Queen’s beats RMC to win Carr-Harris Cup

Queen’s beats RMC to win Carr-Harris Cup

By Communications Staff

February 7, 2020

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Queen's Gaels win the 2020 Carr-Harris Cup
The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Gaels men's hockey team gather for a photo after defeating the RMC Paladins 4-2 to win the 34th Carr-Harris Challenge Cup at the Leon's Centre on Thursday night. (Photo by Ian MacAlpine)

The ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Gaels (12-12-3) scored two goals in the third period to defeat the RMC Paladins (9-18-1) 4-2 in the 34th Carr-Harris Challenge Cup at the Leon's Centre in Kingston on Thursday night.

The game also saw a new record for attendance for the Carr-Harris Cup with 4,121 fans on hand.

The teams were unable to get on the scoreboard in the first period but at the 11:44 mark of the second Luke Edwards put the puck past RMC’s Joey May to open the scoring for the Gaels. ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ two minute later Jared Bethune, who assisted the opener, was set up by Edwards to put the Gaels up 2-0.

The back-to-back goals sparked RMC but they were unable to score before the end of the period.

Finally, a little more than halfway through the third, the Paladins got on the board as Liam Stagg set up Marshall Skapski to cut the Queen’s lead to 2-1.A few minutes later, RMC were on the powerplay and Cameron Lamport set up Rhett Willcox to tie it up 2-2.

The tie wouldn't last long as the Gaels answered right back as Brandon Schuldhaus scored his first career U SPORTS marker to put Queen’s back in front with a point shot. Josh Curtis would then add an empty-netter to secure the Gaels’ 21st win over RMC at the Carr-Harris Cup