Box Score If you asked any hockey player with a pulse how they'd script their first goal on a new team in a new league, the most popular answer would invariably be to score a game winning goal in overtime. And luckily for the Warriors men's hockey team, forward Chris Chappell (Pickering/) authored that scene Saturday night.

Chappell scored the overtime winner, and reigning CIS scoring champion Justin Larson (Buckhorn/) had both Waterloo goals in regulation as the Warriors defeated the Queen's Gaels 3-2 in extra time on Saturday night at the Columbia Icefield Arena in Waterloo.

Andy Smith (Rosetown/) had two assists in the win for the fifth-ranked Warriors, who move to a perfect 2-0 on the season. Joseph Luongo and Kelly Jackson scored for the Gaels, who dropped their first game of 2013-14. Newcomer Mike Morrison (Hamilton/) made 36 saves for the Warriors in the win, while Kevin Bailie took the loss for the Gaels, turning aside 24 shots.

The first period saw the Warriors carry the bulk of the play, as they hemmed the Gaels in their own zone for long stretches without being able to pot one past Bailie. The second period was much the same story but with roles reversed, and Queen's took the play to the hosts, narrowly missing taking the lead. After 40 minutes, the game remained scoreless.

The early stages of the third period became Larson's show, as the burly forward ripped a wrister top corner just 51 seconds into the frame. Then, less than four minutes later, Larson picked the pocket of a Queen's defender at center ice and maintained control until he got to the goal mouth, beating Bailie with a quick move to the backhand to make it 2-0 Warriors.

The Gaels, to their credit, didn't wilt, and they were able to take advantage of a breakdown in the Warriors defensive zone when Luongo popped in from the point and buried a loose puck in the slot to cut the lead to 2-1 just after the period's five-minute mark. The score stayed that way until just under two minutes remained, when Jackson potted a rebound on a delayed penalty send the game to overtime.

Once in the extra session, it was Chappell's time to author his fairytale ending. Rookie defenceman Ryan Hanes (Kanata/) fed him a gorgeous cross-ice pass to the back post, and Chappell made no mistake, finishing off the far post and in behind Bailie for the winner.

The Warriors will now prepare for a rare one-game week, as they will host a rematch of last year's OUA West division final when they welcome the Windsor Lancers to the Columbia Icefield Arena on Friday, October 18. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 pm.

Notes: Both teams went 0-3 on the man-advantage…Warriors defenceman Sam Caldwell (Cape Breton/) was hit hard into the boards late in the third period, and remained down for several minutes. He skated off under his own power…Hanes' assist on the game-winning goal was his first career CIS point.