The 2015–16 QMJHL season is the 47th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 10, 2015, and ended on March 19, 2016.
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season, and ended on May 12, 2016; the winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, was awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup held at ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) qualified for the tournament as the host team.
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
Maritimes Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Ranky-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 42 20 6 0 90 258 222 3x-Moncton Wildcats 68 36 21 9 2 83 268 250 6x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 38 24 5 1 82 286 237 7x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 35 26 5 2 77 227 232 9x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 27 35 3 3 60 224 254 14Halifax Mooseheads 68 21 39 7 1 50 193 277 17
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Ranky-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 44 19 4 1 93 281 220 2x-Rimouski Océanic 68 36 25 5 2 79 208 203 8x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 32 25 5 6 75 223 217 10x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 33 28 3 4 73 246 249 11x-Quebec Remparts 68 28 33 6 1 63 205 258 12Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 14 49 2 3 33 147 302 18
West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Ranky-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 54 9 3 2 113 302 181 1x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 49 15 3 1 102 293 197 4x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 46 19 2 1 95 250 173 5x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 26 32 8 2 60 171 201 13x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 24 35 7 2 57 207 241 15x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 27 39 2 0 56 189 264 16
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Conor Garland Moncton Wildcats 62 39 89 128 97 Francis Perron Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 62 41 66 107 38 Pierre-Luc Dubois Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 62 42 57 99 112 Alexis D'Aoust Shawinigan Cataractes 68 44 54 98 22 Vitalii Abramov Gatineau Olympiques 63 38 55 93 36 Anthony Beauregard Val-d'Or Foreurs 67 30 63 93 62 Nicolas Roy Chicoutimi Saguenéens 63 48 42 90 71 Michael Carcone Drummondville Voltigeurs 66 47 42 89 80 Alex Barré-Boulet Drummondville Voltigeurs 65 35 54 89 42 Michael Joly Rimouski/Cape Breton 60 47 41 88 38
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
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Chase Marchand Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 38 2154 29 6 0 1 87 2 .911 2.42 Mathieu Bellemare Gatineau Olympiques 43 2497 28 12 1 1 101 4 .901 2.43 Mark Grametbauer Blainville-Boisbriand/Gatineau 33 1863 18 12 2 0 77 2 .897 2.48 Julio Billia Chicoutimi Saguenéens 49 2707 22 20 2 3 118 1 .919 2.62 Sam Montembeault Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 47 2710 17 19 6 2 119 3 .901 2.63
2016 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (16) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
(4) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (12) Quebec Remparts
(6) Moncton Wildcats vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres
(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(8) Rimouski Océanic vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
Quarter-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats
Semi-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (3) Saint John Sea Dogs
President's Cup Finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (2) Shawinigan Cataractes
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMFrancis PerronRouyn-Noranda Huskies 18 12 21 33 11Anthony BeauvillierShawinigan Cataractes 21 15 15 30 16Dmytro TimashovShawinigan Cataractes 21 13 15 28 40Alexis D'AoustShawinigan Cataractes 21 9 17 26 18Sam PovoroznioukSaint John Sea Dogs 17 14 11 25 12Timo MeierRouyn-Noranda Huskies 18 11 12 23 30A.J. GreerRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 12 10 22 28Gabriel GagnéShawinigan Cataractes 21 11 11 22 22Samuel GirardShawinigan Cataractes 21 2 20 22 4Thomas ChabotSaint John Sea Dogs 17 3 18 21 13
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
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAAChase MarchandRouyn-Noranda Huskies 19 1068 15 3 24 6 .946 1.35Mathieu BellemareGatineau Olympiques 9 489 5 4 18 2 .913 2.21Sam MontembeaultBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 11 685 5 6 28 1 .925 2.45Étienne MontpetitVal-d'Or Foreurs 6 410 2 4 19 0 .885 2.78Keven BouchardMoncton Wildcats 17 1054 10 7 49 0 .909 2.79
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team that scored the most goals: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Gatineau Olympiques
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Conor Garland, Moncton Wildcats Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Chase Marchand, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant, Val-d'Or Foreurs Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Allan Carron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mathieu Bellemare, Gatineau Olympiques Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Laberge, Rimouski Océanic Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Alexis D'Aoust, Shawinigan Cataractes Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year: Louis Painchaud, Quebec Remparts Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year: Quebec Remparts
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Étienne Montpetit, Goaltender, Val-d'Or Foreurs Philippe Myers, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Francis Perron, Left Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Conor Garland, Right Wing, Moncton Wildcats
Second All-Star Team: Julio Billia, Goaltender, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Jérémy Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Anthony Beauregard, Centre, Val-d'Or Foreurs Pierre-Luc Dubois, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Alexis D'Aoust, Right Wing, Shawinigan Cataractes
All-Rookie Team: Mathieu Bellemare, Goaltender, Gatineau Olympiques Zachary Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Pascal Corbeil, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Antoine Morand, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Max Comtois, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2015 in ice hockey 2016 in ice hockey 2015–16 OHL season 2015–16 WHL season 2016 Memorial Cup
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website Official website of the Subway Super Series