Moncton Wildcats forward Preston Lounsbury pressing on Rouyn-Noranda Huskies goaltender Samuel Meloche (Photo: Daniel St. Louis)STonight, the first matchup of the 2025 QMJHL semi-finals is set to kick off between the No. 1 Moncton Wildcats and the No. 6 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
Despite dominating the entire league, the Huskies have seemingly found the Moncton Wildcats number this season -- winning both games and outscoring them 10-6 while doing so.
Given this, the Huskies should be the Wildcats toughest task yet.
Schedule
Game 1: @ Moncton - Tonight at 6 PM ET
Game 2: @ Moncton - 2025/04/25 at 6 PM ET
Game 3: @ Rouyn-Noranda - 2025/04/29 at 7 PM ET
Game 4: @ Rouyn-Noranda - 2025/04/30 at 7 PM ET
Game 5: @ Moncton - 2025/05/02 at 6 PM ET*
Game 6: @ Rouyn-Noranda - 2025/05/04 at 4 PM ET*
Game 7: @ Moncton - 2025/05/06 at 6 PM ET*
* if necessary
Prediction: Wildcats in seven
Wildcats Players To Watch
2025 NHL draft prospects to watch
C Caleb Desnoyers
Overagers
C Markus Vidicek
G Mathis Rousseau
D Dyllan Gill (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Other players to watch
RW Juraj Pekarcik (St. Louis Blues)
LW Julius Sumpf
RW Alex Mercier
D Etienne Morin (Calgary Flames)
RW Vincent Collard
LW Preston Lounsbury
LW Maxime Cote
C Gabe Smith (Utah Hockey Club)
D Adam Fortier-Gendron
D Natan Grenier
D Loke Johansson (Boston Bruins)
D Dylan MacKinnon (Nashville Predators)
G Rudy Guimond (Detroit Red Wings)
Huskies Players To Watch
2025 NHL draft prospects to watch
C Bill Zonnon
G Samuel Meloche
Overagers
LW Antonin Verreault
D Ty Higgins
D Alex Carr
Other players to watch
RW Lars Steiner (2026 NHL draft prospect)
C Thomas Verdon
LW Remi Gelinas
C Samuel Beauchemin
D Axel Dufresne
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