2023-05-08 01:21:37
The Halifax Mooseheads won game no. 6 in their series once morest the Sherbrooke Phoenix by a score of 1 to 0, on Sunday, to join the Quebec Remparts in the Gilles-Courteau Trophy final.
The final series will begin next Friday in Quebec. Remember that all the tickets for the first two duels of this final were sold out in just over 6 hours on Friday.
The Mooseheads won both games between the two teams in the regular season.
For its part, the Phoenix suffered elimination for the second year in a row in the semi-finals.
“We had really good intentions throughout the series, launched head coach Stéphane Julien, who had tried everything by sending Samuel St-Hilaire into the fray rather than his number 1 goalkeeper, Olivier Adam. .
Photo credit: Vincent L-Rousseau / Photo provided by the Sherbrooke Phoenix
“I never felt the guys off the track. We weren’t able to get the important moments in games 3, 4 and 5. That made the difference.
This loss is particularly painful for captain Kaylen Gauthier, who at 21 was playing in her last playoffs in the QMJHL.
“Look, this hurts. We cannot hide it. The band we had was special. We believed until the end that we had the team to win.
Rousseau encore dominant
Goalkeeper Mathis Rousseau was the executioner of the Phoenix, which nevertheless won its first 10 playoff games of the year.
After signing a shutout of 26 saves in the fifth game of the series, the native of Boisbriand added more by repelling 42 shots. In particular, he stood up like a wall in front of the attempts of the Phoenix during five situations of numerical inferiority.
Rousseau reserved his best save for Jacob Melanson midway through the first period, lying full length to prevent the Phoenix from opening the scoring.
“He’s a really good goalkeeper and I have respect for him,” said his opponent, Samuel St-Hilaire, following the game. He saved his team’s ass a couple of times. Without him, it would not have been the same result. All credit goes to him.”
Patrick Roy and his troop will have to have several Mooseheads forwards in sight in the final, including Josh Lawrence.
The 20-year-old veteran took his tally to nine goals and 25 points in 14 games as he flashed the red light in the middle period.
The small forward beat Marc-André Gaudet with speed and rounded the opposing cage at full speed to find the back of the net, giving St-Hilaire no chance.
Direction Laval for Roy
The loss to the Phoenix also ended the junior career of Joshua Roy, who is expected to join the Laval Rocket next season.
The 2021 fifth-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens has 24 points in 14 playoff games, following getting 99 in 55 regular-season games.
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