Badgers battle No. 4 ranked Mustangs in OUA West Semi-Finals

by Brock University
Badgers battle No. 4 ranked Mustangs in OUA West Semi-Finals

 The Brock University men's hockey team (13-14-1 OUA West, 2-0 playoffs) will take on the No. 4 ranked Western Mustangs in the OUA West Semi-Finals beginning Wednesday night on the road in the best 2-out-of-3 series.

Game 2 is schedule for Friday, February 24th at 7:25 pm at the Seymour-Hannah Centre and Game 3 if necessary is back in London Sunday.

vs WESTERN: This is the third meeting this season between Brock and Western. The two teams split the regular season series with Western winning 5-0 at home on November 26th and Brock winning 2-1 at the Seymour-Hannah Centre on January 11th. 

1st ROUND SWEEP: In the opening round of the OUA Playoffs, the No. 6 seeded Brock Badgers knocked off the No. 3 seeded Waterloo Warriors in two straight games. In game One, the Bafgers defeated Waterloo by the score of 2-1 in double overtime on the road. Friday night at home in Game Two, Brock added four first period goals on route to the 7-4 victory and the series sweep.

IN THE STANDINGS: The Badgers ended the 2011-12 regular season in 6th place in the OUA West with a 13-14-1 record. Western captured 1st place in the OUA West with a 21-4-3 record. 

OUA WEST PLAYOFF MATCHUPS: 

  • OUA WEST 1/4 FINALS
  • #1 Western defeats #8 Laurier (2-0)
  • #2 Lakehead defeats #7 Guelph (2-1)
  • #6 Brock defeats #6 Waterloo (2-0)
  • #5 Windsor defeats #4 York (2-0)

 

  • OUA WEST SEMI-FINALS
  • #1 Western vs #6 Brock
  • #2 Lakehead vs #5 Windsor

 

TEAM STATISTICS
Brock Leaders Western Leaders
Thomas Stajan (12 G, 19 A, 31 PTS)
Keaton Turkiewicz (20 G, 27 A, 47 PTS)
Sean Jones (9 G, 17 A, 26 PTS)
Kevin Baker (7 G, 30 A, 37 PTS)
Matt Abercrombie (9 G, 16 A, 25 PTS)
Zach Harnden (17 G, 14 A, 31 PTS)
Derek Brochu (8 G, 11 A, 19 PTS)
Steve Reese (13 G, 18 A, 31 PTS)
 Kurt Jory (3.28 GAA, 12-13, .871 SV%) Josh Unice (2.10 GAA, 15-4, .931 SV%)
Head Coach: Murray Nystrom
Head Coach: Clarke Singer

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