The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are heading to the President Cup
Final.
With a 4-0 victory tonight in Game 6 of their semi-final
matchup with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, the Drakkar win the series 4-2
and advance to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Final where they will meet
the Halifax Mooseheds.
Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau, Alexandre Ranger, Félix Girard,
and Valentin Zykov all scored for the Drakkar. Philippe Cadorette stopped all
24 shots he faced for the shutout.
It was an eventful series to say the least. Along with
the post-game brawl in Game 4 that resulted in several suspensions and fines,
four games were decided by one goal and a controversial goal made the league make a video review rule change for next season.
The Drakkar finished second in the league with a
44-19-2-3 record in the regular season. They are 12-2 in this year’s playoffs.
It’s nice to see a small market team reach the President
Cup Final. It’s also nice to see two teams meet in the league final that have
some history between each other. Nathan MacKinnon was originally drafted by the
Drakkar but would not report, forcing the team to trade the star forward to
Halifax. Drakkar fans will surely give MacKinnon a nice welcome
when he comes to town for Game 3.
Game 1 is Friday night at the Metro Centre. Winner of the
series represents the QMJHL in Saskatoon.
Halifax's Stephen MacAulay is the only former Sea Dog remaining in the playoffs with Ryan Tesink and the Armada getting eliminated. With Blainville-Boisbriand's season now over, will we finally get some news on the Tesink trade investigation thing?
Halifax's Stephen MacAulay is the only former Sea Dog remaining in the playoffs with Ryan Tesink and the Armada getting eliminated. With Blainville-Boisbriand's season now over, will we finally get some news on the Tesink trade investigation thing?
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