KINGSTON, Ont. (October 10, 2014) - The Queen's men's hockey team opened the 2014-15 season at the Memorial Centre with a last second loss to No.9 McGill University after surrendering a powerplay goal in the final minute of the game.
The Gaels found themselves trailing early on in the game after McGill's Max Le Sieur opened the scoring five minutes into the first frame. Queen's knotted the score five minutes later on a goal from Braeden Corbeth (Oakville, Ont.). The Redmen broke the deadlock as the first period came to a close on a goal from David Rose.
McGill quickly added to their lead as the second period began, giving the Redmen a 3-1 lead. The Gaels capitalized on two powerplay opportunities as Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) and Tyler Moore (Winnipeg) scored back-to-back powerplay tallies to even the score heading into the third.
Both squads battled hard in the final frame as the teams looked to earn a season-opening victory. McGill took advantage of a tripping penalty called against Warren Steele (Williamsburg, Ont.) the Gaels as Samuel Labrecque buried the game-winning goal with fourteen seconds remaining in regulation.
Goaltender Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) started in net for the Gaels, registering 26 saves over his outing. Defenseman Patrick Downe (New Maryland, N.B.) led all Queen's skaters with two points in the game.Â
The Gaels (0-1-0) return to action on Thursday when they travel to Oshawa to take on the UOIT Ridgebacks (1-0-1).
