The 2017–18 QMJHL season was the 49th

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of the

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(QMJHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018. The playoffs started March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13. The winning team, the

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 ...

, were awarded the

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and won the

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as the QMJHL champion in the

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, which was hosted by the

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of the WHL at the

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in Regina,

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from May 18–27, 2018.

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''

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''

2018 President's Cup playoffs

First round

(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (16) Val-d'Or Foreurs

(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (15) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

(3) Rimouski Océanic vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats

(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (12) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

(6) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (11) Gatineau Olympiques

(7) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix

(8) Quebec Remparts vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

Quarter-finals

(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats

(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix

(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

Semi-finals

(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

President's Cup Finals

(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

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''

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:

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 start ...

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 Major Junior Hockey League. The trophy is named after Luc Robitaille, who played three QMJHL seasons with the Hull Olympiques ...

– Team with the best goals for average:

Drummondville Voltigeurs The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and is based in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, playing its home games a ...

Robert Lebel Trophy The Robert Lebel Trophy is awarded annually to the team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the lowest goals against average Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ...

– Team with best GAA:

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 ...

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 th ...

– Most Valuable Player:

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, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada * Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Alex Barre-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada *

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: Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, Acadie–Bathurst Titan *

Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy The Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the best goals-against average. It is named for Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (; ...

– Top Goaltender: Samuel Harvey,

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 ...

Guy Carbonneau Trophy The Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau) is awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive forward. The winner is determined by the number of face-offs won, Plus-minus (ice hockey), plus-minus differential, t ...

– Best Defensive Forward: Samuel Dove-McFalls, Rimouski Océanic *

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: Olivier Galipeau, Acadie–Bathurst Titan *

Kevin Lowe Trophy The Kevin Lowe Trophy (Trophée Kevin Lowe) is awarded annually to the player in the QMJHL judged to be the best defensive Defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman. The winner is determined by the number of bodychecks, Plus-minus (ice hockey), plus-minus ...

– Best Defensive Defenceman: Tobbie Paquette-Bisson, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada *

Michael Bossy Trophy The Michael Bossy Trophy ('' French:Trophée Michael Bossy'') is awarded annually to the player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League judged to be the best professional prospect. The award is named after former New York Islanders forward Mike B ...

– 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:

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, Rimouski Océanic *

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: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic *

Raymond Lagacé Trophy The Raymond Lagacé Trophy is awarded annually to the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Prior to 1980, there was only one Rookie of the Year trophy, the Michel Bergeron Trophy The Michel Bergeron Trophy is awar ...

– Defensive Rookie of the Year: Colten Ellis – Rimouski Océanic *

Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy The Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most sportsmanlike player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The award began in the 1969–70 season as a team trophy awarded to the league's West Division champions. It has bee ...

– Most sportsmanlike player: Joël Teasdale, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada *

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: Vincent Tremblay-Lapalme, Chicoutimi Saguenéens *

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: Alexandre Alain, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada *

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:

Dominique Ducharme Dominique Ducharme (15 May 1765 – 3 August 1853), from Lachine, Quebec, was a French Canadian fur trader, settler, militia officer, and public servant. He was named François Ducharme at birth, the son of Jean-Marie Ducharme. In 1793 Duch ...

, Drummondville Voltigeurs Executive * Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year:

Joël Bouchard Joël Bouchard (born January 23, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with eight teams for parts of 11 seasons. He was most recently the head coach of the American Hockey League's ...

, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada *

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: Serge Beausoleil, Rimouski Océanic

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team: * Samuel Harvey, Goaltender,

Noah Dobson Noah Dobson (born January 7, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 12th overall by the Islanders in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Dobs ...

, Defenceman,

* Olivier Galipeau, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan *

, Left Wing,

, Centre,

, Right Wing,

Second All-Star Team: * Colten Ellis, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic * Nicolas Beaudin, Defenceman,

* Charle-Édouard D'Astous, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic *

Max Comtois Maxime Comtois (born January 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Comtois was drafted by the Victoriaville Tigres third overall in the 2015 QMJHL En ...

, Left 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 ...

* Vitalii Abramov, Centre, Victoriaville Tigres * Alexandre Alain, Right Wing, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada All-Rookie Team: * Colten Ellis, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic *

Justin Barron Justin Barron (born November 15, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 25th overall by the Colorado Avalanche during the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Playin ...

, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads * Radim Salda, Defenceman,

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 ...

, Left Wing, Rimouski Océanic * Jakob Pelletier, Centre,

Moncton Wildcats The Moncton Wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1995–96 season, known as the Moncton Alpines for one season, and as the Wildca ...

, Right Wing, Halifax Mooseheads

References

External links

Official QMJHL website

Official CHL website

Official website of the Subway Super Series
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