The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are taking on the Drummondville Voltigeurs in Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Championship Series on Thursday for the right to lift the Gilles-Courteau Trophy.
Baie-Comeau finished first in the Western Conference with a 53-12-3 record in the regular season while Drummondville ended as the Eastern Conference's No.1 seed with a 48-14-6 record.
Drummondville swept the Saint John Sea Dogs in the first round then defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix in five games in Round 2. The Voltigeurs then beat the Victoriaville Tigres in five games in the Eastern Conference Championship Series in a battle that saw four one-goal games and two games decided in overtime.
Gill sits right behind Poirier in playoff scoring with 10 goals and 24 points, including five goals and 10 points against the Eagles. The New York Islanders prospect finished second in QMJHL regular season scoring with 40 goals and 98 points in 65 games and was a finalist for the Michel-Briere Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
Komarov has four goals and 12 points in the playoffs, including two goals and four points in the Eastern Conference Championship Series.
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