By The Canadian Press on April 5, 2024.
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Daniil Bourash scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 8-3 to win the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games. Mathis Perron also had a pair for the Huskies while Samuel Savoie, Leighton Carruthers, Benjamin Brunelle and Antonin Verreault added singles Isaiah Parent, Mathis Gauthier and Nathan Lévesque tallied for Gatineau. EAGLES 4 OCÉANIC 2 RIMOUSKI – Charles-Antoine Lavallée scored a goal and added an assist as the Eagles topped the Océanic. Conor Shortall, Cam MacDonald and Tomas Lavoie also scored as Cape Breton won the series 4-1. ARMADA 5 PHOENIX 4 SHERBROOKE – Eliot Ogonowski scored the game-winning goal at 8:05 in the third period as the Armada edged the Phoenix. Vincent Desjardins scored twice to help Blainville-Boisbriand stave off elimination. The Armada will host Sherbrooke in Game 6 on Sunday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2024. 12