# 2016–17 QMJHL season

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 Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xyz-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 287 | 180 | 1 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 303 | 214 | 4 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 284 | 242 | 6 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 270 | 230 | 7 |
| x-Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 229 | 259 | 15 |
| Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 170 | 356 | 18 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 258 | 184 | 3 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 206 | 205 | 8 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 230 | 231 | 9 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 187 | 237 | 11 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 203 | 230 | 13 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 229 | 255 | 16 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 272 | 181 | 2 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 224 | 171 | 5 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 234 | 253 | 10 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 214 | 263 | 12 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 28 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 210 | 265 | 14 |
| Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 214 | 268 | 17 |

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Vitalii Abramov | Gatineau Olympiques | 66 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 76 |
| Tyler Boland | Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 24 |
| François Beauchemin | Val-d'Or/Charlottetown | 69 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 76 |
| Filip Chlapík | Charlottetown Islanders | 57 | 34 | 57 | 91 | 98 |
| Giovanni Fiore | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 61 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 42 |
| Christophe Boivin | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 44 |
| Alexandre Goulet | Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 58 |
| Matthew Highmore | Saint John Sea Dogs | 64 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 46 |
| Maxime Fortier | Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 20 |
| Nico Hischier | Halifax Mooseheads | 57 | 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
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Francis Leclerc | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 30 | 1664 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 4 | .908 | 2.31 |
| Sam Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 41 | 2226 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 6 | .907 | 2.40 |
| Mikhail Denisov | Shawinigan Cataractes | 52 | 3009 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | .909 | 2.45 |
| Callum Booth | Saint John Sea Dogs | 47 | 2668 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 4 | .911 | 2.59 |
| Samuel Harvey | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 43 | 2499 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 3 | .900 | 2.62 |

## 2017 President's Cup playoffs

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship |
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Rimouski | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Rimouski | 0 | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Shawinigan | 2 | 14 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 2 | | | | |
| 15 | Halifax | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Halifax | 2 | 2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Victoriaville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Victoriaville | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 |
| 4 | Charlottetown | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 |
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | 4 | Charlottetown | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Cape Breton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cape Breton | 4 | 7 | Cape Breton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gatineau | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gatineau | 3 | | | | 4 | Charlottetown | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Drummondville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Drummondville | 0 | 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Acadie–Bathurst | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Acadie–Bathurst | 4 | 6 | Acadie–Bathurst | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Quebec | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic

* Saint John wins series 4 – 0

### (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads

* Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 2

### (3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

* Val-d'Or wins series 4 – 2

### (4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

* Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0

### (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs

* Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 0

### (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts

* Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4 – 0

### (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques

* Cape Breton wins series 4 – 3

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

* Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 0

## Quarter-finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

* Saint John wins series 4 – 0

### (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 3

### (4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

* Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0

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

* Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 3

## Semi-finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Saint John wins series 4 – 2

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

* Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 1

## President's Cup Finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

* Saint John wins series 4 – 0

## Playoff leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mathieu Joseph | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 14 |
| Alex Barré-Boulet | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 20 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| Matthew Highmore | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 |
| Thomas Chabot | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 |
| Spencer Smallman | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 19 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 |
| Nicolas Roy | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 |
| Dmitry Zhukenov | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 17 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
| Daniel Sprong | Charlottetown Islanders | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
| J.C. Beaudin | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 13 | 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
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Callum Booth | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 1115:10 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 4 | .923 | 1.67 |
| Sam Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 18 | 1017:07 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 0 | .910 | 2.35 |
| Mark Grametbauer | Charlottetown Islanders | 12 | 702:14 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .913 | 2.56 |
| Olivier Tremblay | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 8 | 456:46 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .900 | 2.76 |
| Tristan Bérubé | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 | 315:31 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .917 | 2.85 |

## Trophies and awards

* President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
* Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Charlottetown Islanders
* Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Player
* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
* Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
* Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Francis Leclerc, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
* RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
* Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared McIsaac, Halifax Mooseheads
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge, Rimouski Océanic
* Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
Executive
* Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year:
* Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year:

### All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:
* Mikhail Denisov, Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Giovanni Fiore, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques
Second All-Star Team:
* Sam Montembeault, Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Guillaume Brisebois, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
* Simon Bourque, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Filip Chlapik, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders
* Christophe Boivin, Left Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Mathieu Joseph, Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs
All-Rookie Team:
* Alexis Gravel, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
* Jared McIsaac, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
* Xavier Bouchard, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Nico Hischier, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads
* Anderson Macdonald, Left Wing, Sherbrooke Phoenix
* Ivan Kosorenkov, Right Wing, Victoriaville Tigres