2018-19 QMJHL Season

This is the 2018-19 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 50th season.
==Franchise changes==
*The Moncton Wildcats move from the Moncton Coliseum to the new Avenir Centre
==Outdoor Game==
The Shawinigan Cataractes host the Rimouski Oceanic on February 8th and then the Quebec Remparts on February 9th in the 2019 QMJHL Winter Classic  at the Grandes Estrades du Festival Western de Saint-Tite in Saint-Tite, Quebec.  This is the third edition of the Winter Classic for the QMJHL and is being held at the site of the first event in 2015.
==Player Death==
On March 3, 2019, Alec Reid a forward with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada died unexpectedly at the age of 18.  He died of complications from epilepsy.  Reid had several seizures during the month of February and had not played since February 19th.
==Member teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
West 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Boisbriand, Quebec 	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	3,269
West 	Gatineau Olympiques 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Centre Robert Guertin 	3,196
West 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 	Aréna Iamgold 	2,993
West 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	Val-d'Or, Quebec 	Centre Air Creebec 	2,398
Central 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	Drummondville, Quebec 	Centre Marcel Dionne 	2,889
Central 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	Shawinigan, Quebec 	Centre Gervais Auto 	4,350
Central 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports 	3,718
Central 	Victoriaville Tigres 	Victoriaville, Quebec 	Colisée Desjardins 	2,753
East 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	Baie-Comeau, Quebec 	Centre Henry-Leonard 	2,779
East 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Saguenay, Quebec 	Centre Georges-Vézina 	3,759
East 	Quebec Remparts 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Videotron Centre 	18,482
East 	Rimouski Océanic 	Rimouski, Quebec 	Colisée Financière Sun Life 	4,415
Maritimes	Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	Bathurst, New Brunswick 	K.C. Irving Regional Centre 	3,162
Maritimes	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Sydney, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Regional Municipality), Nova Scotia	Centre 200 	5,010
Maritimes	Charlottetown Islanders 	Charlottetown, P.E.I. 	Eastlink Centre 	3,718
Maritimes	Halifax Mooseheads 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Scotiabank Centre 	10,595
Maritimes	Moncton Wildcats 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Avenir Centre 	10,000
Maritimes	Saint John Sea Dogs 	Saint John, New Brunswick 	Harbour Station 	6,297
==Standings==
===West Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	68	59	8 	0 	1 	320	138	119
Val D'Or Foreurs 	68	25	36	4 	3 	186	283	57
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	26	40	2 	0 	196	270	54
Gatineau Olympiques 	68	23	39	4 	2 	194	248	52
===Central Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	52	13	2 	1 	338	173	107
Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68	36	27	2 	3 	249	247	77
Victoriaville Tigres 	68	30	33	4 	1 	188	219	65
Shawinigan Cataractes 	68	14	49	2 	3 	188	347	33
===East Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	68	49	15	2 	2 	306	189	102
Rimouski Oceanic 	68	44	20	4 	0 	272	173	92
Chicoutimi Sagueneens	68	39	22	3 	4 	218	205	85
Quebec Remparts 	68	27	28	7 	6 	197	236	67
===Telus Maritimes Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Halifax Mooseheads 	68	49	15	2 	2 	300	164	102
Charlottetown Islanders 	68	40	21	4 	3 	233	211	87
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	68	40	22	1 	5 	267	214	86
Moncton Wildcats 	68	38	21	4 	5 	274	222	85
Saint John Sea Dogs 	68	13	49	2 	4 	169	364	32
Acadie-Bathurst Titan 	68	8 	54	5 	1 	141	336	22
==2019 President's Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 16 teams qualify for the playoffs. The three division winners are seeded 1, 2, and 3 based on record. The balance of the teams are seeded 4 to 16 regardless of division. Teams are re-seeded after each round. All series are best-of-seven.
The President's Cup champion (or runner up if the Halifax Mooseheads win the playoffs) advances to the 2019 Memorial Cup being held a the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads.
===Bracket===
===First Round===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2
*Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1
*Halifax Mooseheads defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 3
*Rimouski Océanic defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to none
*Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 2
*Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to 1
*Victoriaville Tigres defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 3
*Moncton Wildcats defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 3
===Quarterfinals===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to none
*Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 games to 2
*Halifax Mooseheads defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to none
*Rimouski Océanic defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to none
*Halifax Mooseheads defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 2
===Final===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 2
Both the Halifax Mooseheads and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies advance to the 2019 Memorial Cup as Halifax is hosting and Rouyn-Noranda representing the league.
Noah Dobson was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL Playoff MVP.
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