nary 3i, 1985
The Universite de ncton Blue Eagles handed University of Prince v ard Island Panthers their nd loss of the regular on with a 7—5 victory urday at the J. Louis
esque Arena in Moncton, Brunswick.
ichel LaForest scored . goals to pace the blue les, who trailed the thers 4-3 after the first 'od. Moncton broke a 5-5 nd period tie with two ». swered goals in the third ’od to revenge a loss last a to the UPEI squad at cCharlottetown Forum. . It was the battle of the two u teams in the Altantic versity Athletic Associa- ' hockey" conference. The put the Blue Eagles iZ-l) within one point of 1 Panthers (16-2-0) and at ber four in the CIAU 'onal pool. The Panthers lead the AA with 32 points and cranked number three in country by the Canadian far-University Athletic M Moncton was on the score- early in the first period Donald LeBlanc (J. ‘ eau, S. Amyot) re- - ed a shot from the point i25 between’the legs of a 4 ised Dave Reid.
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The next ten minutes was very chippy as both teams tried to take control of the game. Referee Charlie Banfield did not let any’call go, at least for the moment.
Ron Carragher, who was named second star of the game, scored UPEI’s’ first goal at 9:09.
"lihen at 10:23, Darwin McCutcheon was serving a
cross checking penalty as‘
Daniel Cote (F. Sills, C. Vilgrain) scored UdeM’s third goal.
Eleven seconds later, UPEl retaliated as Albert Roche knocked a Ron 'Carragher pass out of the air to beat UdeM goalie Dave Quigley on the glove side. ‘
Kevin Skilliter pounced on a loose puck after a shot by Danny Revell hit a UdeM defenceman and blew the
shot between the legs of-
Quigley at 11:49.
Francois Sills (A. Richard, F. Boudreau) scored UdeM’s third goal at,16:30 and with 15 seconds remaining, Doug Currie (D. Revell, K. Skilliter) gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead going into the second frame.
The goaltenders on both teams were'called upon for some outstanding saves as the Eagles and ’the Panthers skated furiously up and down the ice surface.
hr'33 Gravel stands all alone in from of the UdeM goal as Randy Muttart (14) tries to thread
The style of play was very rough with hard hits and cheap shots by both teams much in abundance.
UPEI outshot the Blue Eagles 17-12 in ' the first period.
The second period had less penalties than the first period but the game was just as fast and hard-hitting.
Serge Amyot blasted a shot from the top of the face-off circle to the right of Reid, which ringed off the left post up to the cross bar and over the right post before trickling in behind the goal line.
Reid had no chance on the shot superbly placed by the Moncton forward.
U de M replied again at 8:53 as Claude Vilgrain was set up in the slot from behind A UPEl’s goal by Michel LaForest to put UdeM at 5-4.
Greg Gravel (Muttart, G. Roche) pounced on a loose puck at 9:45 to tie the game on a powerplay. .
The rest of the period saw four minor penalties and a couple of Panthers received
'minor injuries: Doug Currie
injured his shoulder when he collided with a UdeM player, Steve Fulton injured his hip
'and Kevin Skilliter suffered
an injury to hiskface. All three stayed in the game, as the Panthers could
Tyrone Norman and Sherry Dawn Jones are UPEI’s Athletes of the
Week, a fact released Tues- day by Paul Ledwell, Sports Information Officer for the Athletic Department of UPEI.
The UPEI Fencing Club, of which eight members are head ing to Halifax this weekend to
participate iaan Atlantic fencing
tournament. (Photo: Jan Unldifir)’
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Skilliter and Fulton on the blueline.
UPEl outshot the Blue Eagles 15-14.
The third period was dominated by Moncton as the Panthers seemed to be having some trouble setting up in their own end for a really potent attack. The Eagles had numerous 3-2 breaks but the Panthes’ defense stopped any further damage.
Michel LaForest, scored the first of his two third- period goals early in the final frame, beat Reid high to the blocker side with a blistering shot from the point at 0:57.
There was some question as to whether the puck went into the Panthers goal, but goal judge and the referee agreed that the puck hit the inside crossbar. ‘
LaForest slipped in another goal at 13:08 as the Panthers miscued in their own end to put UdeM up 7-5.
The final moments were filled with more penalties, highlighted by a stick measurement at 17:44 which resulted in a UdeM penalty.
'The Panthers tried de- sperately to even the game and pulled the goaltender after coach Vince Mulligan called a time out to plan strategy.
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Rob Moffat picked up a penalty, which evened the number of skaters on the ice and must have sent chills , up Milligans’ spine.
UPEI?s defenceman filled in for Reid as they stopped two shots from going into the goal, but couldn’t manage to score.
With four seconds remain- ing in the game, a mini brawl brok out, the game was called, and UdeM broke their two game losing streak.
The Panthers and the Blue Eagles face each other again in Moncton at the J. Louis Levesque Arena February 15. If this one is anything like the other two matchups, fans are in for a dilly of a game.
But before that, UPEI play the Dal Tigers this Saturday at 7:00 pm. and the Acadia Axemen Sunday afternoon at the Forum.
Acadia defeated the Panthers on their last con— frontation and the boys will be out to even the score.
The next weekend the Panthers entertain the de- fending AUAA champs, the University of New Brunswick Red Devils for two games on February 9 and 10.
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Athletes Of the Week
Norman, a member of the UPEI Basketball Panthers, scored 50 points in two games last weekend as the PS swept the University of New Bruns- wick in AUAA basketball action in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The 6’2”' guard is from Linden, New Jersey, U.S. of A. and is a third year Arts student.
Norman is a valuable member of the hoop squad, plays excellent two-way basketball, and is a potent scorer.
Sherry Dawn Jones, a sophomore member of the
Lady Panthers basketball team, is UPEI’s Female Athlete of the Week.
Jones, 5’11”, plays guard and is from Toronto, Ontario. She is one of the AUAA’s top rebounders and scorers.
She is an all around player and a main ingredient in the Lady Panthers’ offense. '
The UPEl Basketball teams are currently in the running for AUAA titles, with the Men’s team ranked third in the country by the CIAU. .
The Women’s team is in second place in the AUAA and has lost only two games so far; one to St. Mary’s and one to the defending AUAA champs, UNB.
And on the same weekend that the Panthers face the Blue Eagles again, they meet the Mount Allison Mounties in the final game of the Panthers’ regular season.
On February 21 and February 24, the AUAA hockey semi-finals will be held and February 24, the winners play for the AUAA championship.
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