The QMJHL playoffs have been underway for a few days now. The second round got underway last night.
Today, the four favored teams crushed their opponents.
First, the Olympiques gave themselves a two-game lead in the series with a (second) 5-0 victory. Canadiens prospect Riley Kidney picked up an assist on the winning goal.
In Quebec City, Patrick Roy’s team easily defeated the Océanic 5-1. The Remparts, too, lead their respective series 2-0. And it took two games before tempers flared behind the bench. We know that Roy and Rimouski’s Serge Beausoleil are two of the Q’s most intense head coaches.
After the game, Beausoleil complained that the Remparts players had tried to ridicule his team.
Serge Beausoleil really didn’t like it when the Remparts exchanged the puck for several seconds in their own territory in the 3rd period.
“I found it very sad. Part of my respect is gone tonight. They tried to make fools of us.” #sun
– Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) April 15, 2023
Here’s the footage in question:
Images of the sequence: https: //t.co/qwvetbgS7N pic.twitter.com/jN4wuBuOWl
– Mikaël Lalancette (@MikLalancette) April 16, 2023
The next few games are likely to be intense.
As for Joshua Roy and the Sherbrooke Phoenix, they easily disposed of the Voltigeurs by a score of 8-1. In a convincing victory, the CH prospect collected no less than six points. That’s 18 points in six games since the start of the playoffs. That’s three points per game.
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Phoenix wins 8-1 over the Voltigeurs. https://t.co/m3M54g0ksj
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 16, 2023
Like Gatineau and Quebec City, Sherbrooke leads the series 2-0 against its opponents. All three series are likely to come to an end very quickly.
Finally, the fourth and final series pitting the Halifax Moosheads against the Moncton Wildcats is tied 1-1. Halifax crushed Moncton today by a score of 7-1, but the underdogs won yesterday.
The most surprising thing about all this is that Halifax, who are the big favourites in this series, finished with 33 more points than Moncton in the regular season. But in the playoffs, anything can happen, of course.
The series resumes on Wednesday for three games in Moncton. The series, which is led 2-0 by one team, will resume on Tuesday. Hopefully, the association finals will be tighter.
In bursts
– Speaking of the team’s prospects.
Habs Prospects Points (April 5 – April 14)
Mailloux 3g 3a
Simoneau 1g 4a
Mysak 2g
Norlinder 1a
Trudeau 1g 1a
Rohrer 1g 4a
Engstrom 1a
Roy 3g 1a
Kidney 1g 3a
Mesar 1 g 2a
Heinenman 1g 1 a
Harvey-Pinard 1g 4a
Ylonen 2g 1ahttps://t.co/NJl3Kb0vyv– Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) April 15, 2023
– RHP on one of the first two trios next year?
The identity of one player mentioned is sure to surprise many.😲 https://t.co/jQq2dHKIDZ
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) April 15, 2023
– Things are bad in Montreal.
Short boo in Saputo Stadium after the final whistle. Sixth shutout in seven games for #CFMTL
– Alexandre Pratt (@alexandrepratt) April 16, 2023
– This is serious stuff.
– Is it?
Potential cheating by a Yankees pitcherhttps://t.co/HKBkNTpgvX
– RDS (@RDSca) April 16, 2023