In front of a Carr-Harris Cup record 4,121 crowd, the Paladins fought to the end of another entertaining game in the 34th edition of the rivalry game against Queen's.
Queen's won Wednesday's game 4-2 at the Leon's Centre to win the Carr-Harris Cup, which commemorates the oldest hockey rivalry in the world. RMC and Queen's first played on March 10, 1886.
In the first period of Wednesday's game, RMC's
Joey May matched his Queen's counterpart Luke Richardson, as the teams entered the first intermission in a scoreless tie. May finished the game with 36 saves.
After the Gaels took the lead on a pair of goals in the second period, the Paladins came out refocused in the third. Midway through the period,
Marshall Skapski found the back of the net on RMC's first goal of the game, with
Liam Stagg earning the only assist. With only five minutes remaining,
Rhett Willcox tied it on the power play.
Cameron Lamport and
Liam Murray earned the special teams assists.
Two minutes later, Queen's restored their lead on a goal from Brandon Schuldhaus before adding an empty-netter.
RMC's first playoff appearance since 2006 is schedule for next week, when the team travels to Carleton for a Wednesday night tilt. The Paladins hope to pack Constantine Arena on Thursday when they host the Ravens in the second game of their best of three series. Game time is set for 7:00 PM and tickets will be available at the door.
