LONDON, Ont. – Kevin Baker (Georgetown, Ont.) scored two goals and goaltender Anthony Grieco (Brampton, Ont.) made 39 saves for the win as the Western Mustangs men’s hockey team defeated the Windsor Lancers 4-1 on Oct.22 at Thompson Arena.
The remaining two Mustangs goals were claimed by Geoff Killing (Embro, Ont.) and Yashar Farmanara (West Vancouver, B.C.). Brett Oliphant (Woodslee, Ont.) claimed the only Lancer goal.
Windsor was called for interference only 1:35 into the first period and presented the Mustangs with the perfect powerplay opportunity. Western’s powerplay line, consisting of Baker alongside linemates Aaron Snow (Windsor, Ont.) and Keaton Turkiewicz (Brantford, Ont.), wasted no time on the man advantage as Baker wired a shot past Lancer goaltender, Frank Dayus (Tecumseh, Ont.), to take a 1-0 lead.
Western continued to dominate the play throughout the first frame, adding Killing’s powerplay goal for a 2-0 lead at the first intermission. On a two man advantage, Turkiewicz hit Snow with a pass directly in front of the net, but Snow couldn’t finish. Luckily, Baker was there to redirect the rebound past Dayus.
Still on the powerplay, Farmanara’s shot from the point snuck through Dayus’ legs as he was screened by Mustang forward Kyle Lamb (Port Coquitlam, B.C.). The Mustangs went 4/5 on the powerplay while limiting Windsor to 1/8.
Grieco’s eight period shut-out streak was broken after Oliphant’s powerplay goal. Grieco has only allowed two goals on 139 shots and is listed as the number one goalie in the OUA.
Head coach Clarke Singer said he is hoping to keep the team’s momentum going despite only one game this weekend.
“We’ve got to keep working hard. We’ve got a couple practices and a couple off-ice workouts here Friday, Saturday then give the guys Sunday off and try to get back to a regular routine,” Singer said.
Western plays host to the Guelph Gryphons on Fri. Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson Arena.
BOX SCORE
Western 4, Windsor 1
(Oct 22, 2009 at Thompson Arena, London, Ont.)
1st Period
1. Western, Baker 2 (Snow, Turkiewicz), 1:49 (pp).
2. Western, Killing 3 (Farmanara, Aarssen), 11:22 (pp).
Penalties-Vandehogen Wsr (interference), 1:35; Swit Uwo (slashing), 4:25; McCann Uwo (hooking), 5:10; Ouellet Uwo (roughing), 9:18; Nishizaki Wsr (tripping), 10:15; Martin Uwo (interference), 12:59; Oliphant Wsr (elbowing), 17:26.
2nd Period
3. Western, Baker 3 (Snow, Turkiewicz), 15:24 (pp).
4. Western, Farmanara 1 (Aarssen, Killing), 16:38 (pp).
Penalties-Corbeil Uwo (hooking), 0:26; McCready Wsr (holding), 14:56; Vandehogen Wsr (interference), 15:02.
3rd Period
5. Windsor, Oliphant 1 (Gaynor, Tront), 9:31 (pp).
Penalties-Todd Wsr (roughing), 2:13; Lamb Uwo (roughing), 2:13; Swit Uwo (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 7:53; Lee Uwo (holding), 11:33; Vandehogen Wsr (roughing), 15:48; McCann Uwo (roughing), 15:48; McCann Uwo (roughing), 17:48.
Scoring By 1 2 3 T
Western 2 2 0 4
Windsor 0 0 1 1
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 T
Western 10 12 3 25
Windsor 12 12 16 40
Powerplays: Western 4/5, Windsor 1/8
Goalies- Western, Grieco (W, 3-0-0-0, 39 saves on 40 shots).Windsor, Dayus (L, 0-1-0-0, 21 saves on 25 shots).
Referees-Steve Gould.
Linesmen-Mike Sangster, Pat Rozendal
