# 2010–11 QMJHL season

The 2010–11 QMJHL season was the 42nd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 9, 2010, and ended on March 20, 2011. The playoffs featured 16 teams chasing the President's Cup, beginning on March 24, 2011, and ending with the Saint John Sea Dogs capturing the title on May 15, 2011.

## Regular season
### Division standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses ; SL – Shootout losses ; GF = Goals for ; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
| Division Maritimes | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Saint John Sea Dogs $^z$ | 68 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 324 | 165 | 119 |
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan $^x$ | 68 | 44 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 197 | 91 |
| Moncton Wildcats $^x$ | 68 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 232 | 256 | 76 |
| P.E.I. Rocket $^x$ | 68 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 217 | 220 | 75 |
| Halifax Mooseheads $^x$ | 68 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 186 | 262 | 45 |
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles $^x$ | 68 | 18 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 276 | 41 |
| Division Telus West | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Montreal Junior Hockey Club $^z$ | 68 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 263 | 185 | 102 |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs $^x$ | 68 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 251 | 182 | 98 |
| Gatineau Olympiques $^x$ | 68 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 248 | 193 | 94 |
| Shawinigan Cataractes $^x$ | 68 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 202 | 87 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs $^x$ | 68 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 208 | 263 | 59 |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 151 | 339 | 30 |
| Division Telus East | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Québec Remparts $^z$ | 68 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 277 | 187 | 100 |
| Lewiston MAINEiacs $^x$ | 68 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 265 | 223 | 84 |
| Victoriaville Tigres $^x$ | 68 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 256 | 240 | 74 |
| Rimouski Océanic $^x$ | 68 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 226 | 236 | 66 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens $^x$ | 68 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 197 | 220 | 66 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 151 | 266 | 34 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team is division leader
z – team has clinched division

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Philip-Michael Devos | Victoriaville / Gatineau | 68 | 47 | 67 | 114 | 31 |
| Gabriel Lévesque | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 68 | 37 | 70 | 107 | 29 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Saint John Sea Dogs | 67 | 43 | 62 | 105 | 88 |
| Ondřej Palát | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 61 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 24 |
| Sean Couturier | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 58 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 36 |
| Jonathan Audy-Marchessault | Quebec Remparts | 68 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 41 |
| Zack Phillips | Saint John Sea Dogs | 67 | 38 | 57 | 95 | 16 |
| Alex Saulnier | Moncton Wildcats | 65 | 25 | 60 | 85 | 8 |
| Étienne Brodeur | Lewiston Maineiacs | 68 | 53 | 30 | 83 | 71 |
| Jonathan Hazen | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 62 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 29 |

### Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Jacob DeSerres | Saint John Sea Dogs | 30 | 1753:53 | 27 | 3 | 65 | 4 | .916 | 2.22 |
| Christopher Gibson | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 37 | 2233:54 | 14 | 15 | 90 | 4 | .920 | 2.42 |
| Maxime Clermont | Gatineau Olympiques | 48 | 2659:22 | 28 | 10 | 113 | 4 | .896 | 2.55 |
| Jean-François Bérubé | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 50 | 2935:19 | 32 | 7 | 127 | 3 | .902 | 2.60 |
| Guillaume Nadeau | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 47 | 2702:34 | 27 | 8 | 118 | 5 | .897 | 2.62 |

## Playoffs

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | President Cup Championship | President Cup Championship | President Cup Championship |
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Cape Breton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Cape Breton | 0 | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Acadie-Bathurst | 0 | 11 | Victoriaville | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoriaville | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Victoriaville | 4 | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Lewiston | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Montréal | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Lewiston | 0 | | | | |
| 15 | Halifax | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Halifax | 0 | 2 | Montréal | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Lewiston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lewiston | 4 | 8 | Lewiston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Moncton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Moncton | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gatineau | 2 |
| 3 | Québec | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Gatineau | 2 |
| 14 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Val-d'Or | 0 | 3 | Québec | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shawinigan | 4 | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P.E.I. | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | P.E.I. | 1 | | | | 3 | Québec | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Drummondville | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Chicoutimi | 0 | 4 | Drummondville | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gatineau | 4 | 5 | Gatineau | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

* Saint John won series 4 – 0

### (2) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads

* Montreal won series 4 – 0

### (3) Quebec Remparts vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

* Quebec won series 4 – 0

### (4) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (13) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Drummondville won series 4 – 0

### (5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (12) Rimouski Océanic

* Gatineau won series 4 – 1

### (6) Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres

* Victoriaville won series 4 – 0

### (7) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (10) P.E.I. Rocket

* Shawinigan won series 4 – 1

### (8) Lewiston Maineiacs vs. (9) Moncton Wildcats

* Lewiston won series 4 – 1

## Quarter-finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres

* Saint John won series 4 – 1

### (2) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (8) Lewiston Maineiacs

* Lewiston won series 4 – 2

### (3) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes

* Quebec won series 4 – 3

### (4) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Gatineau Olympiques

* Gatineau won series 4 – 2

## Semi-finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Lewiston Maineiacs

* Saint John won series 4 – 0

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

* Gatineau won series 4 – 3

## QMJHL Championship
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Gatineau Olympiques

* Saint John won series 4 – 2

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jonathan Audy-Marchessault | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Saint John Sea Dogs | 19 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 16 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Gatineau Olympiques | 24 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 20 |
| Philip-Michael Devos | Gatineau Olympiques | 24 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 |
| Stanislav Galiev | Saint John Sea Dogs | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| Zack Phillips | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 |
| Joël Champagne | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 16 |
| Kirill Kabanov | Lewiston Maineiacs | 15 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
| Michael Chaput | Lewiston Maineiacs | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | Gatineau Olympiques | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 19 |

## Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Jacob DeSerres | Saint John Sea Dogs | 16 | 1021 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 0.916 | 2.00 |
| Maxime Clermont | Gatineau Olympiques | 21 | 1325 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 0.927 | 2.22 |
| Louis Domingue | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 994 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 0.913 | 2.47 |
| Jean-François Bérubé | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 10 | 623 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 0.901 | 2.79 |
| Evan Mosher | P.E.I. Rocket | 5 | 303 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.909 | 2.96 |

## Trophies and awards
### Team

* President's Cup: Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
* Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team that scored the most goals: Saint John Sea Dogs
* Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Saint John Sea Dogs

### Player

* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Philip-Michael Devos, Gatineau Olympiques / Victoriaville Tigres
* Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Jacob DeSerres, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Phillip Danault, Victoriaville Tigres
* Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Simon Després, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Andrew Randazzo, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Mike Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Domenic Graham, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Philip-Michael Devos, Gatineau Olympiques / Victoriaville Tigres
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Gabriel Lemieux, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Nicolas Therrien, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Louis Leblanc, Montreal Junior Hockey Club

### Executive

* Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Gerard Gallant – Saint John Sea Dogs
* Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Mike Kelly – Saint John Sea Dogs
* John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year: Wayne Long – Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year: Lucie Cloutier & Yves Cinq-Mars – Quebec Remparts