Box Score It was an exciting battle between the pipes as the Varsity Blues men’s hockey team fell 3-1 to the Ryerson Rams on Wednesday night (Jan. 23) at Mattamy Athletic Centre.
 
U of T’s Brett Willows, the top netminder in the OUA, posted 33 saves, allowing two goals against on the night.
 
Rams goalie Louie George stopped 44-of-45 shots he faced, including a 22-save second period shut out.

Second-year forward Paul Van De Velde (Mariapolis, Man.) opened the scoring for the Blues at 12:32 of the first period after several whacks at a loose puck in close. Toronto skated to a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

In the second period, Ryerson found the equalizer as Jason Kelly buried a chance in close on a sprawled out Willows at 13:29.

The Rams controlled much of the flow of the third period, keeping Toronto in their own end and were eventually rewarded when Mark Corbett's wrist shot from the point found its way into the back of the net. Visca iced the game with an empty-netter with four seconds left.

Toronto remains in fourth place with a 12-7-4 record, while the Rams improve to 9-14-0 and sit in eighth.

The Blues return to the ice on Friday night (Jan. 25) as they head to Kingston, Ont., to take on the Queen’s Gaels (8-9-5). The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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