Allen Propels Badgers Past Warriors in Shootout Victory
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Brock University men's hockey team (4-0-0-0) extended their winning steak as Ryan Allen (Ft. McMurray, AB) scored the shootout winner to defeat the Waterloo Warriors (3-0-0-1). Heading into tonight's match up, Brock and Waterloo were tied for the top spot in the Western Conference, both having perfect records of 3-0-0-0. Waterloo led by a goal at two different points during the game, but Brock always managed to battle back.
Brock opened the scoring early, as Derek Brochu (Welland, ON) scored his third marker of the season just 3:41 into the first period. The seesaw battle began as Waterloo answered with Thomas Cardiff (London, ON) burying his own rebound to tie the game at one. Late in the period rookie goaltender Mark Yetman (Mt. Pearl, NL) came up big to keep the game all square heading into the second period.
Penalty trouble allowed fifth year forward Shane Hart (Guelph, ON) to put Waterloo ahead. A tick-tac-toe passing play found Hart all alone in the slot, where he made no mistake and found the back of the net.
Brock answered late in the second period as Joe Tolles (Toledo, OH) let a howitzer go from the top of the circle to tie the game up. Tolles has proven an early threat for the Badgers, as the freshman defensemen is tied for the team lead in scoring with three goals.
The Badgers dominated the third period, yet it was Waterloo who took the lead early in the third as Hart made a nifty move to his backhand on the rush and beat Yetman. The Badgers hero came in the form of Steve Pattison (Red Deer, AB) who capitalized on a rebound and tied the game with just 1:25 left in the game.
Both teams managed scoring chances in the overtime period, but neither goalie was giving an inch, and the game had to be decided by a shootout.
Yetman put forth a brilliant display of goaltending saving all three Waterloo shooters. Brock's Ryan Allen outmaneuvered Keaton Hartigan (Kitchener, ON) in the first shootout attempt giving the Badgers their fourth victory of the season.
The Brock Badgers will return to the Seymour Hannah Centre on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 7:35 p.m. for back-to-back games against the University of Windsor.
Scoring Summary
First Period
3:11 Brock - Brochu (Schram, Scott)
15:29 Waterloo - Cardiff (Hartman, Schnurr)
Second Period
10:17 Waterloo - Hart (Dileo, Ray) PP
15:12 Brock - Tolles (Allen)
Third Period
6:18 Waterloo - Hart (Hartman)
18:35 Brock - Pattison (Allen, Friesen)
