The Lakehead Thunderwolves will play its first OUA road games this weekend at McGill, with the opening puck drop set for 7:00 pm at the McConnell Arena in Montreal on both Friday and Saturday nights.
The Matchup
Lakehead: 1-1-0 OUA, 5-2-0 overall
McGill: 2-1-1 OUA, 3-3-2 overall
Recent Results
Lakehead opened conference play at home last weekend with mixed results. After a 4-2 win over Western on Friday night, the Wolves were blanked 4-0 by Windsor the following evening.
McGill also came away with a weekend split, defeating UQTR 6-2 at home last Friday night before falling 5-1 at Ottawa on Sunday afternoon.
Series History
The Thunderwolves have a record of 7-6-1 in the all-time series versus McGill. The two schools have twice met in the OUA Queen’s Cup championship game, with Lakehead winning in 2006 and McGill coming out on top in 2010.
The most recent meeting between the two programs took place in Montreal in October of 2015. The Redmen took both contests, winning by scores of 5-1 and 8-3.
About the Redmen
After finishing in first place in the OUA East Division last season, the Redmen went on to win the OUA Queen’s Cup championship and are currently ranked #8 in the U Sports Top Ten Poll.
Most of the talent from that squad returns for another year, including forwards Jerome Verrier, Michael Cramarossa, Chris Lalonde and Keanu Yamamoto.
High-scoring defenceman Dominic Talbot-Tasso is McGill’s top blue-liner, and 2017-18 OUA East Division Goalie of the Year Louis-Philippe Guindon returns for another season between the pipes.