Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoff Predictions: Round 1

BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND, QC - NOVEMBER 25: Conor Garland #8 of the Moncton Wildcats skates with the puck during the QMJHL game against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on November 25, 2015 in Blainville-Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Moncton Wildcats 6-5. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND, QC - NOVEMBER 25: Conor Garland #8 of the Moncton Wildcats skates with the puck during the QMJHL game against the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau on November 25, 2015 in Blainville-Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated the Moncton Wildcats 6-5. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoff Predictions: Round 1

Junior hockey is beginning to wrap-up around North America. The Canadian Hockey League is set to start its playoffs shortly, while the NCAA bracket was recently determined – which will lead to the Frozen Four in Tampa Bay, Florida in April.

Winners from each CHL league (OHL, QMJHL, WHL) will compete in the Memorial Cup with host Red Deer Rebels (WHL) on May 19th to 29th.

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In a four-part series dedicated to Junior Hockey’s postseason, we move on to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff predictions.

*Notable players from each team (plus goaltenders) are included with their season point total and NHL status is brackets – NHL team or year of eligibility.

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoff Predictions: Round 1

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1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
16 Drummondville Voltigeurs

Notable Players:

Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda – 108pts (OTT)
Timo Meier, Rouyn-Noranda – 87pts (SJ)
Jean-Christophe Beaudin, Rouyn-Noranda – 82pts (COL)
Martins Dzierkals, Rouyn-Noranda – 67pts (TOR)
Jeremy Lauzon (D), Rouyn-Noranda – 50pts (BOS)
Julien Nantel, Rouyn-Noranda – 46pts (COL)
A.J. Greer, Rouyn-Noranda – 27pts (COL)
Sergei Boikov (D), Drummondville – 26pts (COL)
Mathieu Sevigny, Drummondville – 22pts (2016 Draft)

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Goalies:

Chase Marchand, Rouyn-Noranda – 29-6-1 2.42GAA .911 save pct
Samuel Harvey, Rouyn-Noranda – 25-4-4 2.74GAA .889 save pct

Anthony Dumont-Bouchard, Drummondville – 16-24-1 3.47GAA .889 save pct
Frederic Foulem, Drummondville – 8-7-2 3.91GAA .869 save pct

Result Prediction:

Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4-0

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2 Shawinigan Cataractes
15 Sherbrooke Phoenix

Notable Players:

Dmitryo Timashov, Shawinigan – 85pts (TOR)
Anthony Beauvillier, Shawinigan – 79pts (NYI)
Samuel Girard (D), Shawinigan – 74pts (2016 Draft)
Dennis Yan, Shawinigan – 69pts (TB)
Brandon Gignac, Shawinigan – 61pts (2016 Draft)
Daniel Audette, Sherbrooke – 59pts (MTL)
Carl Neill (D), Sherbrooke – 50pts (VAN)
Julien Pelletier, Sherbrooke – 45pts (CLB)
Gabriel Gagne, Shawinigan – 36pts (OTT)
Jeremy Roy (D), Sherbrooke – 34pts (SJ)
Gabriel Sylvestre (D), Shawinigan – 13pts (2016 Draft)

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Goalies:

Phillipe Cadorette, Shawinigan – 16-8-1 2.66GAA .914 save pct
Mikhail Denisov, Shawinigan – 13-4-1 3.18GAA .881 save pct
Antoine Samuel, Shawinigan – 10-4-2 3.39GAA .892 save pct

Evan Fitzpatrick, Sherbrooke – 18-26-8 3.42GAA .896 save pct (2016 Draft)
Charles-Antoine Poirier-Turcot, Sherbrooke – 3-5-1 3.26GAA .897 save pct
Alexandre Legace, Sherbrooke – 5-6-0 3.12GAA .907 save pct

Result Prediction:

Shawinigan wins series 4-2

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3 Saint John Sea Dogs
14 Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Notable Players:

Mathieu Joseph, Saint John – 73pts (TB)
Vladimir Kuznetsov, Acadie-Bathurst – 58pts (2016 Draft)
Nathan Noel, Saint John – 57pts (2016 Draft)
Spencer Smallman, Saint John – 47pts (CAR)
Thomas Chabot (D), Saint John – 45pts (OTT)
Adam Marsh, Saint John – 42pts (DET)
Luke Green (D), Saint John – 35pts (2016 Draft)
Guillaume Brisebois (D), Acadie-Bathurst – 26pts (VAN)
Jakub Zboril (D), Saint John – 20pts (BOS)
Bokondji Imama, Saint John – 19ts (TB)
Samuel Dove-McFalls, Saint John – 12pts (PHI)

Goalies:

Marc-Antoine Turcotte, Saint John – 27-14-5 3.27GAA .899 save pct
Alex Bishop, Saint John – 15-5-1 2.99GAA .905 save pct

Reilly Pickard, Acadie-Bathurst – 25-20-5 3.15GAA .902 save pct
Marc Audet, Acadie-Bathurst – 1-6-1 4.89GAA .870 save pct

Result Prediction:

Saint John wins series 4-1

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4 Val-d’Or Foreurs
13 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Notable Players:

Anthony Richard, Val-d’Or – 87pts (NSH)
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Val-d’Or – 84pts (PHI)
Julien Gauthier, Val-d’Or – 57pts (2016 Draft)
Alexis Pepin, Val-d’Or – 47pts (COL)
Kristian Pospisil, Blainville-Boisbriand – 40pts (undrafted in 2015)
William Gignac, Blainville-Boisbriand – 35pts (undrafted in 2015)

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Goalies:

Etienne Montpetit, Val-d’Or – 39-12-4 2.71GAA .907 save pct
Dereck Baribeau, Val-d’Or – 10-3-0 3.44GAA .879 save pct

Samuel Montembeault, Blainville-Boisbriand – 17-19-8 2.63GAA .901 save pct (FLA)
Mark Grametbauer, Blainville-Boisbriand – 6-9-2 2.80GAA .882 save pct

Result Prediction:

Val-d’Or wins series 4-3

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5 Gatineau Olympiques
12 Quebec Remparts

Notable Players:

Vitali Abramov, Gatineau – 93pts (2016 Draft)
Yakov Trenin, Gatineau – 61pts (NSH)
Alexandre Carrier, Gatineau – 47pts (NSH)
Nicolas Meloche (D), Gatineau – 33pts (COL)
Matthew Boucher, Quebec – 60pts (2016 Draft)
Dmytro Timashov, Quebec – 53pts (TOR)

Goalies:

Mathieu Bellemare, Gatineau – 28-12-2 2.43GAA .901 save pct
Mark Grametbauer, Gatineau – 18-12-2 2.48GAA .897 save pct
Bo Taylor, Gatineau – 6-4-1 2.91GAA .892 save pct

Callum Booth, Quebec – 16-15-5 3.15GAA .902 save pct (CAR)
Evgeny Kiselev, Quebec – 4-23-3 4.00GAA .881 save pct
Sebastien Dupre, Quebec – 9-3-3 3.43GAA .886 save pct

Result Prediction:

Gatineau wins series 4-2

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6 Moncton Wildcats
11 Victoriaville Tigres

Notable Players:

Conor Garland, Moncton – 128pts (ARZ)
Kevin Klima, Moncton – 50pts (2016 Draft)
Pascal Laberge, Victoriaville – 68pts (2016 Draft)
Cody Donaghey (D), Moncton – 37pts (TOR)
Vaclav Karabacek, Moncton – 30pts (BUF)

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Goalies:

Keven Bouchard, Moncton – 11-19-6 3.68GAA .877 save pct (EDM)
Blade Mann-Dixon, Moncton – 13-8-4 3.54GAA .880 save pct
Zachary Fortin, Moncton – 8-4-0 3.66GAA .878 save pct

Olivier Tremblay, Victoriaville – 21-12-5 3.50GAA .889 save pct
James Povall, Victoriaville – 12-16-2 3.44GAA .887 save pct

Result Prediction:

Moncton wins series 4-1

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7 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
10 Chicoutimi Sagueneens

Notable Players:

Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton – 99pts (2016 Draft)
Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi – 90pts (CAR)
Evgeny Svechnikov, Cape Breton – 79pts (DET)
Frederic Allard (D), Chicoutimi – 59pts (2016 Draft)
Olivier LeBlanc (D), Cape Breton – 36pts (CLB)

Goalies:

Alexandre Belanger, Cape Breton – 30-17-5 3.18GAA .890 save pct
Daryl MacCallum, Cape Breton – 6-5-0 3.47GAA .887 save pct
Kyle Jessiman, Cape Breton – 4-4-1 3.97GAA .849 save pct

Julio Billia, Chicoutimi – 22-20-5 2.62GAA .919 save pct
Xavier Potvin, Chicoutimi – 10-5-3 3.61GAA .886 save pct

Result Prediction:

Chicoutimi wins series 4-3

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8 Rimouski Oceanic
9 Charlottetown Islanders

Notable Players:

Filip Chlapik, Charlottetown – 54pts (OTT)
Samuel Laberge (D), Rimouski – 48pts (undrafted in 2015)
Simon Bourque, Rimouski – 46pts (MTL)
Daniel Sprong, Charlottetown – 46pts (PIT)
Samuel Blais, Charlottetown – 82pts (STL)
Alexis Vanier (D), Charlottetown – 30pts (SJ)

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Goalies:

Louis-Philip Guindon, Rimouski – 32-18-6 2.81GAA .905 save pct
Alexandre Lagace, Rimouski – 7-11-1 2.90GAA .911 save pct

Mason McDonald, Charlottetown – 21-15-3 3.33GAA .902 save pct (CGY)
Matthew Welsh, Charlottetown – 12-9-4 3.20GAA .904 save pct

Result Prediction:

Charlottetown wins series 4-2