# 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. 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.

## 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 quarterfinals | Division quarterfinals | | | Division semifinals | Division semifinals | Division semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8$^†$ | Victoriaville | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8$^†$ | Victoriaville | 2 | | | E1 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Cape Breton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Cape Breton | 4 | | | E4 | Cape Breton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Lewiston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Lewiston | 2 | | | | | | E1 | Halifax | 0 | | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | E1 | Halifax | 0 | | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | T3 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | |
| E2 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | | | T3 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | |
| E7 | P.E.I. | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | P.E.I. | 0 | | | E2 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E3 | Acadie-Bathurst | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Acadie-Bathurst | 4 | | | E3 | Acadie-Bathurst | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T3 | Gatineau | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 1 |
| T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 1 |
| T8 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T8 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T7 | Rimouski | 0 | | | | | | | |
| T2 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | | | T7 | Rimouski | 0 | | | | | | | |
| T7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | |
| Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | T1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | |
| Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | Telus Division | E2 | Saint John | 0 | | | | |
| T3 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Saint John | 0 | | | | |
| T6 | Shawinigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T6 | Shawinigan | 1 | | | T3 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T5 | Québec | 1 | | | | | | | |
| T4 | Chicoutimi | 2 | | | T5 | Québec | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 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
* Hall of Fame opens doors to four new all-time greats amidst the Golden Puck Awards Gala.

## 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