Round 1 Playoff Schedule vs Chicoutimi
2026-03-22
The Halifax Mooseheads will face the Chicoutimi Saguneens in Round 1 of the 2026 Gilles Courteau Trophy Playoffs. Halifax will host Games 3,4 and *5 (if necessary) on Tuesday, March 31, Wednesday, April 1 and Friday, April 3 at Scotiabank Centre.
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Halifax enters the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing the season with a record of 29-29-3-3 while Chicoutimi is the second seed in the conference with a record of 49-10-3-2. This is the first time these two teams have squared off in the postseason since a memorable seven game showdown in the 1997 semi-finals that was eventually won by the Sags. That series featured a goaltending duel between Halifax’s Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Chicoutimi’s Marc Denis.
The series begins Friday night in Chicoutimi at 8pm AST. Click here to view the full QMJHL Playoff Bracket.
