KINGSTON, Ont. (November 21, 2014) - The Gaels men's hockey team earned a 6-0 victory in the first of back-to-back games versus the Lakehead Thunderwolves. 

Neither squad could find the back of the net in the opening frame with each side generating numerous quality scoring opportunities. Goaltenders Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) of Queen's and Justin McDonald of Lakehead collected six and 16 saves respectively as the game remained scoreless heading into the second. 

The Gaels broke through in the opening minute of the middle period when Andrew Wiebe (Thunder Bay, Ont.) deposited a rebound on a shot from Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) to give Queen's the first lead of the night. It did not take long for the Gaels to strike again as Patrick McGillis (Calgary) and Eric Ming (Williamstown, Ont.) buried back-to-back goals 30 seconds apart to put Queen's ahead 3-0. The Gaels continued to accumulate offensive zone pressure as Wiebe added his second of the night and fourth over the past two games on a shorthanded effort. Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) quickly followed with his fifth of the season as Queen's tallied five unanswered goals in the opening ten minutes of the period. 

Tyler Moore (Winnipeg) added the lone tally of the final frame as the Gaels went on to earn the 6-0 victory. Bailie finished the night with 22 saves, earning his first shutout of the season, while McDonald suffered the 31 save loss. Braeden Corbeth (Oakville, Ont.) led all skaters in the game with three points on the night. 

Head Coach Brett Gibson was pleased with his team's performance, "It was an important game for us," said Gibson. "We wanted to come out and play strong, I think it was our most complete game of the year top to bottom and I thought everyone really showed up tonight."

The Gaels (7-5-0) return to action Saturday night as they look to earn the weekend sweep of the Lakehead Thunderwolves (4-8-2). Puck drop is set for 7:30pm at the Memorial Centre.