2016–17 QMJHL season

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.

2016–17 QMJHL season
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 22, 2016 – March 18, 2017
Playoffs
March 23, 2017 – May 10, 2017
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Eastlink TV
TVA Sports
MATV
Regular season
Jean Rougeau TrophySaint John Sea Dogs (4)
Season MVPVitalii Abramov (Gatineau Olympiques)
Top scorerVitalii Abramov (Gatineau Olympiques)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPThomas Chabot (Sea Dogs)
Finals championsSaint John Sea Dogs
  Runners-upBlainville-Boisbriand Armada
QMJHL seasons

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

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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 Rank
xyz-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 48 14 5 1 102 287 180 1
x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 46 18 4 0 96 303 214 4
x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 39 23 4 2 84 284 242 6
x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 39 25 2 2 82 270 230 7
x-Halifax Mooseheads 68 27 35 3 3 60 229 259 15
Moncton Wildcats 68 14 51 2 1 31 170 356 18
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank
xy-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 42 20 4 2 90 258 184 3
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 38 25 3 2 81 206 205 8
x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 35 25 6 2 78 230 231 9
x-Quebec Remparts 68 31 30 4 3 69 187 237 11
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 26 32 6 4 62 203 230 13
x-Rimouski Océanic 68 26 35 6 1 59 229 255 16
West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rank
xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 43 18 2 5 93 272 181 2
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 43 19 4 2 92 224 171 5
x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 33 31 4 0 70 234 253 10
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 28 34 1 5 62 214 263 12
x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 28 35 3 2 61 210 265 14
Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 26 38 1 3 56 214 268 17

Scoring leaders

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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

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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

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Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals President's Cup Championship
            
1 Saint John 4
16 Rimouski 0
1 Saint John 4
14 Val-d'Or 0
3 Shawinigan 2
14 Val-d'Or 4
1 Saint John 4
8 Chicoutimi 2
2 Rouyn-Noranda 4
15 Halifax 2
2 Rouyn-Noranda 3
8 Chicoutimi 4
8 Chicoutimi 4
9 Victoriaville 0
1 Saint John 4
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 0
4 Charlottetown 4
13 Baie-Comeau 0
4 Charlottetown 4
7 Cape Breton 0
7 Cape Breton 4
10 Gatineau 3
4 Charlottetown 1
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 4
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 4
12 Drummondville 0
5 Blainville-Boisbriand 4
6 Acadie–Bathurst 3
6 Acadie–Bathurst 4
11 Quebec 0

First round

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(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic

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March 24 Saint John Sea Dogs 9 – 2 Rimouski Océanic Harbour Station Recap  
6:38 - Mathieu Joseph (1)
7:46 - Cole Reginato (1)
10:45 - Joe Veleno (1)
15:25 - Spencer Smallman (1)
First period Denis Mikhnin (1) - 14:00
3:30 - Kyle Ward (1)
4:20 - Spencer Smallman (2)
Second period Alexandre Grisé (1) - 6:40
11:51 - sh - Mathieu Joseph (2)
14:12 - Julien Gauthier (1)
17:22 - Spencer Smallman (3)
Third period No scoring
Callum Booth (22 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Alexandre Lagacé (9 saves / 13 shots)
Jimmy Lemay (22 saves / 27 shots)
March 25 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 – 1 Rimouski Océanic Harbour Station Recap
March 28 Rimouski Océanic 2 – 5 Saint John Sea Dogs Colisée de Rimouski Recap
March 29 Rimouski Océanic 3 – 4 Saint John Sea Dogs Colisée de Rimouski Recap
Saint John wins series 4 – 0


(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads

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March 24 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 – 5 Halifax Mooseheads Aréna Iamgold Recap  
3:51 - Peter Abbandonato (1) First period Nico Hischier (1) - 3:34
1:25 - Jérémy Lauzon (1) Second period Arnaud Durandeau (1) - 4:01
Keigan Goetz (1) - sh - 5:34
Maxime Fortier (1) - pp - 18:36
14:07 - pp - Philippe Myers (1)
14:33 - pp - Mathieu Boucher (1)
Third period Raphaël Lavoie (1) - 7:03
Samuel Harvey (18 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Alexis Gravel (41 saves / 45 shots)
March 25 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 – 2 OT Halifax Mooseheads Aréna Iamgold Recap
March 28 Halifax Mooseheads 0 – 2 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Scotiabank Centre Recap
March 29 Halifax Mooseheads 3 – 1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Scotiabank Centre Recap
March 31 Halifax Mooseheads 5 – 6 3OT Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Scotiabank Centre Recap
April 3 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5 – 2 Halifax Mooseheads Aréna Iamgold Recap
Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 2


(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

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March 24 Shawinigan Cataractes 2 – 5 Val-d'Or Foreurs Centre Gervais Auto Recap
March 25 Shawinigan Cataractes 3 – 0 Val-d'Or Foreurs Centre Gervais Auto Recap
March 28 Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 – 6 Shawinigan Cataractes Centre Air Creebec Recap
March 29 Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 – 2 Shawinigan Cataractes Centre Air Creebec Recap
March 31 Shawinigan Cataractes 1 – 3 Val-d'Or Foreurs Centre Gervais Auto Recap
April 2 Val-d'Or Foreurs 5 – 1 Shawinigan Cataractes Centre Air Creebec Recap
Val-d'Or wins series 4 – 2


(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

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March 24 Charlottetown Islanders 4 – 2 Baie-Comeau Drakkar Eastlink Centre Recap
March 25 Charlottetown Islanders 9 – 2 Baie-Comeau Drakkar Eastlink Centre Recap
March 28 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 1 – 3 Charlottetown Islanders Centre Henry-Leonard Recap
March 29 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 1 – 4 Charlottetown Islanders Centre Henry-Leonard Recap
Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0


(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs

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March 23 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 – 1 Drummondville Voltigeurs Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
March 24 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 – 1 Drummondville Voltigeurs Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
March 26 Drummondville Voltigeurs 1 – 4 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Centre Marcel Dionne Recap
March 29 Drummondville Voltigeurs 1 – 4 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Centre Marcel Dionne Recap
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 0


(6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts

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March 24 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 4 – 2 Quebec Remparts K. C. Irving Regional Centre Recap
March 25 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 6 – 2 Quebec Remparts K. C. Irving Regional Centre Recap
March 28 Quebec Remparts 3 – 7 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre Vidéotron Recap
March 29 Quebec Remparts 1 – 4 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre Vidéotron Recap
Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4 – 0


(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques

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March 24 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 1 – 0 OT Gatineau Olympiques Centre 200 Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
1:08 - sh - Giovanni Fiore (1) First overtime period No scoring
Kyle Jessiman (25 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Mathieu Bellemare (33 saves / 34 shots)
March 25 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 7 – 6 OT Gatineau Olympiques Centre 200 Recap
March 28 Gatineau Olympiques 2 – 5 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Robert Guertin Centre Recap
March 29 Gatineau Olympiques 4 – 3 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Robert Guertin Centre Recap
March 31 Gatineau Olympiques 5 – 3 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Robert Guertin Centre Recap
April 3 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 1 – 5 Gatineau Olympiques Centre 200 Recap
April 4 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 5 – 4 OT Gatineau Olympiques Centre 200 Recap
Cape Breton wins series 4 – 3


(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres

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March 24 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 – 3 Victoriaville Tigres Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
March 25 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2 – 1 Victoriaville Tigres Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
March 28 Victoriaville Tigres 2 – 5 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Colisée Desjardins Recap
March 29 Victoriaville Tigres 3 – 4 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Colisée Desjardins Recap
Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 0


Quarter-finals

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(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

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April 7 Saint John Sea Dogs 2 – 1 OT Val-d'Or Foreurs Harbour Station Recap
April 8 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 – 1 Val-d'Or Foreurs Harbour Station Recap
April 11 Val-d'Or Foreurs 3 – 7 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre Air Creebec Recap
April 12 Val-d'Or Foreurs 1 – 7 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre Air Creebec Recap
Saint John wins series 4 – 0


(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

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April 7 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6 – 2 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Aréna Iamgold Recap
April 8 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2 – 5 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Aréna Iamgold Recap
April 11 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1 – 3 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
April 12 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 6 – 1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
April 14 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 3 – 1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
April 17 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 9 – 2 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Aréna Iamgold Recap
April 18 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 – 4 OT Chicoutimi Saguenéens Aréna Iamgold Recap
Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 3


(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

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April 6 Charlottetown Islanders 3 – 1 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Eastlink Centre Recap
April 8 Charlottetown Islanders 5 – 3 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Eastlink Centre Recap
April 12 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 3 – 4 OT Charlottetown Islanders Centre 200 Recap
April 13 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2 – 5 Charlottetown Islanders Centre 200 Recap
Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0


(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

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April 6 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 6 – 2 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
April 8 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 – 4 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
April 11 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 4 – 1 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada K. C. Irving Regional Centre Recap
April 12 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 7 – 2 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada K. C. Irving Regional Centre Recap
April 14 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 1 – 5 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada K. C. Irving Regional Centre Recap
April 17 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 – 1 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
April 18 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 7 – 1 Acadie–Bathurst Titan Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 3


Semi-finals

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(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

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April 21 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 – 1 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Harbour Station Recap
April 22 Saint John Sea Dogs 2 – 3 2OT Chicoutimi Saguenéens Harbour Station Recap
April 25 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 0 – 5 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
April 26 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 – 3 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
April 28 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 – 0 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Harbour Station Recap
April 30 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 5 – 6 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre Georges-Vézina Recap
Saint John wins series 4 – 2


(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

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April 21 Charlottetown Islanders 3 – 0 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Eastlink Centre Recap
April 22 Charlottetown Islanders 4 – 5 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Eastlink Centre Recap
April 25 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5 – 4 Charlottetown Islanders Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
April 26 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 – 2 Charlottetown Islanders Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
April 29 Charlottetown Islanders 2 – 5 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Eastlink Centre Recap
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 1


President's Cup Finals

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(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

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May 5 Saint John Sea Dogs 6 – 3 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Harbour Station Recap
May 6 Saint John Sea Dogs 4 – 0 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Harbour Station Recap
May 9 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 0 – 2 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
May 10 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 1 – 5 Saint John Sea Dogs Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau Recap
Saint John wins series 4 – 0


Playoff leading scorers

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mathieu Joseph Saint John Sea Dogs 18 13 19 32 14
Alex Barré-Boulet Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 20 14 17 31 10
Matthew Highmore Saint John Sea Dogs 18 6 18 24 14
Thomas Chabot Saint John Sea Dogs 18 5 18 23 12
Spencer Smallman Saint John Sea Dogs 18 11 11 22 2
Pierre-Luc Dubois Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 19 9 13 22 26
Nicolas Roy Chicoutimi Saguenéens 17 8 13 21 14
Dmitry Zhukenov Chicoutimi Saguenéens 17 6 15 21 14
Daniel Sprong Charlottetown Islanders 12 9 11 20 17
J.C. Beaudin Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 13 8 12 20 2

Playoff leading goaltenders

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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% GAA
Callum Booth Saint John Sea Dogs 18 1115:10 16 2 31 4 .923 1.67
Sam Montembeault Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 18 1017:07 12 6 42 0 .910 2.35
Mark Grametbauer Charlottetown Islanders 12 702:14 9 3 30 1 .913 2.56
Olivier Tremblay Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 8 456:46 4 3 21 1 .900 2.76
Tristan Bérubé Gatineau Olympiques 6 315:31 3 2 15 0 .917 2.85

Memorial Cup

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Trophies and awards

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Player

Executive

All-Star Teams

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First All-Star Team:[1]

Second All-Star Team:

All-Rookie Team:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Golden Puck Awards: An unforgettable evening! – LHJMQ".
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