2008–09 QMJHL season

2008–09 QMJHL season
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Preseason Regular season 2008-09-11–2009-03-15 Playoffs 2009-03-20–2009-05-12
Number of teams	18
Finals champions	Drummondville Voltigeurs
QMJHL seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 11, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team QMJHL versus the Russian Selects, took place on November 17 and 19, 2008. Eighteen teams played 68 games each. The Drummondville Voltigeurs, who finished first overall in the regular season, went on to capture their first President's Cup vs. the Shawinigan Cataractes in a series they won 4–3.

Team Changes[]

• The St. John's Fog Devils relocated to Verdun, Quebec, and are rename the Montreal Junior Hockey Club, and move from the Atlantic Division to the Telus West.
• The league switch from 2 division to 4. All 5 Maritime teams play in the Atlantic Division and all Quebec teams and the Lewiston Maineiacs are split into 3 Divisions Telus East, Telus Central, Telus West.

Notable dates[]

Offseason

• June 20–21, 2008—27 QMJHL players were selected in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.^[1]

Regular season

• November 17, 2008–Team QMJHL defeats the Russian Selects 5–3 in Game 1 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
• November 19, 2008–Team QMJHL defeated by Russian Selects 4–3 in Game 2 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in Saint John, New Brunswick

Playoffs

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 Telus Centre	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Drummondville Voltigeurs z	68	54	10	0	4	345	189	112
Shawinigan Cataractes x	68	51	14	3	0	308	183	105
Victoriaville Tigres x	68	32	32	2	2	219	249	68
Lewiston MAINEiacs x	68	22	43	1	2	190	286	47

Division Telus Est	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Québec Remparts z	68	49	16	0	3	282	184	101
Rimouski Océanic x	68	44	23	1	0	267	223	89
Chicoutimi Saguenéens x	68	24	32	4	8	215	256	60
Baie-Comeau Drakkar x	68	22	37	7	2	206	297	53

Division Atlantique	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Moncton Wildcats z	68	48	14	2	4	236	149	102
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles x	68	46	18	3	1	252	201	96
Saint John Sea Dogs x	68	34	30	2	2	222	232	72
P.E.I. Rocket x	68	26	32	5	5	229	243	62
Acadie-Bathurst Titan x	68	20	35	7	6	187	256	53
Halifax Mooseheads	68	19	41	3	5	193	290	46

Division Telus Ouest	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Gatineau Olympiques z	68	38	25	2	3	232	232	81
Montreal Junior Hockey Club x	68	34	30	2	2	211	202	72
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies x	68	30	30	5	3	210	245	68
Val-d'Or Foreurs	68	19	41	3	5	206	293	46

Overall Standing[]

• 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	Drummondville Voltigeurs z	68	54	10	0	4	345	189	112
2	Moncton Wildcats z	68	48	14	2	4	236	149	102
3	Québec Remparts z	68	49	16	0	3	282	184	101
4	Gatineau Olympiques z	68	38	25	2	3	232	232	81
5	Shawinigan Cataractes x	68	51	14	3	0	308	183	105
6	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles x	68	46	18	3	1	252	201	96
7	Rimouski Océanic x	68	44	23	1	0	267	223	89
8	Montreal Junior Hockey Club x	68	34	30	2	2	211	202	72
9	Saint John Sea Dogs x	68	34	30	2	2	222	232	72
10	Victoriaville Tigres x	68	32	32	2	2	219	249	68
11	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies x	68	30	30	5	3	210	245	68
12	P.E.I. Rocket x	68	26	32	5	5	229	243	62
13	Chicoutimi Saguenéens x	68	24	32	4	8	215	256	60
14	Baie-Comeau Drakkar x	68	22	37	7	2	206	297	53
15	Acadie-Bathurst Titan x	68	20	35	7	6	187	256	53
16	Lewiston MAINEiacs x	68	22	43	1	2	190	286	47
17	Val-d'Or Foreurs	68	19	41	3	5	206	293	46
18	Halifax Mooseheads	68	19	41	3	5	193	290	46

x - team clinched QMJHL Playoff spot

z - team has clinched division

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Yannick Riendeau	Drummondville Voltigeurs	64	58	68	126	31
	Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	44	66	110	52
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll	Shawinigan Cataractes	65	38	66	104	22
Paul Byron	Gatineau Olympiques	65	33	66	99	32
Mike Hoffman	Drummondville Voltigeurs	62	52	42	94	86
Nicholas Petersen	Shawinigan Cataractes	68	37	53	90	42
	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	25	65	90	28
Matthew Pistilli	Shawinigan Cataractes	63	45	41	86	37
	Gatineau Olympiques	63	37	45	82	88
Robert Slaney	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	63	36	45	81	78

Leading goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Min	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Nicola Riopel	Moncton Wildcats	59	3487	43	15	117	5	.931	2.01
Charles Lavigne	Quebec Remparts	51	2839	34	13	112	6	.916	2.37
	Shawinigan Cataractes	30	1638	22	5	70	2	.895	2.57
Timo Pielmeier	Shawinigan Cataractes	43	2408	29	11	106	2	.914	2.64
	Drummondville Voltigeurs	43	2378	32	7	109	0	.893	2.75

Players[]

2008 QMJHL Entry Draft[]

First round

1. Moncton Wildcats Brandon Gormley (D)
2. Drummondville Voltigeurs Sean Couturier (C)
3. Victoriaville Tigres (RW)
4. Val-d'Or Foreurs (LW)
5. Prince Edward Island Rocket Ben Duffy (F)
6. Lewiston MAINEiacs (D)
7. Shawinigan Cataractes Michaël Bournival (C/LW)
8. Montréal Juniors Guillaume Asselin (RW)
9. Lewiston MAINEiacs Michael Chaput (C)
10. Québec Remparts (D)
11. Acadie-Bathurst Titan (LW)
12. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Logan Shaw (RW)
13. Moncton Wildcats Louis Domingue (G)
14. Lewiston MAINEiacs (LW)
15. Val-d'Or Foreurs (RW)
16. Gatineau Olympiques (RW)
17. Acadie-Bathurst Titan Stefan Fournier (RW)
18. Drummondville Voltigeurs Jerome Gauthier-Leduc (D)

2008 NHL Entry Draft[]

In total, 27 QMJHL players were selected at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Trades[]

Date	Deal made
January 8, 2009	To Shawinigan Cataractes	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1st round pick, 2011
January 8, 2009	To Montreal Juniors	To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5th round pick, 2010
January 8, 2009	To Gatineau Olympiques	To Victoriaville Tigres 2nd round pick, 2010
January 8, 2009	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan Artem Demkov	To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 8th round pick, 2009
January 8, 2009	To Shawinigan Cataractes	To Saint John Sea Dogs 5th round pick, 2009 (Halifax Mooseheads)
January 8, 2009	To Shawinigan Cataractes Maxime Macenauer	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4th round pick, 2009
January 8, 2009	To Drummondville Voltigeurs	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 10th round pick, 2009
January 8, 2009	To PEI Rocket	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2nd round pick, 2009 (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) 3rd round pick, 2009 (Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
January 8, 2009	To Halifax Mooseheads	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens 8th round pick, 2009
January 8, 2009	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens Louis Leblanc	To Val-d'Or Foreurs 3rd round pick, 2009 9th round pick, 2009
January 8, 2009	To Moncton Wildcats	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2nd round pick, 2009 (Victoriaville Tigres) 2nd round pick, 2010
January 8, 2009	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan Jeremie Blain	To Victoriaville Tigres 4th round pick, 2010 5th round pick, 2010
January 8, 2009	To Baie-Comeau Drakkar	To Montreal Juniors
January 8, 2009	To Saint John Sea Dogs	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2nd round pick, 2009 (Shawinigan Cataractes)
January 7, 2009	To Val-d'Or Foreurs	To Saint John Sea Dogs 3rd round pick, 2009 (Halifax Mooseheads)
January 7, 2009	To Baie-Comeau Drakkar 7th round pick, 2009 (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) 3rd round pick, 2010	To Drummondville Voltigeurs
January 7, 2009	To Gatineau Olympiques 3rd round pick, 2009	To Drummondville Voltigeurs 3rd round pick, 2010 (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
January 7, 2009	To Baie-Comeau Drakkar	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5th round pick, 2009 (Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
January 7, 2009	To Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4th round pick, 2009 (Lewiston Maineiacs)	To Rimouski Océanic
January 7, 2009	To Victoriaville Tigres Tyler Noseworthy	To Moncton Wildcats 6th round pick, 2010
January 7, 2009	To Val-d'Or Foreurs	To Montreal Juniors 10th round pick, 2009
January 6, 2009	To Saint John Sea Dogs 1st round pick, 2009 2nd round pick, 2010	To Drummondville Voltigeurs Christopher DiDomenico
January 5, 2009	To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan Olivier Dame-Malka
January 6, 2009	To Rimouski Océanic Marc-Andre Bourdon	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 1st round pick, 2009 (Quebec Remparts) 2nd round pick, 2009 3rd round pick, 2009 (Quebec Remparts) 7th round pick, 2009 1st round pick, 2010 4th round pick, 2010
January 5, 2009	To Halifax Mooseheads 1st round pick, 2009 (EU)	To Saint John Sea Dogs 1st round pick, 2009 (EU) 4th round pick, 2010
January 5, 2009	To Shawinigan Cataractes Alex Grant 5th round pick, 2010	to Saint John Sea Dogs 2nd round pick, 2009 1st round pick, 2010
January 5, 2009	To Rimouski Océanic Jason Demers	To Victoriaville Tigres 8th round pick, 2009
January 5, 2009	To Quebec Remparts	To Rimouski Océanic 1st round pick, 2009 3rd round pick, 2009
January 2, 2009	To Gatineau Olympiques	To Saint John Sea Dogs 5th round pick, 2010
December 31, 2008	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens Drew Paris	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4th round pick, 2009 4th round pick, 2010
December 31, 2008	To Val-d'Or Foreurs	To PEI Rocket
December 31, 2008	To Shawinigan Cataractes 9th round pick, 2009	To Victoriaville Tigres
December 30, 2008	To Moncton Wildcats	To Val-d'Or Foreurs 12th round pick, 2009
December 30, 2008	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	To Quebec Remparts 2nd round pick, 2009 (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
December 29, 2008	To Val-d'Or Foreurs----	To Moncton Wildcats Mitch Morgan 3rd round pick, 2009 1st round pick, 2010 (EU)
December 27, 2008	To Shawinigan Cataractes 4th round pick, 2009 (Shawinigan Cataractes)	To Lewiston Maineiacs 5th round pick, 2009
December 27, 2008	To Halifax Mooseheads Jan Stransky	To Gatineau Olympiques 5th round pick, 2010 (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
December 26, 2008	To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	To Lewiston Maineiacs 5th round pick, 2010
December 26, 2008	To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	To Montreal Juniors
December 23, 2008	To Drummondville Voltigeurs	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan 7th round pick, 2009 (Val-d'Or Foreurs)
December 23, 2008	To Rimouski Océanic Logan MacMillan	to Halifax Mooseheads 4th round pick, 2009 2nd round pick, 2010 2nd round pick, 2011 3rd round pick, 2011
December 22, 2008	To Saint John Sea Dogs Benjamin Lecomte	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6th round pick, 2009 (Rimouski Océanic)
December 22, 2008	To Lewiston Maineiacs	To Victoriaville Tigres
December 22, 2008	To PEI Rocket Joel Champagne 6th round pick, 2010	To Chicoutimi Saguenéens Mathieu Tousignant 6th round pick, 2009 (Quebec Remparts)
December 22, 2008	To Drummondville Voltigeurs	To Acadie-Bathurst 8th round pick, 2009 (Acadie-Bathurst Titan)
December 20, 2008	To Val-d'Or Foreurs	To PEI Rocket
December 20, 2008	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan	To PEI Rocket 3rd round pick, 2009
November 25, 2008	To Gatineau Olympiques	To Saint John Sea Dogs 9th round pick, 2010
October 15, 2008	To Drummondville Voltigeurs	To Gatineau Olympiques 6th round pick, 2008 (Gatineau Olympiques) 3rd round pick, 2010
October 9, 2008	To Halifax Mooseheads	To Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5th round pick, 2010
October 6, 2008	To Val-d'Or Foreurs 5th round pick, 2009	To Saint John Sea Dogs 1st round pick, 2009 (EU)
October 1, 2008	To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	To PEI Rocket 8th round pick (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
September 20, 2008	To Quebec Remparts	To Halifax Mooseheads 7th round pick, 2009

Off-season[]

QMJHL Playoffs[]

Overview[]

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					QMJHL Championships
	1C	Drummondville	4
	4C	Lewiston	0
						1	Drummondville	4
						8	Montreal	1
	2O	Montreal	4
	3O	Rouyn-Noranda	2
											1	Drummondville	4
											7	Rimouski	0
	1A	Moncton	4
	4A	P.E.I.	1
						2	Moncton	1
						7	Rimouski	4
	2E	Rimouski	4
	3E	Chicoutimi	0
																1	Drummondville	4
																5	Shawinigan	3
	1E	Quebec	4
	4E	Baie-Comeau	1
						3	Quebec	4
						6	Cape Breton	3
	2A	Cape Breton	4
	3A	Saint John	0
											3	Quebec	1
											5	Shawinigan	4
	1O	Gatineau	4
	5A	Acadie-Bathurst	1
						4	Gatineau	1
						5	Shawinigan	4
	2C	Shawinigan	4
	3C	Victoriaville	0

First Round[]

Division Telus Centre[]

(1C) Drummondville vs. (4C) Lewiston Date Away Home March 20 Lewiston 3 12 Drummondville March 21 Lewiston 1 10 Drummondville March 24 Drummondville 7 2 Lewiston March 25 Drummondville 9 3 Lewiston Drummondville wins 4–0

(2C) Shawinigan vs. (3C) Victoriaville Date Away Home March 20 Victoriaville 2 5 Shawinigan March 21 Victoriaville 1 7 Shawinigan March 24 Shawinigan 4 3 Victoriaville (OT) March 25 Shawinigan 2 1 Victoriaville (OT) Shawinigan wins 4–0

Division Telus Est[]

(1E) Québec vs. (4E) Baie-Comeau Date Away Home March 20 Baie-Comeau 1 8 Québec March 21 Baie-Comeau 2 5 Québec March 24 Québec 3 4 Baie-Comeau March 25 Québec 5 2 Baie-Comeau March 27 Baie-Comeau 1 7 Québec Québec wins 4–1

(2E) Rimouski vs. (3E) Chicoutimi Date Away Home March 20 Chicoutimi 2 8 Rimouski March 21 Chicoutimi 1 5 Rimouski March 24 Rimouski 6 3 Chicoutimi March 25 Rimouski 4 3 Chicoutimi Rimouski wins 4–0

Division Atlantique[]

(1A) Moncton vs. (4A) P.E.I. Date Away Home March 20 P.E.I. 1 7 Moncton March 21 P.E.I. 0 5 Moncton March 24 Moncton 3 2 P.E.I. (OT) March 25 Moncton 4 5 P.E.I. March 28 P.E.I. 3 4 Moncton Moncton wins 4–1

(2A) Cape Breton vs. (3A) Saint John Date Away Home March 20 Saint John 4 5 Cape Breton (OT) March 21 Saint John 2 5 Cape Breton March 24 Cape Breton 8 3 Saint John March 25 Cape Breton 3 2 Saint John Cape Breton wins 4–0

Division Telus Ouest[]

(1O) Gatineau vs. (5A) Acadie-Bathurst Date Away Home March 20 Acadie-Bathurst 4 5 Gatineau (OT) March 21 Acadie-Bathurst 2 8 Gatineau March 24 Gatineau 3 5 Acadie-Bathurst March 25 Gatineau 4 0 Acadie-Bathurst March 27 Gatineau 4 3 Acadie-Bathurst (OT) Gatineau wins 4–1

(2O) Montréal vs. (3O) Rouyn-Noranda Date Away Home March 20 Rouyn-Noranda 3 5 Montréal March 21 Rouyn-Noranda 4 3 Montréal March 24 Montréal 4 1 Rouyn-Noranda March 25 Montréal 2 3 Rouyn-Noranda March 27 Rouyn-Noranda 0 7 Montréal March 29 Montréal 4 3 Rouyn-Noranda Montréal wins 4–2

Quarter-finals[]

(1) Drummondville vs. (8) Montréal Date Away Home March 29 Montréal 4 3 Drummondville April 3 Montréal 1 7 Drummondville April 4 Drummondville 4 3 Montréal (OT) April 7 Drummondville 6 1 Montréal April 8 Drummondville 5 3 Montréal Drummondville wins 4–1	(2) Moncton vs. (7) Rimouski Date Away Home April 3 Rimouski 2 1 Moncton April 4 Rimouski 0 3 Moncton April 7 Moncton 2 3 Rimouski (OT) April 8 Moncton 2 4 Rimouski April 10 Rimouski 1 0 Moncton Rimouski wins 4–1
(3) Québec vs. (6) Cape Breton Date Away Home April 3 Cape Breton 3 2 Québec (OT) April 5 Cape Breton 5 3 Québec April 7 Québec 3 2 Cape Breton April 8 Québec 5 2 Cape Breton April 10 Québec 2 3 Cape Breton April 13 Cape Breton 0 3 Québec April 14 Cape Breton 0 3 Québec Québec wins 4–3	(4) Gatineau vs. (5) Shawinigan Date Away Home April 3 Shawinigan 4 3 Gatineau April 4 Shawinigan 3 5 Gatineau April 7 Gatineau 3 6 Shawinigan April 8 Gatineau 2 4 Shawinigan April 10 Shawinigan 5 2 Gatineau Shawinigan wins 4–1

Semi-finals[]

(1) Drummondville vs. (7) Rimouski Date Away Home April 17 Rimouski 1 8 Drummondville April 19 Rimouski 3 4 Drummondville April 21 Drummondville 6 4 Rimouski April 22 Drummondville 7 2 Rimouski Drummondville wins 4–0

(3) Québec vs. (5) Shawinigan Date Away Home April 17 Shawinigan 2 4 Québec April 18 Shawinigan 4 3 Québec April 21 Québec 1 4 Shawinigan April 22 Québec 4 5 Shawinigan April 24 Shawinigan 6 1 Québec Shawinigan wins 4–1

QMJHL Championship[]

(1) Drummondville vs. (5) Shawinigan Date Away Home May 1 Shawinigan 1 2 Drummondville May 2 Shawinigan 5 3 Drummondville May 5 Drummondville 5 4 Shawinigan May 6 Drummondville 9 2 Shawinigan May 8 Shawinigan 4 1 Drummondville May 10 Drummondville 1 2 Shawinigan (OT) May 12 Shawinigan 2 3 Drummondville Drummondville wins 4–3

Canada Russia Challenge[]

The 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 ADT Canada Russia Challenge has become a highlight on the CHL schedule and we are very proud to be associated with it.
These two nations have such a storied hockey history that fans from across the country tune in expecting to see a hard fought series.
We expect nothing short of world class hockey this November that hockey fans from across the country won't want to miss.

— Joe O'Connell, Regional Vice-President of Canada^[2]

The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series began on November 17, 2008, and concluded on November 27, 2008. All six games were televised nationally on Rogers Sportsnet, along with RDS televising both games from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.^[3][4]

Results

In the first game of the two part series between Team QMJHL and the Russian Selects, Team QMJHL scored five goals en route to a 5–3 win in front of 4,378 fans at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. of the Russian Selects and goaltender Olivier Roy of Team QMJHL were named the ADT Players of the Game for their respective teams.^[5] The Russian Selects evened the ADT Canada Russia Challenge, winning the second game after having registered four goals in a 4–3 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 6,451 assembled at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[6]

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Attendance	Location	Recap
1	November 17, 2008	Russian Selects	3–5	Team QMJHL	4,378	Sydney, Nova Scotia	[1]
2	November 19, 2008	Russian Selects	4–3	Team QMJHL	6,451	Saint John, New Brunswick	[2]
3	November 20, 2008	Russian Selects	6–3	Team OHL	4,751	Guelph, Ontario	[3]
4	November 24, 2008	Russian Selects	2–3	Team OHL	3,145	St. Catharines, Ontario	[4]
5	November 26, 2008	Russian Selects	0–5	Team WHL	2,800	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	[5]
6	November 27, 2008	Russian Selects	1–2	Team WHL	2,749	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan	[6]

Memorial Cup[]

The 91st MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Rimouski, Quebec.^[7]

All-star teams[]

First team

• Goaltender - Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
• Defence - Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs & Marc-André Bourdon, Rimouski Océanic
• Left winger - Mike Hoffman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Centreman - Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Right winger - Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Second team

• Goaltender - Charles Lavigne, Quebec Remparts
• Defence - , Shawinigan Cataractes & Sébastien Piché, Rimouski Océanic
• Left winger - Paul Byron, Gatineau Olympiques
• Centreman - , Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Right winger - Nicholas Petersen, Shawinigan Cataractes

Rookie team

• Goaltender - Christopher Holden, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Defence - Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs & Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats
• Left winger - Sergey Ostapchuk, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Centreman - Ben Duffy, P.E.I. Rocket
• Right winger - Dmitri Kugryshev, Quebec Remparts

Trophies and awards[]

Team

• President's Cup - Playoff Champions: Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Moncton Wildcats

Player

• Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
• Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP : Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA: Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
• Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Jean-Philip Chabot, Gatineau Olympiques
• Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: , Rimouski Oceanic
• Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kugryshev, Quebec Remparts
• Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Shawinigan Cataractes
• QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Matthew Pistilli, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: , Saint John Sea Dogs
• Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Guy Boucher, Drummondville Voltigeurs

Executive

• Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Moncton Wildcats
• Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: , Drummondville Voltigeurs
• John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: , Quebec Remparts
• Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Sylvie Fortier, Drummondville Voltigeurs

See also[]

• 2009 Memorial Cup
• List of QMJHL seasons
• 2008–09 OHL season
• 2008–09 WHL season
• 2008 NHL Entry Draft
• 2008 in ice hockey
• 2009 in ice hockey

References[]

External links[]

• Official QMJHL website
• Official CHL website
• Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup
• Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game
• Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge