Third round: #1 Halifax vs. #8 Rouyn-Noranda

[George Maharis]

Some fans you are... wishing the team loses for your own personal gain... terrible.

With the sound the crowd made the last game I went too (February against Rimouski, we won in a shootout).. I can only imagine how loud we get if we got the win on home ice.

 

[TheTechNoir]

Agreed, are you MAD! I don't care when we lose it, but games 1 thru 4, we better lose one so we can take it in 5! Heck I'll take a game 7 for it all as long as it's on home ice!

I know I'm in the heavy minority. And I'm not on some silly moral high horse in the slightest or in disagreement with anyone who wants to see them win on home ice (that'd be awesome!). Maybe I am mad. I do want them to sweep though.

Fortunately (?) that isn't overly likely though.

 

[Patmac40]

Agreed, are you MAD! I don't care when we lose it, but games 1 thru 4, we better lose one so we can take it in 5! Heck I'll take a game 7 for it all as long as it's on home ice!

Agreed! My dad and I have had season tickets since I can remember and have waited a long time for this and so has the city. Would much rather have it at home and partake in some nice celebrations with the rest of the city after.

 

[jigglysquishy]

So glad I have Memorial Cup tickets. Halifax will be a treat to watch.

 

[King Mapes]

I know I'm in the heavy minority. And I'm not on some silly moral high horse in the slightest or in disagreement with anyone who wants to see them win on home ice (that'd be awesome!). Maybe I am mad. I do want them to sweep though.

Fortunately (?) that isn't overly likely though.

I'm mixed. Want a sweep for a 16-0 record (has that ever been done?) but I wouldn't mind winning at home. Don't want it to go past 5 games.

 

[King Mapes]

Series starts next Friday and Saturday, 7:00 start time. When would game 5 be? Probably the following Friday?

 

[Patmac40]

Series starts next Friday and Saturday, 7:00 start time. When would game 5 be? Probably the following Friday?

I've heard it's supposed to start Thursday.

Thursday, Friday in Halifax; Sunday, Monday away; Wednesday home; Friday away; Sunday home.

 

[Dgill]

I've heard it's supposed to start Thursday.

Thursday, Friday in Halifax; Sunday, Monday away; Wednesday home; Friday away; Sunday home.

Halifax twitter account got it starting Friday.

Thursday would be better though, get to see some good hockey earlier

 

[Patmac40]

Halifax twitter account got it starting Friday.

Thursday would be better though, get to see some good hockey earlier

Yeah agreed I'm just repeating what I heard from the Metro Centre scheduling crew.

 

[lavoy]

Halifax Mooseheads ‏@HFXMooseheads 10h
We will be starting the finals at home Friday, May 3rd for Gm 1, Saturday, May 4th for Gm 2. More info will follow later today hopefully

Halifax Mooseheads ‏@HFXMooseheads 6h
Tickets for Game 1 (Fri May 3) and Game 2 (Sat May 4) of the President Cup Finals go on sale Tuesday, April 30th at 10am.

How long for sell-outs do you think? Under an hour?... Two weekend (no sundays) will make it different than last round at it will probably have similar demand to that of last years Rimouski Game 6.

 

[jiboy]

I'm mixed. Want a sweep for a 16-0 record (has that ever been done?) but I wouldn't mind winning at home. Don't want it to go past 5 games.

if im not mistaken lewiston did it like 6 years ago

 

[lavoy]

I'm mixed. Want a sweep for a 16-0 record (has that ever been done?) but I wouldn't mind winning at home. Don't want it to go past 5 games.

Nope. We'd be the first.... The chance to see us win on home ice is too much to pass up/hope for us to win all the games...

But then again we're cocky, so maybe it will go to 7

 

[lavoy]

if im not mistaken lewiston did it like 6 years ago

Lewy lost once, to Halifax in fact.

 

[notdave]

Darn, I was really hoping for the series to start on Thursday. Going to be out of town and miss the first two now.

 

[donghabs98]

How long for sell-outs do you think? Under an hour?... Two weekend (no sundays) will make it different than last round at it will probably have similar demand to that of last years Rimouski Game 6.

I would go as low as 20 minutes before it sellouts. Those tickets will be in high high demand

 

[KingKadri]

So glad I have Memorial Cup tickets. Halifax will be a treat to watch.

Ya they will finally get some real competition with Portland and London. The moose better pick their game up if they think they are going to beat those teams. If not they will be the next Lewiston Maineiacs

 

[Patmac40]

Ya they will finally get some real competition with Portland and London. The moose better pick their game up if they think they are going to beat those teams. If not they will be the next Lewiston Maineiacs

You mean the #2 and #3 teams in the country will be better competition than any other teams we've faced this season? Wow, riveting insight.

And neither Portland nor London has faced the #1 team in the country who will be tougher competition than they've faced all year so how about we let them settle it on the ice rather than assuming or implying anything.

And London had Plymouth come back from a 4-0 defecit to tie it 4-4 in the game last night (even though London won it) so they aren't perfect defensively either.

 

[King Mapes]

I've heard it's supposed to start Thursday.

Thursday, Friday in Halifax; Sunday, Monday away; Wednesday home; Friday away; Sunday home.

I actually got the news on their site. It just only said games 1 and 2 so was curious on 5

 

[King Mapes]

if im not mistaken lewiston did it like 6 years ago

No they lost once. I think St John went 16-1 a couple years ago too

Nope. We'd be the first.... The chance to see us win on home ice is too much to pass up/hope for us to win all the games...

But then again we're cocky, so maybe it will go to 7

Really? No team in the CHL or just the Q? Regardless would be quite the feat

 

[Killahpunk]

I heard a team has gone 15-0 before but never 16-0 in the QMJHL playoffs.

 

[Libbs]

There are a couple teams that went 12-0. 1988 Windsor Spitfires and 1989 Kelowna Rockets (?)... thats when there were bye's.