Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Remparts a win away from final; Mooseheads get back into series

The Quebec Remparts are a win away from advancing to the Gilles Courteau Trophy final.

The Remparts took a 3-0 series lead in their semifinal series against the Gatineau Olympiques on Tuesday, earning a 5-4 overtime victory at the Slush Puppie Centre. James Malatesta put in his own rebound on a breakaway at 5:59 of the extra frame to give Quebec a commanding lead in the series.
Much like Sunday's Game 2, the Olympiques opened the scoring but then Quebec stormed back, taking a 3-1 lead. Then, like Game 2, the Olympiques retook momentum, this time taking a 4-3 lead. Zachary Bolduc tied the game at 16:03 of the third to send the match into overtime.

The Remparts are now a perfect 11-0 this post-season. The Olympiques fall to 4-1 on home ice.

Game 4 is Wednesday night in Gatineau.

In Sherbrooke, the Halifax Mooseheads got back into their semifinal series with a 5-2 win. The Phoenix now lead the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Thursday in Sherbrooke.

Halifax scored three times in the first period to stun the Sherbrooke crowd. Alexandre Doucet, who scored the game-tying goal in the final 10 seconds on Sunday, finished the game with a goal and two assists. Josh Lawrence secured the win with a third period empty net goal - a period that saw the Phoenix outshoot the Mooseheads 18-5.
Lawrence also had two shots in the game and won 16 of 20 faceoffs.

Sherbrooke entered the game with a home record of 33-1-3-1 in the regular season and playoffs combined.

The Mooseheads were without forward Jordan Dumais, the QMJHL's regular season scoring champion. The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect was injured in Sunday's Game 2 and is "out indefinitely" according to the team.

The Moose were also without defenseman Cameron Whynot because of illness. Halifax captain Attilio Biasca returned to the lineup after missing Sunday's match with an illness.

On Tuesday morning, the QMJHL announced that Lawrence has been named a second-team all-star.
OTHER THINGS
  • Mentioned recently that the River Valley Rock won the Southern Senior Hockey League championship. One former Sea Dog on the Rock who was forgotten: defenseman Tyler Smith, who spent the 2017-18 season with Saint John. Thanks to reader Scott for pointing out this omission.
  • Former Sea Dogs forward Dawson Theede and the Halifax Thunderbirds clinched a playoff spot on the final day of the National Lacrosse League's regular season. They'll play the Toronto Rock in the first round of the playoffs this Friday in Hamilton.
  • In Scott Wheeler's latest NHL Draft rankings at The Athletic, Sherbrooke's Ethan Gauthier and Moncton's Etienne Morin were both amongst the top-32.
  • Morin and Victoriaville Tigres goaltender Gabriel D'Aigle helped Team Canada win bronze at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Switzerland on Sunday, defeating Slovakia 4-3 in overtime.
  • The Calgary Flames' firing of head coach Darryl Sutter is likely good news for Jonathan Huberdeau and the team's offensive players (and perhaps even Jeremie Poirier moving forward). Huberdeau posted 55 points in his first year under Sutter after putting up a career best 115 in Florida the year before.
  • The future of the New York Rangers' coaching staff is certainly in question following a 4-0 Game 7 loss to the inexperienced New Jersey Devils on Monday. The Rangers bench includes former Sea Dogs coaches Gerard Gallant, Mike Kelly and Jim Midgley.
  • Nathan Belliveau, a former assistant equipment manager with the Sea Dogs, is an assistant equipment manager with the Devils.
  • After years of talking about it, the BCHL has officially left Hockey Canada.
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