Ottawa (October 6, 2025) - The Carleton Ravens men's hockey team returned home from a successful opening weekend with three of four points. The Ravens opened their season Friday night with a 3-2 win at Queen's, before gaining a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to Ontario Tech on Saturday.
The Ravens were resilient against the 2024 OUA East finalist Queen's Gaels, falling behind 1-0 before rallying for the win. Nick McCarry was first to bulge the twine for the Ravens on Friday, picking up a drop pass as he entered the zone and making no mistake snapping it high glove side.
Robbie Rutledge wasted little time breaking the deadline just minutes later, weaving between two defenders and snapping his shot into the top corner while falling backwards to take the lead.
After a sensational rookie season, Felix Bedard would notch his first of the year early in the second to extend the lead to 3-1. Cameron Tolnai set up Liam Tanner for a shorthanded goal midway through the second period, but Dylan Meilun would shut the door the rest of the way. In his first OUA game, the former Winkler Flyers goaltender would make 24 saves, including 10 in the third.
Saturday, the Ravens found themselves on the other end of a 3-2 final. Nick McCarry continued his hot start to the season, snapping home his second of the season midway through the first period. Then, early in the second period, Reese Belton found McCarry on a bounce pass of the wall, springing the Simons Valley Storm alumni for his third goal in two days.
Unlike Friday, the Ravens were unable to hold on Saturday, as penalties and special teams took over. Alex Drover would score on the power play midway through the second to cut the lead in half, and Brady Koran would tie things up late in the period to send the game to the third all square.
After a calmer, tight-checking third, the Ravens found themselves in their first overtime situation of the season. The opportunity for late-game heroics proved brief. Despite getting the first shot of overtime, the Ravens quickly found themselves defending the Ridgebacks' trio when Justin Svenson snapped a shot past Tye Austin for the win.
Carleton returns to Kingston on Friday to face RMC before returning home to face the defending U-CUP champion Ottawa Gee-Gees in the only Bytown Battle at the Ice House this season on Sunday at 7 PM.
