The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th

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of the

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(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

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, 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 6 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. ; Regular season * November 17, 2008–Team QMJHL defeats the Russian Selects 5–3 in Game 1 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in

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. * November 19, 2008–Team QMJHL defeated by Russian Selects 4–3 in Game 2 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in Saint John,

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; 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''

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'' 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''

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''

Players

2008 QMJHL Entry Draft

:First round # Moncton Wildcats

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(D) # Drummondville Voltigeurs Sean Couturier (C) # Victoriaville Tigres Brandon Hynes (RW) # Val-d'Or Foreurs Cedrick Henley (LW) # Prince Edward Island Rocket Ben Duffy (F) # Lewiston MAINEiacs Garrett Clarke (D) # Shawinigan Cataractes Michaël Bournival (C/LW) # Montréal Juniors Guillaume Asselin (RW) # Lewiston MAINEiacs Michael Chaput (C) # Québec Remparts Samuel Carrier (D) # Acadie-Bathurst Titan Vincent Arseneau (LW) # Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Logan Shaw (RW) # Moncton Wildcats Louis Domingue (G) # Lewiston MAINEiacs Étienne Brodeur (LW) # Val-d'Or Foreurs Alex Noël (RW) # Gatineau Olympiques Yoan Pinette (RW) # Acadie-Bathurst Titan Stefan Fournier (RW) # Drummondville Voltigeurs Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (D)

2008 NHL Entry Draft

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

Trades

Off-season

QMJHL Playoffs

Overview

First round

Division Telus Centre

(1C) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4C) Lewiston Maineiacs

(2C) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (3C) Victoriaville Tigres

Division Atlantique

(1A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket

(2A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (3A) Saint John Sea Dogs

Division Telus Ouest

(1O) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5A) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Division Telus Est

(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (4E) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

(2E) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3E) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Quarter-finals

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Montreal Junior Hockey Club

(2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

(4) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

Semi-finals

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

QMJHL Championship

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

Canada Russia Challenge

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(CHL) versus

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's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the

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, and

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— compete in two games against the Russian junior team. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge was held in six cities across

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, 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. ; Results In the first game of the two part series between Team

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and the

n Selects, Team QMJHL scored five goals en route to a 5–3 win in front of 4,378 fans at

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. Kmitri Kugryshev of the Russian Selects and goaltender Olivier Roy of Team QMJHL were named the ADT Players of the Game for their respective teams. 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,

Memorial Cup

The 91st MasterCard

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was held in

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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 - Charles-Olivier Roussel, Shawinigan Cataractes & Sébastien Piché, Rimouski Océanic * Left winger -

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, Gatineau Olympiques * Centreman - Dany Massé, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Right winger - Nicholas Petersen, Shawinigan Cataractes ;Rookie team * Goaltender - Christopher Holden, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Defence - Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs &

, 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 The Luc Robitaille Trophy is awarded to the team with the best goals for average during the regular season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The trophy is named after Luc Robitaille, who played three QMJHL seasons with the Hull Olympique ...

- 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:

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, Gatineau Olympiques * Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Maxime Ouimet, 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: Payton Liske, 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 *

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- General Manager of the Year: Dominic Ricard, Drummondville Voltigeurs * John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Louis Painchaud, Quebec Remparts * Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Sylvie Fortier, Drummondville Voltigeurs

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
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