— Rockys (@RockysSportsBar) May 1, 2016The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies will play the Shawinigan Cataractes in the President Cup final.
The Huskies advanced to the league’s
championship series with a late comeback victory over the Moncton Wildcats this
afternoon. The Huskies, who were down 3-0 at one point in the second period,
scored three goals in the third period to beat Moncton 5-4 and win the
semifinal series in six games. The Wildcats were up 4-3 with three minutes left
in the game, but two goals by Rouyn-Noranda within a 1:02 span ended Moncton’s
season.
Shawinigan advanced to the league final
on Friday after eliminating the Saint John Sea Dogs in five games.
Neither club team won a QMJHL
championship previously The Huskies last appeared in the final in 2008 while the
Cataractes are making their first appearance since 2009.
The Huskies finished first overall in
the league standing while the Cataractes finished second. Rouyn-Noranda won
three of the four meetings between the two.
The best-of-seven series begins on
Wednesday in Rouyn-Noranda.
Calendrier De la finale mercredi et vendredi a RN / dimanche et lundi A Shawinigan/ mercredi a RN / vendredi a Shawinigan et dimanche a RN— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) May 1, 2016
The winner will represent the QMJHL at
the 2016 Memorial Cup in Red Deer. The OHL final has London taking Niagara while
Seattle will face Brandon for the WHL championship.
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