2023 Gilles-Courteau Trophy Playoffs Schedule Released
March 26, 2023 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release
Montreal, QC - With the 2022-2023 regular season in the rearview mirror, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League released the schedule of this year's first-round matchups.
The Round of 16 of the 2023 Gilles-Courteau Trophy Playoffs will be played between the eight qualified teams from each conference, ranked according to their final position in the regular season overall standings.
Each playoff series will be played in a best-of-seven format. Of note, four series (Saint John vs. Gatineau / Shawinigan vs. Rouyn-Noranda / Charlottetown vs. Quebec / Baie-Comeau vs. Moncton) will be played in the 2-3-2 format as more than 600 km separate the two cities.
MATCHUPS
Western Conference
Sherbrooke (1) vs Blainville-Boisbriand (8)
Gatineau (2) vs Saint John (7) - transferred from the Eastern Conference
Victoriaville (3) vs Drummondville (6)
Rouyn-Noranda (4) vs Shawinigan (5)
Eastern Conference
Quebec (1) vs Charlottetown (8)
Halifax (2) vs Cape Breton (7)
Moncton (3) vs Baie-Comeau (6)
Chicoutimi (4) vs Rimouski (5)
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