Gee-Gees beat Stingers to claim University Cup men’s hockey championship | CBC Sports
The host Ottawa Gee-Gees scored twice in the first period, added another in the second and then held off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Sunday’s championship final of the U Sports University Cup at TD Place.
Sean Larochelle and Mathieu Bizier scored for the third-seeded Stingers, who outshot the Gee-Gees 33-14, but had trouble solving Gee-Gees’ netminder Franky Lapenna until the final three minutes.
The Gee-Gees edged the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-3 in Saturday’s semifinals, while the Stingers blanked the Saskatchewan Huskies 3-0 in the other semifinal.
WATCH | Lapenna helps Ottawa top Concordia in men’s gold-medal game:
Franky Lapenna made a beautiful paddle stop on his way to a 29-save championship game victory. The Ottawa Gee-Gees down Concordia to win their first University Cup.
Huskies beat Bold for men’s bronze
The Saskatchewan Huskies knocked off the Toronto Metropolitan Bold 4-1 on Sunday in the bronze-medal final.
Vince Loschiavo scored twice for the Huskies, while Justin Ball and Landon Kosior netted singles.
Kevin Gursoy scored for the Bold, who trailed 2-1 after the second period.
The Huskies outshot the Bold 24-18 and went 2-for-5 on the power play. The Bold were 1-for-8 on the power play.
