Pwhl Montreal Victoire Game 5 moved to Tuesday at 7 p.m.
pwhl montreal victoire Game 5 at Place Bell was postponed Monday and pushed to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The semifinal series between Montreal and the Minnesota Frost was tied 2-2, so the delay reset a winner-take-all night in Laval.
Place Bell Holds Game 5
The league said the game was postponed because of player safety concerns related to illness. Medical assessment determined the symptoms were not consistent with hantavirus, and the league did not confirm the nature of the illness.
That left both teams waiting on a decisive Game 5 that had been set to return to Place Bell, where the winner of the best-of-five series will move on to the Walter Cup final against the Ottawa Charge.
Ottawa Charge Awaits Winner
Ottawa reached the final on Sunday after defeating the Boston Fleet in double overtime. That result locked in the opponent for whoever survives Montreal and Minnesota, which gave Tuesday’s rescheduled game even sharper stakes for both sides.
The series had already swung back and forth before the postponement. Minnesota won Game 1 by a 5-4 overtime score, Marie-Philip Poulin broke a scoreless draw in the third overtime period of Game 2, Montreal won Game 3 by a 2-1 score on Thursday night, and Minnesota answered with a 3-1 victory the following night to even the series.
Tickets And Tuesday Start
All tickets for Monday’s game will be honoured for the rescheduled matchup. Fans who bought through the Victoire or Ticketmaster will be contacted directly about their tickets.
The timing changed late Monday, about two hours before the scheduled puck drop, after workers at Place Bell were told around 3:30 p.m. that the game was cancelled while they were finishing setup. Jeff said, “We were just finished setting up and it was 3:30 p.m. and one of our colleagues came in and said the game’s cancelled,” and added he was told it was “due to a virus.”
Matt had a similar reaction after hearing the news. “it was a joke for some reason.” he said at first, before adding, “I was blown away,” and “I had never seen anything like that.” For anyone holding a ticket, the practical move is simple: the Monday ticket stays live for Tuesday’s 7 p.m. start.
