Sports 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.
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltending leaders [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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.
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.
† Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.
Division quarterfinals [ edit ]
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
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 [ edit ]
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
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
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
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
First team
Second team
Rookie team
Trophies and awards [ edit ]
Team
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
Maritimes Division East Division West Division Trophies