Cats Ready to Storm the Remparts Friday Night
March 27, 2025 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Moncton Wildcats News Release
Are you ready to GET WILD? The 2025 Playoffs are here and it's a BLACKOUT! Fans are encouraged to wear black to all Cats home games.
The Wildcats (53-9-2-0, 108 pts) enter the post-season as the top seed & most decorated regular season squad in the QMJHL, officially picking up 3 trophies this week. The Cats have earned the Jean-Rougeau Trophy (1st overall), Luc-Robitaille Trophy (Best Offensive Average) & Robert-Lebel Trophy (Best Defensive Average) so far. Head Coach Gardiner MacDougall has his team on a good run at the right time. The Cats start Round 1 versus the Remparts coming off a 15-game regular season winning streak.
Wildcat d-man Etienne Morin comes into the playoffs as the reigning QMJHL Player of the Week, with appearances on the CHL & QMJHL Teams of the Week. Morin tied the record for career goals by a Wildcats defender with his 55th goal last weekend, pulling even with James Sanford.
Goalies Mathis Rousseau & Rudy Guimond also turned some heads recently. Rousseau is the QMJHL Goalie of the Month for March, while Guimond appeared on the most recent QMJHL Team of the Week.
The Cats are led offensively by sophomore sensation & highly-touted NHL prospect Caleb Desnoyers with 84 points (35G, 49A). Desnoyers is 5th in league in scoring. Captain Markus Vidicek is tops in goals with 38. Julius Sumpf leads the Cats, and the entire QMJHL, in plus/minus with a +61. The Wildcats actually own the top 4 spots in the Q in +/-rating - Sumpf (+61), Fortier-Gendron (+57), Desnoyers (+51) and Mercier (+51).
The Remparts (23-34-3-4, 53 Pts) enter the Playoffs as the 8th seed in the East after finishing 14th overall in league play. Quebec are improved from 2023/204, having missed the post-season last year.
Up front, the Remparts are led by Justin Cote, who is just back from an injury & put up 59 points (32G, 27A) in 54 games. Quebe also feature former Wildcat Thomas Auger in their lineup. Twenty year-old Auger had 36 points (16G, 20A) in 48 games this season.
Save on tickets with a Family 4-Pack - 2 adults & 2 youths for $49.64 +tax/fees. Add extra youths for $12.41 each. Available at the Avenir Centre Box Office or ticketmaster.ca.
Take advantage of new 30 Minute Powerplay pricing at the Avenir Centre - $4 hot dogs, $3 Aquafina bottles of water, and $5 Moosehead Light & Alpine (355mL cans). The Avenir Centre doors open at 5:30pm - prices in effect for 30 minutes after doors open for the game (5:30 to 6pm).
Our 50/50 raffle has a $15,000 jackpot guarantee.
The Moose Light Ice Level Bar will not be set up for this game, as seating will be available behind the net.
THINGS TO KNOW FOR FRIDAY
The 50/50 raffle has a $15,000 Jackpot guarantee. Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets online now or at the game. We accept cash, debit, Visa or Mastercard at the arena.
DJ Psycadelix & Lynden Steeves on the Wildcats organ
Access your season seats or flex tickets through your Ticketmaster Wildcats Account Manager.
Avenir Centre doors open at 5:30pm.
Check out the poster station in the Avenir Centre lobby - kids can make their own signs for the game!
The Roar Store Item of the Game is ANY & EVERYTHING BLACK! - get 20% off!
The Jersey Raffle is for a Pink in the Rink team-autographed jersey.
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from March 27, 2025
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