KINGSTON, Ont. (February 5, 2011) – The Queen's Gaels men's hockey team (12-11-3) scored three power play goals and a short-handed goal en route to winning the 25th annual Carr-Harris Cup over the RMC Paladins (4-22-1) 5-2 Saturday night at Constantine Arena.

The historic game, which commemorates the first hockey game played between the two schools back in 1886, was a rough and tumble affair that saw the two teams combine for 90 minutes in penalties.

Fittingly, the Gaels opened the scoring on the powerplay when Kelly Jackson of Toronto, put a bouncing puck past RMC goaltender Andrew Flemming of Quispamsis, N.B., midway through the first period.

RMC would respond in the second period with a pair of powerplay markers of their own. First, Matthew Pinder of Calgary, redirected home a point shot to square the game at one before Michael Soros of Ottawa, scored his first goal of the season to give the home team a 2-1 lead after two periods.

With the crowd behind the Paladins to start the third, the Gaels needed a spark and it came in the form of Jackson. The rookie forward would notch his second goal of the contest on a powerplay to tie the game at two.

From there, the Paladins fell apart, taking consecutive penalties to give Queen's a two-man advantage. Jonathon Lawrance of Steinbach, Man., would make RMC pay deflecting home an Alexi Pianosi (Halfiax, N.S.) point shot to give Queen's the 3-2 lead.

Just over a minute later, Patrick McEachen of Stouffville, Ont., sprung Scott Kenway of Calgary, on a breakaway and he made no mistake, putting a backhander high over the shoulder of Flemming to give the Gaels a two goal margin.

The Gaels would round out the scoring shorthanded when Jordan Soquila of Maple Ridge, B.C., made an almost identical move to Kenway and beat Flemming over the blocker.

Steele De Fazio of Georgetown, Ont., making his second consecutive Carr-Harris Cup start, got the win in net for Queen's, turning aside 21 shots. Flemming was handed the loss as he made 24 saves.

Following the game, Jackson was named the Queen's game MVP while Landon Lavictoire of Kirkland Lake, Ont., took home the honours for the Paladins.

The Gaels will now prepare for their final two games of the regular season. Queen's will face Ryerson on Friday night at the Memorial Centre before taking on the Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday at Constantine Arena.

NOTE: Pinder's second period goal was the first time RMC had scored in the Carr-Harris Cup in 191 minutes and 23 seconds dating back to 2007-08