2017–18 QMJHL season explained

2017–18 QMJHL season
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League:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Regular season
September 21, 2017 – March 18, 2018
Playoffs
March 2018 – May 2018
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:Guy Lafleur Trophy
Playoffs Mvp:Jeffrey Viel (Titan)
Finals Champ:Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Finals Runner-Up:Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
No Of Teams:18
Tv:Eastlink TV
TVA Sports
MATV
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Jean Rougeau Trophy
Season Champs:Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (1)
Mvp Link:Michel Brière Memorial Trophy
Mvp:Alex Barré-Boulet (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)
Top Scorer Link:Jean Béliveau Trophy
Top Scorer:Alex Barré-Boulet (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)
Seasonslistnames:QMJHL
Prevseason Year:2016–17
Nextseason Year:2018–19
2017–18 CHL seasons
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:OHL
September 2017 – March 2018
QMJHL
September 2017 – March 2018
WHL
September 2017 – March 2018
No Of Teams:60
Tv:TVA Sports
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2017–18 QMJHL season was the 49th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018.

The playoffs started March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13. The winning team, the Acadie–Bathurst Titan, were awarded the President's Cup and won the Memorial Cup as the QMJHL champion in the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Regina Pats of the WHL at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy

Maritimes DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 43 15 8 2 96 270 183 2
68 43 18 6 1 93 270 223 4
68 37 24 7 0 81 209 219 9
68 32 28 6 2 72 235 259 12
68 27 33 5 3 62 233 282 14
68 14 43 9 2 39 181 301 18
East DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 42 17 6 3 93 231 174 3
68 42 20 4 2 90 270 195 6
68 40 22 3 3 86 227 202 8
68 30 33 4 1 65 224 257 13
68 28 35 4 1 61 200 233 15
68 16 45 6 1 39 183 298 17
West DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 50 11 4 3 107 276 184 1
68 44 20 3 1 92 277 194 5
68 39 19 7 3 88 239 179 7
68 34 23 7 4 79 228 234 10
68 32 27 5 4 73 213 215 11
68 19 42 5 2 45 172 308 16

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Alex Barré-BouletBlainville-Boisbriand Armada65 53 63 116 67
Vitalii AbramovGatineau/Victoriaville56 45 59 104 67
Alexandre AlainBlainville-Boisbriand Armada65 44 43 87 52
Kevin KlímaChicoutimi Saguenéens68 39 47 86 54
Max ComtoisVictoriaville Tigres54 44 41 85 79
Otto SomppiHalifax Mooseheads59 28 55 83 28
Filip ZadinaHalifax Mooseheads57 44 38 82 36
Ivan KosorenkovVictoriaville Tigres63 36 46 82 46
Alexis LafrenièreRimouski Océanic60 42 38 80 54
Joe VelenoSaint John/Drummondville64 22 57 79 48

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLGASOSv%GAA
Samuel HarveyRouyn-Noranda Huskies46 2715 30 9 4 2 95 4 .930 2.10
Colten EllisRimouski Océanic51 2836 33 8 5 1 111 6 .913 2.35
Olivier RodrigueDrummondville Voltigeurs53 3001 31 16 2 1 127 3 .903 2.54
Etienne MontpetitVal-d'Or/Victoriaville44 2612 25 16 1 1 112 3 .925 2.57
Antoine SamuelBaie-Comeau/Quebec51 2921 27 18 0 2 130 3 .918 2.67

First round

(8) Quebec Remparts vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

Quarter-finals

(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

Semi-finals

(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

President's Cup Finals

(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Playoff leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Drake BathersonBlainville-Boisbriand Armada22 13 20 33 19
Alexandre AlainBlainville-Boisbriand Armada22 16 14 30 26
Alex Barré-BouletBlainville-Boisbriand Armada18 13 14 27 14
Jeffrey VielAcadie–Bathurst Titan19 14 9 23 34
Joël TeasdaleBlainville-Boisbriand Armada22 8 13 21 14
Olivier GalipeauAcadie–Bathurst Titan20 5 15 20 24
Antoine MorandAcadie–Bathurst Titan20 8 11 19 18
Alexander KaterinakisBlainville-Boisbriand Armada22 8 9 17 22
Nikita AlexandrovCharlottetown Islanders18 7 10 17 8
Ethan CrossmanAcadie–Bathurst Titan20 10 6 16 12

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Evan FitzpatrickAcadie–Bathurst Titan20 1202:27 16 4 42 2 .925 2.10
Samuel HarveyRouyn-Noranda Huskies7 414:38 3 4 15 1 .945 2.17
Emile SamsonBlainville-Boisbriand Armada21 1221:31 13 7 45 1 .916 2.21
Olivier RodrigueDrummondville Voltigeurs10 648:06 5 5 27 0 .891 2.50
Matthew WelshCharlottetown Islanders18 1093:13 11 7 48 0 .918 2.63

Trophies and awards

Player

Executive

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:[1]

Second All-Star Team:

All-Rookie Team:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2018 Golden Puck Awards: A night to remember! – LHJMQ.

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