Freshmen Impress in Harvard's Win

Final	1	2	3	Final
Trois Rivieres ()	0	1	0	1
Harvard ()	2	1	0	3

Scoring Summary
1st - 05:23	PP - Alex Killorn (Harvard)
1st - 06:35	Ryan Grimshaw (Harvard)
2nd - 11:39	PP - Breton, Jean-Sebasti (Trois Rivieres)
2nd - 16:53	Daniel Moriarty (Harvard)

Trois Rivieres	Harvard
G: Breton, Jean-Sebasti - 1 A: 2 Players (#19, #28 - 1) Sh: Breton, Jean-Sebasti - 7 Sv: Blanchard, Jean-Chri - 40	G: 3 Players (#6, #21, #24 - 1) A: 6 Players (#7, #9, #10, #11, #22, #23 - 1) Sh: Alex Biega - 6 Sv: Ryan Carroll - 9

TEAM STATISTICS	Trois Rivieres	Harvard
Power Plays	1 for 6	1 for 13
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	13 (26)	6 (12)
Shots on Goal	21	43
Face Offs Won	31	35

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Boxscore

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Freshmen accounted for all three goals as the No. 20 Harvard men’s hockey team defeated Québec-Trois-Rivières, 3-1, in an exhibition game Friday night at Bright Hockey Center.

Rookies Alex Killorn, Ryan Grimshaw and Rence Coassin all scored in their first competitive collegiate action, while two of their classmates notched assists. The Crimson outshot the Patriotes, 43-21, but Jean-Christian Blanchard kept UQTR in contention with 40 saves.

The Crimson jumped on top with a pair of first-period goals in rapid succession. The first came off the stick of Killorn on the power play. He skated in from the left side to bury the rebound after Blanchard stopped Jimmy Fraser’s stuff-in attempt from the other post. Sophomore Matt McCollem also assisted on the play.

Grimshaw doubled the lead just 72 seconds later, when his shot from the right side found its way past Blanchard for the eventual game-winner. Sophomore Joe Smith and freshman Eric Kroshus had helpers on the play.

The only downside of the first period for the Crimson was that the coaching staff did not get to see freshman goaltender Matt Hoyle face much of a test in his first game action. Harvard outshot UQTR, 17-3, in the period and took the 2-0 lead to the first intermission.

Harvard held a 13-10 edge in second-period shots, but the Patriotes were able to get back in the game with a power-play tally at 11:39. Jean-Sébastien Breton had the goal, getting to the left post and banging the puck home after Mathieu Gravel sent it at the net from the right side.

Coassin got the margin back to two goals with just over three minutes remaining in the period, scoring his first goal in a Harvard uniform with junior Chad Morin and freshman Daniel Moriarty assisting.

Sophomore Ryan Carroll made a team-high nine saves in the period, including seven stops on three UQTR power plays.

Neither team would score in a penalty-filled third period, as Blanchard stopped 10 shots on six Crimson power plays and 13 total shots in the period. John Riley made eight saves, including two tough ones back-to-back on a Patriotes man advantage.

The Crimson officially opens the season Oct. 31, at home against Dartmouth.