BY THE NUMBERS: Men’s hockey set to take on McGill, visit Ontario Tech

Photo: Greg Kolz
Photo: Greg Kolz
October 24, 2019

October 25, 2019

  • The Matchup: #4 Ottawa Gee-Gees (4-1-0, 3rd in the OUA East) vs McGill (2-3-1, 8th in OUA East)
  • Location: University of Ottawa — Minto Sports Complex
  • Puck drop: 7:30 pm EST
  • Watch Live: OUA.tv
  • Season Series (2018-19): Ottawa wins 2-1-0
  • Last Meeting: Ottawa 3 vs. McGill 2 – October 3, 2019 at McConnell Arena

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

  • The Gee-Gees split their games last weekend, falling to the Western Mustangs before mounting a furious comeback to beat the nationally ranked Guelph Gryphons. 
  • Cody Drover recorded a hat trick Saturday night, capped off with his overtime winner on the power play to beat the Gryphons. It was the first hat trick for a Gee-Gees player since Kevin Domingue scored four goals against Laurentian on February 13, 2019. 
  • Domenic Graham's four victories are tied for the most in the conference. He remains undefeated as a Gee-Gee.
  • Ottawa is averaging 42 shots-per-game, the most in the OUA. The Garnet and Grey were second in the conference last season with 37.7 shots-per-game, trailing only the Ryerson Rams.

 

McGILL GAME NOTES 

  • Major Stat Leaders
    • Goals: Guillaume Gauthier – 3
    • Assists: Three players tied — 3
    • Points: Guillaume Gauthier, Dominic Talbot-Tassi — 5
    • Wins: Louis-Philip Guindon — 2
  • The teams met in the regular season opener on October 3 at McConnell Arena. Connor Sills, Matthew Dunlop and Michael Poirier scored goals for Ottawa, with Graham stopping 28 of the 30 shots he faced.
  • Four McGill regulars from last season have yet to suit up for a game in 2019; defencemen Max Daigle and Nathanael Halbert and forwards Alexandre Sills and Samuel Tremblay.
  • Interim head coach Liam Heelis is one of the youngest head coaches in the OUA at 29 years old. 
  • McGill ended Ottawa's 2017-18 season in game three of the OUA East semi-final. 

 

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:  

"We expect that they're going to be very hungry. It's a short season, a 28-game season, so every game counts. They're probably a little sour that we beat them on their home opener. We've got a good week of practice ahead of us and we'll get ready as best as possible." — Mathieu Newcomb, fourth-year forward.

 

October 26, 2019 

  • The Matchup: #4 Ottawa Gee-Gees (4-1-0, 3rd in the OUA East) vs Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (3-3-0, 6th in OUA East)
  • Location: Oshawa, Ont. — Campus Ice Centre
  • Puck drop: 7:30 pm EST
  • Watch Live: OUA.tv
  • Season Series (2018-19): Ottawa wins 2-0-0
  • Last Meeting: Ottawa 6 vs. Ontario Tech 2 – February 2, 2019 at Minto Sports Complex

 

ONTARIO TECH GAME NOTES 

  • Major Stat Leaders
    • Goals: Jake Bricknell, Austin Eastman — 3
    • Assists: Jake Bricknell — 5
    • Points: Jake Bricknell — 8
    • Wins: Michael Bullion — 2
  • Ontario Tech won back-to-back games last weekend against the RMC Paladins. Both games ended with 5-2 scores.
  • The last time the teams met, six different Gee-Gees found the back of the net in a 6-2 victory.
  • The Ridgebacks have allowed five power play goals through six games. Their 76.2 penalty kill percentage is 15th in the conference.
  • Six of the Ridgebacks first eight games are on home ice.

 

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:  

"It is always hard to play there, no matter what the travel day is. Small rink, very well coached team. They play with a lot of energy and aggression, it's never a fun place to play. It'll be a good mental test for us to see how well we deal with that and how well prepared our guys are. Also physically, we'll be getting up and heading on the bus and going straight to the game, which is not a typical routine for us. Usually we have some rest time before games. It'll be an interesting test, but also a test we have to succeed in if we want to be considered a top team." — Patrick Grandmaître, Head Coach