Top-ranked REDS defeat Huskies 7-3 in Fredericton
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Saint Mary's (9-7-2, 9-7-2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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UNB (17-1-1, 17-1-1) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
FREDERICTON, NB - The U SPORTS #1 ranked UNB REDS defeated the Saint Mary's Huskies 7-3 in Atlantic University Sport men's hockey action on Saturday afternoon at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton.
The REDS scored three times in a span of 50 seconds in the second period, including two separated by just six seconds.
The visitors opened the scoring mid-way through the opening frame when Bradey Johnson (Lindsay, ON) was left unchecked in front and re-directed a pass behind REDS' goalie Samuel Richard (Ste. Catherine, QC).
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Bradey Johnson gives the Huskies the lead off a nice pass from Reid Valade! Huskies lead the Reds 1-0 in the first period!
��B. Johnson (5)
��R. Valade
��C. Trenholm pic.twitter.com/TQOiRoHBhW
In an exciting second period, Mike Petizian (Mississauga, ON ) put UNB on the board less than three minutes in, but the Huskies replied less than a minute later, restoring their one goal advantage.
Charlie De Fonseca's (Thornhill, ON) shot appeared to strike the crossbar and cross the goal line and the goal judge did signal goal, but play continued. Only after a long conversation between officials and the goal judge was the goal confirmed.
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Charlie Da Fonseca with a nasty snipe to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead!
��C. Da Fonseca (4)
��D. Busby pic.twitter.com/FhNq81rjpT
Cole MacKay (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) scored on the power-play at 15:34 to pull the REDS even again.
44 seconds later, Kale McCallum (Rothesay, NB) put the REDS up 3-2 and just six seconds later, Petizian scored his second of the afternoon as UNB pushed their lead to 4-2.
Peter Reynolds (Fredericton, NB) scored twice in the third period, sandwiching Sean McGurn's (Ottawa, ON) goal.
Matthew MacDonald added a late goal for the Huskies, cutting the final score to 7-3.
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— Saint Mary's Huskies (@SMUHuskies) November 30, 2024
Matt MacDonald scores a late powerplay goal to cut the Reds lead to 7-3.
��M. MacDonald (5)
��C. Da Fonseca
��B. Allison pic.twitter.com/LqCvRCcQYX
Richard recorded 23 saves on 26 shots to earn the win, while Justin Sumarah (Halifax, NS) made 32 saves on 39 shots for Saint Mary's.
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Another phenomenal save by Justin Sumarah! pic.twitter.com/4zMkXhJU3r
The REDS finish the first half of their season with a 16-1-1-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record and atop the AUS standings.
Their next action will be Friday, January 10th, 2025, when they host the UPEI Panthers. Game time is 7:00pm.
The Huskies, now 9-6-2-0, will be back in action on Wednesday, when they travel to Acadia for a 7:00pm start.
Recap by: Andy Campbell / UNB Athletics
Photos by: James West / UNB Athletics
