TORONTO, Ont. - The Golden Hawks continued their winning ways with a commanding 6-0 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues, marking their first 5-0 start to a season since 1993. 

Laurier wasted no time setting the tone, striking just over a minute into the game. On a 2-on-1 rush, Travis Verbeek buried a perfect feed from Lucas Chard to open the scoring early. 

Toronto responded with sustained offensive pressure, testing goaltender Andrew Ness with several quality chances. However, a failed clearing attempt by the Blues allowed Joshua Kavanagh to keep the puck in at the line and find Justin O'Donnell alone in front. O'Donnell made no mistake, doubling the Laurier lead just over five minutes in. 

With less than a minute remaining in the first, Laurier found themselves on the penalty kill. A misplayed puck by Toronto turned into a costly mistake, as Bryce Kilbourne jumped on the loose puck and went end-to-end, ripping a shot off the post and in for a shorthanded goal. The Golden Hawks took a 3–0 lead into the intermission. 

Laurier carried the momentum into the second, capitalizing on another odd-man rush as Bryce Sutherland found the back of the net, prompting a goaltending change for Toronto, with Nick Surzycia coming in for relief. 

Moments later, Sutherland struck again, pouncing on a rebound off the end boards and sneaking a sharp-angle shot short side for his second of the night. 

The Hawks rounded out the scoring midway through the third when Tyler Hunt ripped a shot from the hashmarks over Surzycia's shoulder to seal the 6–0 win. 

Ness turned aside all 39 shots he faced to record his first career OUA shutout, while 14 different Golden Hawks contributed to the scoresheet in the win. 

The purple and gold return home to the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex on Sunday, October 19 to host the Brock Badgers (2–2), aiming to extend their season-opening win streak to six.  

Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., and tickets are available here.