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Hamilton Spectator
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
QMJHL playoffs: Oceanic beat host Wildcats 3-1 to stay alive in championship final
MONCTON - They'll have to wait until at least Monday to crown a playoff champion in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Mael Lavigne's goal at 9:05 of the second period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the visiting Rimouski Oceanic to a 3-1 victory over the Moncton Wildcats to avoid elimination in the best-of-seven championship series for a second straight game. The Oceanic, who trail the series 3-2, beat the Wildcats 5-1 in Game 4 on Thursday. Jacob Mathieu scored twice for the Oceanic, including an empty-netter with 1:19 left in the third period. The Oceanic were outshot 34-23 but got a superb performance from netminder Mathis Langevin. Preston Lounsbury scored for the Wildcats, who will try to win the Gilles-Courteau Trophy on Monday in Rimouski, Que. Game 7, if necessary, is Tuesday in Moncton. Both teams have already qualified for the 2025 Memorial Cup that opens Friday, May 23, in Rimouski with the host Oceanic playing the Western Hockey League champion Medicine Hat Tigers. The Wildcats play the following day against the Ontario Hockey League champion London Knights. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 17, 2025.


Winnipeg Free Press
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
QMJHL playoffs: Oceanic beat host Wildcats 3-1 to stay alive in championship final
MONCTON – They'll have to wait until at least Monday to crown a playoff champion in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. Mael Lavigne's goal at 9:05 of the second period snapped a 1-1 deadlock and lifted the visiting Rimouski Oceanic to a 3-1 victory over the Moncton Wildcats to avoid elimination in the best-of-seven championship series for a second straight game. The Oceanic, who trail the series 3-2, beat the Wildcats 5-1 in Game 4 on Thursday. Jacob Mathieu scored twice for the Oceanic, including an empty-netter with 1:19 left in the third period. The Oceanic were outshot 34-23 but got a superb performance from netminder Mathis Langevin. Preston Lounsbury scored for the Wildcats, who will try to win the Gilles-Courteau Trophy on Monday in Rimouski, Que. Game 7, if necessary, is Tuesday in Moncton. Both teams have already qualified for the 2025 Memorial Cup that opens Friday, May 23, in Rimouski with the host Oceanic playing the Western Hockey League champion Medicine Hat Tigers. The Wildcats play the following day against the Ontario Hockey League champion London Knights. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 17, 2025.


Winnipeg Free Press
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
QMJHL playoffs: Mathieu, Langevin pace Oceanic to 7-0 win over Cataractes
RIMOUSKI – Jacob Mathieu had two goals and two assists, netminder Mathis Langevin made 24 saves, and the Rimouski Oceanic whipped the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes 7-0 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinals. Mathys Dube, Eriks Mateiko, Jack Martin, Dominic Pilote and Alexandre Blais also scored for the Oceanic, who won Friday's opener in the best-of-seven series 5-1. Thomas Belzil and Blais also chipped in with two assists. The Oceanic led 1-0 after the first period and 4-0 heading into the third. The Cataractes were outshot 41-24 and went 0-for-3 on the power play. The Oceanic were 1-for-6 with the man advantage. Game 3 is Tuesday in Shawinigan, Que. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 27, 2025.


Winnipeg Free Press
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
QMJHL playoffs: Oceanic open semifinal series with 5-1 win over Cataractes
RIMOUSKI – The Rimouski Oceanic scored the first two goals and then hung on to defeat the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes 5-1 in Friday's opening game of their Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series. Mael St-Denis, Jacob Mathieu, Lou Levesque, Pier-Olivier Roy and Thomas Belzil scored for the Oceanic, who led 2-1 after the first period and 3-1 heading into the third. Maxime Coursol and Alexandre Blais chipped in with two assists. Vince Elie scored for the Cataractes, who were outshot 35-34. The Oceanic went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Cataractes were 0-for-1. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Sunday in Rimouski. Elsewhere in the QMJHL playoffs on Friday: — WILDCATS 2 HUSKIES 1 (Moncton leads best-of-seven semifinal series 2-0) MONCTON, N.B. — Preston Lounsbury had a goal and assist, netminder Rudy Guimond made 28 saves, and the Moncton Wildcats defeated the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven semifinal series. Natan Grenier also scored for the Wildcats who won Thursday's opening game 5-3. Bill Zonnon scored for the Huskies, who outshot the hosts 29-27. The teams were scoreless after the first period and the Huskies took a 1-0 lead into the third. The Wildcats went 0-for-1 on the power play, while the Huskies did not have a power play. Game 3 in the series is Tuesday in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2025.