
Gee-Gees beat Stingers 3-2 to claim University Cup men’s hockey championship
OTTAWA — 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.
Vincent Labelle, Bradley Chenier and Luka Verreault scored for the Gee-Gees, who entered the eight-team men’s hockey tournament as the lowest seed. Mitch Martin pitched in with two assists.
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.