Sportsnet released its remaining schedule for its Friday Night hockey. The match-ups include some of the top ranked teams in the league and gives a sneak preview of what could turn out to be some hard-fought playoff matchups.
Of the five games left on their schedule, two of them involve QMJHL teams.
Starting Friday Feb. 17, Jonathan Huberdeau and the reigning Memorial Cup Champion Saint John Sea Dogs take on potential top NHL draft pick Mikhail Grigorenko and his Quebec Remparts teammates.
Then on Mar. 9, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc and the Rimouski Oceanic take on the hosts of the 2012 Memorial Cup, Brandon Gormley, Morgan Ellis and the Shawinigan Cataractes. These three defensemen have been some of the best in the entire CHL.
With these games being having huge playoff implications, this kind of publicity could be huge for the QMJHL, who usually takes a backseat to the OHL and the WHL.
Hopefully the games live up to their billing so that we can see more QMJHL games carried by Sportsnet.
jonathan@theqspot.ca
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