The Islanders booked their ticket to the
league’s quarterfinals with a 4-3 overtime victory in Sherbrooke last night.
Spenser Cobbold scored at 13:34 of OT to give the Isles a 4-2 series win over
the Phoenix.
Making the series win even more
impressive was that fact that goaltender Mason McDonald, a Calgary Flames
prospect, hasn’t played since game three due to an injury. Backup Daryl
MacCallum has been superb in relief.
Daryl MacCallum
stopped 138/145 since coming in relief of Mason McDonald. Story of the
playoffs, as far as I'm concerned. #QMJHL
—
Jonathan Dunphy (@Jonathan_Dunphy) April
7, 2015
Charlottetown was the lower seed
entering the series but finished only three points back of Sherbrooke.
The series win has been a long, long
time coming for the Islanders and their fans. The fact that the Sea Dogs didn’t even exist the
last time Charlottetown/PEI won a playoff series is a good indication of that.
The Islanders feature former Sea Dogs
Oliver Cooper and Will Thompson.
The only second round matchup that has
been confirmed so far is Gatineau-Rimouski. The Olympiques, who were the
league’s hottest team entering the playoffs, upset the No. 3 seeded
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in six games.
Moncton, Baie-Comeau, Val-d’Or and
Charlottetown have all advanced but are waiting to see who their opponents will
be. The first round ends tonight with two game sevens: Halifax is in Shawinigan
and Cape Breton is in Quebec City.
The Screaming Eagles forced a game seven
with a 4-3 overtime win last night.
The Remparts, this year’s Memorial Cup
host, won’t play again until May 21 if they are eliminated tonight.
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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