DECEMBER
      7,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CuprE
      ©
      14°
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      snap
      seven-game
      losing
      streak
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Josh
      Lewis
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Panthers
      knew
      that
      if
      they
     
     
      kept
      working
      hard,
      they
      were
      bound
     
     
      to
      win
      eventually.
     
    

    
     
      The
      hard
      work
      paid
      off
      for
      the
     
     
      Panthers
      Friday
      night,
      as
      they
      won
      for
     
     
      the
      first
      time
      since
      Oct.
      28
      in
      a
      6-3
     
     
      defeat
      of
      the
      St.
      Thomas
      Tommies
      at
     
     
      MacLauchlan
      Arena.
     
    

    
     
      Erik
      Lundmark
      had
      a
      goal
      and
     
     
      and
      two
      assists
      in
      the
      win,
      which
     
     
      improved
      UPEI
      to
      3-9-2
      on
      the
      year.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      the
      third
      straight
      loss
      for
     
     
      the
      Tommies,
      who
      are
      tied
      for
      second
     
     
      place
      in
      the
      AUS
      with
      20
      points
      and
     
     
      are
      ranked
      seventh
      in
      the
      country.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      battled
      back
      from
     
     
      a
      2-0
      deficit
      late
      in
      the
      first
      period
      and
     
     
      never
      looked
      back,
      scoring
      six
      straight
     
     
      goals
      before
      Kyle
      McAllister’s
      power
     
     
      play
      goal
      made
      it
      6-3
      with
      7:35
     
     
      remaining
      in
      the
      third
      period.
     
    

    
     
      Justin
      Bowers
      opened
      the
     
     
      scoring
      for
      the
      visitors
      at
      9:55
      of
      the
     
     
      first
      on
      a
      two-on-none
      breakaway
      with
     
     
      Jean
      Bourbeau.
      A_
      defensive
     
     
      breakdown
      by
      the
      Panthers
      and
      a
     
     
      smart
      pass
      by
      Jeff
      Bateman
      allowed
     
     
      the
      two
      forwards
      to
      take
      their
      time
      and
     
     
      left
      goaltender
      Dayne
      Davis
      with
      little
     
     
      chance.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Tommies
      upped
      their
      lead
     
     
      to
      2-0
      with
      four
      minutes
      left
      in
      the
      first
     
    
   
   
    
     
      after
      Ryan
      Card
      buried
      a
      Kyle
      Gailey
     
     
      rebound
      past
      Davis.
      Aaron
      Lobb
     
     
      picked
      up
      the
      other
      assist
      after
      being
     
     
      hammered
      at
      centre
      ice
      by
      a
      Panther
     
     
      forward.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Panthers
      roared
      back,
     
     
      however,
      scoring
      two
      power
      play
      goals
     
     
      in
      66
      seconds
      late
      in
      the
      period.
     
     
      Stephen
      Cooke
      scored
      his
      first
      of
      the
     
     
      season
      at
      17:34
      after
      the
      rebound
      of
     
     
      Josh
      Patterson’s
      shot
      found
      his
      stick.
     
     
      Kyle
      Spurr
      tied
      the
      game
      just
      over
      a
     
     
      minute
      later,
      also
      scoring
      his
      first
      of
     
     
      the
      year.
      Lundmark
      and
      Craig
      Foster
     
     
      drew
      assists.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      picked
      up
      where
      they
      left
     
     
      off
      in
      the
      second
      period.
      With
     
     
      Bateman
      still
      in
      the
      box
      for
      a
      hooking
     
     
      call
      late
      in
      the
      first
      period,
      Jeff
     
     
      MacDermid
      gave
      the
      Panthers
      their
     
     
      first
      lead
      of
      the
      game.
      Lundmark
      and
     
     
      Cooke
      had
      helpers.
      Almost
      15
      minutes
     
     
      later,
      Ryan
      Kitchen
      added
      his
      third
      of
     
     
      the
      season
      from
      Patterson
      and
      Tyson
     
     
      Gimblett
      to
      make
      it
      4-2
      after
      40
     
     
      minutes.
     
    

    
     
      Three
      minutes
      into
      the
      third,
     
     
      MacDermid
      sprang
      Foster
      and
     
     
      Thomas
      Waugh
      on
      a
      two-on-one,
      with
     
     
      Waugh
      burying
      Foster’s
      pass
      just
     
     
      above
      the
      blocker
      of
      goaltender
      Aaron
     
     
      Molnar
      to
      make
      it
      5-2.
      Lundmark
      put
     
     
      the
      game
      on
      ice
      at
      5:51,
      finding
      the
     
     
      net
      on
      a
      slapshot
      from
      just
      inside
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther
      goaltender
      Dayne
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photo:
      Josh
      Lewis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      blueline
      to
      put
      the
      Panthers
      up
      by
      four.
     
     
      Paul
      Drew
      was
      a
      surprise
      scratch
      in
     
     
      goal,
      with
      Davis
      making
      17
      saves
      in
      a
     
     
      rare
      start,
      including
      several
      crucial
     
     
      stops
      in
      the
      first
      period.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      hosted
      third-ranked
      UNB
      at
     
     
      home
      Saturday
      night
      in
      their
      last
      game
     
     
      before
      the
      Christmas
      break.
      They
     
     
      return
      to
      the
      ice
      Jan.
      6,
      taking
      on
      the
     
     
      St.
      FX.
      X-Men
      in
      Antigonish.