The 2009–10 QMJHL season was the 41st season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 10, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010.
The 2009–10 QMJHL season marked the first time that an all-Maritime Provinces Championship series occurred in the 41-year history of the league.
Standings
Division standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL - Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Division Atlantique GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Saint John Sea Dogs R 68 53 12 1 2 309 187 109 Moncton Wildcats X 68 48 14 2 4 276 164 102 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles X 68 41 22 2 3 238 185 87 P.E.I. Rocket X 68 35 25 2 6 215 224 78 Acadie-Bathurst Titan X 68 25 37 3 3 208 286 56 Halifax Mooseheads O 68 13 48 3 4 171 288 33
Division Telus Centre GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Drummondville Voltigeurs Z 68 51 15 0 2 307 185 104 Victoriaville Tigres X 68 46 19 1 2 296 191 95 Shawinigan Cataractes X 68 31 29 3 5 217 240 70 Lewiston MAINEiacs X 68 23 42 0 3 212 298 49
Division Telus Est GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Québec Remparts Z 68 41 20 3 4 278 232 89 Rimouski Océanic X 68 34 27 5 2 246 265 75 Chicoutimi Saguenéens X 68 26 33 4 5 186 257 61 Baie-Comeau Drakkar O 68 21 40 4 3 187 297 49
Division Telus Ouest GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Z 68 41 21 2 4 256 205 88 Montreal Junior Hockey Club X 68 31 30 2 5 215 215 69 Gatineau Olympiques X 68 30 33 1 4 213 217 65 Val-d'Or Foreurs X 68 22 38 6 2 202 296 52
Overall standings determines standings for the second round of the playoffs. Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL - Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Rank Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts 1 Saint John Sea Dogs R 68 53 12 1 2 309 187 109 2 Drummondville Voltigeurs Z 68 51 15 0 2 307 185 104 3 Québec Remparts Z 68 41 20 3 4 278 232 89 4 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Z 68 41 21 2 4 256 205 88 5 Moncton Wildcats X 68 48 14 2 4 276 164 102 6 Victoriaville Tigres X 68 46 19 1 2 296 191 95 7 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles X 68 41 22 2 3 238 185 87 8 P.E.I. Rocket X 68 35 25 2 6 215 224 78 9 Rimouski Océanic X 68 34 27 5 2 246 265 75 10 Shawinigan Cataractes X 68 31 29 3 5 217 240 70 11 Montreal Junior Hockey Club X 68 31 30 2 5 215 215 69 12 Gatineau Olympiques X 68 30 33 1 4 213 217 65 13 Chicoutimi Saguenéens X 68 26 33 4 5 186 257 61 14 Acadie-Bathurst Titan X 68 25 37 3 3 208 286 56 15 Val-d'Or Foreurs X 68 22 38 6 2 202 296 52 16 Lewiston MAINEiacs X 68 23 42 0 3 212 298 49 17 Baie-Comeau Drakkar O 68 21 40 4 3 187 297 49 18 Halifax Mooseheads O 68 13 48 3 4 171 288 33
R - Regular Season Champions
Z - team has clinched division
X - team clinched QMJHL Playoff spot
O - team DID NOT make Playoffs
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Sean Couturier Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 41 55 96 47 Nicolas Deschamps Chicoutimi Saguenéens/Moncton Wildcats 64 39 57 96 40 Gabriel Dumont Drummondville Voltigeurs 62 51 42 93 127 Philip-Michael Devos Victoriaville Tigres 68 35 58 93 49 Luke Adam Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 56 49 41 90 75 Dmitri Kugryshev Quebec Remparts 66 29 58 87 52 Mike Hoffman Saint John Sea Dogs 56 46 39 85 38 Félix Lefrançois Rimouski Océanic 66 39 44 83 69 Michael Kirkpatrick Saint John Sea Dogs 67 29 54 83 38 Gabriel Lévesque Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 67 24 58 82 16
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA Jake Allen Montreal/Drummondville 45 2512:19 29 14 92 4 .922 2.20 Marc-Antoine Gélinas Saint John/Shawinigan 47 2565:49 30 15 111 4 .915 2.60 Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 54 3155:55 32 21 113 5 .908 2.62 Kevin Poulin Victoriaville Tigres 54 3105:03 35 16 136 7 .916 2.63 Louis Domingue Moncton/Quebec 41 2212:54 20 17 99 3 .906 2.68
Players
2009 QMJHL Entry Draft First round Val-d'Or Foreurs Olivier Archambault (LW)
2009 NHL entry draft In total, 21 QMJHL players were selected at the 2009 NHL entry draft. 2009 NHL Entry Draft (QMJHL draftees) 1st round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 14 Dmitri Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs Florida Panthers 25 Jordan Caron Rimouski Océanic Boston Bruins 27 Philippe Paradis Shawinigan Cataractes Carolina Hurricanes 30 Simon Després Saint John Sea Dogs Pittsburgh Penguins
2nd round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 42 Charles-Olivier Roussel Shawinigan Cataractes Nashville Predators 54 Éric Gélinas Lewiston MAINEiacs New Jersey Devils
3rd round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 75 Andrej Nestrasil Victoriaville Tigres Detroit Red Wings 84 Nicolas Deslauriers Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Los Angeles Kings 90 Gleason Fournier Rimouski Océanic Detroit Red Wings
4th round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 94 David Savard Moncton Wildcats Columbus Blue Jackets 95 Jean-François Bérubé Montreal Junior Hockey Club Los Angeles Kings 121 Nick Petersen Shawinigan Cataractes Pittsburgh Penguins
5th round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 130 Mike Hoffman Drummondville Voltigeurs Ottawa Senators 132 Gabriel Bourque Baie-Comeau Drakkar Nashville Predators 133 Olivier Roy Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Edmonton Oilers 139 Gabriel Dumont Drummondville Voltigeurs Montreal Canadiens 142 Nicola Riopel Moncton Wildcats Philadelphia Flyers 6th round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 153 Dave Labrecque Shawinigan Cataractes Philadelphia Flyers 174 Ashton Bernard Shawinigan Cataractes New Jersey Devils 7th round # Nat. Player QMJHL team NHL team 187 Steven Anthony Saint John Sea Dogs Vancouver Canucks 194 Maxime Legault Shawinigan Cataractes Buffalo Sabres 205 Benjamin Casavant P.E.I. Rocket Washington Capitals 209 David Gilbert Quebec Remparts Chicago Blackhawks
Subway Super Series The Subway Super Series (formerly known as ADT Canada Russia Challenge) is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.
The 2009 Subway Super Series was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series begun on November 16, 2009, and concluded on November 26, 2009. Both Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games were held in the province of Quebec. Former Montreal Canadiens players, Guy Carbonneau and Guy Lafleur were named Honorary Captains for the first two games of the series, which was held in Drummondville on November 16, 2009, and Shawinigan on November 18, 2009.
All six games were televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet, which broadcast both games from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Results In the first game of the two part series between Team QMJHL and Team Russia, Team QMJHL scored three goals en route to a 3–1 win in front of 2,234 fans at Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville, Quebec. Goaltender Alexander Zalivin of Team Russia and forward Gabriel Bourque of Team QMJHL were named Players of the Game for their respective teams. Two nights later at Centre Bionest in Shawinigan, Quebec, Team QMJHL defeated Team Russia 8–3 to give the CHL a 2–0 series lead. Denis Golubev was named Team Russia's Player of the Game, while Luke Adam was named Team QMJHL's Player of the Game.
Date Location Winner Loser November 16 Drummondville, Quebec QMJHL all-stars 3 1 Team Russia November 18 Shawinigan, Quebec QMJHL all-stars 8 3 Team Russia November 19 Barrie, Ontario OHL all-stars 5 2 Team Russia November 23 Windsor, Ontario OHL all-stars 5 2 Team Russia November 25 Victoria, British Columbia WHL all-stars 2 1 Team Russia November 26 Kelowna, British Columbia WHL all-stars 4 2 Team Russia CHL wins series 6-0
QMJHL Playoffs
Overview
First round
Division Atlantique
(1A) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket
(2A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (3A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Division Telus Centre
(1C) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4C) Lewiston Maineiacs
(2C) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (3C) Shawinigan Cataractes
Division Telus Est
(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (5A) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
(2E) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3E) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Division Telus Ouest
(1O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (4O) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Gatineau Olympiques
Quarter-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (12) Gatineau Olympiques
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (9) Rimouski Océanic
(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres
(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats
Semi-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL Championship
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats
Memorial Cup
The 92nd MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Brandon, Manitoba.
All-star teams First team Goaltender - Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs Defence - David Savard, Moncton Wildcats & Joel Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres Left winger - Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs Centreman - Luke Adam, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Right winger - Gabriel Dumont, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Second team Goaltender - Kevin Poulin, Victoriaville Tigres Defence - Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats & Mark Barberio, Moncton Wildcats Left winger - Nicolas Deschamps, Moncton Wildcats Centreman - Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Right winger - Nicholas Petersen, Saint John Sea Dogs
Rookie team Goaltender - Robin Gusse, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Defence - Adam Polasek, P.E.I. Rocket & Xavier Ouellet, Montreal Junior Hockey Club Left winger - Stanislav Galiev, Saint John Sea Dogs Centreman - Alexandre Comtois, Drummondville Voltigeurs Right winger - Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic
Trophies and awards Team President's Cup - Moncton Wildcats Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Saint John Sea Dogs Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Moncton Wildcats
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP : Gabriel Bourque, Moncton Wildcats Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Gabriel Dumont, Drummondville Voltiguers Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: David Savard, Moncton Wildcats Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: David Savard, Moncton Wildcats Mike Bossy Trophy - Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Robin Gusse, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Nick MacNeil, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Dominic Jalbert, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Joël Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Gerard Gallant, Saint John Sea Dogs Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Dominic Ricard, Drummondville Voltigeurs John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Kent Hudson, P.E.I. Rocket Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Vicky Côté, Drummondville Voltigeurs
See also 2010 Memorial Cup List of QMJHL seasons