# 2015–16 QMJHL season

The 2015–16 QMJHL season is the 47th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 10, 2015, and ended on March 19, 2016.
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season, and ended on May 12, 2016; the winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, was awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup held at ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL) qualified for the tournament as the host team.

## 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-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 258 | 222 | 3 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 268 | 250 | 6 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 286 | 237 | 7 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 227 | 232 | 9 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 224 | 254 | 14 |
| Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 193 | 277 | 17 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 281 | 220 | 2 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 208 | 203 | 8 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 223 | 217 | 10 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 246 | 249 | 11 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 205 | 258 | 12 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 147 | 302 | 18 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 302 | 181 | 1 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 293 | 197 | 4 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 46 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 250 | 173 | 5 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 171 | 201 | 13 |
| x-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 207 | 241 | 15 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 189 | 264 | 16 |

## 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 | 62 | 39 | 89 | 128 | 97 |
| Francis Perron | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 62 | 41 | 66 | 107 | 38 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 62 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 112 |
| Alexis D'Aoust | Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 44 | 54 | 98 | 22 |
| Vitalii Abramov | Gatineau Olympiques | 63 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 36 |
| Anthony Beauregard | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 67 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 62 |
| Nicolas Roy | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 63 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 71 |
| Michael Carcone | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 66 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 80 |
| Alex Barré-Boulet | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 65 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 42 |
| Michael Joly | Rimouski/Cape Breton | 60 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 38 |

## 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 |
| Chase Marchand | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 38 | 2154 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 2 | .911 | 2.42 |
| Mathieu Bellemare | Gatineau Olympiques | 43 | 2497 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 4 | .901 | 2.43 |
| Mark Grametbauer | Blainville-Boisbriand/Gatineau | 33 | 1863 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 2 | .897 | 2.48 |
| Julio Billia | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 49 | 2707 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 118 | 1 | .919 | 2.62 |
| Sam Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 47 | 2710 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 3 | .901 | 2.63 |

## 2016 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 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Drummondville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Drummondville | 0 | 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Val-d'Or | 2 | 13 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Moncton | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Moncton | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Quebec | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Quebec | 0 | 5 | Gatineau | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Moncton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Moncton | 4 | 6 | Moncton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Shawinigan | 1 |
| 2 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Shawinigan | 1 |
| 15 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Sherbrooke | 1 | 2 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Charlottetown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rimouski | 2 | 9 | Charlottetown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Charlottetown | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Charlottetown | 4 | | | | 2 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint John | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Saint John | | | | | | | | 3 | Saint John | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | Acadie–Bathurst | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Acadie–Bathurst | 1 | 3 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Cape Breton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cape Breton | 4 | 7 | Cape Breton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Chicoutimi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (16) Drummondville Voltigeurs

* Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–0

### (2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Sherbrooke Phoenix

* Shawinigan wins series 4–1

### (3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

* Saint John wins series 4–1

### (4) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

* Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4–2

### (5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (12) Quebec Remparts

* Gatineau wins series 4–0

### (6) Moncton Wildcats vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres

* Moncton wins series 4–1

### (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Cape Breton wins series 4–2

### (8) Rimouski Océanic vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

* Charlottetown wins series 4–2

## Quarter-finals
### (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

* Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–1

### (2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders

* Shawinigan wins series 4–2

### (3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

* Saint John wins series 4–3

### (5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats

* Moncton wins series 4–2

## Semi-finals
### (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats

* Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–2

### (2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (3) Saint John Sea Dogs

* Shawinigan wins series 4–1

## President's Cup Finals
### (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (2) Shawinigan Cataractes

* Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–1
*–Due to a sudden technical issue with the ice at Aréna Iamgold during the first intermission, Game 2 was postponed from the evening of May 6 to the late afternoon of May 7. Originally, it was reported that the game would be restarted from the beginning. However it was later clarified by the QMJHL that the game would start at the beginning of the second period with a 2–1 lead for Rouyn-Noranda, as it was when the game was postponed. **–Due to Game 2 being postponed to May 7, the QMJHL decided to delay Game 4 from May 9 to May 10.

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Francis Perron | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 18 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 |
| Dmytro Timashov | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 40 |
| Alexis D'Aoust | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 |
| Sam Povorozniouk | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 |
| Timo Meier | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 |
| A.J. Greer | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 28 |
| Gabriel Gagné | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 |
| Samuel Girard | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4 |
| Thomas Chabot | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 |

## 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 |
| Chase Marchand | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 19 | 1068 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 6 | .946 | 1.35 |
| Mathieu Bellemare | Gatineau Olympiques | 9 | 489 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .913 | 2.21 |
| Sam Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 11 | 685 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .925 | 2.45 |
| Étienne Montpetit | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 6 | 410 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .885 | 2.78 |
| Keven Bouchard | Moncton Wildcats | 17 | 1054 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .909 | 2.79 |

## Trophies and awards

* President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* 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: Gatineau Olympiques
Player
* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Conor Garland, Moncton Wildcats
* Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Chase Marchand, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant, Val-d'Or Foreurs
* Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Allan Carron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
* Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mathieu Bellemare, Gatineau Olympiques
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Laberge, Rimouski Océanic
* Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Alexis D'Aoust, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Executive
* Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year:
* Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year:

### All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:
* Étienne Montpetit, Goaltender, Val-d'Or Foreurs
* Philippe Myers, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Francis Perron, Left Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Conor Garland, Right Wing, Moncton Wildcats
Second All-Star Team:
* Julio Billia, Goaltender, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jérémy Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Anthony Beauregard, Centre, Val-d'Or Foreurs
* Pierre-Luc Dubois, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* Alexis D'Aoust, Right Wing, Shawinigan Cataractes
All-Rookie Team:
* Mathieu Bellemare, Goaltender, Gatineau Olympiques
* Zachary Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Pascal Corbeil, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Antoine Morand, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Max Comtois, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres
* Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques