KINGSTON, Ont. (January 17, 2015) - The men's hockey team saw their losing skid come to an end as
Darcy Greenaway (Wilton, Ont.) buried the overtime winner to top the Waterloo Warriors 3-2 Saturday night at the Memorial Centre.
The Gaels opened the scoring in the first frame as
Yannick Laflamme (Thetford Mines, Que.) buried his third of the season on an unassisted effort. The Warriors responded with a powerplay tally from Brett Mackie to even the score. Queen's regained the lead to close out the opening period as Captain
Corey Bureau (Amherstview, Ont.) deposited a great pass from Darcy Jackson (Scarborough, Ont.) in the slot.
The second period was a scoreless affair as goaltenders
Kevin Bailie (Belleville, Ont.) of the Gaels and Mike Morrison of the Warriors turned aside all shots that came their way.
The Warriors knotted the score in the opening minutes of the final frame on a tally from Sam Caldwell. Neither side could add the go-ahead goal, forcing overtime to decide the match.
It did not take long for the Gaels to register the game-winner in overtime as Bureau made a terrific cross-crease pass to find Greenaway who redirected home the winner.
Final shots for the night totalled 36-33 in favour of Waterloo. Bailie was credited with the 34 save victory while Morrison was charged with the 30 save loss.
"It feels great," commented Head Coach
Brett Gibson when asked about his team's victory. "We made some adjustments by pulling some guys from the lineup. Some guys that haven't played in a long time came in and did everything I asked. It was fantastic."
The Gaels (9-11-1) return to action Friday night when they travel to Montreal to take on the No.9 McGill Redmen (16-5-0).