Power play
LAURIER: 0/6
QUEEN'S: 1/5

Shots on Goal: QUEEN'S: 41 / LAURIER: 24

Saves: QUEEN'S: Gibb 40 - saves / Laurier: 20 - saves

Attendance: 112

Hockey (M): Warriors Top Gaels 5-2
Napanee, Ont. (January 4, 2008) - Three third period goals were the difference as the Queen's University Golden Gaels fell 5-2 to the Waterloo Warriors on Friday night in CIS Men's Ice Hockey regular season action.

Although the score didn't indicate a tight battle, the Gaels held up against a tough Waterloo team which sits in third place of arguably the best division in CIS hockey. Waterloo earned its 24 point and is three points behind Western for the OUA Far West lead. Queen's holds first place of the Mid-East with 18 points.

"We played really well for 56 minutes," said Gaels Coach Brett Gibson. "However, some mental lapses caused us to have four bad minutes which cost us the game. Good teams like Waterloo capitalize on those mistakes and that burned us tonight."

The Warriors' Jordan Brenner of Waterloo, Ont. opened the scoring at 16:35 of the first period when he accepted a pass from Kingston native David Edgeworth to beat Queen's net minder Brady Morrison of Thamsville, Ont.

The Gaels thought they had tied the game as at the end of the first period when Pat Doyle (Smith Falls, Ont.) threw the puck on net which snuck past Warriors goaltender Jimmy Bernier (Baie-Comeau, Que.). Referees ruled Jonathan Lawrence (Steinbach, Man.) in the crease and disallowed the goal to maintain the Warrior lead.

In the second Dave Philpott of Grand Falls-Windsor, Nlfd., made the score 2-0 after teammate Brandon Mulholland (Newmarket, Ont.) intercepted an errant Gaels pass in the neutral zone. Shane Hart of Guelph, Ont. also assisted. Minutes later Queen's answered when Doyle pressing hard in the corner centered the puck to a wide open Britt Pronk (London, Ont.) streaking in from the hash marks beating Bernier to make the score 2-1 heading into the third.

Things unraveled for the Gaels mid-way through the third period when the Waterloo netted two goals within 15 seconds both on scrambles in front of the Queen's net. Kyle Pellerin of Regina, Sask netted recorded the third goal while Edgeworth got his first goal and second point of the game on WaterlooÕs fourth goal.

Queen's captain Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. recorded his seventh of the season netting a pass from Pronk at 12:48 of the third to make the score 4-2. Hart added the final Warrior goal on an empty net to clinch the victory. Morrison turned away 39 shots while Waterloo's Bernier saved 37.

Tomorrow Waterloo and Gaels will face off against each other's cross-town rival when Queen's will contend against the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks starting at 8:30pm in the Kingston Memorial Centre. Waterloo will meet RMC at 2:00pm at RMC.

WATERLOO: 1 -1 -3 = 5
QUEEN'S: 0 -1 -1 = 2

1st Period:
16:35 - WATERLOO: 12 Brenner(13 Edgeworth , 20 Hurley)

2nd Period:
16:05 - WATERLOO: 27 Philpott (23 Mulholland , 22 Hart)
18:46 - QUEEN'S: 9 Pronk (28 Doyle )

3rd Period:
8:50 - WATERLOO: 18 Pellerin (19 Spooner )
9:04 - WATERLOO: 13 Edgeworth (12 Brenner )
12:48 - QUEEN'S: 20 Ovens (9 Pronk, 5 Heersink) PP
19:42 22 - WATERLOO: Hart (44 Olszowka ) EN

Shots on Goal: Queen's 39/ Waterloo 44

Saves: Queen's: Morrison 39-Saves / Waterloo: Bernier 37-Saves

Hockey (M): Burke scores lone goal in loss to Ravens
Ottawa (December 30, 2007) - The Queen's University Golden Gaels fell 2-1 to the Carleton Ravens in an OUA exhibition ice hockey matchup at the Carleton University Ice House on Sunday. The Gaels and Ravens were playing a "tune-up" exhibition game before the OUA regular season resumes next Friday (January 4th).  

The first period of today’s game was a defensive battle with both teams getting the Holiday cob webs out of their skates. The Golden Gaels Billy Burke would score the lone goal of the period at the 7 minute mark. The rest of the period belonged to the two goaltenders, Carleton’s Jordan Wakefield, Spruce Grove, Alberta making 7 saves and Queen’s Ryan Gibb, 11 saves in the first stanza. 

The Ravens came out strong in the second period taking numerous early shots at the new Queen’s net minder Brady Morrison. The Ravens hard work paid off as Francis Walker, St. Eustache, Quebec tied the game at the 10 minute mark to send both teams into the dressing room tied at one. 

Carleton opened the third period on the power play and one and a half minutes into the period Adam Marriner, Perth, Ontario scored what would be the winning goal with the man advantage. Wakefield would go on to record 21 saves for the victory as Carleton out shot Queen’s 31 to 22 for the game. 

The Gaels will open the second half of the 2007-08 OUA regular season on top of the Mid-East Division one point ahead of the Toronto Varsity Blues squad.  Queen’s holds a record of 8-7-0-2 for a total of 18 points.  

Queen’s will return to action on January 4 to take on the Waterloo Warriors (11-5-0-0) at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee, Ont.   This is part of Queen’s University Staff & Faculty Appreciation week and tickets are available by calling 613-533-2500.

Queen’s 1 0 0 = 1
Ravens 0 1 1 = 2

1st Period:
07:15 Queen’s Burke (Olsen, Asselstine)
2nd Period:
09:47 Carleton Walker (McBride, Manitta)
3rd Period:
01:23 Carleton Marriner (Beard, Walker) PP

Shots on Goal: Queen’s 22/ Carleton 31

Saves: Queen’s: Gibb 11-Saves, Morrison 18-Saves / Carleton: Wakefield 21-Saves

Hockey (M): Gaels lose 5-2 to UQTR Patriotes
Kingston, Ontario (December 1, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels could not hold a first period lead and lost 5-2 to UQTR at the Kingston Memorial Center Saturday night.

The Gaels jumped out to an early lead when Clinton McCullough of Aurora, Ont. slipped the puck past the UQTR's Nick Majeau of St. Jerome, Que. at 2:12 of the first. UQTR answered when Frederic St. Denis of Greenfield Park, Que. scored on a UQTR powerplay. McCullough collected his second of the night less than a minute later when he picked off a UQTR clearing attempted and deked Michaud for the goal.

UQTR goaltender Nick Majeau of St. Jerome, Que. was replaced at the start of the second period by Sylvain Michaud of Repentigny, Que.

In the third, the Patriotes came out strong scoring three goals in the final frame to take a commanding lead and the win. Queen's goalie Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont left the game midway through the third and was replaced by Ryan Gibb of Toronto, Ont.

The Gaels were led in scoring by Clinton McCullough's 2 goals and Brady Morrison made 44 saves in the game. UQTR was led by Steve Bellefleur of St. Basile, Que. with 2 points and Michaud made six saves and didn't allow a single goal.

Queen's Golden Gaels victorious over Concordia
Kingston, Ontario (November 30, 2007) - The Golden Gaels pulled off a 4-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers thanks in large part to Queen's winger Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. Olsen recorded a hat-trick by scoring three goals on the powerplay, including the winning goal.

The Gaels came out flat in the first period, managing only 3 shots, but roared out of the gate in the second frame. Concordia had taken the early lead but the Gaels soon tied things up when Olsen scored his first of the night. Concordia again took the lead, only to have Olsen tie the game again with just seconds to go in the period.

The Gaels came out fast in the final period and Olsen scored his third goal to put the Gaels in the lead for good. Jeff Ovens scored an easy empty net goal in the final minute to seal the win.

The Gaels were led by Brady Olsen's three goals and Jonathon Asseltine's three assists. The Gaels received superb goaltending yet again from Ryan Gibb who stopped 42 of the 44 shots taken against him in the game.

The Concordia Stingers' scoring was evenly spread out, and goaltender Sheldon Baerg made 26 saves in the game.

The victory gives the Gaels an 8-6-0-2 record, placing them first in the Mid East Division. Tomorrow they play UQTR in what is sure to be a great game.

Gaels Lose 3-0 At UQTR
Trois-Rivieres, Que. (November 24, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels had to settle for a split of their road trip to Quebec after a 3-0 loss to Les Patriotes of UQTR Saturday afternoon. The Gaels had defeated the Concordia Stingers in Montreal Friday night 4-3 in overtime.

Saturday Queen's rookie goaltender Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. was brilliant as the Gaels were outshot 63-15 in the game. In the opening period Morrison was phenomenal as the host team peppered the Queen's net with 21 shots all of which were stopped by the first year netminder.

In the second stanza UQTR finally got a puck by Morrison just eight seconds after the start on a goal by Thiery Poudrier of Montreal. Poudrier beat Morrison again six minutes later on the power play to make it 2-0 in a period that would end with Les Patriotes outshooting Queen's 25-4.

Frederic Lavoie of Laval, Que. added an empty net goal with four seconds remaining in the game to produce the 3-0 final score. In all the game played in front of 277 people at UQTR took just two hours to play.

The loss drops the Gaels record to 7-6-0-2 but keeps them in first in the MidEast Division by two points over the RMC Paladins who gave up three unanswered goals in the third period to lose 6-4 at Concordia Saturday afternoon.

Queen's returns home next weekend for return games with Concordia and UQTR hosting the Stingers Friday night at 7:30pm in Napanee at the Strathcona Paper Centre and entertaining Les Patriotes Saturday night at 8:30pm at the Kingston Memorial Centre.

Gaels Beat Concordia 4-3 In Overtime
Montreal, Que (November 23, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels ended a two game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime victory against the host Concordia Stingers. Gaels top scorer Brady Olsen of Enterprise, Ont. scored with just five seconds remaining in the extra period to move the team into first place in the MidEast Division.

Olsen's seventh goal of the season capped a Queen's comeback which saw the visitors tie the game with 3:08 left in regulation on a Michael Bushby of Thunder Bay, Ont. marker.

Queen's took a one goal lead early in each of the first two periods on tallies from Jon Asselstine of Churchill, Ont. and Jeff Ovens of King City, Ont. In both cases Concordia tied the game before the end of the period.

Gaels second year goaltender Ryan Gibb of Scarborough, Ont. was brilliant making 38 saves including 15 in the opening period when the Tricolour were outshot 16-4.

The victory tonight moves the Gaels into first place in the MidEast Division with 16 points, two better than RMC who lost at UQTR 5-2 Friday. Queen's (7-5-0-2) returns to the ice tomorrow afternoon when they face the UQTR Patriotes at 2pm.

McGill Hands Queen's 6-2 Loss in Men's Hockey
Kingston, Ont. (November 17, 2007) - The bitter rivalry between Queen's University and McGill University continued on Saturday night with the Redman posting a 6-2 victory over the Gaels in front of a boisterous crowd at the Kingston Memorial Centre.

McGill dominated the 153rd meeting of these two teams posting 50 shots and had a 5-0 advantage before Queen's collected two goals in the third period. Shawn Shewchuck (Lloydminster, Alta) recorded four points (1 G, 3 A) while Sam Bloom (Toronto) had two goals and an assist to help lift the Redman past the Gaels.

Queen's struggled in special team situations giving up four goals on the penalty kill and they were unable to score when they were given the man advantage. Overall McGill's power play was 4 for 7 while Queen's power play laboured 0 for 8.

"I was concerned with everything tonight, there wasn't really anything going," said Gaels Head Coach Brett Gibson on his team's play. "It was just one of those games, every year, every team has one and we picked the worst stage to do it on tonight."

"They are a good team and it's nothing to knock your head when you lose to McGill; but when you lose to McGill with no effort that's what bugs me," said Gibson. "You can't make mistakes and four power play goals by them are mistakes. Some of those penalties were costly."

Gaels forward Pat Doyle echoed his coaches thought on the team's play.

"We kind of left our goalies hanging out to dry tonight," said Doyle. "They have a pretty fast team, we just didn't stick to the system coach gave us. If we stick to Gibby's [Brett Gibson] system we'll win a lot of games. When we get away from that system we proved we're not going to win."

McGill opened the scoring early in the first period when Bloom converted a Shewchuck pass at 4:18. McGill continued to pressure but Gaels starting goaltender Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.) made several key stops to keep the game at 1-0. Heading into the first intermission McGill had outshot the Gaels 19-6.

In the second period, McGill continued to pour on the pressure posting another 19 shots and broke out for four goals chasing Gibb from the game who was replaced by goalie tandem partner Brady Morrison (Thamesville, Ont.). The second period also saw the pace of the game pick-up with 10 penalties being handed out - most for roughing.

The Gaels responded in the third period getting on the board when Doyle (Smiths Falls, Ont.) converted a pass from Mike Bushby (Thunder Bay, Ont.) and captain Jeff Ovens (King City, Ont.). Ovens recorded the Gaels second goal at 7:08 with Doyle receiving the assist.

Despite the loss to McGill, Queen's maintained a tie for first place of the OUA Mid-East with cross town rival RMC. Both the Gaels and RMC have 14 points.

Next week the Gaels go on the road for two games facing off against the Concordia Stingers on Friday and then visit the Universitè du Quèbec à Trois-Riviéres (UQTR) on Saturday. Queen's will host Concordia and UQTR on November 30 and December 1st to close out the first half of the season before the holiday break.

NOTES: The Queen's-McGill rivalry is considered the second oldest in hockey and dates back to 1895... Only the Queen's vs. RMC rivalry is older dating back to 1886... Queen's students annually call the game "Kill McGill" and both schools have fans in attendance at the opposing schools arena... 662 fans took in the 153rd match-up with approximately 100 fans making the trek from Montreal.

Queen's - McGill Hockey Rivalry Renewed
Kingston, Ont. (November 16, 2007) - One of hockey's oldest rivalrys returns to the ice on Saturday night as the Queen's Golden Gaels face off against the McGill Redman at the Memorial Centre in Kingston beginning at 8:30pm.

The Gaels are coming off a tough shootout loss to the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Friday afternoon which saw them battle back from a 3-1 deficit only to lose in the shootout. Despite the loss, Queen's moved into a tie for first place in the OUA Mid-East with idle cross-town rival RMC.

Queen's has been led by the rotating tandem of Ryan Gibb (Scarborough, Ont.) and Brady Morrison (Thamesville, Ont.). Gibb's won/loss record ranks as the fourth best in the OUA while Morrison has an impressive 2.17 goals against average good enough for ninth in the CIS entering play this weekend.

Gibb is expected to get the nod for the Gaels against the Redman based on Head Coach Brett Gibson's recent rotation of the two standout goalies. Last week Gibb earned his first shutout of the season over Ottawa and has shared equal playing time each weekend with Morrison. Morrison started against the Gee-Gees on Friday.

The Redman come into the match up in third place of the OUA Far East with 11 points just four points behind the 'Universitè du Quèbec à Trois-Riviéres'.

Shawn Shewchuck of Lloydminster, Alta., leads the Redman's offensive attack with 10 points while goals leader Simon Courcelles of Rosemere, Que. is coming off a three-goal game against the Carleton Ravens on Tuesday. Courcelles has a total of six goals on the season. Mathieu Poitras of Gatineau, Que. is the likely starter having played seven of nine games for the Redman this season. To date he has posted a 2.43 goals against average.

The Queen's vs. McGill rivalry dates back to 1895 and is the second-longest in hockey history after the Queen's vs. RMC series which began in 1886. Queen's won the inaugural game against McGill 6-5 on February 2, 1895 in Kingston. Since that time the rivalry has continued to grow with fans travelling the 401 to the opposing school's arena. The games are famously termed 'Kill McGill' by Queen's student body, a name which has carried itself into other sports like football and rowing.

Tickets for the game are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for youth (5-12 years) and can be purchased at the door. The game will be aired on CFRC and can be heard over the internet at www.cfrc.ca.

Ottawa Edges Queen's in Shootout
Kingston, Ont. (November 16, 2007) - Yanick Charron (Hull, Que.) scored the only goal in a shootout to lead the Ottawa Gee-Gees to a 4-3 win over the Queen's Golden Gaels on Friday afternoon halting the Gaels men's hockey team winning streak at four games.

Charron, who scored earlier in the game, was the first and only shooter to beat Gaels net minder Brady Morrison of Thamesville, Ont. In all Morrison turned away 28 shots in regulation and saved two of three shots faced in the shootout.

Queen's had several chances to win the game in the third and overtime periods but Gee-Gee's goalie Riley Whitlock of Calgary made a number of his 35 saves to deny the Gaels their seventh win of the season.

Ottawa's Dan McDonald (New Liskeard, Ont.) had a three point game earning two goals and assisted on the third regulation goal.

McDonald opened the scoring at 4:06 of the first period while Queen's countered on the power play at 10:39 when Clinton McCullough (Aurora, Ont.) scored his third of the season. Ottawa responded with goals from McDonald in the second and Charron early in the third.

Down 3-1 in the third, Queen's mounted a comeback when Jonathon Asselstine (Barrie, Ont.) scored at 4:22 of and Patrick McDonough (Burlington, Ont.) earned the game tying goal at 9:46. From that point on Whitlock and Morrison were rock solid shutting the door to maintain the gridlock heading into the shootout.

The Gaels now hold a 6-4-0-2 record and with the single point earned from today's game move into a tie for first place with cross-town rival RMC. Both Queen's and RMC have 14 points tops in the OUA Mid-East. Ottawa's record is now 6-5-0-0 and has 12 points which puts them in second place with Concordia in the OUA Far-East division.

Tomorrow Queen's will rekindle their rivalry against the McGill Redman. This has been heavily promoted in the Kingston area and is commonly referred to by the student body as the annual 'Kill McGill' game. This historic rivalry dates back to 1895 when Queen's topped McGill 6-5 on February 2.

NOTES: McDonald is no stranger to the Kingston Memorial Centre having played for three seasons with the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs from 2001 to the 2004 seasons. He also played a year with the Plymouth Whalers and the Brampton Battalion before joining the Gee-Gees.

Queen's Hockey to Hit the Airwaves
CFRC to broadcast two home games this weekend

Kingston, ON (November 12, 2007) - CFRC 101.9 FM is proud to announce it will broadcast both Queen's Golden Gaels men's hockey games this weekend, November 16 and 17.