Huskies drop Varsity Reds 4-2 at home

(Halifax, NS) In AUS men's hockey action, the Saint Mary's Huskies defeated the UNB Varsity Reds 4-2 Saturday night at the Halifax Forum. Saint Mary's opened the scoring when Subway player of the game Anthony Repaci (Toronto, ON) scored off a backhand off a pretty pass from McAulay on a 2 on 1 at 16:45 to make it 1-0. The Huskies lit the lamp again when Taylor Burke (Halifax, NS) tallied from the top of the circle on the powerplay at 19:53 to extend the lead to 2-0 after the first period. In the second period, UNB got one back when Jordan Murray (Riverview, NB) potted a marker from the top of the circle on the powerplay at 13:34 to cut the lead to 2-1 after two periods. In the third, UNB tied the game when Philippe Halley (Quebec City, QC) scored off a rebound in the slot at 1:15 to make it 2-2. The Huskies regained the lead when Austyn Hardie (Montreal, QC) tallied from the circle at 14:23 to make the score 3-2. Saint Mary's added extra insurance when Justin Weller (Daysland, AB) potted a marker from the circle at 17:53 on the powerplay, the third overall powerplay goal of the game, at 17:53 to lead to the game's final score of 4-2.

The Varsity Reds outshot the Huskies 33-30. Cole Cheveldave (Calgary, AB) made 31 saves to get the win for the Huskies. Etienne Marcoux (Terrebonne, QC) stopped 26 shots in goal for the Varsity Reds.

Both teams are back in action next Friday. The Huskies visit the St. Thomas Tommies at 7:00 pm and the Varsity Reds are on the road against the Saint Francis Xavier X-Men at 7. 

SMU communications, photo Mike FInes