QUEBEC CITY — When Frederik Gauthier was drafted by the Rimouski Oceanic in 2011, it was general manager Philippe Boucher who welcomed him to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Some four years later, it was almost fitting that it was Boucher – now the GM and coach of the Quebec Remparts – who was the first to hug Gauthier at the end of his accomplished junior career.
The Remparts beat the QMJHL-champion Oceanic 5-2 in the tiebreaker of the Memorial Cup to end their season and send them back to Rimouski. Host Quebec will now face the WHL-champion Kelowna Rockets in the semifinal on Friday evening.