The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st

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in the history of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

. The league grants the Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in

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. The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for its conferences. The Lebel conference is split into the West and Central divisions, and the Dilio Conference is split into the East and Maritime divisions. The overtime loss statistic is adopted by the

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. The QMJHL had previously experiment with a single point awarded for an overtime loss in the

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. Sixteen teams played seventy-two games each in the schedule.

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of the

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes 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 ...

is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Richards helped Rimouski finish first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy, and their first President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

Team changes

* The Montreal Rocket join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the West Division of the Lebel Conference.

Final standings

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against''

Lebel Conference

Dilio Conference

complete list of standings

Scoring leaders

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

Playoffs

was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists).

All-star teams

;First team * Goaltender – Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats * Left defence – Michel Periard, Rimouski Océanic * Right defence – Jonathan Girard, Moncton Wildcats * Left winger – Ramzi Abid, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Halifax Mooseheads * Centreman –

, Rimouski Océanic * Right winger – Marc-André Thinel, Victoriaville Tigres * Coach – Doris Labonte, Rimouski Océanic ;Second team * Goaltender – Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts * Left defence –

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, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats * Right defence – Jonathan Gauthier, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies * Left winger – Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs * Centreman – Brandon Reid, Halifax Mooseheads * Right winger – Mathieu Benoît, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats * Coach –

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, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ;Rookie team * Goaltender – Ghislain Rousseau, Baie-Comeau Drakkar * Left defence – Kirill Safronov, Quebec Remparts * Right defence – Kristian Kudroc, Quebec Remparts * Left winger – Frédéric Faucher, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Centreman – Chris Montgomery, Montreal Rocket * Right winger – Maxime Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies * Coach – Pascal Vincent, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars

Trophies and awards

;Team * President's Cup – Playoff Champions,

* Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions,

* Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA,

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;Player * Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player,

, Rimouski Océanic * Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer,

, Rimouski Océanic * Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP,

, Rimouski Océanic * Telus Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year,

, Rimouski Océanic * Telus Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats * AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total,

, Rimouski Océanic * Philips Plaque – Best faceoff percentage, Éric Pinoul, Sherbrooke Castors * Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats * Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Michel Periard, Rimouski Océanic * Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Antoine Vermette, Victoriaville Tigres *

RDS Cup The Sidney Crosby Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) 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. From 1996 to 2025 th ...

– Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery, Montreal Rocket *

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– Offensive Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery, Montreal Rocket * Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kirill Safronov, Quebec Remparts * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Jonathan Roy, Moncton Wildcats * QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs * Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Yanick Lehoux, Baie-Comeau Drakkar * Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year,

, Rimouski Océanic ;Executive * Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year, Doris Labonte, Rimouski Océanic * John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year, Maurice Tanguay, Rimouski Océanic * St-Clair Group Plaque – Marketing Director of the Year, Genevieve Lussier, Sherbrooke Castors

References

Official QMJHL Website

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