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March 21, 2025 | Hockey (M)

Men's hockey come back to beat Moncton, advance to national semifinal

The Stingers beat the Aigles Bleus 4-2 at TD Place in Ottawa to move on and will play Saskatchewan in the U SPORTS semifinal on Saturday.

Moncton jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first, but All-Canadian defenseman Simon Lavigne answered with his first goal of the tournament tying the game tied 1-1 at the first intermission.

The Aigles Bleus were able to gain the advantage again early in the 2nd period and went into the break with a 2-1 lead.

In the third period, the Stingers came out buzzing, getting two quick goals by Charles Savoie and Édouard Charron to go up 3-2. Nicholas Girouard was able to clinch the victory with an empty-net goal in the final minutes of the third period.

Lavigne was named Concordia's Player of the Game scoring a goal and adding two assists. Nikolas Hurtubise made 22 saves in the win.

The Stingers move on to play Saskatchewan in the semifinal at 7 p.m. at TD Place. Watch the game on the CBC Sports YouTube channel.