In a move that doesn't come as a huge surprise, the Charlottetown Islanders and Acadie-Bathurst Titan will now face-off in Shawinigan beginning this Saturday.
As COVID-19 cases around the Maritime provinces continue to climb, both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Offices have agreed that it is in the best interest of all parties to limit non-essential travel between the two provinces. Therefore, the Maritimes Division Final between the Charlottetown Islanders and Acadie-Bathurst Titan will take place in Shawinigan, Quebec beginning this weekend.
No New Brunswick QMJHL team has played the Islanders since November due to travel restrictions between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Both the QMJHL and the Islanders recently seemed confident that the final would be able to take place on the Island even with restrictions tighter now than at any other point during the pandemic. The Isles even began selling tickets.
This best-of-five Maritime series will now take place at the Gervais Auto Centre, which has housed a few of the QMJHL's protected environments this season. Here's the series schedule:
Saturday, May 8 at 5 p.m.: Bathurst vs Charlottetown
Sunday, May 9 at 5 p.m.: Bathurst vs Charlottetown
Tuesday, May 11 at 8 p.m.: Charlottetown vs Bathurst
Thursday, May 13 at 8 p.m.: Charlottetown vs Bathurst*
Saturday, May 15 at 5 p.m.: Bathurst vs Charlottetown*
The six remaining Quebec teams will play all of their games at Quebec City's Videotron Centre. The matchups will be:
Val-d'Or vs Rimouski
Chicoutimi vs Quebec
Victoriaville vs Blainville-Boisbriand
The league's semifinals and final will take place in Quebec City as well.
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