2007–08 QMJHL season

The 2007–08 QMJHL season was the 39th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the season-opening press conference, the QMJHL announced in partnership with Telus that all 630 regular season games would be available by Internet broadcast.^[1]^[2] The regular season started on September 13, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. Eighteen teams played 70 games each. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. They would go on to win 12-straight playoff games before losing in five games in the finals to the Gatineau Olympiques, who captured their seventh President's Cup, and third in the last six seasons.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; SL = Shootout loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; x = Clinched playoff berth; y = Clinched division title

Telus Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
y Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	70	47	20	2	1	97	294	238
x Baie-Comeau Drakkar	70	45	19	2	4	96	249	210
x Gatineau Olympiques	70	43	19	6	2	94	272	209
x Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	37	25	2	6	82	235	203
x Quebec Remparts	70	38	28	1	3	80	256	225
x Shawinigan Cataractes	70	33	33	0	4	70	226	241
x Rimouski Océanic	70	33	36	1	0	67	227	235
x Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	27	34	3	6	63	203	264
x Victoriaville Tigres	70	29	37	2	2	62	224	276
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	14	51	2	3	33	177	293

Eastern Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	Pts	GF	GA
y Halifax Mooseheads	70	42	23	0	5	89	278	241
x Saint John Sea Dogs	70	41	22	4	3	89	265	238
x Acadie-Bathurst Titan	70	41	25	2	2	86	289	241
x Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	70	40	24	3	3	86	242	230
x Lewiston Maineiacs	70	37	26	5	2	81	222	212
x St. John's Fog Devils	70	32	30	1	7	72	217	225
x P.E.I. Rocket	70	30	36	2	2	64	243	287
Moncton Wildcats	70	21	34	5	10	57	191	242

Complete List of Standings.

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mathieu Perreault	Acadie-Bathurst Titan	65	34	80	114	61
Claude Giroux	Gatineau Olympiques	55	38	68	106	37
Francis Paré	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	69	54	48	102	54
Jakub Voracek	Halifax Mooseheads	53	33	68	101	42
Dean Ouellet	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	70	43	54	97	57
Christopher DiDomenico	Saint John Sea Dogs	70	39	56	95	103
Matthew Pistilli	Gatineau Olympiques	63	37	56	93	51
François Bouchard	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	36	56	92	70
Brett Morrison	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	65	39	52	91	60
Geoff Walker	P.E.I. Rocket	69	38	52	90	52

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Bobby Nadeau	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	46	2528	20	20	111	3	0.899	2.63
Jonathan Bernier	Lewiston Maineiacs	34	2024	18	15	92	0	0.908	2.73
Ryan Mior	Gatineau Olympiques	54	2943	30	20	136	6	0.900	2.77
Marco Cousineau	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	58	3226	34	19	151	4	0.903	2.81
Peter Delmas	Lewiston Maineiacs	34	1987	17	17	94	0	0.903	2.84

Canada-Russia Challenge

The 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and the Gatineau Olympiques. On November 19, 2007, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 6–4 at the Centre Georges-Vézina. On November 21, 2007, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–2 at the Robert Guertin Centre. Since the tournament began in 2003, the QMJHL All-stars have won six games, the Russian Selects have four wins.

Playoffs

The top nine teams from the Telus division, and top seven teams from the Eastern division qualified for the playoffs. The ninth place team in the Telus division qualified in the Eastern division, and ranked by regular season points. All series will be best-of-seven. Divisions will cross over in the semifinals.

Overview

Division quarterfinals

Division semifinals

Semifinals

Finals

Halifax

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Halifax

Cape Breton

Eastern Division

Gatineau

Saint John

Saint John

Acadie-Bathurst

Gatineau

Rouyn-Noranda

Rouyn-Noranda

Rimouski

Rouyn-Noranda

Telus Division

Gatineau

Gatineau

Québec

^†Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.

Division quarterfinals

Telus Division

Rouyn-Noranda vs. Val-d'Or
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Val-d'Or 3	8 Rouyn-Noranda
March 22	Val-d'Or 0	9 Rouyn-Noranda
March 25	Rouyn-Noranda 6	1 Val-d'Or
March 26	(OT) Rouyn-Noranda 5	4 Val-d'Or
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0

Baie-Comeau vs. Rimouski
Date	Away	Home
March 22	Rimouski 3	0 Baie-Comeau
March 23	Rimouski 2	5 Baie-Comeau
March 25	Baie-Comeau 1	2 Rimouski (OT)
March 27	Baie-Comeau 1	3 Rimouski
March 29	Rimouski 5	2 Baie-Comeau
Rimouski wins 4–1

Gatineau vs. Shawinigan
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Shawinigan 3	4 Gatineau
March 22	Shawinigan 3	9 Gatineau
March 25	Gatineau 1	5 Shawinigan
March 26	Gatineau 6	2 Shawinigan
March 28	Shawinigan 2	5 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–1

Chicoutimi vs. Québec
Date	Away	Home
March 21	(OT) Québec 2	1 Chicoutimi
March 22	Québec 1	10 Chicoutimi
March 25	Chicoutimi 1	6 Québec
March 26	Chicoutimi 1	5 Québec
March 28	Québec 1	7 Chicoutimi
March 31	Chicoutimi 1	3 Québec
Québec wins 4–2

Eastern Division

Halifax vs. Victoriaville
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Victoriaville 2	6 Halifax
March 22	Victoriaville 1	11 Halifax
March 26	Halifax 1	3 Victoriaville
March 27	Halifax 2	3 Victoriaville
March 29	Halifax 7	2 Victoriaville
March 31	Victoriaville 0	7 Halifax
Halifax wins 4–2

Saint John vs. P.E.I.
Date	Away	Home
March 21	P.E.I. 4	10 Saint John
March 22	P.E.I. 3	7 Saint John
March 25	Saint John 6	4 P.E.I.
March 26	Saint John 6	3 P.E.I.
Saint John wins 4–0

Acadie-Bathurst vs. St. John's
Date	Away	Home
March 21	St. John's 5	8 Acadie-Bathurst
March 22	St. John's 4	5 Acadie-Bathurst
March 25	Acadie-Bathurst 5	6 St. John's
March 26	Acadie-Bathurst 1	6 St. John's
March 28	Acadie-Bathurst 7	2 St. John's
March 31	St. John's 3	4 Acadie-Bathurst
Acadie-Bathurst wins 4–2

Cape Breton vs. Lewiston
Date	Away	Home
March 21	Lewiston 3	8 Cape Breton
March 22	Lewiston 0	3 Cape Breton
March 25	Cape Breton 1	2 Lewiston
March 26	Cape Breton 4	1 Lewiston
March 28	Cape Breton 2	5 Lewiston
March 31	Lewiston 1	2 Cape Breton (OT)
Cape Breton wins 4–2

Division semifinals

Telus Division

Rouyn-Noranda vs. Rimouski
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Rimouski 3	4 Rouyn-Noranda (OT)
April 5	Rimouski 1	2 Rouyn-Noranda (OT2)
April 8	Rouyn-Noranda 4	3 Rimouski
April 9	Rouyn-Noranda 6	1 Rimouski
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0

Gatineau vs. Québec
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Québec 1	3 Gatineau
April 5	Québec 2	5 Gatineau
April 8	Gatineau 6	2 Québec
April 9	Gatineau 4	8 Québec
April 11	Québec 2	5 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–1

Eastern Division

Halifax vs. Cape Breton
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Cape Breton 2	4 Halifax
April 5	Cape Breton 4	5 Halifax
April 8	(OT3) Halifax 4	3 Cape Breton
April 9	Halifax 3	4 Cape Breton (OT)
April 11	Cape Breton 2	5 Halifax
Halifax wins 4–1

Saint John vs. Acadie-Bathurst
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Acadie-Bathurst 3	4 Saint John
April 5	Acadie-Bathurst 2	5 Saint John
April 8	Saint John 2	4 Acadie-Bathurst
April 9	Saint John 5	0 Acadie-Bathurst
April 12	Acadie-Bathurst 6	4 Saint John
April 13	(OT) Saint John 5	4 Acadie-Bathurst
Saint John wins 4–2

Finals

Rouyn-Noranda vs. Saint John
Date	Away	Home
April 18	Saint John 3	5 Rouyn-Noranda
April 19	Saint John 5	7 Rouyn-Noranda
April 22	Rouyn-Noranda 8	1 Saint John
April 23	Rouyn-Noranda 5	4 Saint John
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0

Halifax vs. Gatineau
Date	Away	Home
April 19	(OT) Gatineau 2	1 Halifax
April 20	(OT2) Gatineau 4	3 Halifax
April 23	Halifax 1	6 Gatineau
April 24	Halifax 2	5 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–0

QMJHL Championship

Rouyn-Noranda vs. Gatineau
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Gatineau 3	2 Rouyn-Noranda
May 3	Gatineau 1	6 Rouyn-Noranda
May 6	Rouyn-Noranda 4	5 Gatineau (OT)
May 7	Rouyn-Noranda 1	2 Gatineau
May 9	Gatineau 7	3 Rouyn-Noranda
Gatineau wins 4–1

All-star teams

First team

Goaltender - Kevin Desfossés, Quebec Remparts
Defence - Marc-André Bourdon, Rouyn-Noranda & Marc-André Dorion, Baie-Comeau
Left winger - Stefano Giliati, Lewiston Maineiacs
Centreman - Francis Paré, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Right winger - Claude Giroux, Gatineau Olympiques

Second team

Goaltender - Marco Cousineau, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Defence - Kevin Marshall, Lewiston Maineiacs & Ivan Vishnevskiy, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Left winger - Michaël Dubuc, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Centreman - Mathieu Perreault, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Right winger - Jakub Voracek, Halifax Mooseheads

Rookie team

Goaltender - Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Defence - Simon Després, Saint John Sea Dogs & Samuel Groulx, Quebec Remparts
Left winger - Nicolas Deschamps, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Centreman - Tomas Knotek, Halifax Mooseheads
Right winger - Jacob Lagace, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
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Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions: Gatineau Olympiques
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Francis Paré, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Mathieu Perreault, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP : Claude Giroux, Gatineau Olympiques
Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year
Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA: Bobby Nadeau, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Olivier Fortier, Rimouski Océanic
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Marc-André Bourdon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Mathieu Bolduc, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect: Mikhail Stefanovich, Quebec Remparts
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nicolas Deschamps, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Olivier Roy, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Cédric Lalonde-McNicoll, Shawinigan Cataractes
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Chris Morehouse, Moncton Wildcats
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Robert Slaney, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Martin Mondou, Shawinigan Cataractes

Executive

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Pascal Vincent, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Jacques Beaulieu, Saint John Sea Dogs
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Mario Arsenault, Rimouski Océanic
Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Yves Bonneau, Victoriaville Tigres

References

External links

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Maritimes Division	Acadie–Bathurst Titan Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Charlottetown Islanders Halifax Mooseheads Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs

Telus East	Baie-Comeau Drakkar Chicoutimi Saguenéens Quebec Remparts Rimouski Océanic Shawinigan Cataractes Victoriaville Tigres

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2007–08 QMJHL season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

Goaltending leaders

Canada-Russia Challenge

Playoffs

Overview

Division quarterfinals

Telus Division

Eastern Division

Division semifinals

Telus Division

Eastern Division

Finals

QMJHL Championship

All-star teams

Trophies and awards

See also

References

External links