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It's Here! Opening Weekend in the Q
We’re in the final countdown to the QMJHL’s opening weekend. The season opens this Thursday, setting the stage for a four night event....
Tim Ouellette
Sep 163 min read
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Navigating the Line Between Fighting and Violence
Starting from the NHL and working down through every level of hockey, leagues have made efforts to reduce or remove fighting. In the case...
Tim Ouellette
Aug 304 min read
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Powerhouses, Sleepers and Rebuilders
When the QMJHL season gets underway on September 18th, there will be teams everyone will be watching, teams everyone should be watching,...
Tim Ouellette
Aug 174 min read
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LNAH Opening Weekend: 3 Games to Watch
The LNAH has completed its draft and released its schedule. With the season fast approaching, the only thing that fans are waiting for...
Tim Ouellette
Jul 314 min read
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The Beauce Jaros: That Other Team from Slap Shot
Hockey fans around the world know the team and characters from Slap Shot. They know that the Charlestown Chiefs were actually the...
Tim Ouellette
Jul 174 min read
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LHSAAAQ: (Re)establishing Identity in Nicolet and Trois-Rivieres
The LHSAAAQ Offseason included a brief round of musical chairs, with the sale and relocation of the Nicolet franchise to Trois-Rivieres...
Tim Ouellette
Jul 53 min read
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LHSAAAQ 2025 Draft Primer
We’re just under a week away from the 2025 LHSAAAQ Draft. The event can provide lots of information about where the league is going....
Tim Ouellette
Jun 273 min read
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LNAH: Your Favorite Players aren't Limited to Europe Anymore.
Minor league fans have an incredible attachment to their favorite players and will follow their progress long after they depart the local...
Tim Ouellette
Jun 143 min read
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LHSAAAQ: Welcome Back Jean-Guy Talbot Coliseum!
The LHSAAAQ’s off season is well underway, and franchise movement has been a part of it. While the recent news of the sale and relocation...
Tim Ouellette
Jun 53 min read
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Exploring the Attendance Issue in Trois-Rivieres
Several big stories have come up this year in Trois-Rivieres. These stories have been great news: the team’s stability rebounding under...
Tim Ouellette
May 233 min read
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All Roads Lead to Rimouski
Starting this weekend the Canadian Hockey League’s biggest prize, the Memorial Cup, will be fought for and won in Rimouski. Sports fans...
Tim Ouellette
May 213 min read
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QMJHL Finals: Moncton on the Brink & the Impact on the Memorial Cup
When Rimouski edged Shawinigan in double overtime of game 7, it set up the finals that was most likely to happen when the QMJHL Playoffs...
Tim Ouellette
May 152 min read
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Sorel-Tracy: LNAH Champions
N They took to the ice Friday night and didn’t leave until Saturday morning. They left, however, with the Cup. The 6 Overtime win in game...
Tim Ouellette
May 132 min read
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LNAH Playoffs: Fighting to Make Sense of the 3L
The 2025 LNAH playoffs have included some great storylines, including one particular oddity that’s still playing out in the finals...
Tim Ouellette
May 43 min read
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Time to get Behind the Victoire
The big announcement this week was the addition of Vancouver to the PWHL. Once that happened, everyone knew it was only a matter of time...
Tim Ouellette
Apr 302 min read
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Granby: Still a Hockey Town.
When the Granby Bison won the 2025 LHSAAAQ championship, it put the town on the hockey map…sort of. In reality, it was always there....
Tim Ouellette
Apr 272 min read
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QMJHL Playoffs: Round 3
Round 3 kicks off tonight and gets fully underway this weekend as the QMJHL is down to it’s Final Four. The two matchups feature the...
Tim Ouellette
Apr 242 min read
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LHSAAAQ Playoffs: Live and Online!
With their finals being broadcast on ApexLiveTV, the LHSAAAQ went from low visibility senior hockey to something of a minor league in...
Tim Ouellette
Apr 202 min read
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NHL Playoffs: The Habs are in, so why am I not Excited?
I admit; it's a bit of a rhetorical question. There's a short, easy answer dealing with another season spent floundering in mediocrity...
Tim Ouellette
Apr 193 min read
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LNAH Playoffs: 3L Advance to Finals
For the 3L, the second round couldn’t have started with more frustration, but couldn't have ended with more satisfaction. After a win...
Tim Ouellette
Apr 182 min read
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