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Men's Edition Saturday, July 4, 2009
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SAIT Wins Third Straight ACAC Hockey Title

The SAIT Polytechnic Trojans are the third team in ACAC men's hockey history to win a third straight league championship.  The Trojans captured their 10th league title by winning the best of five final series with the Mount Royal College Cougars three games to two.  (The NAIT Ooks began a four title run in 1984 and and a three title run in 1990.)

On Friday, March 13th at the SAIT Campus Centre in Calgary, a pair of powerplay goals proved to be the difference as the Cougars doubled the Trojans 4-2.  Brennan Chapman, Jeremy Robinson, Sawyer Eichel and Matt Lamriande tallied for Mount Royal.  Marco Guercio scored both SAIT goals.

 

On Sunday, March 15th at Calgary Centennial Arenas in Calgary, Marco Guercio's second goal of the game with 1:35 gone in overtime gave SAIT an 8-7 win over Mount Royal.  Kyle Gladue also pocketed a pair for the Trojans while Jon Malin, Sean Bassingwaithe, Jason Gray, and Shane Lust added singles.  Luke Scheuer and Dustin Kimber bent the twine twice for the Cougars while Ernie Stewart, Matt Lamirande, and Coleton Thielmann each lit the lamp once.

On Friday, March 20th at the SAIT Campus Centre in Calgary, Marco Guercio's marker with 11 seconds left in regulation gave the Trojans a 5-4 victory over the Cougars.   Ryan Hyland, Shane Lust, Kyle Gladue, and Kevin Lessard rounded out the scoring for SAIT.  Jeremy Robinson completed the hat trick for MRC and Coleton Thielmann added a single.

On Saturday, March 21st at Calgary Centennial Arenas in Calgary, Jeremy Robinson completed the hat trick and Jordan McLaughlin turned away 34 shots to record the shutout as MRC blanked SAIT 3-0.

On Sunday, March 22nd at the SAIT Campus Centre in Calgary, Jon Malin's powerplay marker with 6:34 elapsed in the third vaulted the Trojans to a 1-0 victory over the Cougars.  Reese St. Goddard made 23 saves in posting the shutout.

SAIT head coach Ken Babey, who leads all ACAC coaches in games coached and coaching wins, now holds two more league records -- most first place finishes (8) and most league championships (7).

FRIDAY, MARCH 13
at Calgary
Mount Royal Cougars
4
1 2 3
1 2 1
G: Chapman, Robinson, Lamirande, Eichel
A: Robinson, Zimmer, Kimber, Stewart
Goal: McLaughlin (30 saves, 2 GA, 59:45)
SAIT Trojans
2
1 2 3
1 1 0
G: Guercio (2)
A: Barrett, Lust, Dorowicz
Goal: St. Goaddard (28 saves, 4 GA, 59:59)
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
at Calgary
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
at Calgary
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
at Calgary
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
at Calgary
SAIT Trojans
8
1 2 3 0T
1 3 3 1
G: Guercio (2), Gladue (2), Malin, J. Gray, Bassingwaithe, Lust
Mount Royal Cougars
4
1 2 3
2 0 2
G: Robinson (3), Thielmann
SAIT Trojans
0
1 2 3
0 0 0
G:  
Mount Royal Cougars
0
1 2 3
0 0 0
G:  
A: Robson (3), Gladue (2), Lust (2), Michalsky, Dorowicz, Bassingwaithe, J. Gray, Wood A: Zimmer (2), Chapman, Musa, Lamirande, Overton A:   A:  
Goal: St. Goddard (7 saves, 4 GA, 25:59)
Kroeker (23 saves, 3 GA, 35:36)
Goal: McLaughlin (27 saves, 5 GA, 59:36) Goal: St. Goddard (26 saves, 3 GA, 60:00) Goal: McLaughlin (35 saves, 1 GA, 58:47)
Mount Royal Cougars
7
1 2 3 0T
2 3 2 0
G: Kimber (2), Scheuer (2), Thielmann, Stewart, Lamirande
SAIT Trojans
5
1 2 3
2 1 2
G: Lessard, Guercio, Lust, Hyland, Gladue
Mount Royal Cougars
3
1 2 3
1 0 2
G: Robinson (3)
SAIT Trojans
1
1 2 3
0 0 1
G: Malin
A: Overton (3), Glass (3), Thielmann (2), Knopp (2), Robinson, Zimmer, Scheuer, Lamirande A: Dorowicz, Guercio, Hyland, Ullrich, B. Gray, Robson, Gladue, Lust A: Kimber (2), Thielmann A: Gladue, Gurecio
Goal: McLaughlin (40 saves, 8 GA, 61:35) Goal: St. Goddard (30 saves, 4 GA, 60:00) Goal: McLaughlin (34 saves, 0 GA, 60:00) Goal: St. Goddard (23 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)
2008-09 ACAC Men's Hockey Playoff Scoreboard

BEST OF THREE QUARTER FINALS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Mount Royal 5, Briercrest 4 (double overtime)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Briercrest 4, Mount Royal 3

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Mount Royal 5, Briercrest 3

(Mount Royal wins best of three series 2-1)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Concordia 3, Portage 0

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Portage 2, Concordia 1

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Concordia 7, Briercrest 0

(Concordia wins best of three series 2-1.)

BEST OF FIVE SEMI FINALS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
SAIT 5, Concordia 3

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
SAIT 5, Concordia 4 (OT)

FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Concordia 4, SAIT 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Concordia 3, SAIT 2 (2OT)

SUNDAY, MARCH 8
SAIT 3, Concordia 2 (OT)

(SAIT wins best of five series 3-2.)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
NAIT 3, Mount Royal 0

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Mount Royal 4, NAIT 1

FRIDAY, MARCH 6
Mount Royal 6, NAIT 4

SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Mount Royal 6, NAIT 2

(Mount Royal wins best of five series 3-1.)

BEST OF FIVE FINALS

FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Mount Royal 4, SAIT 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 15
SAIT 8, Mount Royal 7 (OT)

FRIDAY, MARCH 20
SAIT 5, Mount Royal 4

SATURDAY, MARCH 21
Mount Royal 3, SAIT 0

SUNDAY, MARCH 22
SAIT 1, Mount Royal 0

(SAIT wins best of five series 3-2.)

 

2008-09 ACAC Men's Hockey Award Recipients

FIRST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

GOALTENDER
Justin Cote, Concordia University College of Alberta

DEFENSE
Blair Gray, SAIT Polytechnic
Brad Sinclair, NAIT

CENTER
Michael Ullrich, SAIT Polytechnic

FORWARDS
Blake Robson, SAIT Polytechnic
Kyle MacDonald, Concordia University College of Alberta

SECOND TEAM ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

GOALTENDER
Reese St. Goddard, SAIT Polytechnic

DEFENSE
Nick Stermer, NAIT
Jason Gray, SAIT Polytechnic

CENTER
Leath Gare, Concordia University College of Alberta

FORWARDS
Josh Zimmer, Mount Royal College
Jeremy McKibbon, NAIT

COACH OF THE YEAR

Ken Babey, SAIT Polytechnic

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Justin Cote, Concordia

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Justin Cote, Concordia

TOP SCHOLASTIC PLAYER

Josh Zimmer, Mount Royal

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