QMJHL Playoff Schedule Set

The regular season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is over and the march toward Brandon, Manitoba, and the Memorial Cup begins Thursday with the Quebec Remparts playing host to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

All series are best of seven. The first-round matchups are as follows:

Prince Edward Island Rocket vs. Saint John Sea Dogs
Friday: Prince Edward Island at Saint John
Saturday: Prince Edward Island at Saint John
March 23: Saint John at Prince Edward Island
March 24: Saint John at Prince Edward Island
March 26: Prince Edward Island at Saint John, if necessary
March 28: Saint John at Prince Edward Island, if necessary
March 30: Prince Edward Island at Saint John, if necessary

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. Moncton Wildcats
Friday: Cape Breton at Moncton
Saturday: Cape Breton at Moncton
March 23: Moncton at Cape Breton
March 24: Moncton at Cape Breton
March 27: Cape Breton at Moncton, if necessary
March 28: Moncton at Cape Breton, if necessary
March 30: Cape Breton at Moncton, if necessary

Lewiston Maineiacs vs. Drummondville Voltigeurs
Friday: Lewiston at Drummondville
Saturday: Lewiston at Drummondville
March 23: Drummondville at Lewiston
March 24: Drummondville at Lewiston
March 26: Lewiston at Drummondville, if necessary
March 28: Drummondville at Lewiston, if necessary
March 30: Lewiston at Drummondville, if necessary

Shawinigan Cataractes vs. Victoriaville Tigres
Friday: Shawinigan at Victoriaville
Saturday: Shawinigan at Victoriaville
March 23: Victoriaville at Shawinigan
March 24: Victoriaville at Shawinigan
March 26: Shawinigan at Victoriaville, if necessary
March 28: Victoriaville at Shawinigan, if necessary
March 30: Shawinigan at Victoriaville, if necessary

Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs. Quebec Remparts
Thursday: Acadie-Bathurst at Quebec
Friday: Acadie-Bathurst at Quebec
March 23: Quebec at Acadie-Bathurst
March 24: Quebec at Acadie-Bathurst
March 26: Acadie-Bathurst at Quebec, if necessary
March 28: Quebec at Acadie-Bathurst, if necessary
March 30: Acadie-Bathurst at Quebec, if necessary

Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. Rimouski Océanic
Friday: Chicoutimi at Rimouski
Saturday: Chicoutimi at Rimouski
March 23: Rimouski at Chicoutimi
March 24: Rimouski at Chicoutimi
March 26: Chicoutimi at Rimouski, if necessary
March 28: Rimouski at Chicoutimi, if necessary
March 30: Chicoutimi at Rimouski, if necessary

Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Friday: Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda
Saturday: Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda
March 23: Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or
March 24: Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or
March 26: Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda, if necessary
March 28: Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or, if necessary
March 30: Val-d'Or at Rouyn-Noranda, if necessary

Gatineau Olympiques vs. Montreal Junior
Friday: Gatineau at Montreal
Saturday: Gatineau at Montreal
March 22: Montreal at Gatineau
March 24: Montreal at Gatineau
March 26: Gatineau at Montreal, if necessary
March 27: Montreal at Gatineau, if necessary
March 30: Gatineau at Montreal, if necessary