Loyola Goes Home Winless

Loyola departed for Quebec early this afternoon after a two-game series where the Blues outscored LHS 6-1. Today's game, however, was not uneventful. The Blues started off well and looked as though they would run over Loyola for a lop-sided score. This did not turn out to be the case, as after the first half of the first period the wheels began to fall off and the game devolved into a sloppy affair. The Blues did hold onto a one-goal lead for a period of time, but this did not remain. Loyola scored in the second to even the game and that is the way it stayed until there was a minute and a half left in the game. While the Blues did up their play at the halfway point of the third, they need to rely on a penalty shot conversion by Nicholas Payer with 90 seconds left to take the lead. Shortly after the penalty shot Zacharie Dumas scored his first of the season right off the draw into an empty net - they are all worth one point at the end of the season. Dumas provided a cushion that allowed the Blues to escape with a respectable win. The Blues will head to Ulysse for their first tournament of the season on Thursday. They will need to elevate their play if they hope to make it to the late rounds.