Major Junior Scores and Playoff Updates

The 2nd Round of the Major Junior Playoffs is now underway as the 24 teams that are still in the running for the Memorial Cup Tournament in Brandon, Manitoba continues. Unlike the Conference Quarterfinals, Calgary is making sure that Medicine Hat doesn't give the Hitmen a scare, Calgary gave the Tigers a 5-2 wake up call that the Hitmen have been on a roll since game 5 of the Moose Jaw Series.

Elsewhere in the West, the Brandon Wheat Kings continue to roll as the team took both games in Saskatoon 6-5 in OT & 4-1 in Game 2 last night. With the next 3 in Brandon, the Wheat Kings will be looking to make quick work of the Saskatoon Blades in the Conference Semifinals.

Finally the Kelowna Rockets are proving to be a tough team as players like Mark Guggenburger is looking to use their WHL Championship Experience from last year as the series is tied at 1-1. While the Vancouver Giants won a high-flying Game 1 as 15 goals were scored as the Giants won 9-6 where Brendan Gallagher used a 4 goal game to help the Giants overcome the Winterhawks in the series' opener.

The Ontario Hockey League has gone to form as the top seeds in Barrie and Windsor are leading 1-0 and 2-0. Barrie is currently playing the Brampton Battalion this afternoon in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. On an ind. level, it's a battle of top prospects for this year's NHL Draft as Taylor Hall & Jonathan Seguin look to prove their cases that they should be the #1 Draft Pick this summer.

The #2 VS. #3 Series' is going to be where the drama is going to be as the Mississauga & Ottawa have traded blows in the first two games. While the Kitchener Rangers & London Knights have used high scoring games to win in the first 2 games, including a 13 goal game where the London won 8-5 in game 1 where 7 different players scored in the game led by Daniel Erlich who had 2 goals and an assist in the game.

The QMJHL has all 4 of their series at 2-0 as St. John, Drummondville, Victoriaville and Moncton are currently leading the best of 7 Quarterfinals Series' 2-0. This is not surprising as the 4 teams were the top 2 out of the Atlantic & Central Divisions as the Strongest divisions in the QMJHL During the season.


Major Junior Playoffs


Western Hockey League

4/2

Medicine Hat Tigers 2 Calgary Hitmen 5 (0-3, 2-1, 0-1)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006989

Brandon Wheat Kings 6 Saskatoon Blades 5 (2-1, 3-4, 1-0)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006996

Kelowna Rockets 3 Tri-City Americans 5 (2-2, 0-0, 1-3)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007003

WHL Friday Wrap Up: http://whl.ca/friday-s-whl-playoff-round-up-p141849


4/3

Brandon Wheat Kings 4 Saskatoon Blades 1 (0-0, 2-1, 2-0)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006997

Vancouver Giants 9 Portland Winterhawks 6 (2-1, 3-2, 4-3)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007010

Kelowna Rockets 3 Tri-City Americans 2 (1-1, 0-0, 2-1)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007004


WHL Saturday Wrap Up: http://whl.ca/saturday-s-whl-playoff-round-up-p141869


Current Series Update

Eastern Conference

Calgary Hitmen VS. Medicine Hat Tigers: Calgary Leads Series 1-0

Saskatoon Blades VS. Brandon Wheat Kings: Brandon Leads Series 2-0


Western Conference

Tri-City Americans VS. Kelowna Rockets: Series Tied at 1-1

Vancouver Giants VS. Portland Winterhawks: Vancouver Leads Series 1-0


Ontario Hockey League

4/1

Kitchener Rangers 5 London Knights 8 (1-3, 2-2, 2-3)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16721

Plymouth Whalers 1 Windsor Spitfires 5 (0-2, 1-1, 0-2)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16722

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors 4 Ottawa 67s 1 (1-0, 1-1, 2-0)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16714

Brampton Battalion 3 Barrie Colts 5 (1-2, 1-3, 1-0)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16734


OHL Thursday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-thursday-p141826


4/2

London Knights 2 Kitchener Rangers 5 (0-1, 1-2, 1-2)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16713

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors 2 Ottawa 67s 7 (1-2, 1-4, 0-1)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16715


OHL Friday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-friday-p141846


4/3

Windsor Spitfires 5 Plymouth Whalers 3 (1-1, 2-1, 2-1)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16723


OHL Saturday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-saturday-p141867


Current OHL Playoff Series' Update


Eastern Conference

Barrie Colts VS. Brampton Battalion: Barrie Leads Series 1-0

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors VS. Ottawa 67s: Series Tied 1-1


Western Conference

Windsor Spitfires VS. Plymouth Whalers: Windsor Leads Series 2-0

London Knights VS. Kitchener Rangers: Series Tied 1-1


Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

4/2

Gatineau Olympiques 4 St. John Seadogs 7 (0-3, 3-1, 1-3)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20962

Victoriaville Tigers 4 Quebec City Ramparts 1 (1-1, 3-0, 0-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20948

Moncton Wildcats 6 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies 1 (5-1, 1-0, 0-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20955

Rimouski Oceanic 4 Drummondville Voltigeurs 5 (OT) (1-1, 2-2, 1-1, 0-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20969


4/3

Gatineau Olympiques 2 St. John Seadogs 7 (0-2, 0-1, 2-4)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20963

Victoriaville Tigers 4 Quebec City Ramparts 2 (1-0, 2-1, 1-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20949

Rimouski Oceanic 0 Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 (0-1, 0-1, 0-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20970

Moncton Wildcats 4 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies 3 (1-0, 2-1, 0-2, 1-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20956


QMJHL Series' Update


St. John Seadogs VS. Gatineau Olympiques: St. John Leads Series 2-0

Drummondville Voltigeurs VS. Rimouski Oceanic: Druumondville Leads Series 2-0

Quebec City Ramparts VS. Victoriaville Tigers: Victoriaville Leads Series 2-0

Rouyn-Nornda Huskies VS. Moncton Wildcats: Moncton Leads Series 2-0

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