QUEBEC
(2nd in overall standings – 106 points – 1st in Western division standings)

VS.

MONCTON
(1st in the overall standings – 107 points – 1st in the Eastern division standings)

During the 2005-06 season:

2005/11/26 MONCTON 3 @ QUEBEC 4
2006/02/19 QUEBEC 7 @ MONCTON 3



QUEBEC

The Remparts defeated the Val-d’Or Foreurs in five first round games. Then, they beat the Shawinigan Cataractes in five contests in the second round. Finally, they took seven games to eliminate the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

The best performers for the Remparts during their regular season contests versus the Wildcats (goals-assists-points):

Alexander Radulov : 2-5-7
Angelo Esposito : 2-4-6
Marc-Édouard Vlasic : 1-1-2

In the playoffs, Alexander Radulov has continued to dominate the scoring standings much as he did during the regular season. Radulov has accumulated seventeen goals, including seven on the powerplay, and twenty-seven helpers in seventeen games. He is fourteen points shy of eclipsing Simon Gamache’s record of most points (57) in a playoff year, established in 2002 with the Val-d’Or Foreurs (2002).

Furthermore, Mathieu Melanson has been solid. He has twenty-one goals, including thirteen with the man advantage. On the blue line, Marc-Edouard Vlasic has been stellar, scoring two game-winning goals and is a healthy +12 (plus/minus). He leads all League defensemen in scoring with twenty-four points.

Cédrick Desjardins has started every playoff game, registering twelve wins, a 2.48 goals-against-average and a .930 save percentage.

Of note :

Yan Ouimet was a member of the Wildcats team which lost in the 2004 final to the Gatineau Olympiques.

Cédrick Desjardins and Michal Sersen won the President Cup Trophy last year with the Rimouski Océanic. Conversely, Kenzie Sheppard was on the losing end of that series, as he was a member of the Halifax Mooseheads organization.

Quebec City will be hosting its first President Cup game since 1977. The Beauport Harfangs team, which later moved to Quebec City and became the new Remparts, lost in the 1996 final to Granby.

MONCTON

The Wildcats defeated the Victoriaville Tigres, the Halifax Mooseheads and the Gatineau Olympiques all in five games.

The best performers for the Wildcats during their regular season match-ups against the Remparts (goals-assists-points):

Brad Marchand : 0-2-0
Stéphane Goulet : 2-0-2

During the playoffs, Philippe Dupuis has nine goals, including seven on the powerplay, as well as sixteen helpers.

Martins Karsums has been solid, scoring four game-winning goals, while registering nineteen points. Defenseman Keith Yandle’s play has been stellar. He has six goals and seventeen points, while his +/- differential is a healthy +5.

Goaltender Josh Tordjman has eleven of the team’s twelve wins. He has maintained a 2.22 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage with two shutouts.

Of note :

It is the second time in three years that the Wildcats have reached the President Cup final. They were bested by the Gatineau Olympiques in 2004.

Philippe Dupuis was a member of two President Cup winning teams while with the Gatineau-Hull franchise. They won consecutive titles in 2003 and 2004. He ranks 41st on the all-time QMJHL playoff scoring list.

Martins Karsums, Christian Gaudet and Joshua Hepditch were members of the Wildcats team which lost the final in 2004.

Head Coach Ted Nolan participated in three consecutive Memorial Cup Tournaments in the early 90’s with the Sault-Ste-Marie Greyhounds, winning it all in 1993.




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COMPARISONS – THE TWO FINALIST TEAMS




ON-ICE OFFICIALS
WORKING IN THIS FINAL SERIES
Referees
- Charron, Francis | Career
- Fortin, François | Career
- Pellerin, Guy | Career
Linesmen
- Béchard, Daniel | Career
- Boudreau, Christian | Career
- Carpentier, Serge | Career
- Losier, Sylvain | Career
- MacDonald, Jeff | Career
- Parent, Serge | Career

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