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 Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 43 15 8 2 96 270 183 2x-Halifax Mooseheads 68 43 18 6 1 93 270 223 4x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 37 24 7 0 81 209 219 9x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 32 28 6 2 72 235 259 12x-Moncton Wildcats 68 27 33 5 3 62 233 282 14Saint John Sea Dogs 68 14 43 9 2 39 181 301 18
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rimouski Océanic 68 42 17 6 3 93 231 174 3x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 42 20 4 2 90 270 195 6x-Quebec Remparts 68 40 22 3 3 86 227 202 8x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 30 33 4 1 65 224 257 13x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 28 35 4 1 61 200 233 15Shawinigan Cataractes 68 16 45 6 1 39 183 298 17
West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 50 11 4 3 107 276 184 1x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 44 20 3 1 92 277 194 5x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 39 19 7 3 88 239 179 7x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 34 23 7 4 79 228 234 10x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 32 27 5 4 73 213 215 11x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 19 42 5 2 45 172 308 16
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Alex Barré-Boulet Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 65 53 63 116 67 Vitalii Abramov Gatineau/Victoriaville 56 45 59 104 67 Alexandre Alain Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 65 44 43 87 52 Kevin Klíma Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 39 47 86 54 Max Comtois Victoriaville Tigres 54 44 41 85 79 Otto Somppi Halifax Mooseheads 59 28 55 83 28 Filip Zadina Halifax Mooseheads 57 44 38 82 36 Ivan Kosorenkov Victoriaville Tigres 63 36 46 82 46 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic 60 42 38 80 54 Joe Veleno Saint John/Drummondville 64 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
Player Team GP Mins W L OTL SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Samuel Harvey Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 46 2715 30 9 4 2 95 4 .930 2.10 Colten Ellis Rimouski Océanic 51 2836 33 8 5 1 111 6 .913 2.35 Olivier Rodrigue Drummondville Voltigeurs 53 3001 31 16 2 1 127 3 .903 2.54 Étienne Montpetit Val-d'Or/Victoriaville 44 2612 25 16 1 1 112 3 .925 2.57 Antoine Samuel Baie-Comeau/Quebec 51 2921 27 18 0 2 130 3 .918 2.67
2018 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (16) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (15) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(3) Rimouski Océanic vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats
(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (12) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(6) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (11) Gatineau Olympiques
(7) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(8) Quebec Remparts vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
Quarter-finals
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats
(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres
Semi-finals
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(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
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMDrake BathersonBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 22 13 20 33 19Alexandre AlainBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 22 16 14 30 26Alex Barré-BouletBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 18 13 14 27 14Jeffrey VielAcadie–Bathurst Titan 19 14 9 23 34Joël TeasdaleBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 22 8 13 21 14Olivier GalipeauAcadie–Bathurst Titan 20 5 15 20 24Antoine MorandAcadie–Bathurst Titan 20 8 11 19 18Alexander KaterinakisBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 22 8 9 17 22Nikita AlexandrovCharlottetown Islanders 18 7 10 17 8Ethan CrossmanAcadie–Bathurst Titan 20 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
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAAEvan FitzpatrickAcadie–Bathurst Titan 20 1202:27 16 4 42 2 .925 2.10Samuel HarveyRouyn-Noranda Huskies 7 414:38 3 4 15 1 .945 2.17Emile SamsonBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 21 1221:31 13 7 45 1 .916 2.21Olivier RodrigueDrummondville Voltigeurs 10 648:06 5 5 27 0 .891 2.50Matthew WelshCharlottetown Islanders 18 1093:13 11 7 48 0 .918 2.63
Trophies and awards President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Acadie–Bathurst Titan Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Drummondville Voltigeurs Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Rimouski Océanic
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Alex Barré-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Alex Barré-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Jeffrey Viel, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Samuel Harvey, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Samuel Dove-McFalls, Rimouski Océanic Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Olivier Galipeau, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Tobbie Paquette-Bisson, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Filip Zadina, Halifax Mooseheads RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Colten Ellis – Rimouski Océanic Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Joël Teasdale, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Vincent Tremblay-Lapalme, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Alexandre Alain, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Dominique Ducharme, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Serge Beausoleil, Rimouski Océanic
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Samuel Harvey, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Noah Dobson, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Olivier Galipeau, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Alexis Lafrenière, Left Wing, Rimouski Océanic Alex Barré-Boulet, Centre, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Filip Zadina, Right Wing, Halifax Mooseheads
Second All-Star Team: Colten Ellis, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic Nicolas Beaudin, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs Charle-Édouard D'Astous, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic Max Comtois, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres Vitalii Abramov, Centre, Victoriaville Tigres Alexandre Alain, Right Wing, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
All-Rookie Team: Colten Ellis, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic Justin Barron, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads Radim Salda, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Alexis Lafrenière, Left Wing, Rimouski Océanic Jakob Pelletier, Centre, Moncton Wildcats Filip Zadina, Right Wing, Halifax Mooseheads
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2017 in ice hockey 2018 in ice hockey 2017–18 OHL season 2017–18 WHL season 2018 Memorial Cup
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website Official website of the Subway Super Series