In their first game on Thursday night the Varsity Reds defeated the UQTR Patriotes 6-1 and last night the Mustangs eliminated the Patriotes with a 3-2 overtime win. This means that for the second year in a row UNB and Western will be playing in a true semi-final, with the winner advancing to the championship game on Sunday night.
The only two other times the Varsity Reds and Mustangs have met have also been at Nationals. In UNB’s first game at the 2000 University Cup in Saskatoon UNB beat Western 3-2 thanks to an overtime goal by Colin Beardsmore. Then, in the 2009 National Championship Game in Thunder Bay the Varsity Reds received a hat-trick from tournament MVP Lachlan MacIntosh to defeat the Mustangs 4-2 as UNB claimed their 3rd CIS Gold Medal.
Head-to-Head
#1 UNB | #4 Western | |
OVERALL RECORD | 20 – 5 – 3 (t-3rd CIS) | 21 – 4 – 3 (2nd CIS) |
HOME RECORD | 12 – 2- 0 | 13 – 1 – 0 |
AWAY RECORD | 8 – 3 – 3 | 8 – 3 – 3 |
FIRST HALF | 11 – 2 – 1 | 11 – 1 – 2 |
SECOND HALF | 9 – 3 – 2 | 10 – 3 – 1 |
RECORD VS. CIS TEAMS | 32 – 5 – 3 | 27 – 7 – 3 |
PLAYOFF RECORD | 6 – 0 | 6 – 2 |
PLAYOFF RESULT | AUS Champions | OUA Runner-up |
FINAL CIS RANKING | 1st | 4th |
BEST CIS RANKING | 1st (15 times) | 1st (1 time) |
WEEKS IN TOP TEN | 18 (out of 18) | 18 (out of 18) |
GOALS SCORED | 120 (2nd) | 114 (4th) |
GOALS SCORED/GAME | 4.29 (2nd) | 4.07 (4th) |
GOALS AGAINST | 68 (4th) | 69 (t-5th) |
GOALS AGAINST/GAME | 2.38 (4th) | 2.43 (6th) |
GOAL DIFFERENTIAL | +49 (1st) | +45 (2nd) |
SHOTS/GAME | 36.0 (3rd) | 34.6 (8th) |
PP GOALS SCORED | 25 (17th) | 30 (t-10th) |
PP OPPORTUNITIES | 142 (18th) | 146 (17th) |
OVERALL PP % | 17.6 (t-18th) | 20.5 (7th) |
PP GOALS ALLOWED | 27 (20th) | 16 (1st) |
TIMES SHORTHANDED | 156 (t-26th) | 125 (4th) |
OVERALL PK % | 82.7 (18th) | 87.2 (4th) |
SH GOALS FOR | 12 (t-1st) | 3 (t-19th) |
SAVES | 561 (1st) | 785 (t-19th) |
SAVE % | 89.2 (t-21st) | 91.9 (t-2nd) |
PENALTY MINUTES/GAME | 18.9 (13th) | 13.5 (3rd) |
Who to Watch for on Western – The Mustangs had a quartet of players score more than 30 points this season, led by CIS top scorer, CIS first team all-star, and OUA West MVP Keaton Turkiewicz (47 points). Second team all-star and veteran Kevin Baker (37 points), CIS rookie of the year Zach Harnden (17 goals, 31 points), and Steve Reese (13 goals, 31 points) will also be counted on for offense. These four players also led the Mustangs in playoff scoring, with Turkiewicz pacing the conference with 14 postseason points. Defensively, OUA West defenseman of the year Scott Aarssen only had 8 points this season but he will almost certainly be relied on to shut down the explosive UNB attack. Rookie Andrew Eastman led all Mustangs blueliners with 17 points in 25 regular season games before adding another 4 in 8 postseason contests. Fellow rookie Matt Ashman was the only other Western defenceman to reach double digits in scoring, notching 1 goal and 9 assists. In goal will be OUA West goaltender of the year and first team all-star Josh Unice. Unice started 18 games this season and registered 15 wins, a 2.10 GAA, and 4 shutouts. His 0.931 save percentage ranked 2nd in the CIS.
GAME DAY SNAPSHOT
UNB – Regular Season/Playoffs

Western - Regular Season/Playoffs

Special Teams – Regular Season/Playoffs