# 2011–12 QMJHL season

The 2011–12 QMJHL season was the 43rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of 17 teams playing 68 games each, began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. This season was Blainville-Boisbriand Armada's first season in the league, as the team relocated to Boisbriand from Verdun where they played as the Montreal Junior Hockey Club from 2008 to 2011. The league lost one of his charter teams when the Lewiston Maineiacs folded during after the previous season, the QMJHL later announce an expansion team to Sherbrooke for the 2012–13 season. In the playoffs, the Saint John Sea Dogs became the seventh team in league history to capture consecutive President's Cup championships.

## 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 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 180 | 103 |
| Halifax Mooseheads $^x$ | 68 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 250 | 238 | 85 |
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan $^x$ | 68 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 250 | 264 | 69 |
| Moncton Wildcats $^x$ | 68 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 190 | 228 | 67 |
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles $^x$ | 68 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 306 | 49 |
| P.E.I. Rocket $^e$ | 68 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 205 | 320 | 44 |
| Division Telus East | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Shawinigan Cataractes $^z$ | 68 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 274 | 179 | 97 |
| Victoriaville Tigres $^x$ | 68 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 311 | 228 | 94 |
| Quebec Remparts $^x$ | 68 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 275 | 191 | 93 |
| Rimouski Océanic $^x$ | 68 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 235 | 82 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens $^x$ | 68 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 235 | 232 | 79 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar $^x$ | 68 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 217 | 241 | 63 |
| Division Telus West | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada $^z$ | 68 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 258 | 219 | 86 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs $^x$ | 68 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 224 | 261 | 67 |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs $^x$ | 68 | 28 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 221 | 245 | 65 |
| Gatineau Olympiques $^x$ | 68 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 223 | 274 | 62 |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies $^x$ | 68 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 296 | 56 |
x - team has clinched playoff spot
y - team is division leader
z - team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Yanni Gourde | Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 37 | 87 | 124 | 70 |
| Zach O'Brien | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 63 | 50 | 51 | 101 | 0 |
| Sébastien Trudeau | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 67 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 14 |
| Frederick Roy | Quebec Remparts | 64 | 27 | 65 | 92 | 88 |
| Alex Belzile | Rimouski Océanic | 63 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 85 |
| Danick Gauthier | Saint John Sea Dogs | 66 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 67 |
| Brandon Hynes | Victoriaville Tigres | 61 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 29 |
| Mikhail Grigorenko | Quebec Remparts | 59 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 12 |
| Jonathan Brunelle | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 45 |
| Matt Bissonnette | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 65 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 49 |

### 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 |
| Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault | Saint John Sea Dogs | 48 | 2778:40 | 37 | 11 | 110 | 6 | .911 | 2.38 |
| Gabriel Girard | Shawinigan Cataractes | 36 | 1937:12 | 20 | 10 | 79 | 4 | .911 | 2.45 |
| Alex Dubeau | Shawinigan Cataractes | 40 | 2136:32 | 25 | 13 | 91 | 3 | .904 | 2.56 |
| Louis Domingue | Quebec Remparts | 39 | 2161:58 | 23 | 12 | 94 | 4 | .914 | 2.61 |
| Étienne Marcoux | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 43 | 2327:35 | 28 | 12 | 105 | 3 | .912 | 2.71 |

## 2012 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 | Cape Breton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Cape Breton | 0 | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Victoriaville | 0 | 13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 1 | | | | |
| 15 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | 2 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Acadie–Bathurst | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Acadie–Bathurst | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Saint John | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Rimouski | 0 |
| 5 | Quebec | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Rimouski | 0 |
| 12 | Drummondville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Drummondville | 0 | 5 | Quebec | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Halifax | 4 | 6 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Moncton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Moncton | 0 | | | | 6 | Halifax | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Gatineau | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gatineau | 0 | 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rimouski | 4 | 7 | Rimouski | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

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

* Saint John won series 4 – 0

### (2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

* Shawinigan won series 4 – 0

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

* Blainville-Boisbriand won series 4 – 0

### (4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

* Baie-Comeau won series 4 – 0

### (5) Quebec Remparts vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs

* Quebec won series 4 – 0

### (6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (11) Moncton Wildcats

* Halifax won series 4 – 0

### (7) Rimouski Océanic vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs

* Rimouski won series 4 – 0

### (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

* Chicoutimi won series 4 – 2

## Quarter-finals
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

* Saint John won series 4 – 0

### (2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Chicoutimi won series 4 – 3

### (3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

* Rimouski won series 4 – 3

### (5) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Halifax Mooseheads

* Halifax won series 4 – 3

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

* Saint John won series 4 – 1

### (6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

* Rimouski wins series 4 – 2

## QMJHL Championship
### (1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

* Saint John wins series 4 – 0

## Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Stanislav Galiev | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 6 |
| Charlie Coyle | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 |
| Zack Phillips | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4 |
| Tomas Jurco | Saint John Sea Dogs | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 |
| Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 |
| Alexandre Mallet | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 22 |
| Alex Belzile | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 28 |
| Petr Straka | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 |
| Danick Gauthier | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 28 |

## 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 |
| Alex Dubeau | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 | 374 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0.919 | 2.08 |
| Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 1075 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0.917 | 2.18 |
| Louis Domingue | Quebec Remparts | 11 | 679 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0.897 | 2.65 |
| Étienne Marcoux | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 11 | 673 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0.897 | 2.85 |
| Gabriel Girard | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 | 293 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.886 | 2.86 |

## 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: Victoriaville Tigres
* Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Shawinigan Cataractes

### Player

* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres
* Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres
* Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP: Charlie Coyle, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Frederick Roy, Quebec Remparts
* Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc, Rimouski Océanic
* Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Morgan Ellis, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Mike Bossy Trophy - Top Prospect: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts
* RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts
* Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Zachary Fucale, Halifax Mooseheads
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Zach O'Brien, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year:
* Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Jonathan Brunelle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs

### Executive

* Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Jean-François Houle, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* 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:
* Roman Will, Goaltender, Moncton Wildcats
* Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic
* Xavier Ouellet, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Mikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec Remparts
* Yanni Gourde, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres
* Frederick Roy, Right Wing, Quebec Remparts
Second All-Star Team:
* Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault, Goaltender, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Morgan Ellis, Defenceman, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles/Shawinigan Cataractes
* Nathan Beaulieu, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Zach O'Brien, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Jonathan Huberdeau, Left Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Sébastien Trudeau, Right Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
All-Rookie Team:
* Zachary Fucale, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
* Nikolas Brouillard, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Samuel Morin, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic
* Mikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec Remparts
* Anthony Duclair, Left Wing, Quebec Remparts
* Sven Andrighetto, Right Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies