1998–99 QMJHL season explained

The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

Team changes

Laval Titan Collège Français relocated to Bathurst, New Brunswick, becoming the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and switched to the Dilio Division.
The Sherbrooke Faucons are renamed the Sherbrooke Castors, reviving a historic franchise name.

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

Dilio Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Quebec Remparts	70	51	13	6	108	316	207
Halifax Mooseheads	70	46	20	4	96	298	206
	70	42	25	3	87	315	255
Moncton Wildcats	70	38	25	7	81	257	235
Rimouski Océanic	70	30	32	8	68	270	263
	70	22	44	4	48	226	272
	70	18	44	8	44	208	297
	70	20	48	2	42	200	344

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
	70	44	22	4	92	275	212
	70	36	23	11	83	314	261
	70	34	30	6	74	275	253
Sherbrooke Castors	70	31	34	5	67	268	272
Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	30	35	5	65	312	319
Hull Olympiques	70	23	38	9	55	276	298
	70	18	48	4	40	233	349

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	69	67	100	167	137
	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	66	62	73	135	127
	Jérôme Tremblay	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	69	38	94	132	36
	Rimouski Océanic	59	39	92	131	55
	Halifax Mooseheads	63	71	55	126	148
	Quebec Remparts	61	50	70	120	42
	Val-d'Or Foreurs	67	42	74	116	63
Patrick Grandmaître	Victoriaville Tigres	70	37	78	115	139
	Mathieu Benoît	Chicoutimi / Acadie-Bathurst	68	62	47	109	34
	Quebec Remparts	62	50	59	109	56

Mathieu Benoît was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP, Mathieu Benoît, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Telus Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year, James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Telus Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total, Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts
Philips Plaque – Best faceoff percentage, Éric Demers, Moncton Wildcats
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques
Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Eric Chouinard, Quebec Remparts
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Philippe Sauvé, Rimouski Océanic
Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Christian Robichaud, Victoriaville Tigres
Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year, Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts

Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year, Guy Chouinard, Quebec Remparts
John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year, Charles Henry, Hull Olympiques
St-Clair Group Plaque – Marketing Director of the Year, Matt McKnight, Halifax Mooseheads