Ice Rink Problems in the Q

The QMJHL was once again faced with an ice rink problem over the weekend, as game 2 of the Finals was postponed between the Shawinigan Cataractes and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. The full details:

Game 2 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President Cup final between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Shawinigan Cataractes was postponed on Friday.

The game was postponed due to a problem with the pipes under the ice at the Aréna Iamgold in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

According to the QMJHL, the rule 1.5.6, rescheduling of a game, in the case where 20 minutes or more have been played, the game will continue and be clocked with the remaining time before the original game was stopped.

With that, if Game 2 gets back underway at 4 p.m. on Saturday, the game will start in the second period with Rouyn-Noranda leading Shawinigan 2-1.

Mind you, this wasn't the first time ice rink problems  have plagued a QMJHL game, as a February match between the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and the Charlottetown Islanders was called in the third period in which the Islanders would take it 5-2 in a rather strange way to end the game. The story to that can be found here.

If there's something for all of the teams in the QMJHL to sort out, getting your home ice situation under control would be a great start. Oh, and Rouyn-Noranda would win the game and now have a 2-0 series lead over Shawinigan.