LANGLEY, British Columbia – Led by first-year forward Artem Hrabovetsky (Kyiv, Ukraine) with two goals, and third-year goalie Raphael Audet (Rimouski, Que.) with 41 saves the Trinity Western Spartans rallied to earn a point in a 5-4 shoot-out loss to the Calgary Dinos Friday night at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C. It was the Spartans' first point in program history against the Dinos.
 
Also scoring for the Spartans were first-year forward Matteo Lamoureux (Montreal, Que) with his sixth of the season, and first-year forward Connor Farren (Cloverdale, B.C.) with his seventh of the season.
 
Calgary's Carter Massier had the hat-trick to lead the Dinos, with Colson Gengenbach adding a single goal for Calgary.
 
Calgary's Carl Tetachuk made 18 saves to earn the shootout win.
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will look to get a split with the Dinos tomorrow afternoon at the Langley Events Centre. Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m. (PT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
QUOTABLE
Trinity Western Head Coach Ben Walter
"I liked our resilience. I liked that we, especially in the third period, stuck with it. Finding a way to get that tying goal is big for a group and just the attitude on the bench was good. We believed we could tie the game and get back into it and so that's the plus for sure. I think we learned a lot about being consistent again for 60 minutes. I don't think we did that well enough tonight. We just weren't consistent. We were really good at times and then we kind of folded at times. They're a big heavy team and they come at you hard and we have to learn how to withstand that for longer stretches. But at the end of the day, we came out with a point, it's big for our group to realize that we're never out of games, and it just takes one play or one moment. And we are getting guys that are starting to make those plays in those moments, so that's exciting."
AS IT HAPPENED
The first period it was Trinity Western who struck first with a power play goal by Artem Hrabovetskyi at 10:49, followed by another goal from Matteo Lamoureux at 13:13. Calgary responded with two goals of their own, one by Carter Massier at 15:57 and another by Colson Gengenbach at 17:36, evening the score at 2-2 by the end of the period.
 
The second period began with Hrabovetskyi scoring his second of the night at 2:10, assisted by Yuji Akimoto and Matteo Lamoureux, to give TWU a 3-2 lead. Calgary responded at 7:12 with a goal by Carter Massier, assisted by Logan Hauer and Jadon Joseph, leveling the score at 3-3. Massier got his second of the game at 13:13, assisted by Zach Wytinck, to put the Dinos ahead 4-3.
In the third period, Trinity Western faced an early challenge with a penalty on Christian Lowe for hooking at 7:31, allowing Calgary a power play opportunity. However, Calgary was unable to capitalize on the advantage. The period's defining moment came at 18:46 when, with TWU's net empty, Connor Farren scored the game-tying goal for the Spartans, assisted by Zack Whittaker and Christian Lowe to send the game into overtime.
 
In the overtime period, both teams had quality chances but neither was able to get the game-winner with Calgary outshooting TWU 4-2. Calgary's third shooter Adam Kydd scored the lone goal of the shootout to give the Dinos the shootout win.
 
NOTABLE 

• The Dinos outshot the Spartans 46-22.
• TWU was 1-2 on the power play, while Calgary was 0-3.
• The point earned was the first point the Spartans have taken from the Dinos in program history.
• Three Stars: CGY Carter Massier, TWU Artem Hrabovetskyi
• TWU's third line of first-year forward Yuji Akimoto (Delta, B.C), Matteo Lamoureux and Artem Hrabovetskyi had seven points on the night.
• Last week the Spartans went 0-1-1-0 against the UBC Thunderbirds, losing 3-1 in Vancouver, B.C., and losing in overtime 6-5 at the Langley Events Centre.
• Last week the Dinos were swept by the Alberta Golden Bears losing 7-3 in Calgary, and 5-1 in Edmonton.
• TWU lost 7-0, and 3-2 to Calgary in the first semester in Calgary.
• TWU is currently 0-12-1 lifetime against the Dinos.

 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
 
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