UOIT Ridgebacks

UOIT Athletics Media Release

October 28

RIDGEBACKS MEN'S HOCKEY SHUTOUT AT 'SHOOTOUT'

New Haven, CN - The Ridgebacks men's hockey program ventured outside of Ontario for the first time ever this past weekend when they traveled to New Haven, Connecticut home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Yale Bulldogs to compete in the inaugural 'Shootout At Ingalls' against the Ivy League power houses; Princeton Tigers (Princeton, NJ) and Brown University Bears (Providence, RI). UOIT would compete in exhibition contests against the two teams who would play Yale in regular season action during the event.

Friday afternoon, October 26 was the first game for the Ridgebacks against the Bears from Brown University. Brown came out hard against UOIT, looking to tune up for the following day’s game against the host Yale Bulldogs. From the outset they controlled the game and peppered Goaltender Matt Mateja (Mississauga) with 58 shots over the course of the game compared to only 15 mustered by the Ridgebacks. Despite this disparity, only two of those shots managed to find the twine, however, UOIT could not respond and the game ended Brown 2 UOIT 0.

October 26 Summary

UOIT Ridgebacks 0 - 15 shots

Brown Bears 2 - 58 shots

First Period
BROWN Prough, (McMonagle), 5:10

Second Period

no scoring

Third Period

BROWN Timberlake, (Slais, Robertson), 6:26 (PP)

On the afternoon of October 27, the Ridgebacks would take on the Princeton Tigers in each team's final game of the event. The opening period was an even affair with neither team taking an advantage on the scoreboard. The Tigers pulled ahead with three goals in the first ten minutes of the second period and Princeton made the final score 5-0 with two third period goals.

October 27 Summary

UOIT Ridgebacks 0

Princeton Tigers 5

First Period
no scoring

Second Period

PRIN Bartlett (Shattenkirk), 1:23

PRIN Jubinville, (MacIntyre), 3:08

PRIN Wilson, (Jubinville), 9:34 (PP)

Third Period

PRIN Kramer, (Magnowski), 4:03

PRIN Kramer, (Arhontas, Pederson), 14:21

The Shootout is a three-year deal that will move to Providence and then Princeton the next two years. The home team will always play two regular-season games.

The Ridgebacks come home and will next face Brock University in OUA regular season action on Thurs. Nov. 1st in St. Catharines and then take on York University in Toronto on Saturday Nov. 3rd.

**provided by Team Manager Darryl St. John

Ridgebacks Conference Record: 0-3-0-1

Ridgebacks Overall Record: 2-7-0-1

Next Action: Nov. 1 vs. Brock Badgers (St.Catherines)

Next Home Action @ Campus Ice Centre: Nov. 9 vs. Windsor Lancers @ 7:30pm

Cory Lusted
Sports Information & Marketing Officer
Athletic Department @ Durham College/ UOIT
cory.lusted@dc-uoit.ca
(905) 721-3111 x. 2784

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