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Winner UNB UNB 2-0-0, 1-0-0
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Queen's QUEEN'S 0-2-0, 0-1-0
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UNB UNB
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UNB UNB 2 3 0 5
Queen's QUEEN'S 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Hockey (M) | | Courtesy of U Sports

Gaels fall to host UNB in U Cup Quarter Final to end 2016-17 season

FREDERICTON, N.B. (March 16, 2017) - Queen's men's hockey team suffered a 5-1 defeat to the host UNB Varsity Reds in the opening round of U Cup play in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Thursday night at the Aitken University Centre in front of a sold-out crowd.

Head coach Brett Gibson had high praise for his team that battled their way all the way to the national tournament.

"We're a hockey program now," Gibson said. "We've always been a great school academically, but now we're the best of both worlds.Why wouldn't you want to come to Queen's? You can get the best education and play for a program on a national stage."
 
University Cup website: www.universitycup.ca
 
The Gaels, who only arrived in Fredericton on Thursday afternoon after a two-day bus odyssey through this week's blizzard, were first on the scoreboard, as Spencer Abraham found the net at the 2:21 mark, assisted by Eric Ming and Slater Dogget. Abraham was named Player of the Game for Queen's.
 
The Varsity Reds responded less than a minute later, on Maillet's first of the game, and Christophe Clappet scored with two minutes left in the period to put UNB up for good.

UNB extended their lead in the second period with three goals in less than five minutes midway through the frame. Goals by Maillet at 7:43 and 12:11 sandwiched Philippe Halley's first goal of the tournament at 11:49.

UNB went 0-for-5 on the power play, while Queen's went 0-for-6. The Varsity Reds outshot Queen's 40-15.

For UNB, Etienne Marcoux picked up the win, making 14 saves, while Kevin Baillie took the loss for Queen's, making 31 saves on 36 shots in 50:50. Jacob Brennan played the final 9:10 of the game for Queen's, stopping all four shots he faced.

With the win, the No. 4-seeded Varsity Reds advanced to Saturday's national semifinal, where they will play the No. 8-seeded Acadia Axemen, who defeated top-seeded Alberta earlier Thursday. The Acadia-UNB semifinal is set for noon (Atlantic time) on Saturday.

Official Boxscore: 
http://en.usports.ca/championships/mice/2017/boxscores_champ/20170316_cd09.xml 
First Period 
QUE Spencer Abraham (1) (Eric Ming, Slater Doggett02:21
UNB Phillipe Maillet (1) (Phillipe Halley) 03:08
UNB Christophe Clappert (1) (Philippe Maillet, Mark Simpson) 18:00
 
Penalties 
Thompson (QUE) interference 05:36
Boudens (UNB) boarding 07:51
Steele (QUE) cross-checking 09:01
Suellentrop (UNB) roughing 18:22
Ming (QUE) roughing 18:22
Petgrave (UNB) tripping 18:22
 
Second Period 
UNB Phillipe Maillet (2) (Randy Gazzola, Christophe Clappert) 07:43
UNB Phillipe Halley (1) (Rob Mignardi, Matt Boudens) 11:49
UNB Phillipe Maillet (3) (Cam Braes, Colin Suellentrop) 12:11
 
Penalties 
Caissy (UNB) tripping 7:46
Petgrave (UNB) tripping 12:31
Ming (QUE) boarding 13:23
Genovese (QUE) cross-checking 15:25
 
Third Period 
No Scoring
 
Penalties 
Beauvillier (UNB) cross-checking 02:35
Suellentrop (UNB) roughing after the whistle 08:36
Genovese (QUE) roughing after the whistle 08:36
Beauvillier (UNB) roughing after the whistle 08:36
Hendrix (QUE) cross-checking 08:36
Maillet (UNB) tripping 08:47
Ming (QUE) high-sticking 14:30
 
GOALS (by period)
UNB 2-3-0: 5
QUE 1-0-0: 1
 
SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
QUE 15-8-7: 40
UNB 6-4-5: 15
 
POWER PLAY:
QUE 0-6
UNB 0-5
 
GOALTENDERS
QUE – Kevin Bailie (L, 0-1, 36 shots, 31 saves, 5 GA, 50:50)
QUE – Jacob Brennan (4 shots, 4 saves, 09:10)
UNB – Etienne Marcoux (W, 1-0, 15 shots, 14 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
 
ADIDAS PLAYERS OF THE GAME
QUE – Spencer Abraham
UNB – Phillipe Maillet
 
REFEREES: Mario Maillet, Colin Watt
LINESMEN: Mike MacDonnell, Jesse Marquis
ATTENDANCE: 3374
Start: 8:08 pm
End: 10:37
LENGTH: 2:29
 
SCHEDULE & RESULTS (All Times AT)
 
Thursday, March 16, 2017
1:00pm Quarter-final 1: No. 1 Alberta 1, No. 8 Acadia 4 (USPORTS.LIVE)
8:00pm Quarter-final 2: No. 4 Queen's 1 vs. No. 5 UNB 5 (USPORTS.LIVE)
 
Friday, March 17, 2017
1:00pm Quarter-final 3: No. 3 York vs. No. 6 Saskatchewan (USPORTS.LIVE)
7:00pm Quarter-final 4: No. 2 StFX vs. No. 7 McGill (USPORTS.LIVE)
 
12:00PM Semi-final 1:  Acadia vs. UNB (Sportsnet 360 / SN NOW)
4:00PM Semi-final 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (Sportsnet 360 / SN NOW)
 
1:00PM Gold (Sportsnet 360 / SN NOW)
 
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