Road to the Men’s U18 National Club Championship: Gaulois de Saint-Hyacinthe

Fifteen groups battled by the Ligue de développement du hockey M18 AAA
du Québec (LDHM18AAAQ) this season, and two-thirds of them are carried out,
leaving us with 5. The Lions du Lac St-Louis, Blizzard du Séminaire
St-François, Vikings de Saint-Eustache, Gaulois de Saint-Hyacinthe and
Estacades de Trois-Rivières go into the first-ever Classique de champions
seeking to signify the province on the Men’s U18 National Club
Championship.

It’s a brand new format this 12 months within the LDHM18AAAQ playoffs – the ultimate 5
groups will meet in a single-elimination match; the primary semifinal
matchup will see the Blizzard tackle the Lions, whereas the Vikings will
await the winner of the wild card recreation between the Gaulois and Estacades in
the second semifinal.

Quebec groups have lengthy discovered success on the nationwide stage, medalling in
all however two tournaments since 1990. But it has been a irritating stretch
of close-but-not-enough; LDHM18AAAQ groups have misplaced within the gold medal recreation
at 4 straight nationwide championships (and 7 of 9), and no staff
from La Belle Province has gained gold since Sainte-Foy (now Séminaire
St-François) in 2001.

RECENT CHAMPIONS (U18 NATIONALS FINISH)

2022 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)

2019 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)

2018 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)

2017 – Blizzard du Séminaire St-François (silver medal)

2016 – Lions du Lac St-Louis (bronze medal)

LIONS DU LAC ST-LOUIS

Regular season document: 26-8-2 (third in LDHM18AAAQ)

Goals for: 144

Goals towards: 87

Leading scorer: Connor Davis (28G 24A 52P)

Playoff document: 7-1-1

Goals for: 35

Goals towards: 20

Leading scorer: Connor Davis (6G 5A 11P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL

Tacks semifinal: defeated Grenadiers de Châteauguay 3-1 (6-2, 4-1, 3-4 OT,
3-2)

Tacks last: defeated Gaulois de Saint-Hyacinthe 3-2 (4-3, 3-4, 1-3, 5-0,
5-2)

Last nationwide championship look: 2016 (bronze medal)

Total nationwide championship appearances: 8 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1991,
1992, 2011, 2016)

BLIZZARD DU SÉMINAIRE ST-FRANÇOIS

Regular season document: 28-11-1 (2nd in LDHM18AAAQ)

Goals for: 167

Goals towards: 110

Leading scorer: Benjamin Chabot (20G 31A 51P)

Playoff document: 6-2

Goals for: 30

Goals towards: 12

Leading scorer: Nathaniel Harvey (4G 5A 9P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL

Thaïzone semifinal: defeated Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame 3-0 (2-0, 6-1,
3-0)

Thaïzone last: defeated Estacades de Trois-Rivières 3-2 (2-6, 4-1, 2-1,
4-5 OT, 5-2)

Last nationwide championship look: 2017 (silver medal)

Total nationwide championship appearances: 16 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983,
1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017)

VIKINGS DE SAINT-EUSTACHE

Regular season document: 33-5-2 (1st in LDHM18AAAQ)

Goals for: 165

Goals towards: 85

Leading scorer: Vincent Desjardins (15G 32A 47P)

Playoff document: 6-1

Goals for: 29

Goals towards: 16

Leading scorer: Vincent Desjardins (4G 6A 10P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL

CCM semifinal: defeated Forestiers d’Amos 3-1 (1-3, 6-2, 6-1, 4-3)

CCM last: defeated Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal 3-0 (4-1, 4-3, 4-3)

Last nationwide championship look: none

Total nationwide championship appearances: none

GAULOIS DE SAINT-HYACINTHE

Regular season document: 26-16-0 (fifth in LDHM18AAAQ)

Goals for: 168

Goals towards: 128

Leading scorer: Caleb Desnoyers (23G 30A 53P)

Playoff document: 5-5

Goals for: 27

Goals towards: 39

Leading scorer: Émile Guité (7G 4A 11P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL

Tacks semifinal: defeated Cantonniers de Magog 3-2 (4-3, 3-2, 1-7, 3-7,
4-2)

Tacks last: misplaced to Lions du Lac St-Louis 3-2 (3-4, 4-3, 3-1, 0-5, 2-5)

Wild card semifinal: defeated Forestiers d’Amos 6-3

Last nationwide championship look: 2003 (silver medal)

Total nationwide championship appearances: 1 (2003)

ESTACADES DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES

Regular season document: 23-14-2 (seventh in LDHM18AAAQ)

Goals for: 135

Goals towards: 95

Leading scorer: Louis-Charles Plourde (18G 29A 47P)

Playoff document: 3-4-2

Goals for: 20

Goals towards: 22

Leading scorer: Connor Chartrand (1G 8A 9P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL

Thaïzone semifinal: defeated Chevaliers de Lévis 3-0 (4-3, 4-3, 3-1)

Thaïzone last: misplaced to Blizzard du Séminaire St-François 2-3 (6-2, 1-4,
1-2, 5-4 OT, 2-5)

Wild card semifinal: defeated Rousseau Royal de Laval-Montréal 3-2

Last nationwide championship look: 1976 (ninth place)

Total nationwide championship appearances: 1 (1976)