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 seventy 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.

2007–08 QMJHL season
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season September 13, 2007 – March 16, 2008 Playoffs March 21, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Number of teams	18
TV partner(s)	Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV
Finals champions	Gatineau Olympiques (5)

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

E1

Halifax

4

E8†

Victoriaville

2

E1

Halifax

4

E4

Cape Breton

1

E4

Cape Breton

4

E5

Lewiston

2

E1

Halifax

0

Eastern Division

T3

Gatineau

4

E2

Saint John

4

E7

P.E.I.

0

E2

Saint John

4

E3

Acadie-Bathurst

2

E3

Acadie-Bathurst

4

E6

St. John's

2

T3

Gatineau

4

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

1

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

T8

Val-d'Or

0

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

T7

Rimouski

0

T2

Baie-Comeau

1

T7

Rimouski

4

T1

Rouyn-Noranda

4

Telus Division

E2

Saint John

0

T3

Gatineau

4

T6

Shawinigan

1

T3

Gatineau

4

T5

Québec

1

T4

Chicoutimi

2

T5

Québec

4

^†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 Lagacé, 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

See also

• 2008 Memorial Cup
• 2008 NHL Entry Draft
• 2007–08 OHL season
• 2007–08 WHL season