The Remparts completed their series sweep against the Charlottetown Islanders on Wednesday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4. Patrick Roy’s men will now enjoy nine days off before starting the quarter-final round and will not know right away who their next opponent will be. What we know is that it will be either the Saguenéens from Chicoutimi, or the Océanic from Rimouski, or the Drakkar from Baie-Comeau. We demystify it all for you.
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… RIMOUSKI IF THE OCEANIC BEAT THE SAGUENÉENS AND MONCTON WINS AGAINST BAIE-COMEAU.
Results of the duels between the two teams this season:
- October 8 | Victory of 4 to 2 for the Remparts
- November 6 | Victory of 3 to 1 for the Remparts
- November 18 | Victory of 5 to 0 for the Remparts
- January 20 | Victory of 5 to 2 for the Remparts
- January 22 | Victory of 5 to 2 for the Remparts
- February 16 | Victory of 5 to 3 for the Remparts
- March 24 | Victory of 4 to 2 for the Remparts
- March 25 | Victory of 1 to 0 for the Remparts
This is perhaps, at the moment, the most plausible scenario. The Océanic had taken the lead in its series against the Sags 3-0 before Yanick Jean’s men forced a fifth game by winning 5-1 on Wednesday. However, the series between Baie-Comeau and Moncton is tied at 2-2, and the Drakkar will have the chance to take advantage of the 2-3-2 format to take the lead at home, before returning to Moncton for the sixth game and, if necessary, the ultimate encounter.
… CHICOUTIMI IF THE SAGUENÉENS COME BACK FROM THE BACK AGAINST THE OCEANIC AND MONCTON WINS AGAINST BAIE-COMEAU.
Results of the duels between the two teams this season:
- September 23 | Victory of 1 to 0 for the Remparts
- December 11 | Victory of 5 to 4 for the Saguenéens (Fus.)
- November 3 | Victory of 3 to 1 for the Remparts
- December 16 | Victory of 5 to 3 for the Remparts
- December 17 | Victory of 6 to 4 for the Remparts
- January 27 | Victory of 5 to 0 for the Remparts
- February 10 | Victory of 5 to 4 for the Saguenéens
- March 19 | Victory of 5 to 2 for the Remparts
At the moment, it seems unlikely that the Saguenéens will be able to make up the 0-3 deficit they had dug against the Océanic, but in this league, you should never say never! The last time a QMJHL team overcame a 0-3 deficit to win the series was in 2015 when the Val-d’Or Foreurs took on the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. If the “Sags” advance, they would face the Remparts for the second straight year in the playoffs. Last year, in the first round, the “Red Devils” swept the series three out of five against Chicoutimi.
… BAIE-COMEAU IF THE DRAKKAR WINS AGAINST THE WILDCATS.
Results of the duels between the two teams this season :
- November 11 | Victory of 5 to 3 for the Remparts
- November 13 | Victory of 2 to 1 of the Remparts (prol.)
- November 25 | Victory of 4 to 3 for the Remparts
- December 28 | Victory of 9 to 0 for the Remparts
- December 29 | Victory of 5 to 3 for the Remparts
- January 18 | Victory of 11 to 2 of the Remparts
- February 8 | Victory of 6 to 3 for the Remparts
- March 7 | Victory of 6 to 3 of the Drakkar
The Drakkar had a great end to the season and they seem to be continuing that momentum so far in the playoffs, as they give the Moncton Wildcats a hard time. The young Drakkar experienced some difficulties against the “Red Devils” in the regular season, being washed out 9-0 and 11-2, in particular, but they would not be taken lightly since they defeated the Remparts in the last duel. between the two teams this season.