2016–17 QMJHL season explained

2016–17 QMJHL season
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League:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Regular season
September 22, 2016 – March 18, 2017
Playoffs
March 23, 2017 – May 10, 2017
Finals Champ:Saint John Sea Dogs
No Of Teams:18
Tv:Eastlink TV
TVA Sports
MATV
Seasonslistnames:QMJHL
Prevseason Year:2015–16
Nextseason Year:2017–18

The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.

The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs, were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, from May 19–28, 2017.

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

Maritimes DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 48 14 5 1 102 287 180 1
68 46 18 4 0 96 303 214 4
68 39 23 4 2 84 284 242 6
68 39 25 2 2 82 270 230 7
68 27 35 3 3 60 229 259 15
68 14 51 2 1 31 170 356 18
East DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 42 20 4 2 90 258 184 3
68 38 25 3 2 81 206 205 8
68 35 25 6 2 78 230 231 9
68 31 30 4 3 69 187 237 11
68 26 32 6 4 62 203 230 13
68 26 35 6 1 59 229 255 16
West DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSGFGARank
68 43 18 2 5 93 272 181 2
68 43 19 4 2 92 224 171 5
68 33 31 4 0 70 234 253 10
68 28 34 1 5 62 214 263 12
68 28 35 3 2 61 210 265 14
68 26 38 1 3 56 214 268 17

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Vitalii AbramovGatineau Olympiques66 46 58 104 76
Tyler BolandRimouski Océanic68 48 55 103 24
François BeaucheminVal-d'Or/Charlottetown69 45 52 97 76
Filip ChlapíkCharlottetown Islanders57 34 57 91 98
Giovanni FioreCape Breton Screaming Eagles61 52 38 90 42
Christophe BoivinAcadie–Bathurst Titan68 43 47 90 44
Alexandre GouletVictoriaville Tigres68 39 50 89 58
Matthew HighmoreSaint John Sea Dogs64 34 55 89 46
Maxime FortierHalifax Mooseheads68 32 55 87 20
Nico HischierHalifax Mooseheads57 38 48 86 24

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

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLGASOSv%GAA
Francis LeclercBlainville-Boisbriand Armada30 1664 15 8 2 2 64 4 .908 2.31
Sam MontembeaultBlainville-Boisbriand Armada41 2226 28 9 1 0 89 6 .907 2.40
Mikhail DenisovShawinigan Cataractes52 3009 31 18 1 1 123 4 .909 2.45
Callum BoothSaint John Sea Dogs47 2668 31 12 2 1 115 4 .911 2.59
Samuel HarveyRouyn-Noranda Huskies43 2499 26 10 1 3 109 3 .900 2.62

2017 President's Cup playoffs

First round

(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres

Quarter-finals

(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Semi-finals

(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

President's Cup Finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Playoff leading scorers

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Mathieu JosephSaint John Sea Dogs18 13 19 32 14
Alex Barré-BouletBlainville-Boisbriand Armada20 14 17 31 10
Matthew HighmoreSaint John Sea Dogs18 6 18 24 14
Thomas ChabotSaint John Sea Dogs18 5 18 23 12
Spencer SmallmanSaint John Sea Dogs18 11 11 22 2
Pierre-Luc DuboisBlainville-Boisbriand Armada19 9 13 22 26
Nicolas RoyChicoutimi Saguenéens17 8 13 21 14
Dmitry ZhukenovChicoutimi Saguenéens17 6 15 21 14
Daniel SprongCharlottetown Islanders12 9 11 20 17
J.C. BeaudinRouyn-Noranda Huskies13 8 12 20 2

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

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Callum BoothSaint John Sea Dogs18 1115:10 16 2 31 4 .923 1.67
Sam MontembeaultBlainville-Boisbriand Armada18 1017:07 12 6 42 0 .910 2.35
Mark GrametbauerCharlottetown Islanders12 702:14 9 3 30 1 .913 2.56
Olivier TremblayRouyn-Noranda Huskies8 456:46 4 3 21 1 .900 2.76
Tristan BérubéGatineau Olympiques6 315:31 3 2 15 0 .917 2.85

Memorial Cup

See main article: article and 2017 Memorial Cup.

Trophies and awards

Player

Executive

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:[1]

Second All-Star Team:

All-Rookie Team:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Golden Puck Awards: An unforgettable evening! – LHJMQ .