The Cantonniers de Magog are one step away from a return trip to the TELUS Cup, but if they hope to improve on their 2018 silver medal they’ll have to get by the giant-killers of Midget hockey, the Lions du Lac St-Louis.

While the second-seeded Cantonniers were expected to be in the final, most had them pencilled in to face the Chevaliers de Lévis, who set a LHMAAAQ record with a 41-1 record and were 6-0 through two rounds of the playoffs. But the Lions roared in the semifinals, shocking the Chevaliers in overtime of the deciding Game 5 to finish off the upset.

Olivier Adam has been almost unbeatable in the Magog goal, posting a 0.95 goals-against average and .961 save percentage in 10 postseason games, but will face a tough challenge from the Lions, who feature the top two playoff scorers – James Malatesta (10-10—20) and Matt Choupani (8-10—18).

RECENT CHAMPIONS (TELUS CUP FINISH)
2018 – Cantonniers de Magog (silver medal)
2017 – Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (silver medal)
2016 – Lions du Lac St-Louis (bronze medal)
2015 – Grenadiers de Châteauguay (silver medal)
2014 – Grenadiers de Châteauguay (silver medal)

LIONS DU LAC ST-LOUIS
LHMAAAQ FINALIST

Regular season record: 24-16-2 (5th in LHMAAAQ)
Goals for: 168
Goals against: 130
Leading scorer: Matt Choupani (43G 40A 83P)

Playoff record: 9-3
Goals for: 49
Goals against: 28
Leading scorer: James Malatesta (10G 10A 20P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL
Preliminary round: defeated Collège Esther-Blondin 3-0 (7-3, 4-2, 6-2)
Quarter-final: defeated Trois-Rivières 3-1 (4-0, 3-4 2OT, 4-0, 6-3)
Semifinal: defeated Lévis 3-2 (1-2, 5-2, 2-1, 2-5, 5-4 OT)

Last national championship appearance: 2016 (silver medal)
Total national championship appearances: 8 (1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 2011, 2016)

CANTONNIERS DE MAGOG
LHMAAAQ FINALIST

Regular season record: 34-2-5 (2nd in LHMAAAQ)
Goals for: 196
Goals against: 88
Leading scorer: Alexandre Doucet (29G 26A 55P)

Playoff record: 9-2
Goals for: 42
Goals against: 17
Leading scorer: Justin Robidas (5G 12A 17P)

ROAD TO THE QUEBEC REGIONAL
Preliminary round: defeated Amos 3-0 (3-2 OT, 5-0, 5-2)
Quarter-final: defeated Châteauguay 3-1 (5-1, 9-0, 3-7, 1-0 4OT)
Semifinal: defeated Gatineau 3-1 (4-1, 2-1, 0-1, 5-2)

Last national championship appearance: 2018 (silver medal)
Total national championship appearances: 3 (1995, 2000, 2018)