The Brock men's hockey team is hosting the Queen's Cup.
 
On Wednesday, March 23, the No. 9 Badgers upset the No. 5 Rams 5-2 in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinal at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto to secure home ice for the Queen's Cup.
 
The Badgers welcome UQTR in the Queen's Cup at Seymour-Hannah Arena on Saturday, March 26 at 7:15 p.m.
 
Brock's victory also clinches a berth to the U SPORTS Men's Hockey Championships in Wolfville, Nova Scotia from March 31 to April 3.
 
"The guys completely deserved and earned this win and a shot at the Queen's Cup," said head coach Kevin Forrest. "I was impressed with the will and determination of our players tonight. We blocked a lot of shots against a team that knows how to score, which shows how much we wanted this win for each other."
 
Brock hosted the Queen's Cup during the 2017-18 season but lost to McGill. The Badgers are seeking to hoist the Cup for the first time in program history, and their first provincial title.
 
Zachary Taylor's power-play marker late in the second would stand as the game-winner. The goal was Taylor's first of the campaign.
 
Goaltender Mario Peccia made 29 saves for his third consecutive playoff win. Jacob Roach scored twice and added an assist while Jared Marino scored a goal and an assist.
 
Justin Brack added a goal to extend his point streak to seven points in four games.
 
"Our team played well, we deserved to win tonight. It was a collective team effort," Peccia said. "We're happy with our performance but we still have one more win on Saturday to focus on to get the Queen's Cup at home."
 
The Badgers got off to a hot start, outshooting the Rams in the first period 10-5. Marino, the Badgers captain, opened the scoring at 11:05.
 
The Rams struck back with the man advantage to end the first frame 1-1.
 
In the second, Roach found the back of the net, yet the Rams tied it up again.
 
Taylor's game-winner came to fruition with less than two minutes remaining as a shot through traffic found its way through.
 
Roach converted a sharp saucer pass from Owen Guy to build a lead in the third.
 
Late in the game, Brock was faced with a penalty kill situation versus a Rams' extra attacker. Brack sealed the deal for Brock with a short-handed goal. Christian DeDonato added the assist.
 
Johnathon Schaefer, Adam Berg and Christian Girhiny each contributed an assist.
 
"It was a highly emotional game with a lot of momentum swings, but our guys kept their composure and channelled their intensity in all the right ways," added Forrest.