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Huskies defeat Tigers 4-3 in Red Tape Game
Posted: Nov 22, 2025

Huskies defeat Tigers 4-3 in Red Tape Game

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Scoring Summary
2nd - 04:36 - Liam Arnsby (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 11:28 - Dylan Andrews (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 13:32 - Reid Valade (Saint Mary's)
2nd - 15:55 - PP - Brody Fournier (Dalhousie)
3rd - 00:15 - Zak Smith (Dalhousie)
3rd - 12:37 - Ben Allison (Saint Mary's)
3rd - 19:49 - Luke Johnston (Dalhousie)
Game Leaders
Dalhousie
G: 3 Players (#12, #14, #78) - 1
A: 2 Players (#12, #23) - 2
Sh: 3 Players (#24, #25, #78) - 3
Sv: Carter Richardson - 40
Saint Mary's
G: 4 Players (#5, #9, #25, #61) - 1
A: Matthew MacDonald - 3
Sh: Ben Allison - 8
Sv: Ben West - 14
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HALIFAX, NS – Saint Mary's forward Dylan Andrews scored a goal and added an assist, lifting the Huskies to a 4-3 win over the Dalhousie Tigers in Atlantic University Sport men's hockey action on Saturday afternoon at the Dauphinee Centre in Halifax.

It was the second game of the Huskies annual Red Tape Hockey doubleheader, raising awareness around racism in sport in support of former SMU student Logan Prosper of We'koqma'q First Nation. Prosper was on the receiving end of a racial slur during a minor hockey game in Cape Breton (or Unama'ki) in 2019. After that, Prosper put red tape on his hockey stick as a visible reminder that such intolerance has no place in hockey and sport more broadly.

The first period saw the Huskies pepper the Tigers net with chances, but Dalhousie goaltender Carter Richardson (Dartmouth, NS), stood tall, stopping all 17 shots he faced. The Huskies outshot the Tigers 17-6 through the opening 20 minutes, but neither team scored heading into first intermission.

Just over 30 seconds into the second period, it looked like the Huskies had a go-ahead goal, as defenceman Ethan Ritchie (Oakville, ON) fired a point shot that was tipped in by forward Ben Boyd (Dartmouth, NS), but the officials waved it off for a high stick.

Four minutes later the Huskies took the lead for real, as forward Liam Arnsby (Ajax, ON) cleaned up the rebound of a Matthew MacDonald (Halifax, NS) shot, with Arnsby's first as a Husky giving SMU a 1-0 lead, 4:36 into the second period.

Eight minutes later, Saint Mary's doubled their lead, as forward Dylan Andrews (Cole Harbour, NS) cycled the zone and fired a high wrist shot that beat Richardson top corner, doubling the Huskies lead to 2-0, 11:28 into the period.

Less than two minutes later, forwards Matthew MacDonald and Reid Valade (Caledon, ON) broke out on a two-on-one, with MacDonald feeding Valade for his 13th goal of the campaign and the Huskies third unanswered goal of the period, extending the lead to 3-0, 13:32 into the second period.

The Tigers got one back late in the period with Brody Fournier (Perth, ON) scoring a powerplay goal that beat a heavily screened Ben West (Barrie, ON) to cut the Huskies lead to 3-1 with 4:05 remaining in the second.

Saint Mary's outshot Dalhousie 19-3 in the second period, and took a 3-1 lead into second intermission.

Just 15 seconds into the third period, the Tigers made it interesting, as forward Zak Smith (Austin, MB) fired a spinning shot that fooled West low, and cut the lead to 3-2.

The Tigers pressed for an equalizer and both teams had good opportunities, but Richardson and West were sharp.

That is until the 12:37 mark of the third period, when Huskies forward Ben Allison (Halifax, NS) crossed the blue line, toe-dragged around a defender and fired a high shot that beat Richardson top corner, extending the Huskies lead to 4-2.

The Tigers pulled their goalie late and got a goal back, with Luke Johnston (Mississauga, ON) scoring a late goal with 12 seconds remaining, to bring the final score to 4-3.

Saint Mary's outshot Dalhousie 44-17 on the night, with Ben West making 14 saves for the win, while Carter Richardson turned away 40 shots in defeat.

Dylan Andrews was named Player of the Game for the Huskies with a goal and an assist.

With the win the Huskies improve to 8-6-0-1 on the season, and will be back on home ice on Wednesday, Nov. 26, as they host the Acadia Axemen (11-2-1-2) at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS

The Tigers loss drops their record to 0-13-1-1 on the campaign. Dalhousie will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 28 as they host the UNB REDS (9-6-1-0) at 7 p.m. at the Halifax Forum.

Recap by Allan April / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
Photos by Eduardo Ibarra / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics