November 13, 2006 - The Toronto Varsity Blues took a dominating lead in the OUAs Mid East Division after posting back-to-back victories over the Windsor Lancers this weekend at varsity Arena. Down 2-0 on first-period goals by Lancers Ryan Bresden and Jordie Preston in the opener Friday, the Blues stormed back with six goals in the second and another in the third to score seven unanswered in a 7-2 win. Anthony Pallotta and Alex Nagribianko had two goals and an assist each, while Joe Rand chipped in a goal and three helpers. Ryan Grinnell rebounded from a poor opening period in which he allowed two goals on five shots to get the win, making 14 saves on the night. Simon Barg scored once and added two assists in the rematch, helping Toronto improve its record to 7-3-0-0 with a 4-3 win over Windsor Saturday. Pallotta had another multi-point effort with a goal and an assist. Grinnell stopped 24 of 27 shots for his seventh win of the year, while Preston added another pair of goals for Lancers, bringing his season tally to six. Toronto has 14 points, eight more than second-place Queens in the Mid East.
Mid West-leading Laurier remained hot with three of four points earned in two home games against Quebec visitors. Matt Grennier, Nathan Peacock and Riley Moher scored consecutive goals to help the Hawks to a 3-2 win over the Concordia Stingers at the Waterloo Rec Complex Friday. Despite being down 3-0, Concordia rallied with goals from Simon Pierre Sauve and Brad Gager but Laurier netminder Mike Thomson held on for the win, turning away 27 of the 29 shots he faced. Nick Vergeer scored a big goal and added two assists as Laurier drew 3-3 with the UQTR Patriotes Saturday in Waterloo. Samuel Belands second goal of the night gave the Patriotes a 3-2 lead heading into the third but Vergeer tallied on the power play midway through the period to send the game to overtime. Dany Dallaire was sharp for UQTR, making 38 saves. Thomson had 25 stops in the draw. Rob Dymtruk added a goal and an assist for the Hawks, who lead the OUA with 17 points (8-1-1-0).
The McGill Redmen continued to show their defensive prowess, allowing just a single goal in two wins. Ken Morin scored the winner for McGill on the power play at 5:30 of the third as the Redmen skated past the York Lions 2-1 in Toronto Friday. Guillame Demers gave the visitors a 1-0 lead before Yorks Blair Grennier tied it up in the second. Mathieu Poitras made 28 saves for the win. Second-year goaltender Jean-Michel Filiatrault (pictured) got the call in the McGill net against Guelph the following day and stopped all 19 shots he faced for a shutout in a 3-0 victory, his first win of the season. Louis-Simon Allaire opened the scoring for McGill, before Sam Bloom and Lucas Madill each chipped in second-period markers to secure the win. The Redmen and Patriotes are tied atop the Far East with 15 points each, though McGill has one more win than UQTR. Prior to tying Laurier, the Patriotes beat Brock 4-2 in St. Catharines Friday. Thiery Poudrier and Johnathan Boutin had a goal and an assist each for UQTR in the win, while Sylvain Michaud gave Dallaire the night off and made 23 saves for the victory.
The defending OUA champion Lakehead Thunderwolves and Waterloo Warriors each sent messages to the rest of the Far West as they rang up 16 and 15 goals respectively in back-to-back wins this past weekend. Jeff Richards scored twice and added an assist and Tobias Whelan had a goal and two helpers as the Wolves pounded the Ryerson Rams 8-3 Friday in the first of two meeting in Toronto. Five more Lakehead players had multi-point outings, while rookie Finnish goaltender Matti Korhonen made 22 saves for his first OUA win. Mike Kavanagh, Kevin day and Sergei Frenkel scored for the Rams, who were out-shot 48-25. Lakehead won the rematch Saturday b the same scoreline, racking up 40 shots for a two-game total of 88 shots on goal. Mike Wehrstedt and Matt Soares each had two goals and an ass