Playoff Update: We're off to a good start

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The President Cup playoffs are off to an entertaining start.

The playoffs have only been rolling for a couple days but, if those days are an indication of things to come, this could be a fun post-season.

Friday night was highlighted by the Moncton Wildcats upsetting the heavily favoured Rimouski Oceanic in Game 1, winning 4-1. The Oceanic are the No. 3 seed while the Wildcats are No. 14.

Here's a breakdown of Friday's action:

• Alexis Lafreniere was held pointless by the Wildcats in the Oceanic loss. Rimouski captain Samuel Dove-McFalls had one assist. Chase Stewart will likely have to sit out Saturday's Game 2 after being given an aggressor game misconduct in the first period.
• Bathurst went down early but didn't have much trouble after that, recording a 3-1 win over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens to take a 1-0 series lead. Big crowd of 2,815 on hand.
• The Halifax Mooseheads beat the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 5-2 in Game 1 of that series. The Drakkar scored first and ended up outshooting Halifax 38-26 - thanks mostly to seven power play opportunities. Alexis Gravel had a good night in net.
• As expected, the Victoriaville Tigres had little trouble with the Gatineau Olympiques, taking Game 1, 7-2. Gatineau only had 17 shots on goal. Vitalii Abramov had a million points to make Olympiques fans suffer a bit more.
• After a Game 1 scare, the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada had little trouble with the Val-d'Or Foreurs in Game 2, winning 5-1. Samuel Leblanc had two shots for the Armada. The Armada lead the series 2-0.
• Joe Veleno was held pointless in the Drummondville Voltigeurs' 5-2 Game 1 win over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. Declan Smith had an assist for Cape Breton.
• There was another upset on Friday - but a much minor one - with the No. 10 Sherbrooke Phoenix defeating the No. 7 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 in Game 1. The Phoenix have never won a playoff series.
• The Charlottetown/Quebec series begins on Saturday at Videotron Centre.