Road to the Men’s U18 National Club Championship: Pictou County Majors
Lions. Blizzard. Vikings. Estacades. Gaulois; who makes the brief journey to 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 achieved,
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
trying to characterize the province on the Men’s U18 National Club
Championship.
It’s a brand new format this yr within the LDHM18AAAQ playoffs – the ultimate 5
groups will meet in a single-elimination event; the primary semifinal
matchup will see the Blizzard tackle the Lions, whereas the Vikings will
await the winner of the wild card sport 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 sport
at 4 straight nationwide championships (and 7 of 9), and no workforce
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 file: 26-8-2 (third in LDHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 144
Goals in opposition to: 87
Leading scorer: Connor Davis (28G 24A 52P)
Playoff file: 7-1-1
Goals for: 35
Goals in opposition to: 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 file: 28-11-1 (2nd in LDHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 167
Goals in opposition to: 110
Leading scorer: Benjamin Chabot (20G 31A 51P)
Playoff file: 6-2
Goals for: 30
Goals in opposition to: 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 file: 33-5-2 (1st in LDHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 165
Goals in opposition to: 85
Leading scorer: Vincent Desjardins (15G 32A 47P)
Playoff file: 6-1
Goals for: 29
Goals in opposition to: 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 file: 26-16-0 (fifth in LDHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 168
Goals in opposition to: 128
Leading scorer: Caleb Desnoyers (23G 30A 53P)
Playoff file: 5-5
Goals for: 27
Goals in opposition to: 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 file: 23-14-2 (seventh in LDHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 135
Goals in opposition to: 95
Leading scorer: Louis-Charles Plourde (18G 29A 47P)
Playoff file: 3-4-2
Goals for: 20
Goals in opposition to: 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)
