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Here's who will be facing who in the opening round.
Eastern Conference1. Baie-Comeau vs 8. Charlottetown2. Halifax vs 7. Bathurst3. Moncton vs 6. Chicoutimi4. Cape Breton vs 5. RimouskiWestern Conference1. Drummondville vs 8. Saint John2. Rouyn-Noranda vs 7. Gatineau3. Victoriaville vs 6. Shawinigan4. Sherbrooke vs 5. Blainville-Boisbriand
All eight series get rolling on Friday.
The first round of the QMJHL playoffs is often full of blowouts and sweeps — but there are at least a few series to keep an eye on. There's lots of intrigue around how Halifax and Moncton will perform in these playoffs given their hot-and-cold second halves. The Mooseheads really struggled against the Titan down the stretch while the Wildcats will be facing one of the league's hottest teams over the past couple months.
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar, with a 53-12-2-1 record for 109 points, were the regular season champions and will be the No. 1 seed throughout the playoffs.
The only teams to miss the playoffs were the Val-d'Or Foreurs and Quebec Remparts. This is the first time the Remparts franchise has missed the playoffs since 1992-93 when they were the Beauport Harfangs.
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