1997–98 QMJHL season

The 1997–98 QMJHL season was the 29th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Québec Remparts name is revived after twelve years when the Beauport Harfangs change indentities. The QMJHL continues to grow in eastern markets with an expansion team in Baie-Comeau, Quebec and the relocating of the Granby Prédateurs relocated to Cape Breton. 
The league inaugurates the Philips Plaque, awarded to the player with the best faceoff percentage. The Ford Cups are renamed the Telus Cups, one each for the offensive and defensive players of the year.
Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Québec Remparts finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy, since the original name was revived. The Val-d'Or Foreurs won their first President's Cup, defeating the Rimouski Océanic in the finals.
==Team changes==
* The Baie-Comeau Drakkar joined the league as an expansion franchise.
* The Beauport Harfangs relocated from the nearby suburbs, to Quebec City, becoming the second incarnation of the Québec Remparts.
* The Granby Prédateurs relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia, becoming the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, and switched to the Dilio Division.
* The Shawinigan Cataractes switched to the Lebel Division.
* The Victoriaville Tigres switched to the Lebel Division.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against 
Dilio Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Québec Remparts 	70	46	18	6	98 	285	204
Rimouski Océanic 	70	40	27	3	83 	296	257
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	70	36	33	1	73 	272	285
Moncton Wildcats 	70	29	32	9	67 	240	229
Halifax Mooseheads 	70	24	41	5	53 	263	316
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	70	19	46	5	43 	211	295
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	70	18	47	5	41 	215	332
Lebel Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	70	43	23	4	90 	338	245
Victoriaville Tigres 	70	40	23	7	87 	274	209
Shawinigan Cataractes 	70	40	24	6	86 	262	217
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	70	37	26	7	81 	263	228
Laval Titan Collège Français	70	37	28	5	79 	276	220
Hull Olympiques 	70	32	37	1	65 	270	268
Sherbrooke Faucons 	70	26	41	3	55 	220	273
Drummondville Voltigeurs 	70	23	44	3	49 	221	328
*complete list of standings.
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Ramzi Abid 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	68	50	85	135	266
Pierre Dagenais 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	60	66	67	133	50
Mike Ribeiro 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	67	40	85	125	55
Mathieu Benoit 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	59	56	61	117	32
Vincent Lecavalier	Rimouski Océanic 	58	44	71	115	117
Brad Richards 	Rimouski Océanic 	68	33	82	115	44
Sebastien Roger 	Moncton Wildcats 	70	53	61	114	64
David Gosselin 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	69	46	64	110	139
Derrick Walser 	Rimouski Océanic 	70	41	69	110	135
David Thibeault 	Victoriaville Tigres 	70	46	56	102	95
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Jean-Pierre Dumont was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 46 points (31 goals, 15 assists).
;Division quarterfinals
* Québec Remparts defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 0.
* Rimouski Océanic defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 1.
* Moncton Wildcats defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 2.
* Laval Titan Collège Français defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 2.
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
;Division semifinals - Round-robin
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 
Dilio Division 	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Rimouski Océanic 	4 	3	1	0	6 	24	14
Québec Remparts 	4 	2	2	0	4 	16	20
Moncton Wildcats 	4 	1	3	0	2 	11	17
Lebel Division 	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	4 	2	2	0	4 	19	17
Laval Titan Collège Français ‡	5 	3	2	0	6 	16	15
Hull Olympiques ‡ 	5 	2	3	0	4 	18	21
‡ Laval Titan Collège Français defeated Hull Olympiques in a one-game playoff to determine 2nd place in the round-robin standings.
;Division finals
* Rimouski Océanic defeated Québec Remparts 4 games to 2.
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Laval Titan Collège Français 4 games to 1.
;League finals
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 0.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
* Left defence - Derrick Walser, Rimouski Océanic 
* Right defence - Remi Royer, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
* Left winger - Ramzi Abid, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 
* Centreman - Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Océanic 
* Right winger - Mathieu Benoit, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 
* Coach - Guy Chouinard, Québec Remparts
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - Patrick Couture, Québec Remparts 
* Left defence - Alexei Tezikov, Moncton Wildcats 
* Right defence - Jonathan Girard, Laval Titan Collège Français 
* Left winger - Pierre Dagenais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
* Centreman - Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
* Right winger - Sebastien Roger, Moncton Wildcats 
* Coach - Claude Julien, Hull Olympiques
;Rookie team 
* Goalkeeper - Jean-Marc Pelletier, Rimouski Océanic 
* Left defence - Alexei Tezikov, Moncton Wildcats 
* Right defence - Mathieu Biron, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Left winger - Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic 
* Centreman - Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
* Right winger - Michael Ryder, Hull Olympiques 
* Coach - Christian Larue, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Val d'Or Foreurs
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Québec Remparts
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Québec Remparts
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Ramzi Abid, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Ramzi Abid, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Jean-Pierre Dumont, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Pierre Dagenais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
*Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres 
*AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres 
*Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Eric Demers, Victoriaville Tigres 
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Derrick Walser, Rimouski Océanic 
*Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Oceanic 
*RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
*Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Tezikov, Moncton Wildcats 
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Simon Laliberte, Moncton Wildcats 
*QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres 
*Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Michel Tremblay, Shawinigan Cataractes
*Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
;Executive
*Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Guy Chouinard, Québec Remparts 
*John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Lionel Brochu, Val D'Or Foreurs 
*St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Jeff Rose, Moncton Wildcats
97-98CBSE.jpg|Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
97-98MonWil.jpg|Moncton Wildcats
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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