1995–96 QMJHL season explained

1995-96 QMJHL season
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League:	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	Regular season Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996 Playoffs March 19 – May 3, 1996
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Mvp Link:	Guy Lafleur Trophy
Playoffs Mvp:	Jason Doig (Prédateurs)
Finals Champ:	Granby Prédateurs
Finals Runner-Up:	Beauport Harfangs
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Jean Rougeau Trophy
Season Champs:	Granby Prédateurs (2)
Mvp Link:	Michel Brière Memorial Trophy
Mvp:	Christian Dubé (Sherbrooke Faucons)
Top Scorer Link:	Jean Béliveau Trophy
Top Scorer:	Daniel Brière (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
Seasonslistnames:	QMJHL
Prevseason Year:	1994–95
Nextseason Year:	1996–97

1995-96 CHL season
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League:	Canadian Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	OHL Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996 QMJHL Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996 WHL Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996
No Of Teams:	60
Playoffs:	Memorial Cup
Finals Champ:	Granby Prédateurs (QMHL)
Num Championships:	2
Finals Runner-Up:	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

The 1995–96 QMJHL season was the 27th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued to expand eastward, adding an expansion team in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to the eastern Quebec city of Rimouski in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Fourteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule.

The Granby Prédateurs finished first overall in the regular season winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their 1st President's Cup, defeating the Beauport Harfangs in the finals. The Prédateurs became the first QMJHL team to win the Memorial Cup in 15 years, by defeating the Peterborough Petes in the finals of the 1996 Memorial Cup tournament.

Team changes

The Moncton Alpines join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the Dilio Division.
The Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to Rimouski, Quebec, becoming the Rimouski Océanic, and switch to the Dilio Division.
The Drummondville Voltigeurs switch to the Lebel Division.
The Sherbrooke Faucons switch to the Lebel Division.
The Granby Bisons are renamed the Granby Prédateurs.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
70	37	26	7	81	284	233
70	35	29	6	76	274	242
70	35	30	5	75	289	259
70	32	36	2	66	258	262
70	27	41	2	56	246	289
70	25	41	4	54	267	317
70	14	48	8	36	215	360

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Granby Prédateurs	70	56	12	2	114	389	191
Hull Olympiques	70	52	16	2	106	347	246
Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	39	24	7	85	302	244
Sherbrooke Faucons	70	40	27	3	83	306	263
	70	33	34	3	69	299	274
	70	23	44	3	49	242	353
	70	14	54	2	30	219	404

Complete list of standings.

Scoring leaders

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

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	67	67	96	163	84
	62	52	93	145	105
	Sherbrooke Faucons	70	55	85	140	55
	70	61	76	137	125
	63	52	82	134	70
	69	59	68	127	172
Hull Olympiques	70	50	71	121	96
	Granby Prédateurs	67	45	75	120	45
Beauport Harfangs	62	49	71	120	81
Laval / Granby	65	33	85	118	227

Complete scoring statistics.

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

width=25%	Player	width=25%	Team	width=5%	GP	width=5%	TOI	width=5%	W	width=5%	L	width=5%	GA	width=5%	SO	width=5%	SV%	width=5%	GAA
Frederic Deschênes	Granby Prédateurs	47	3206	34	7	110	2	.899	2.63
Martin Biron	Beauport Harfangs	55	3206	29	17	152	1	.897	2.84
Marc Denis	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	51	2955	23	22	157	2	.891	3.19
José Théodore	Hull Olympiques	48	2808	33	11	158	0	.889	3.38
Pierre-Luc Therrien	Drummondville Voltigeurs	37	2073	15	17	117	1	.894	3.39

Playoffs

Xavier Delisle was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 40 points (13 goals, 27 assists).

Divisional round-robinNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Dilio Division standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
	6	5	1	0	10	24	21
	6	4	2	0	8	24	16
	6	3	3	0	6	21	24
	6	3	3	0	6	32	25
	6	2	4	0	4	18	23
	6	1	5	0	2	19	29
Lebel Division standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
	6	5	1	0	10	39	14
	6	4	2	0	8	30	24
	6	4	2	0	8	22	20
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser ^‡	7	3	4	0	6	20	24
Sherbrooke Faucons ^‡	7	2	5	0	4	17	31
	6	1	5	0	2	28	43

^‡ Saint-Hyacinthe Laser defeated Sherbrooke Faucons in a one-game playoff to determine 4th place in the round-robin standings.

Playoffs Bracket

All-star teams

First team

Goaltender - Frederic Deschênes, Granby Prédateurs
Left defence - Denis Gauthier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Right defence - Stephane Robidas, Shawinigan Cataractes
Left winger - Daniel Goneau, Granby Prédateurs
Centreman - Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons
Right winger - Frederic Chartier, Beauport Harfangs
Coach - Jean Pronovost, Shawinigan Cataractes

Second team

Goaltender - José Théodore, Hull Olympiques
Left defence - Jan Nemecek, Hull Olympiques
Right defence - DD/RD Francis Bouillon, Granby Prédateurs
Left winger - Jean-Guy Trudel, Hull Olympiques
Centreman - Danny Brière, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Right winger - Xavier Delisle, Granby Prédateurs
Coach - Robert Mongrain, Hull Olympiques

Rookie team

Goaltender - Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
Left defence - Mario Larocque, Hull Olympiques
Right defence - Colin White, Hull Olympiques
Left winger - Pierre Dagenais, Victoriaville Tigres
Centreman - Patrick Grandmaitre, Victoriaville Tigres
Right winger - Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Coach - Gaston Therrien, Rimouski Océanic

List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Granby Prédateurs
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Granby Prédateurs
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Granby Prédateurs

Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Jason Doig, Granby Prédateurs
Ford Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Ford Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Christian Laflamme, Beauport Harfangs
AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Daniel Goneau, Granby Prédateurs
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Frederic Deschenes, Granby Prédateurs
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Denis Gauthier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Jean-Pierre Dumont, Val-d'Or Foreurs
New Faces Cup - Rookie of the Year, not awarded
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Marc Denis, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons

Executive

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Jean Pronovost, Shawinigan Cataractes
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Andre Jolicoeur, Rimouski Océanic
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Éric Forest, Rimouski Océanic