Dogs Will Face Drakkar In Round 2

Nobody saw this coming.

After completing a stunning sweep of the Victoriaville Tigres on Wednesday night, the Baie-Comeau Drakkar will now have the pleasure of facing the Saint John Sea Dogs in the second round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs.

The Drakkar, seeded 13^th out of the 16, swept the Tigres, who were seeded 4^th and heavily favoured, in four straight games which includes Wednesday’s 5-4 overtime victory at the Henry Leonard Centre to clinch the series.

Baie-Comeau finished 13^th overall in the league with 63 points. The Tigres finished 4^th overall 94 points. This is a huge upset. The fact that the Drakkar swept the best-of-seven series makes it an even more epic upset.

Many had the Drakkar listed as a contending team before the season started but they never lived up to expectations. They fired their head coach just a couple of weeks ago and that, apparently, has sparked them. General manager Steve Ahern is the temporary bench boss.

The Tigres had the third best record in the league this season, third most wins, and led the league in goal scoring with 311.

Saint John had a 3-0 record against Baie-Comeau in the regular season.

The two teams have never faced each other in the playoffs.

Game 1 of the second round series takes place next Friday, April 6 at 7:30pm at Harbour Station and Game 2 takes place the following day at 7pm. Tickets to both games go on sale this morning at 10am.