Playoff Preview: Rimouski Océanic vs Charlottetown Islanders
Islanders' Sirman covering Rimouski's Fauchon (Photo: Iften Redjah)The No. 2 Rimouski Océanic may have their ticket to the Memorial Cup as the tournament's hosts, but they'll look to prepare for the tournament -- starting with a first round match-up against the No. 12 Charlottetown Islanders.
In their two meetings this season, the teams took a game a piece -- with the Océanic outscoring them 8-7.
Schedule
Game 1: @ Rimouski - Tonight at 7 PM ET
Game 2: @ Rimouski - 2025/03/29 at 4 PM ET
Game 3: @ Charlottetown - 2025/04/01 at 6 PM ET
Game 4: @ Charlottetown - 2025/04/02 at 6 PM ET
Game 5: @ Charlottetown - 2025/04/04 at 6 PM ET*
Game 6: @ Rimouski - 2025/04/07 at 7 PM ET*
Game 7: @ Rimouski - 2025/04/08 at 7 PM ET*
* if necessary
Prediction: Rimouski in six
Océanic's Players To Watch
Overagers
- C Jonathan Fauchon
- Regular season: 64 GP, 46 G, 57 A, 103 PTS
- Five season veteran
- LW Jacob Mathieu
- Regular season: 59 GP, 41 G, 27 A, 68 PTS
- Five season veteran
- D Pier-Olivier Roy
- Regular season: 61 GP, 2 G, 30 A, 32 PTS
- Five season veteran
Other players to watch
- LW Alexandre Blais
- Regular season: 60 GP, 20 G, 53 A, 73 PTS
- Anaheim Ducks prospect (2024 4th round pick)
- Four season veteran
- RW Mathieu Cataford
- Regular season: 54 GP, 19 G, 45 A, 64 PTS
- Vegas Golden Knights prospect (2023 3rd round pick)
- Four season veteran
- C Mael Lavigne
- Regular season: 63 GP, 17 G, 32 A, 49 PTS
- Four season veteran
- RW Maxime Coursol
- Regular season: 52 GP, 22 G, 20 A, 42 PTS
- Four season veteran
- LW Eriks Mateiko
- Regular season: 47 GP, 26 G, 15 A, 41 PTS
- Washington Capitals prospect (2024 3rd round pick)
- Import status
- Three season veteran
- C Mael St-Denis
- Regular season: 54 GP, 22 G, 19 A, 41 PTS
- Four season veteran
- LW Dominic Pilote
- Regular season: 63 GP, 13 G, 22 A, 35 PTS
- Two season veteran
- D Spencer GIll
- Regular season: 51 GP, 6 G, 29 A, 35 PTS
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect (2024 2nd round pick)
- Three season veteran
- D Luke Coughlin
- Regular season: 54 GP, 4 G, 20 A, 24 PTS
- Florida Panthers prospect (2023 6th round pick)
- Four season veteran
- D Luke Martin
- Regular season: 55 GP, 8 G, 13 A, 21 PTS
- Three season veteran
- D Basile Sansonnens
- Regular season: 54 GP, 1 G, 11 A, 12 PTS
- Vancouver Canucks prospects (2024 7th round pick)
- Import status
- Rookie
Islanders' Players To Watch
2025 NHL draft prospects
- D Owen Conrad
- Regular season: 64 GP, 7 G, 19 A, 26 PTS
- Two season veteran
Overagers
- LW Simon Hughes
- Regular season: 47 GP, 10 G, 19 A, 29 PTS
- Four season veteran
- D Thomas Sirman
- Regular season: 51 GP, 4 G, 20 A, 24 PTS
- Rookie (*played several seasons in the OHL)
- G Nicolas Ruccia
- Regular season: 40 GP, 15-23, 3.13, .892 SV%
- Five season veteran
Other players to watch
- C Matthew Butler
- Regular season: 60 GP, 19 G, 46 A, 65 PTS
- Two season veteran
- RW Ross Campbell
- Regular season: 52 GP, 22 G, 36 A, 58 PTS
- Three season veteran
- LW Nathan Leek
- Regular season: 60 GP, 18 G, 21 A, 39 PTS
- Rookie
- D Marcus Kearsey
- Regular season: 46 GP, 7 G, 21 A, 28 PTS
- Three season veteran
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