PREVIEW: Men’s hockey riding high into first matchup with Ravens

Friday, November 25, 2022 

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (8-5-0, 4^th in OUA East) at Queen's Gaels (4-7-1, 7^th in OUA East)
• Location: Kingston Memorial Centre
• Puck drop: 7:30 p.m.
• Last meeting: Ottawa 4, Queen's 3 – Nov. 19, 2022, at the Minto Sports Complex
• Broadcast: OUA.tv

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Mathieu Desgagnés – 8
  • Assists: Anthony Poulin – 12
  • Points: Anthony Poulin – 14
  • Wins: Jean-Philippe Tourigny – 4

• Ottawa swept their homestand with RMC and Queen's last weekend. Anthony Poulin had a good weekend, setting up both game-winning goals while recording four total points (one goal, three assists).
• Jean-Philippe Tourigny and Christian Sbaraglia split time between the pipes during the homestand. The latter improved his record to 3-0-0 while making 27 saves against Queen's.
• Gee-Gees men's hockey alumni will gather for the Saturday matchup. Alumni from the Gee-Gees and Ravens will play a game at the Minto Sports Complex earlier in the day, with many remaining at the rink to take in Ottawa-Carleton affair that evening.

QUEEN'S GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Ryan Cranford and Jonathan Yantsis – 5
  • Assists: Hayden Fowler – 8
  • Points: Hayden Fowler – 12
  • Wins: Luke Richardson – 3

• Despite their loss to Ottawa last weekend, Queen's gave the Gee-Gees something to think about, scoring a pair of late third period goals to make things interesting.
• Queen's leading goal scorer, Jonathan Yantsis, did not play against the Gee-Gees. The forward had a tremendous 2021-22 season, putting up 26 points in 19 games.
• The usually defensively-sound Gaels have had issues this year. Neither Anthony Popovich nor Luke Richardson have save percentages above .900.

November 26, 2022

• The Matchup: Ottawa Gee-Gees (8-5-0, 4^th in OUA East) versus Carleton Ravens (6-2-3, 6^th in OUA East)
• Location: Minto Sports Complex
• Puck drop: 7:30 p.m.
• Tickets: tickets.geegees.ca
• Last meeting: Ottawa 5, Carleton 2 – Nov. 20, 2021 at the Minto Sports Complex
• Broadcast: OUA.tv

CARLETON GAME NOTES

• Major stat leaders
  • Goals: Parker Aucoin – 14
  • Assists: Nick McCarry – 11
  • Points: Parker Aucoin – 18
  • Wins: Mark Grametbauer – 5

• This is the first of three games between the crosstown rivals this season. They'll play again in the first game back from the holiday break (Jan. 6 at Carleton) before taking things to The Arena at TD Place for the Colonel By Classic on Jan. 22.
• Both Carleton and Ottawa enter the matchup on three-game winning streaks.
• Parker Aucoin leads the country in goals. Seven of his 14 goals were scored on the opening weekend. The Ravens are 0-1-3 in games in which Aucoin doesn't score.

Tickets for the intriguing Saturday game are on sale at tickets.geegees.ca. Both games will be streamed live on OUA.tv.