The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th

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of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...

(QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017. The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the

Saint John Sea Dogs The Saint John Sea Dogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team was founded as an expansion team in 2005 and play at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Sea Dogs became the first tea ...

, were awarded the

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and a berth in the

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tournament, which was held at the

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from May 19–28, 2017.

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''

Scoring leaders

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

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''

2017 President's Cup playoffs

First round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarter-finals

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

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

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

President's Cup Finals

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

Playoff leading scorers

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

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''

Memorial Cup

Trophies and awards

– Playoff Champions:

Jean Rougeau Trophy The Jean Rougeau Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that records the most points in the regular season. The trophy was named for former league president Jean Rougeau. Winners See also *Hamilton Spectator Tro ...

– Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs * Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average:

Charlottetown Islanders The Charlottetown Islanders are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Islanders play their home games at the Eastlink Centre, which has 3,717 arena se ...

* Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA:

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada is a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, and plays its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau. History The Armada sta ...

Player *

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. It is named for former QMJHL and NHL player Michel Brière, who was killed in a car crash. There is another trophy with the ...

– Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov,

Gatineau Olympiques The Gatineau Olympiques are a major junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Centre Slush Puppie, ...

Jean Béliveau Trophy The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The award is named after Quebec native Jean Béliveau, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Béliveau died on December 2, 2014 at the age ...

– Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques *

Guy Lafleur Trophy The Guy Lafleur Trophy is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs. It is named for Hockey Hall of Famer and QMJHL alumnus Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, ...

– Playoff MVP:

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, Saint John Sea Dogs * Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender:

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, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada * Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi Saguenéens *

Emile Bouchard Trophy The Émile Bouchard Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, to the "Defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing te ...

– Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs * Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon,

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overall in the QMJHL, durin ...

Michael Bossy Trophy The Michael Bossy Trophy ('' French:Trophée Michael Bossy'') is awarded annually to the player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL' ...

– Top Prospect:

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Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian major junior ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL from the ...

RDS Cup The RDS Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the overall Rookie of the Year. The Cup was known as the Molson Cup from 1991 to 1994, and the New Face Cup from 1994 to 1996, but is now sponsored by the French-language s ...

– Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads *

Michel Bergeron Trophy The Michel Bergeron Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's "Offensive Rookie of the Year." From 1969 to 1980, the trophy was awarded to the QMHL's "Overall Rookie of the Year." The Bergeron trophy's counterpart since ...

– Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads * Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year:

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, Halifax Mooseheads * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy,

Sherbrooke Phoenix The Sherbrooke Phoenix is a major junior ice hockey team based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet. History The franchi ...

QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year The QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Award is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to one player for humanitarianism and community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norm ...

– Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge,

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 before moving t ...

Marcel Robert Trophy The Marcel Robert Trophy is awarded annually to the Scholastic Player of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ...

– Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel,

Baie-Comeau Drakkar The Baie-Comeau Drakkar is a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League that plays at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The name "Drakkar" refers to a type of longship. History The Drakkar first played in ...

Paul Dumont Trophy The Paul Dumont Trophy is awarded annually to the "Personality of the Year" in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The award can be won by anyone connected to the league, including players and staff. It was named after former league president Pau ...

– Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs Executive * Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Saint John Sea Dogs *

Maurice Filion Trophy The Maurice Filion Trophy is awarded annually to the general manager of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ' ...

– General Manager of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada * John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year: *

Jean Sawyer Trophy The Jean Sawyer Trophy is awarded annually to the top marketing director(s) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJM ...

– Marketing Director of the Year:

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team: * Mikhail Denisov, Goaltender,

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...

, Defenceman,

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, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes * Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens *

Giovanni Fiore Giovanni Fiore (born August 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He is currently playing under contract with Admiral Vladivostok of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career Fiore played minor ice hockey with the La ...

, Left Wing,

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles The Cape Breton Eagles are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Their home rink is Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The franchise was originally granted to the Sorel Éperviers (B ...

* Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing,

Second All-Star Team: * Samuel Montembeault, Goaltender,

* Guillaume Brisebois, Defenceman,

* Simon Bourque, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs * Filip Chlapik, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders * Christophe Boivin, Left Wing,

Acadie–Bathurst Titan The Acadie–Bathurst Titan are a major junior ice hockey team based in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. They are members of the Telus Maritimes Division in the Telus Conference of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays it ...

* Mathieu Joseph, Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs All-Rookie Team: *

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, Goaltender,

, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads * Xavier Bouchard, Defenceman,

, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads *

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, Left Wing,

* Ivan Kosorenkov, Right Wing,

Victoriaville Tigres The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins. History The franchise was gra ...

References

External links

Official QMJHL website

Official CHL website

Official website of the Subway Super Series
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