Box Score The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team combined a shutout performance from goaltender Andrew Hunt with an offensive outpour to secure a 5-0 victory over the visiting RMC Paladins on Friday night (Nov. 20) at Varsity Arena.

Hunt, making his first career start, turned aside all 46 shots he faced, including some incredible efforts late in the second frame to earn his first career OUA shutout.



Offensively, first-year standout Mathew Campagna led the way scoring the eventual game-winner midway through the first period. Battling down low in the RMC zone, fourth-year forward Christian Finch sent the puck across the crease to find the backhand of Campagna, who finished the strong play off to put the Blues on the board.

Just two minutes later, first-year forward Ryan Kirkup netted his first career goal as a Varsity Blue, burying a big rebound off a Charlie Connell point shot to put Toronto up 2-0 after the first period.

The offence continued early in the second period as second-year forward Max Flanagan was left alone in front of the Paladins net. The Edmonton native gloved the puck down and banged home U of T's third of the game less than two minutes into the period.

At the 12:36 mark of the second, Finch joined the party, converting a wrap-around effort on the power-play to extend the Toronto lead to 4-0 entering the third period. Finch ended the game with one goal and two assists.

Third-year forward Connor Cleverley rounded out the scoring, finishing off a beautiful 2-on-1 opportunity with Kirkup for a shorthanded marker.

The Varsity Blues will look to ride the momentum from the big Friday night win as they welcome the Carleton Ravens to Varsity Arena Saturday night (Nov. 21) with puck drop scheduled for 7:30 p.m. 

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