The No. 4 McGill Redmen take part in their first ever CIS Telus University Cup national championships. Head Coach Martin Raymond (OUA East Coach of the Year) brings his record setting Redmen to the Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton with the intention of playing tough defensive hockey.
McGill defeated Laurier 13-4 in non conference play this season and 5-0 in their sole regular season meeting. They did not play Alberta nor any of the other teams at the nationals except for Lakehead who they lost 4-0 to at the Queens Cup.
The Redmen are led by this years OUA MVP and OUA East First Team All Star; netminder Mathieu Poitras, who set the CIS All Time single season record for shutouts this season (seven) and notched a GAA of 1.40, a SV% of .947 and had a 14-1-2 record (4-1 playoffs). McGills backup goalie Jean-Michel Filiatrault is no slouch either; going unbeaten in seven appearances. Filiatrault made the OUA East All Rookie Team this year.
The Redmens stingy defense is led by OUA East First Team All Star David Urquhart (7 goals, 17 assists) and OUA East All Rookie Team member Louis-Simon Allaire (3 goals, 7 assists).
McGill has talented forwards such as OUA East First Team All Stars Shawn Shewchuk (11 goals, 22 assists) and Doug Orr (9 goals, 12 assists; nephew of NHL great Bobby). Unfortunately, Orr suffered a concussion two thirds through the regular season and will most likely not see action in the University Cup.
Other dangerous scorers are Benoit Martin (8 goals, 12 assists), Mathieu Leclerc (5 goals, 15 assists), Charles Gauthier (7 goals, 11 assists), and Guillaume Demers (3 goals, 12 assists), and Marko Kovacevic (8 goals, 3 assists). Martin was key in McGills playoff win against UQTR; scoring 3 of the Redmens 7 goals.
McGill 05-06 Results:
Sat. Mar 11 Lakehead 4 McGill 0 OUA Queens Cup Championship Game
Fri Mar 3 McGill 3 UQTR 2 PL OT
Wed Mar 1 McGill 4 UQTR 3 PL
Sun Feb 27 McGill 3 Ottawa 1 PL
Fri Feb 24 McGill 4 Ottawa 3 PL
Wed Feb 22 Ottawa 2 McGill 1 PL
Sun Feb 12 McGill 5 UQTR 3
Sat Feb 11 McGill 2 Ottawa 0
Wed Feb 8 McGill 2 Concordia 0
Sat Feb 4 McGill 3 Toronto 2 OL
Fri Feb 3 McGill 7 Ryerson 0
Tue Jan 31 McGill 2 UQTR 2 OT TIE
Sat Jan 28 McGill 2 RMC 0
Fri Jan 27 McGill 8 Queen's 0
Fri Jan 20 McGill 4 Concordia 2
Tue Jan 17 UQTR 4 McGill 2
Fri Jan 13 McGill 3 Concordia 1
Fri Jan 6 McGill 4 Ottawa 2
Tue Dec 27 McGill 4 Queen's 2 NC
Thu Dec 29 Waterloo 4 McGill 3 NC OT SO
Tue Nov 29 McGill 5 Ottawa 4
Sat Nov 26 Guelph 2 McGill 2 OT TIE
Fri Nov 25 McGill 4 York 1
Sat Nov 19 McGill 5 Brock 0
Fri Nov 18 McGill 5 Laurier 0
Tue Nov 15 Ottawa 3 McGill 3 OT TIE
Sat Nov 12 McGill 3 RMC 0
Fri Nov 11 McGill 5 Queen's 0
Sat Nov 5 McGill 7 Ryerson 0
Fri Nov 4 McGill 6 Toronto 3
Fri Oct 28 McGill 2 UQTR 0
Sat Oct 22 Dartmouth 5 McGill 2 EX
Fri Oct 21 McGill 4 Harvard 3 EX
Wed Oct 19 McGill 2 Concordia 0
Tue Oct 11 McGill UQTR NC CANCEL
Sat Oct 8 McGill 13 Laurier 4 NC
Fri Oct 7 McGill 3 RMC 2 NC
Fri Sep 30 UNB 4 McGill 0 NC
Sat Oct 1 St. Thomas 5 McGill 4 NC
Tue Sep 27 McGill 4 UQTR 1 NC