There are two teams left in La Belle Province – either the Cantonniers de Magog or Estacades de Trois-Rivières will represent Quebec at the 2024 TELUS Cup in Membertou, Nova Scotia.

While a team from Trois-Rivieres hasn’t competed for Canada’s Men’s U18 National Club Championship in 48 years, the Cantonniers are no stranger to the big stage; they’re in search of their fourth trip to nationals in the last five tournaments, having lost in the gold medal game in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Whoever earns the spot in Membertou will be looking to make it back-to-back national titles for the region; one year ago, the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (who Magog eliminated in the LHM18AAAQ semifinals) ended a 22-year gold medal drought by beating the host Gaulois de Saint-Hyacinthe in an all-Quebec final.

RECENT CHAMPIONS (TELUS CUP FINISH)

2023 – Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (gold medal)
2022 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)
2019 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)
2018 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)
2017 – Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (silver medal)

CANTONNIERS DE MAGOG

Regular season record: 27-9-6 (2nd in LHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 163
Goals against: 111
Leading scorer: Gabriel Courchesne (24G 35A 59P)

Playoff record: 8-1
Goals for: 37
Goals against: 19
Leading scorer: Marc-Olivier Proteau (5G 7A 12P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL
Tacks semifinal: defeated Grenadiers de Chateauguay 2-0 (7-2, 10-4)
Tacks final: defeated Lions du Lac St-Louis 3-1 (2-6, 4-1, 4-1, 2-1)
Semifinal: defeated Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 3-0 (4-2, 2-1 OT, 2-1)

Last national championship appearance: 2022 (silver medal)
Total national championship appearances: 5 (1995, 2000, 2018, 2019, 2022)

ESTACADES DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES

Regular season record: 25-15-2 (6th in LHM18AAAQ)
Goals for: 158
Goals against: 131
Leading scorer: Jérémy Loranger (30G 34A 64P)

Playoff record: 8-2
Goals for: 35
Goals against: 19
Leading scorer: Chad Lygitsakos (5G 10A 15P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL
Thaïzone semifinal: defeated Chevaliers de Lévis 2-0 (4-2, 5-1)
Thaïzone final: defeated Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 3-1 (4-5, 3-1, 3-1, 1-0)
Semifinal: defeated Vikings de Saint-Eustache 3-1 (2-3 OT, 4-1, 6-3, 3-2 OT)

Last national championship appearance: 1976 (9th place)
Total national championship appearances: 1 (1976)