The 2018–19 QMJHL season was the 50th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2018, and ended on March 16, 2019.
The playoffs started March 22, 2019 and ended on May 11. The winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, were awarded the President's Cup as the QMJHL champion and earned a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, being hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.
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
Eastern Conference Maritimes Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Halifax Mooseheads 68 49 15 2 2 102 300 164 1x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 40 21 4 3 87 233 211 4x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 40 22 1 5 86 267 214 5x-Moncton Wildcats 68 38 21 4 5 85 274 222 7Saint John Sea Dogs 68 13 49 2 4 32 169 364 9Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 8 54 5 1 22 141 336 10
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 49 15 2 2 102 306 189 2x-Rimouski Océanic 68 44 20 4 0 92 272 173 3x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 39 22 3 4 85 218 205 6x-Quebec Remparts 68 27 28 7 6 67 197 236 8
Western Conference West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 59 8 0 1 119 320 138 1x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 25 36 4 3 57 186 283 5x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 26 40 2 0 54 196 270 6x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 23 39 4 2 52 194 248 7
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 52 13 2 1 107 338 173 2x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 36 27 2 3 77 249 247 3x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 30 33 4 1 65 188 219 4x-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 14 49 2 3 33 188 347 8
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Peter Abbandonato Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 29 82 111 14 Ivan Chekhovich Baie-Comeau Drakkar 66 43 62 105 38 Alexis Lafrenière Rimouski Océanic 61 37 68 105 72 Joe Veleno Drummondville Voltigeurs 59 42 62 104 19 Jeremy McKenna Moncton Wildcats 68 45 52 97 35 Jimmy Huntington Rimouski Océanic 66 40 52 92 52 Jakob Pelletier Moncton Wildcats 65 39 50 89 24 Nathan Légaré Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 45 42 87 52 Nicolas Guay Drummondville Voltigeurs 64 40 47 87 35 Samuel Asselin Acadie–Bathurst/Halifax 69 48 38 86 62
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 43 2505:29 35 8 0 0 87 4 .926 2.08 Olivier Rodrigue Drummondville Voltigeurs 48 2795:50 35 9 2 1 113 3 .902 2.43 Colten Ellis Rimouski Océanic 46 2649:18 27 15 2 0 109 3 .910 2.47 Tristan Côté-Cazenave Victoriaville Tigres 42 2324:31 20 15 2 1 96 5 .920 2.48 Alexis Gravel Halifax Mooseheads 49 2869:39 33 13 1 2 119 5 .913 2.49
2019 President's Cup playoffs In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
Conference quarter-finals
Western Conference quarter-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Shawinigan Cataractes
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
(3) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (6) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (5) Val d'Or Foreurs
Eastern Conference quarter-finals
(1) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (8) Quebec Remparts
(2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Moncton Wildcats
(3) Rimouski Océanic vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Conference semi-finals
Western Conference semi-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (3) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Eastern Conference semi-finals
(1) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Moncton Wildcats
(3) Rimouski Océanic vs. (5) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Semi-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (3) Halifax Mooseheads
President's Cup Finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Halifax Mooseheads
Playoff leading scorers Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJoël TeasdaleRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 14 20 34 12Raphaël LavoieHalifax Mooseheads 23 20 12 32 22Félix BibeauRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 14 15 29 24Noah DobsonRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 8 21 29 20 Rafaël Harvey-PinardRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 13 14 27 10Peter AbbandonatoRouyn-Noranda Huskies 15 6 21 27 4Alexis LafrenièreRimouski Océanic 13 9 14 23 14Arnaud DurandeauHalifax Mooseheads 23 10 10 20 26Justin BergeronRouyn-Noranda Huskies 19 8 12 20 8Maxim TrépanierHalifax Mooseheads 22 6 14 20 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% GAASamuel HarveyRouyn-Noranda Huskies 20 1216:48 16 4 40 4 .924 1.97Anthony MorroneDrummondville Voltigeurs 15 900:11 10 5 34 1 .904 2.27Colten EllisRimouski Océanic 12 737:06 8 4 29 1 .919 2.36Alex D'OrioBaie-Comeau Drakkar 7 436:38 3 4 18 0 .910 2.47Kevin MandoleseCape Breton Screaming Eagles 11 687:45 5 6 29 1 .916 2.53
Trophies and awards President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Drummondville Voltigeurs Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Peter Abbandonato, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Noah Dobson, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Samuel Harvey, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Félix Lauzon, Drummondville Voltigeurs Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Charles-Édouard D'Astous, Rimouski Océanic Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Jacob Neveu, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Raphaël Lavoie, Halifax Mooseheads RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Jordan Spence, Moncton Wildcats Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Hendrix Lapierre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jordan Spence, Moncton Wildcats Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Peter Abbandonato, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Charle-Édouard D'Astous, Rimouski Océanic Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Matthew Welsh, Charlottetown Islanders Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Mario Pouliot, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Mario Pouliot, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Samuel Harvey, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Charles-Édouard D'Astous, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic Noah Dobson, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Alexis Lafrenière, Forward, Rimouski Océanic Joe Veleno, Forward, Drummondville Voltigeurs Peter Abbandonato, Forward, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Second All-Star Team: Tristan Côté-Cazenave, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres Nicolas Beaudin, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs Jared McIsaac, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads Ivan Chekhovich, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Samuel Asselin, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads Jimmy Huntington, Forward, Rimouski Océanic
All-Rookie Team: Fabio Iacobo, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres Jordan Spence, Defenceman, Moncton Wildcats Lukas Cormier, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders Hendrix Lapierre, Forward, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Egor Serdyuk, Forward, Victoriaville Tigres Mikhail Abramov, Forward, Victoriaville Tigres
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2018 in ice hockey 2019 in ice hockey 2018–19 OHL season 2018–19 WHL season 2019 Memorial Cup
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website Official website of the Subway Super Series