The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Playoffs get underway this Friday as the league's top teams prepare to do battle for the President's Cup. Also at stake is a spot in the 2016 Memorial Cup, hosted by the WHL's Red Deer Rebels.
For those unfamiliar with the QMJHL's playoff format, 16 of the league's 18 teams qualify for the post-season tournament. Seeded in order of overall standings (with the exception of the three division leaders who take up the top three seeds), there are no divisional rounds. The first-place team in the league takes on the 16th-ranked club, second faces 15th, and so on.