COACH PAT O'ROURKE'S DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS WILL ENTER THE GILMOUR VARSITY CLASSIC (THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) HAVING OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS, 25-6.

PROVIDING THE LAMP LIGHTERS AGAINST THE COUGARS WERE COLTON RIEMENSCHNEIDER, LIAM GEITHER, MILES MCQUINN AND CAPTAIN PADDY SPELLACY. GOALIE JOSH POTTS STOPPED 27 OF 28 SHOTS.
IN AN UPDATED HOCKEY SCORE FROM THURSDAY, 12/2/10, THE LANCERS FROM GILMOUR ACADEMY DEFEATED THE WILDCATS, 4-1, IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE GILMOUR VARSITY CLASSIC.

SAINT IGNATIUS (4-2) IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY NEW TRIER FROM ILLINOIS DURING FRIDAY NIGHT'S SECOND ROUND. THE WILDCATS' HOCKEY WEBSITE LISTS FRIDAY'S GAME AS A 9 P.M. START.

ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE, SAINT IGNATIUS WILL HAVE A QUICK TURNAROUND. THE WEBSITE (AS OF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT) HAS THE 'CATS TAKING ON GILMOUR AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:30. PLEASE CHECK THE SAINT IGNATIUS OR GILMOUR WEBSITE BEFORE MAKING THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TRIP. THE GAME MIGHT BE SWITCHED TO 1 P.M.

SAINT IGNATIUS WILL CLOSE OUT THE TOURNAMENT WITH ANOTHER MATCH UP WITH NEW TRIER ON SATURDAY AT 8:30 P.M.
'CATS' ICERS GO 2-2 IN THE GILMOUR TOURNAMENT

For the second time in three days, Saint Ignatius was defeated by Gilmour Academy in the Gilmour Varsity Classic Hockey Tournament. The Lancers, who came away with a 4-1 victory over the 'Cats in Thursday's opening round, skated to a 3-1 W on Saturday. Standout junior forward and captain Paddy Spellacy tallied Saint Ignatius' goal.

The Wildcats (6-3) rebounded, however, and went on to blank New Trier out of Illinois, 6-0, on Saturday night.

In defeating New Trier for the second time in 24 hours, Saint Ignatius got two-goal performances from Spellacy and junior defender Will Smith. Paddy now has 11 goals on the young season, including six in the Gilmour Tournament.

Also lighting the lamp against New Trier were senior forward Kevin Joseph and junior forward Eamonn Walsh. Junior goalie Matt Kovesdy stopped 17 shots en route to the shutout.