# 2014–15 QMJHL season

The 2014–15 QMJHL season is the 46th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, beginning on September 10, 2014, and ending on March 22, 2015.

## 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 |
| y–Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 287 | 232 | 2 |
| x–Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 226 | 243 | 9 |
| x–Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 237 | 241 | 10 |
| x–Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 227 | 242 | 12 |
| x–Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 258 | 246 | 13 |
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 158 | 271 | 18 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y–Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 99 | 279 | 198 | 1 |
| x–Quebec Remparts | 68 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 267 | 232 | 4 |
| x–Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 259 | 214 | 5 |
| x–Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 227 | 237 | 7 |
| x–Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 203 | 238 | 15 |
| x–Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 27 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 248 | 275 | 16 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y–Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 91 | 244 | 185 | 3 |
| x–Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 283 | 266 | 6 |
| x–Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 228 | 245 | 8 |
| x–Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 246 | 245 | 11 |
| x–Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 234 | 242 | 14 |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 195 | 254 | 17 |
Note: Tiebreaker for 6th, 7th and 8th based on regulation and overtime wins only. Val-d'Or had 31, Baie-Comeau had 30, Sherbrooke had 29.

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Conor Garland | Moncton Wildcats | 67 | 35 | 94 | 129 | 66 |
| Danick Martel | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 64 | 48 | 54 | 102 | 85 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | Halifax Mooseheads | 51 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 67 |
| Nikita Jevpalovs | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 64 | 49 | 51 | 100 | 30 |
| Angelo Miceli | Victoriaville Tigres | 64 | 38 | 58 | 96 | 50 |
| Alexis Loiseau | Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 35 | 61 | 96 | 42 |
| Ivan Barbashev | Moncton Wildcats | 57 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 59 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | Shawinigan Cataractes | 67 | 42 | 52 | 94 | 72 |
| Anthony DeLuca | Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 63 |
| Anthony Richard | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 66 | 43 | 48 | 91 | 78 |

## 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 | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Philippe Desrosiers | Rimouski Océanic | 44 | 2469 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 5 | .901 | 2.50 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 52 | 3104 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 134 | 3 | .891 | 2.59 |
| Marvin Cupper | Shawinigan Cataractes | 59 | 3486 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 4 | .912 | 2.80 |
| Louis-Philip Guindon | Rimouski Océanic | 37 | 2112 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 2 | .895 | 2.92 |
| Alex Dubeau | Moncton Wildcats | 58 | 3255 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 4 | .900 | 2.99 |

## 2015 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 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Victoriaville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Victoriaville | 0 | 1 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Gatineau | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 2 | 14 | Gatineau | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | 1 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | |
| 11 | Rouyn-Noranda | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rouyn-Noranda | 2 | 6 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | 7 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint John | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint John | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Rimouski | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Quebec | 3 |
| 2 | Moncton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Quebec | 3 |
| 15 | Chicoutimi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Chicoutimi | 1 | 2 | Moncton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Halifax | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shawinigan | 3 | 12 | Halifax | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Halifax | 4 | | | | 2 | Moncton | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Quebec | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Quebec | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Quebec | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Cape Breton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Cape Breton | 3 | 4 | Quebec | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Charlottetown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sherbrooke | 2 | 9 | Charlottetown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Charlottetown | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### (1) Rimouski Océanic vs. (16) Victoriaville Tigres

* Rimouski wins series 4 – 0

### (2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (15) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Moncton wins series 4 – 1

### (3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Gatineau Olympiques

* Gatineau wins series 4 – 2

### (4) Quebec Remparts vs. (13) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

* Quebec wins series 4 – 3

### (5) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (12) Halifax Mooseheads

* Halifax wins series 4 – 3

### (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (11) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

* Val-d'Or wins series 4 – 2

### (7) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (10) Saint John Sea Dogs

* Baie-Comeau wins series 4 – 1

### (8) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

* Charlottetown wins series 4 – 2

## Quarter-finals
### (1) Rimouski Océanic vs. (14) Gatineau Olympiques

* Rimouski won series 4 – 1

### (2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (12) Halifax Mooseheads

* Moncton won series 4 – 3

### (4) Quebec Remparts vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

* Quebec won series 4 – 0

### (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (7) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

* Val-d'Or won series 4 – 3

## Semi-finals
### (1) Rimouski Océanic vs. (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs

* Rimouski won series 4 – 0

### (2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4) Quebec Remparts

* Quebec won series 4 – 0

## President's Cup Finals
### (1) Rimouski Océanic vs. (4) Quebec Remparts

* Rimouski won series 4 – 3

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | Halifax Mooseheads | 14 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 14 |
| Adam Erne | Quebec Remparts | 22 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 17 |
| Alexis Loiseau | Rimouski Océanic | 20 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 |
| Anthony Duclair | Quebec Remparts | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 |
| Kurt Etchegary | Quebec Remparts | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 12 |
| Christopher Clapperton | Rimouski Océanic | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| Conor Garland | Moncton Wildcats | 16 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 17 |
| Ivan Barbashev | Moncton Wildcats | 16 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 14 |
| Anthony Richard | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 17 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Michael Joly | Rimouski Océanic | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 |

## 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 |
| Louis-Philip Guindon | Rimouski Océanic | 15 | 813 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 3 | .926 | 1.84 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 6 | 352 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .878 | 2.38 |
| Marvin Cupper | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 | 475 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .929 | 2.40 |
| Philippe Desrosiers | Rimouski Océanic | 9 | 411 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .910 | 2.48 |
| Francois Brassard | Gatineau Olympiques | 11 | 599 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .911 | 2.50 |

## Trophies and awards

* President's Cup - Playoff Champions: Rimouski Océanic
* Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Rimouski Océanic
* Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team with the best goals for average: Moncton Wildcats
* Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Player
* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Conor Garland, Moncton Wildcats
* Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Conor Garland, Moncton Wildcats
* Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP: Adam Erne, Quebec Remparts
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Philippe Desrosiers, Rimouski Océanic
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Frédérik Gauthier, Rimouski Océanic
* Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Jan Košťálek, Rimouski Océanic
* Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Jan Košťálek, Rimouski Oceanic
* Michael Bossy Trophy - Top Prospect: Timo Meier, Halifax Mooseheads
* RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Dmytro Timashov, Quebec Remparts
* Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Dmytro Timashov, Quebec Remparts
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Kyle Farrell, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Danick Martel, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Jérémy Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Nikolaj Ehlers, Halifax Mooseheads
Executive
* Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Martin Moudou, Shawinigan Cataractes
* John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year:
* Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year:

### All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:
* Marvin Cupper, Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Jan Košťálek, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic
* Daniel Walcott, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Danick Martel, Centre, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Nikolaj Ehlers, Left Wing, Halifax Mooseheads
* Conor Garland, Right Wing, Moncton Wildcats
Second All-Star Team:
* Philippe Cadorette, Goaltender, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Nikolas Brouillard, Defenceman, Quebec Remparts
* Alexandre Carrier, Defenceman, Gatineau Olympiques
* Anthony Beauvillier, Centre, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Nikita Jevpalovs, Left Wing, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Timo Meier, Right Wing, Halifax Mooseheads
All-Rookie Team:
* Evan Fitzpatrick, Goaltender, Sherbrooke Phoenix
* Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Jakub Zbořil, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Filip Chlapík, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders
* Dmytro Timashov, Left Wing, Quebec Remparts
* Evgeny Svechnikov, Right Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles