I have to admit it. Much of last weekend was spent on the couch with NCAA basketball bracket sheets in hand, flipping games more often than Pam Anderson goes through rocker boyfriends.
Wall-to-wall college hoops coverage. An awesome spectacle to watch, knowing that every game is do-or-die.
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Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, head coach of the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts, and Chicoutimi counterpart Richard Martel have both been suspended following Saturday's brawl during Game 2 of their playoff series.
Roy, whose son Jonathan was involved in the fracas, was suspended for five games while Martel received an automatic two-game suspension after one of his players left the bench to join the brawl.
When it comes to the Roy family, apparently the apple doesn't fall all that far from the tree.
A piece of friendly advice to the Roy clan? Time to put in a call to the doc and seek a little anger management, provided the caller can stay on the phone long enough prior to dropping an f-bomb and hanging up.
As the QMJHL playoffs get set to begin, it is tough to declare the odds-on favorite that will make travel plans to Kitchener for the Memorial Cup.
Just eight points separated the top five teams in the league this season, meaning an off-night may fast-track a contender straight into the off-season.
WHL Playoff Schedule - Opening Round
EASTERN CONFERENCE
CALGARY (1) VS MOOSE JAW (8)
