1987–88 QMJHL season

The 1987–88 QMJHL season was the 19th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. Patrice Lefebvre of the Shawinigan Cataractes became the last player in Canadian Hockey League history to record a 200-point season. The Hull Olympiques finished first overall in the regular season, winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their second President's Cup, defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the finals. 
==Team changes==
* The Longueuil Chevaliers relocated to Victoriaville, Quebec, becoming the Victoriaville Tigres, switching to the Dilio Division.
* The Granby Bisons 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
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	70	38	31	1	77 	352	318
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	35	31	4	74 	341	327
Victoriaville Tigres 	70	33	31	6	72 	298	293
Shawinigan Cataractes 	70	30	37	3	63 	387	381
Trois-Rivières Draveurs 	70	27	37	6	60 	338	366
Lebel Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Hull Olympiques 	70	43	23	4	90 	380	394
Laval Titan 	70	43	25	2	88 	385	346
Saint-Jean Castors 	70	41	26	3	85 	346	283
Granby Bisons 	70	23	44	3	49 	294	370
Verdun Junior Canadiens	70	19	47	4	42 	285	428
*complete list of standings.
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Patrice Lefebvre 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	70	64	136	200	142
Stephan Lebeau 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	67	94	94 	188	66
Marc Saumier 	Hull Olympiques 	59	52	114	166	177
Patrice Tremblay 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	68	72	75 	147	83
Daniel Maurice 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	69	56	90 	146	150
Francois Guay 	Laval Titan 	66	60	84 	144	142
Benoit Brunet 	Hull Olympiques 	62	54	89 	143	131
Terry MacLean 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	69	52	91 	143	44
Sylvain Couturier	Laval Titan 	67	70	67 	137	115
Martin Gelinas 	Hull Olympiques 	65	63	68 	131	74
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Marc Saumier was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists).
;Division semifinals
* Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2.
* Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Granby Bisons 4 games to 1.
* Laval Titan defeated Saint-Jean Castors 4 games to 3.
;Division Finals
* Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Laval Titan 4 games to 3.
;Finals
* Hull Olympiques defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 3.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Stephane Beauregard, Saint-Jean Castors
* Left defence - Yves Racine, Victoriaville Tigres 
* Right defence - Eric Desjardins, Granby Bisons 
* Left winger - Martin Gelinas, Hull Olympiques
* Centreman - Marc Saumier, Hull Olympiques 
* Right winger - Patrice Lefebvre, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Coach - Alain Vigneault, Hull Olympiques 
;Second team
* Goalkeeper - Jason Glickman, Hull Olympiques 
* Left defence - Eric Tremblay, Drummondville Voltigeurs 
* Right defence - Steve Veilleux, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Left winger - Yves Gaucher, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Centreman - Stephan Lebeau, Shawinigan Cataractes
* Right winger - Patrice Tremblay, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Coach - Guy Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Hull Olympiques
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Hull Olympiques
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Saint-Jean Castors
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Marc Saumier, Hull Olympiques
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Patrice Lefebvre, Shawinigan Cataractes 
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Marc Saumier, Hull Olympiques 
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Stephane Beauregard, Saint-Jean Castors
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Eric Desjardins, Granby Bisons 
*Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Daniel Dore, Drummondville Voltigeurs 
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Martin Gelinas, Hull Olympiques 
*Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Stephane Beauregard, Saint-Jean Castors 
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Stephan Lebeau, Shawinigan Cataractes 
*Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Stephane Beauregard, Saint-Jean Castors
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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