Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Tigres move on to President Cup final

Jonathan Roy/QMJHL
The President Cup final is set.

The Victoriaville Tigres have advanced to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship series following a 2-0 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders on Tuesday night in Quebec City, winning the best-of-five semifinal series 3-2.

The Tigres will take on the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the league final.

Shawn Element scored what proved to be the game-winner at 15:52 of the second period. Benjamin Tardif added an empty net goal.
Charlottetown's Colten Ellis was excellent in net, making 21 stops. That included a huge save in the third period to keep it a one-goal game.
The Islanders have been one of the QMJHL's most consistent teams over the past five years but they have now lost three semifinal playoff series since 2017. They've yet to play in a President Cup final despite being painfully close a few times. That's tough.

This will be the first all-Quebec final since 2016 when Rouyn-Noranda defeated Shawinigan in five games.

The Foreurs will be looking to win their fourth President Cup championship and their first since 2014. 

This is Victoriaville's first trip to the President Cup final since the 2001-02 season when the club won its only championship. 

The QMJHL released the schedule for the President Cup on Tuesday.

Game 1 - Thursday, May 27 at 8 p.m.
Game 2 - Saturday, May 29 at 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Sunday, May 30 at 4 p.m.
Game 4 - Tuesday, June 1 at 8 p.m.
*Game 5 - Thursday, June 3 at 8 p.m.
*Game 6 - Saturday, June 5 at 4 p.m.
*Game 7 - Sunday, June 6 at 4 p.m.
*If necessary

With the COVID-19 situation continuing to improve in Quebec, new public health protocols will allow 2,000 fans to attend games beginning May 29. Up until this point, fans have not been permitted to attend any QMJHL games in Quebec this season.
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