Gilles Courteau Trophy final set to resume

HALIFAX - Greetings from downtown Halifax, where the floor that Megadeth is performing on Monday night will host Games 3 and 4 of the Gilles Courteau Trophy final.

The Halifax Mooseheads and Quebec Remparts head into Tuesday night's Game 3 tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven series. The Remparts took Game 1 by a score of 5-1 but the Mooseheads rebounded in a big way in Game 2, skating to a 6-3 result.

One of the biggest questions heading into Tuesday's game is how will the Remparts rebound from their first loss of the playoffs. In the semifinals, the Sherbrooke Phoenix really struggled to rebound and, after the winning the first two games, lost four straight to the Mooseheads.

Note that Games 3 of 4 will start at 8 p.m. with TSN broadcasting both.

A few other Monday notes...

• Tickets to Friday's Game 5 of the Gilles Courteau Trophy final at Videotron Centre sold out in 18 minutes on Sunday. 18,259 fans packed the building for both Games 1 and 2 on the weekend.
• In the OHL final on Monday, the Peterborough Petes needed overtime to defeat the London Knights 6-5 and take a 2-1 series lead.
• At the Centennial Cup on Sunday, the Terrebonne Cobras picked up a 2-1 win over the Timmins Rock. Nikolas Hurtubise did not play in this one as Alexandre Marchand made 25 saves in the victory. The Cobras are back in action on Tuesday against the No. 1 ranked Brooks Bandits.
• Ben Roode had a pair of assists on Monday as the Yarmouth Mariners fell 4-3 to the Ottawa Jr. Senators. The Mariners return to action on Wednesday when they face the Cobras.
• At the IIHF World Championship on Monday, Team Canada needed a shootout to edge Slovakia 2-1. Playing once again on a line with Sammy Blais and Milan Lucic, Joe Veleno was held without a shot in 11:12 of ice time.
• On Sunday at the worlds, Canada defeated Slovenia 5-2. Veleno had two shots in 14:47 of ice time. Former Halifax Mooseheads defenseman MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and two assists in the win.
• Team Canada is back in action on Wednesday when they take on Kazakhstan.
• Also on Sunday, Robert Mayer stopped all 14 shots he faced in Switzerland's 3-0 win over Norway. The Swiss shutout Slovenia 7-0 in their tournament opener. The team is back in action on Tuesday against Kazakhstan.
• Jakub Zboril and Czechia fell 4-3 in overtime to host Latvia on Monday. On Sunday, Czechia defeated Kazakhstan 5-1 where Zboril was named the team's best player with a one-goal and four-shot performance in 12:16 of ice time.