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Eagles' Antoine Roy, centre, and Angelo Fullerton, right, fend of Armada's Thomas Paquet during QMJHL action Saturday night in Boisbriand, Que. CONTRIBUTED/SÉBASTIEN GERVAISThirteen days, from Tuesday, February 7th to Sunday, February 19th, is the length of the Cape Breton Eagles' annual pilgrimage for six games in the province of Quebec.
In October of 2016, Gatineau played six of their first seven road games in the Maritimes, finishing all of their out-of-province play in one swing. For whatever reason — perhaps the greater length of the day trips within the region — Gatineau never did the six-game format again. They reverted back to two separate three Maritime trips, a format used by 10 of the 12 Quebec-based teams in 2022-23 .
So is it advantageous for the Eagles to structure their schedule this way? It comes down to the unique geography of Sydney within the league. With the exception of Rimouski, the Eagles currently allow two days of travel by bus to get to visit all Quebec-based opponents and a hotel stay following the final game of the trip as well.
What happens during these two off days, before a third off day is used for travel? This year, as in the past, the players on the Eagles who are from Quebec had the opportunity to go home to family, some taking a non-Quebec teammate with them. The rest of the crowd stayed in Montreal and multiple Eagles players found a way to the Bell Centre to watch Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers battle the Montreal Canadiens on Super Bowl Sunday.
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