Road to the President Cup: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. 16) Val d’Or Foreurs
2) Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs. 15) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
3) Rimouski Océanic vs. 14) Moncton Wildcats
4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. 13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. 12) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
6) Victoriaville Tigres vs. 11) Gatineau Olympiques
7) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. 10) Sherbrooke Phoenix
8) Quebec Remparts vs. 9) Charlottetown Islanders
FINAL STANDINGS, REGULAR SEASON / (W-L-OTL-SOL)
*Blainville-Boisbriand Armada – 107 points (50-11-4-3)
*Acadie-Bathurst Titan – 96 points (43-15-8-2)
*Rimouski Océanic – 93 points (42-17-6-3)
Halifax Mooseheads – 93 points (43-18-6-1)
Drummondville Voltigeurs – 92 points (44-20-3-1)
Victoriaville Tigres – 90 points (42-20-4-2)
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies – 88 points (39-19-7-3)
Quebec Remparts – 86 points (40-22-3-3)
Charlottetown Islanders – 81 points (37-24-7-0)
Sherbrooke Phoenix – 79 points (34-23-7-4)
Gatineau Olympiques – 73 points (32-27-5-4)
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles – 72 points (32-28-6-2)
Baie-Comeau Drakkar – 65 points (30-33-4-1)
Moncton Wildcats – 62 points (27-33-5-3)
Chicoutimi Saguenéens – 61 points (28-35-4-1)
Val-d’Or Foreurs – 45 points (19-42-5-2)
Shawinigan Cataractes – 39 points (16-45-6-1)
Saint John Sea Dogs – 39 points (14-43-9-2)
*NOTE: The division winners are the first three seeded teams.
TOP SCORERS
Alex Barré-Boulet (Forward) – 53G 63A 116P
Alexandre Alain (Forward) – 44G 43A 87P
Drake Batherson (Forward) – 29G 48A 77P
Joel Teasdale (Forward) – 32G 33A 65P
Pascal Corbeil (Defenseman) – 9G 42A 51P
LAST PLAYOFF APPEARANCE
2017 (Lost in the President Cup final, against the Saint John Sea Dogs)
TOTAL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN TEAM HISTORY (since 2011-12)
6 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
LAST PRESIDENT CUP
None to this day
REGULAR SEASON SUMMARY
The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada squad showed it was a force to reckon with right from the get-go in the 2017-18 season. Joël Bouchard’s team climbed all the way to the top of the overall standings as well as in the goals for column (262), in part thanks to it’s league-leading power play (28,1%). Even if it was clear the Armada could score goals, that didn’t prevent the team from playing a strong defensive game, as displayed the 182 goals it surrendered over the past season, the fourth least in the league. Veteran Alex Barré-Boulet and his line mate, team captain Alexandre Alain, respectively put up 103 and 85 points apiece to take the first and third spot among the league’s top scorers. By doing so, they helped the Armada clinch its first regular season championship in franchise history. Following a sweep against the Saint John Sea Dogs in last season’s President Cup final, it is a hungry Blainville-Boisbriand squad that we’ll need to keep a close eye on in this year’s playoff run.
