Varsity Reds win Subway AUS semi-final series 3-1
February 26, 2013
Charlottetown, P.E.I - The CIS number two ranked UNB Varsity Reds defeated the UPEI Panthers Tuesday night 5-1 at MacLauchlan Arena and wins the best 3 of 5 series 3-1.
The UPEI fans had tons to cheer about in the first minute when Jordan Mayer with a burst of speed beat the UNB defense and on a hard angle scored and scored on Daniel LaCosta to take the 1-0 lead. The Panthers were aggressive for the next ten minutes with tons of chances but unable to add to the lead. At the 12 minute mark, UNB tied the game with a goal from Nick MacNeil off a great pass from Islander Colby Pridham. The period ended tied 1-1. The Panthers outshot the Varsity Reds 15-8.
The second period started with some great chances by both teams, but UNB capitalized three times, 9:58 Cam Crithlow, 14:41 Thomas Nesbitt and 18:25 on the power play Marc A Desonyers taking a 4-1 lead to the locker room. The Panthers best chance came at the 15 minute mark when the Panthers had an open net shot, Jordan Knox was unable to score as LaCosta was caught on the boards. The shots on net were in favour of UNB 14-5.
The third period was a furry of penalties for the Panthers, with Mike McIsaac in the box with only 1:25 gone in the period and he picked up a10 minute misconduct - followed by UPEI”s Mason Wilgosh for roughing, Reggie Traccitto for slashing, Tyler Brown for roughing. UNB’s Marc A Desnoyers picked up a 0 minute misconduct along with UPEI’s Chris Desousa 10 minute misconduct and a game misconduct. The only goal of the period was scored by Ben Wright on a shot from the point that found the top shelf. The Varsity Reds go on to the Subway AUS Men’s Hockey with a 5-1 win and will now face the Saint Mary Huskies.
SCORING SUMMARY
UNB 7 UPEI 2
-- 1st --
1. UPEI 00:40 Jordan Mayer (1) (unassisted)
2. UNB 12:19 Nick MacNeil (1) (Colby Pridham)
PENALTIES:
UNB 05:33 Nick MacNeil: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 11:49 Chad Denny: CHARGING MAJOR 5 minutes
UNB 11:49 Chad Denny: GAME MISCONDUCT GAMEMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 11:49 Matt Boyle: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
-- 2nd –
3. UNB 09:58 Cam Critchlow (1) ( Thomas Nesbitt & Marc-A Desnoyers )
4. UNB 14:41 Thomas Nesbitt (1) ( Tyler Carroll & Chris Culligan )
5. UNB 18:25 PP - Marc-A Desnoyers (1) ( Ben Shuton & Chris Culligan )
PENALTIES:
UPEI 10:43 Chris Desousa: CHECKING FROM BEHIND MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 10:43 Chris Desousa: CHECKING FROM BEHIND 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UNB 13:10 Cam Braes: HOOKING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 13:10 Matthew Maione: UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 14:18 Daine Todd: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 14:18 Nathan McQuaid: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 14:49 Josh Kidd: TRIPPING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:13 Mike MacIsaac: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 18:04 Matt Boyle: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
-- 3rd –
6. UNB 15:15 Ben Wright ( Thomas Nesbitt & Tyler Carroll )
PENALTIES:
UPEI 01:25 Mike MacIsaac: CHECKING FROM BEHIND MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 01:25 Mike MacIsaac: CHECKING FROM BEHIND 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 02:07 Mason Wilgosh: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 02:07 Cam Braes: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 02:18 Reggie Traccitto: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 06:40 Tyler Brown: BOARDING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 11:42 Mason Wilgosh: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 16:18 Jordan Knox: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 16:18 Marc-A Desnoyers: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 16:18 Marc-A Desnoyers: 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UNB 17:07 Daine Todd: HOOKING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: SPEARING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: SPEARING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: GAME MISCONDUCT GAMEMISC 10 minutes
GOALS (by period)
UNB: 1-3-1:5
UPEI 1-0-0:1
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
UNB: 8-14-10 : 32
UPEI 15-5-7 :27
POWER PLAY:
UNB: 1 for 7
UPEI: 0 for 4
GOALTENDERS
UNB - Daniel Lacosta (W, 27 shots, 26 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
UPEI – Wayne Savage (L, 32 shots, 27 saves, 5 GA, 60:00)
ATTENDANCE: 1,430
The UPEI fans had tons to cheer about in the first minute when Jordan Mayer with a burst of speed beat the UNB defense and on a hard angle scored and scored on Daniel LaCosta to take the 1-0 lead. The Panthers were aggressive for the next ten minutes with tons of chances but unable to add to the lead. At the 12 minute mark, UNB tied the game with a goal from Nick MacNeil off a great pass from Islander Colby Pridham. The period ended tied 1-1. The Panthers outshot the Varsity Reds 15-8.
The second period started with some great chances by both teams, but UNB capitalized three times, 9:58 Cam Crithlow, 14:41 Thomas Nesbitt and 18:25 on the power play Marc A Desonyers taking a 4-1 lead to the locker room. The Panthers best chance came at the 15 minute mark when the Panthers had an open net shot, Jordan Knox was unable to score as LaCosta was caught on the boards. The shots on net were in favour of UNB 14-5.
The third period was a furry of penalties for the Panthers, with Mike McIsaac in the box with only 1:25 gone in the period and he picked up a10 minute misconduct - followed by UPEI”s Mason Wilgosh for roughing, Reggie Traccitto for slashing, Tyler Brown for roughing. UNB’s Marc A Desnoyers picked up a 0 minute misconduct along with UPEI’s Chris Desousa 10 minute misconduct and a game misconduct. The only goal of the period was scored by Ben Wright on a shot from the point that found the top shelf. The Varsity Reds go on to the Subway AUS Men’s Hockey with a 5-1 win and will now face the Saint Mary Huskies.
SCORING SUMMARY
UNB 7 UPEI 2
-- 1st --
1. UPEI 00:40 Jordan Mayer (1) (unassisted)
2. UNB 12:19 Nick MacNeil (1) (Colby Pridham)
PENALTIES:
UNB 05:33 Nick MacNeil: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 11:49 Chad Denny: CHARGING MAJOR 5 minutes
UNB 11:49 Chad Denny: GAME MISCONDUCT GAMEMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 11:49 Matt Boyle: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
-- 2nd –
3. UNB 09:58 Cam Critchlow (1) ( Thomas Nesbitt & Marc-A Desnoyers )
4. UNB 14:41 Thomas Nesbitt (1) ( Tyler Carroll & Chris Culligan )
5. UNB 18:25 PP - Marc-A Desnoyers (1) ( Ben Shuton & Chris Culligan )
PENALTIES:
UPEI 10:43 Chris Desousa: CHECKING FROM BEHIND MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 10:43 Chris Desousa: CHECKING FROM BEHIND 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UNB 13:10 Cam Braes: HOOKING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 13:10 Matthew Maione: UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 14:18 Daine Todd: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 14:18 Nathan McQuaid: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 14:49 Josh Kidd: TRIPPING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:13 Mike MacIsaac: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 18:04 Matt Boyle: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
-- 3rd –
6. UNB 15:15 Ben Wright ( Thomas Nesbitt & Tyler Carroll )
PENALTIES:
UPEI 01:25 Mike MacIsaac: CHECKING FROM BEHIND MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 01:25 Mike MacIsaac: CHECKING FROM BEHIND 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 02:07 Mason Wilgosh: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 02:07 Cam Braes: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 02:18 Reggie Traccitto: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 06:40 Tyler Brown: BOARDING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 11:42 Mason Wilgosh: SLASHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 16:18 Jordan Knox: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 16:18 Marc-A Desnoyers: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UNB 16:18 Marc-A Desnoyers: 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UNB 17:07 Daine Todd: HOOKING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: SPEARING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: SPEARING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: ROUGHING MINOR 2 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 10MINMISC 10 minutes
UPEI 17:37 Chris Desousa: GAME MISCONDUCT GAMEMISC 10 minutes
GOALS (by period)
UNB: 1-3-1:5
UPEI 1-0-0:1
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
UNB: 8-14-10 : 32
UPEI 15-5-7 :27
POWER PLAY:
UNB: 1 for 7
UPEI: 0 for 4
GOALTENDERS
UNB - Daniel Lacosta (W, 27 shots, 26 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
UPEI – Wayne Savage (L, 32 shots, 27 saves, 5 GA, 60:00)
ATTENDANCE: 1,430