The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.
The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs, were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, from May 19–28, 2017.
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 Rankxyz-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 48 14 5 1 102 287 180 1x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 46 18 4 0 96 303 214 4x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 39 23 4 2 84 284 242 6x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 39 25 2 2 82 270 230 7x-Halifax Mooseheads 68 27 35 3 3 60 229 259 15Moncton Wildcats 68 14 51 2 1 31 170 356 18
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 42 20 4 2 90 258 184 3x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 38 25 3 2 81 206 205 8x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 35 25 6 2 78 230 231 9x-Quebec Remparts 68 31 30 4 3 69 187 237 11x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 26 32 6 4 62 203 230 13x-Rimouski Océanic 68 26 35 6 1 59 229 255 16
West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 43 18 2 5 93 272 181 2x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 43 19 4 2 92 224 171 5x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 33 31 4 0 70 234 253 10x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 28 34 1 5 62 214 263 12x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 28 35 3 2 61 210 265 14Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 26 38 1 3 56 214 268 17
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Vitalii Abramov Gatineau Olympiques 66 46 58 104 76 Tyler Boland Rimouski Océanic 68 48 55 103 24 François Beauchemin Val-d'Or/Charlottetown 69 45 52 97 76 Filip Chlapík Charlottetown Islanders 57 34 57 91 98 Giovanni Fiore Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 61 52 38 90 42 Christophe Boivin Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 43 47 90 44 Alexandre Goulet Victoriaville Tigres 68 39 50 89 58 Matthew Highmore Saint John Sea Dogs 64 34 55 89 46 Maxime Fortier Halifax Mooseheads 68 32 55 87 20 Nico Hischier Halifax Mooseheads 57 38 48 86 24
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 Francis Leclerc Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 30 1664 15 8 2 2 64 4 .908 2.31 Sam Montembeault Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 41 2226 28 9 1 0 89 6 .907 2.40 Mikhail Denisov Shawinigan Cataractes 52 3009 31 18 1 1 123 4 .909 2.45 Callum Booth Saint John Sea Dogs 47 2668 31 12 2 1 115 4 .911 2.59 Samuel Harvey Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 43 2499 26 10 1 3 109 3 .900 2.62
2017 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts
(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques
(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres
Quarter-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Semi-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
President's Cup Finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Playoff leading scorers Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMMathieu JosephSaint John Sea Dogs 18 13 19 32 14Alex Barré-BouletBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 20 14 17 31 10Matthew HighmoreSaint John Sea Dogs 18 6 18 24 14Thomas ChabotSaint John Sea Dogs 18 5 18 23 12Spencer SmallmanSaint John Sea Dogs 18 11 11 22 2Pierre-Luc DuboisBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 19 9 13 22 26Nicolas RoyChicoutimi Saguenéens 17 8 13 21 14Dmitry ZhukenovChicoutimi Saguenéens 17 6 15 21 14Daniel SprongCharlottetown Islanders 12 9 11 20 17J.C. BeaudinRouyn-Noranda Huskies 13 8 12 20 2
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% GAACallum BoothSaint John Sea Dogs 18 1115:10 16 2 31 4 .923 1.67Sam MontembeaultBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 18 1017:07 12 6 42 0 .910 2.35Mark GrametbauerCharlottetown Islanders 12 702:14 9 3 30 1 .913 2.56Olivier TremblayRouyn-Noranda Huskies 8 456:46 4 3 21 1 .900 2.76Tristan BérubéGatineau Olympiques 6 315:31 3 2 15 0 .917 2.85
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Charlottetown Islanders Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Francis Leclerc, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared McIsaac, Halifax Mooseheads Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge, Rimouski Océanic Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Saint John Sea Dogs Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year: Serge Proulx, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year: Saint John Sea Dogs
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Mikhail Denisov, Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Giovanni Fiore, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques
Second All-Star Team: Sam Montembeault, Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Guillaume Brisebois, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders Simon Bourque, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Filip Chlapik, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders Christophe Boivin, Left Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Mathieu Joseph, Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs
All-Rookie Team: Alexis Gravel, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads Jared McIsaac, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads Xavier Bouchard, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Nico Hischier, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads Anderson Macdonald, Left Wing, Sherbrooke Phoenix Ivan Kosorenkov, Right Wing, Victoriaville Tigres
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2016 in ice hockey 2017 in ice hockey 2016–17 OHL season 2016–17 WHL season 2017 Memorial Cup
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website Official website of the Subway Super Series