The 2009–10 QMJHL season was the 41st

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of the

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(QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 10, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010. The 2009–10 QMJHL season marked the first time that an all-

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Championship series occurred in the 41-year history of the league.

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 standings

* ''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'' R - Regular Season Champions Z - team has clinched division X - team clinched QMJHL Playoff spot O - team DID NOT make Playoffs

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

Players

2009 QMJHL Entry Draft

:First round # Val-d'Or Foreurs Olivier Archambault (LW)

2009 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 21 QMJHL players were selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Subway Super Series

The Subway

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(formerly known as ADT Canada Russia Challenge) is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the

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(CHL) versus Russia'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 2009 Subway Super Series was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series begun on November 16, 2009, and concluded on November 26, 2009. Both Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games were held in the province of

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. Former

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players,

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and

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were named Honorary Captains for the first two games of the series, which was held in

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on November 16, 2009, and

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on November 18, 2009. All six games were televised nationwide on

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, which broadcast 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 Team Russia, Team QMJHL scored three goals en route to a 3–1 win in front of 2,234 fans at

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. Goaltender Alexander Zalivin of Team Russia and forward Gabriel Bourque of Team QMJHL were named Players of the Game for their respective teams. Two nights later at Centre Bionest in

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, Team QMJHL defeated Team Russia 8–3 to give the CHL a 2–0 series lead.

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was named Team Russia's Player of the Game, while

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was named Team QMJHL's Player of the Game.

QMJHL Playoffs

Overview

First round

Division Atlantique

(1A) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket

(2A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (3A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Division Telus Centre

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

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

Division Telus Est

(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (5A) Acadie-Bathurst Titan

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

Division Telus Ouest

(1O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (4O) Val-d'Or Foreurs

(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Gatineau Olympiques

Quarter-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (12) Gatineau Olympiques

(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (9) Rimouski Océanic

(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

Semi-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

QMJHL Championship

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

Memorial Cup

The 92nd MasterCard

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was held in

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All-star teams

;First team * Goaltender - Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Defence - David Savard, Moncton Wildcats & Joel Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres * Left winger - Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs * Centreman -

, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Right winger - Gabriel Dumont, Drummondville Voltigeurs ;Second team * Goaltender - Kevin Poulin, Victoriaville Tigres * Defence -

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, Moncton Wildcats & Mark Barberio, Moncton Wildcats * Left winger - Nicolas Deschamps, Moncton Wildcats * Centreman - Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Right winger - Nicholas Petersen, Saint John Sea Dogs ;Rookie team * Goaltender - Robin Gusse, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Defence - Adam Polasek, P.E.I. Rocket &

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, Montreal Junior Hockey Club * Left winger - Stanislav Galiev, Saint John Sea Dogs * Centreman - Alexandre Comtois, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Right winger - Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic

Trophies and awards

;Team * President's Cup -

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* Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions:

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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: Saint John Sea Dogs * Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Moncton Wildcats ;Player *

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy The Michel Brière Memorial Trophy () is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). It is named for former QMJHL and National Hockey League (NHL) player Michel Brière, who was killed in a c ...

- Most Valuable Player: Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs *

Jean Béliveau Trophy The Jean Béliveau Trophy is awarded to the top regular season scorer of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The award is named after Quebec native Jean Béliveau, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame () is ...

- Top Scorer: Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs *

Guy Lafleur Trophy The Guy Lafleur Trophy () is awarded annually to the Most Valuable Player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs. It is named for Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and QMJHL alumnus Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September ...

- Playoff MVP : Gabriel Bourque, Moncton Wildcats *

Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy The Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the goaltender in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the best goals-against average. It is named for Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante. Prior to the creation ...

- Jake Allen, Drummondville Voltigeurs *

Guy Carbonneau Trophy The Guy Carbonneau Trophy (Trophée Guy Carbonneau) is awarded annually to the player in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) judged to be the best defensive forward. The winner is determined by the number of face-offs won, plus-minus ...

- Best Defensive Forward: Gabriel Dumont, Drummondville Voltiguers * Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: David Savard, Moncton Wildcats * Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: David Savard, Moncton Wildcats *

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

, Moncton Wildcats *

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: Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic *

Michel Bergeron Trophy The Michel Bergeron Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Maritimes 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 l ...

- Offensive Rookie of the Year: Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic * Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Robin Gusse, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Mike Hoffman, Saint John Sea Dogs * QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Nick MacNeil, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Dominic Jalbert, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Joël Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres ;Executive * Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year:

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, Saint John Sea Dogs *

Maurice Filion Trophy The Maurice Filion Trophy is awarded annually to the general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P ...

- General Manager of the Year: Dominic Ricard, Drummondville Voltigeurs * John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Kent Hudson, P.E.I. Rocket * Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Vicky Côté, Drummondville Voltigeurs

References

External links

Official QMJHL website

Official CHL website
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