Box Score Four different players scored as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team defeated the York Lions 5-3 on Sunday, January 7 at Varsity Arena.
 
The upset breaks the Blues seven-game losing streak and marks their first win of the New Year.
 
Rookie forward Hunter Atchison tallied two goals, while first-year netminder Frederic Foulem made 21 saves in the victory.
 
After a scoreless first period, sophomore defenceman Justin Brand opened the scoring for the Blues, carrying the puck up the ice and cutting to the middle to snipe the puck past Lions goalie Mack Shields.
 
The Blues took a two-goal lead seven minutes later as third-year forward Matt Campagna capitalized on a York turnover and beat Shields under his glove.
 
York finally got on the board with just five minutes left in the second frame with a goal from Giusten Annetta to bring the score to 2-1.
 
Atchison restored Toronto's two-goal lead though, finishing off a nice passing play from Curtis Harvey; however, the Lions would respond yet again within a minute with a goal from Trevor Petersen, ending the period with the Blues up 3-2.
 
Toronto again took a two-goal advantage 3:51 into the third period. Aidan Wallace skated up the left side of the ice, passed to Campagna, who quickly passed to Max Lindsay, who made no mistake in finding the back of the net.
 
But, yet again, Lions forward Josh LaFrance would make it one goal game with a quick goal at the halfway point of the frame. Atchison ended the back-and-forth affair with a late empty net goal, ending the game at 5-3.
 
The Blues resume regular season action on Thursday, January 11 as they take on the Ryerson Rams at Mattamy Athletic Centre. Puck drop is set for 7:15 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on OUA.tv.

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