Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Quarterfinals Schedule

With the Quarterfinals getting underway tomorrow night. Here's a look at the Schedule and a little review of the 1st Round.

Of the 3 Major Junior Leagues, the QMJHL Provided the most drama as we had 2 great series' that went to 7 games. In addition to Montreal VS. Gatineau & Rimouski VS. Chicoutimi series' going the distance, both game 7's went to OT as the Olympiques and the Rimouski Oceanic were able to finish off their series and advance to the QFS.

Some other series that were looking to pull off some upsets were the Val-dor Fourers were able to pull off a game 1 win. Then the next game they were able to keep it close for two periods as Rouyn-Nornda & Val-dor were tied at 3-3 going into the 2nd period before the Huskies scored at the very beginning and very end of the 3rd to pull away.

Games 3 & 4 in Val-dor were also very close as both games were very close 1 goal games. Game 3 saw a 1-0 loss and a 4-3 win. The Huskies were finally able to finish Val-dor in Games 5 & 6 with a 5-1 & 9-4 wins to finish off what turned out to be a great series.

The Teams that looked the most impressive was the Drummondville Voltigeurs as they were the only team to pull off a first round sweep where all 4 wins were by at least 3 goals in the series. Also the two Atlantic Teams in the St. John Seadogs and the Moncton Wildcats made quick work of the P.E.I. Rockets & Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in 5 games each.

The 2nd Round will see the Top Seeded St. John go up against the Gatineau as the Olympiques who were the only 3rd place team advance out of the Divisional Round. Drummondville & Rimouski will go at it for the 2nd straight year after the Voltigeurs sweeped the Oceanic last year. The Ramparts & Victoriaville Tigers will go at it in the #3 VS. #6 Series as the Tigers had to shake off a tough Cataractes Team in the Divisional Round. Finally the Rouyn-Nornda Huskies & Moncton Wildcats will play each other as Moncton had the better record, but will be on the road due to now winning the Atlantic Division.

My Quarterfinal Picks

St. John over Gatineau in 6 Games

Drummondville over Rimouski in 5 Games

Quebec City over Victoriaville in 6 Games

Moncton over Rouyn-Nornda in 6 Games


QMJHL Quarterfinals


#1 St. John Seadogs VS. #8 Gatineau Olympiques

St. John Seadogs Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. P.E.I.: Game 1 8-3 W, Game 2 3-6 L, Game 3 3-0 W, Game 4 2-1 OTW, Game 5 7-2 W

St. John Scoring Leaders
Thomas Jurco 5 GP 7 PTS (2G 5A, +2)
Nicholas Petersen 5 GP 7 PTS (2G 5A, +2)
Michael Kirkpatrick 5GP 7 PTS (1G 6A, +5)

St. John Goaltending
Marco Cousineau 5 GP 4-1 2.19 GAA .923 SV%


Gatineau Olympiques Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Montreal: Game 1 2-3 OTL, Game 2 4-2 W, Game 3 2-5 L, Game 4 2-4, Game 5 3-2 W, Game 6 4-1 W, Game 7 2-1 OTW

Gatineau Scoring Leaders
Denis Kindl 6GP 6 PTS (3G 3A, +2)
Hubert Labrie 7 GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, +12)
Yoan Pinette 7 GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, E)

Gatineau Goaltending
Maxime Clermont 7 GP 4-2 2.33 GAA .918 SV%
Dereck Tait 1GP 0-1 3.11 GAA .867 SV%


All St. John Seadogs Home Games are @ Harbour Station Arena

All Gatineau Olympiques Home Games are @ Robert Guertin Center

Game 1, 4/2: @ St. John 5:30 PM

Game 2, 4/3: @ St. John 5:00 PM

Game 3, 4/6: @ Gatineau 6:30 PM

Game 4, 4/7: @ Gatineau 6:30 PM

Game 5, 4/9: @ Gatineau 6:30 PM*

Game 6, 4/12: @ St. John 5:00 PM*

Game 7, 4/13: @ St. John 5:00 PM*

*If Necessary


#2 Drummondville Voltigeurs VS. #7 Rimouski Oceanic

Drummondville Voltigeurs Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Lewiston: Game 1 7-2 W, Game 2 5-1 W, Game 3 5-1 W, Game 4 5-2 W

Drummondville Scoring Leaders
Christopher Didomenico 4 GP 10 PTS (2G 8A, +9)
Gabriel Dumont 4 GP 8 PTS (5G 3A, +9)
Sean Couturier 4 GP 7 PTS (3G 4A, +9)

Drummondville Goaltending
Jake Allen 4 GP 4-0 1.50 GAA .932 SV%


Rimouski Oceanic Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Chicoutimi: Game 1 4-3 OTW, Game 2 9-3 W, Game 3 2-6 L, Game 4 4-2 W, Game 5 5-6 OTL, Game 6 3-4 L, Game 7 3-2 OTW

Rimouski Scoring Leaders
Petr Straka 7 GP 11 PTS (3G 8A, +3)
Felix Lefrancois 7 GP 11 PTS (2G 9A, +1)
Ryan Kavanagh 7 GP 10 PTS (6G 4A, +2)

Rimouski Goaltending
Matthew Dopud 6 GP 4-2 3.49 GAA .863 SV%
Philippe Tremblay 2 GP 0-1 3.92 GAA .857 SV%


All Drummondville Voltigeurs Home Games are @ Marcel Dionne Center

All Rimouski Oceanic Home Games are @ Rimouski Coliseum

Game 1, 4/2: @ Drummondville 6:30 PM

Game 2, 4/3: @ Drummondville 6:00 PM

Game 3, 4/6: @ Rimouski 6:30 PM

Game 4, 4/7: @ Rimouski 6:30 PM

Game 5, 4/9: @ Drummondville 6:30 PM*

Game 6, 4/11: @ Rimouski 3:00 PM*

Game 7, 4/13: @ Drummondville 6:30 PM*

*If Necessary


#3 Quebec City Ramparts VS. #6 Victoriaville Tigers

Quebec City Ramparts Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Acadie-Bathurst: Game 1 6-5 OTW, Game 2 5-4 OTW, Game 3 2-4 L, Game 4 7-3 W, Game 5 6-5 W


Quebec City Scoring Leaders
Jonathan Audy-Marchessault 5GP 11 PTS (3G 8A, +3)
Dmitri Kugryshev 5 GP 9 PTS (4G 5A, +3)
Ryan Bourque 5 GP 9 PTS (3G 6A, E)

Quebec City Goaltending
Louis Domingue 5 GP 3-1 4.14 GAA .875 SV%
Antoine Tadif 3 GP 1-0 2.74 GAA .906 SV%


Victoriaville Tigers Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Shawinigan: Game 1 6-2 W, Game 2 1-2 L, Game 3 3-4 L, Game 3 4-1 W, Game 5 4-3 W, Game 6 2-1 OTW

Victoriaville Scoring Leaders
Phillip-Michael Devos 6 GP 10 PTS (3G 7A, +3)
Joel Champagne 6 GP 6 PTS (4G 2A, -4)
Travis Mcisaac 6 GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, -2)

Victoriaville Goaltending
Kevin Poulin 6 GP 4-2 2.10 GAA .941 SV%


All Quebec City Ramparts Home Games are @ Pepsi Coliseum

All Victoriaville Tigers Home Games are @ Desjardins Coliseum

Game 1, 4/2: @ Quebec City 6:00 PM

Game 2, 4/3: @ Quebec City 6:00 PM

Game 3, 4/5: @ Victoriaville 6:00 PM

Game 4, 4/7: @ Victoriaville 6:00 PM

Game 5, 4/9: @ Quebec City 6:00 PM*

Game 6, 4/11: @ Victoriaville 3:00 PM*

Game 7, 4/13: @ Quebec City 6:00 PM*

*If Necessary


#4 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies VS. #5 Moncton Wildcats

Rouyn-Nornda Huskies Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Val-dor: Game 1 4-7 L, Game 2 5-3 W, Game 3 1-0 W, Game 4 3-4 L, Game 5 9-4 W, Game 6 5-1 W

Rouyn-Nornda Scoring Leaders
Jordan Caron 6 GP 13 PTS (6G 7A, +3)
Dmitry Kostromitin 6 GP 9 PTS (1G 8A, +2)
Gabriel Levesque 6 GP 7 PTS (1G 6A, E)

Rouyn-Nornda Goaltending
Michkael Audette 1 GP 1-0 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV%
Nicholas Champion 6 GP 3-2 3.34 GAA .838


Moncton Wildcats Road to the Memorial Cup

Divisional Round VS. Cape Breton: Game 1 6-3 W, Game 2 6-0 W, Game 3 3-2 OTW, Game 4 1-4 L, Game 5 4-0 W

Moncton Scoring Leaders
Marek Hrivik 5 GP 10 PTS (2G 8A, +7)
Kelsey Tessier 5GP 8 PTS (4G 4A, +4)
Nicolas Deschamps 5 GP 6 PTS (3G 3A, +6)

Moncton Goaltending
Nicola Riopel 5 GP 4-1 1.79 GAA .943 SV%


All Rouyn-Nornda Huskies Home Games are @ Dave Keon Arena

All Moncton Wildcats Home Games are @ Moncton Coliseum

Game 1, 4/2: @ Rouyn-Nornda 6:30 PM

Game 2, 4/3: @ Rouyn-Nornda 6:30 PM

Game 3, 4/6: @ Moncton 5:30 PM

Game 4, 4/9: @ Moncton 6:30 PM

Game 5, 4/10: @ Moncton 5:30 PM*

Game 6, 4/12: @ Rouyn-Nornda 6:30 PM*

Game 7, 4/14: @ Rouyn-Nornda 6:30 PM*

*If Necessary