2015-16 QMJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 47th season.
==Franchise changes==
*none
==Member teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
TelusWest 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Boisbriand, Quebec 	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	3,269
TelusWest 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	Drummondville, Quebec 	Centre Marcel Dionne 	2,889
TelusWest 	Gatineau Olympiques 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Centre Robert Guertin 	3,196
TelusWest 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 	Aréna Iamgold 	2,993
TelusWest 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports 	3,718
TelusWest 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	Val-d'Or, Quebec 	Centre Air Creebec 	2,398
TelusEast 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	Baie-Comeau, Quebec 	Centre Henry-Leonard 	2,779
TelusEast 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Saguenay, Quebec 	Centre Georges-Vézina 	3,759
TelusEast 	Quebec Remparts 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Videotron Centre 	18,482
TelusEast 	Rimouski Océanic 	Rimouski, Quebec 	Colisée de Rimouski 	4,415
TelusEast 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	Shawinigan, Quebec 	Centre Bionest de Shawinigan 	4,350
TelusEast 	Victoriaville Tigres 	Victoriaville, Quebec 	Colisée Desjardins 	2,753
TelusMaritimes	Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	Bathurst, New Brunswick 	K.C. Irving Regional Centre 	3,162
TelusMaritimes	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Sydney, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Regional Municipality), Nova Scotia	Centre 200 	5,010
TelusMaritimes	Charlottetown Islanders 	Charlottetown, P.E.I. 	Eastlink Centre 	3,718
TelusMaritimes	Halifax Mooseheads 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Scotiabank Centre 	10,595
TelusMaritimes	Moncton Wildcats 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Moncton Coliseum 	6,450
TelusMaritimes	Saint John Sea Dogs 	Saint John, New Brunswick 	Harbour Station 	6,297
==Misc.==
*Referee Dominic Bedard was hit with a beer can during a game on February 11th involving the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec. Bedard had just called for a penalty on Huskies left winger Francis Perron. As he was skating towards the timekeepers bench he was hit by the beer can which was allegedly thrown by Perron's older brother. The older Perron was arrested for the incident.
*A February 12th game involving the Charlottetown Islanders and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar was ended prematurely when a logo decal at the Eastlink Centre became dislodged and attempts to repair the issue only made it worse. link to Yahoo.ca story on incident
==Standings & Statistics==
Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division 	Telus West Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	68 	54 	9 	- 	3 	2 	302 	181 	961 	113
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	68 	49 	15 	- 	3 	1 	293 	197 	952 	102
Gatineau Olympiques 	68 	46 	19 	- 	2 	1 	250 	173 	1048 	95
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68 	26 	32 	- 	8 	2 	171 	201 	828 	62
Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68 	24 	35 	- 	7 	2 	207 	241 	921 	57
Drummondville Voltigeurs 	68 	27 	39 	- 	2 	0 	189 	264 	897 	56
Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division 	Telus East Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Shawinigan Cataractes 	68 	44 	19 	- 	4 	1 	281 	220 	884 	93
Rimouski Océanic 	68 	36 	25 	- 	5 	2 	208 	203 	957 	79
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	68 	32 	25 	- 	5 	6 	223 	217 	787 	75
Victoriaville Tigres 	68 	33 	28 	- 	3 	4 	246 	249 	1011 	73
Quebec Remparts 	68 	28 	33 	- 	6 	1 	205 	258 	863 	63
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	68 	14 	49 	- 	2 	3 	147 	302 	1278 	33
Telus Maritmes Division 	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division	Telus Maritmes Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Saint John Sea Dogs 	68 	42 	20 	- 	6 	0 	258 	222 	1134 	90
Moncton Wildcats 	68 	36 	21 	- 	9 	2 	268 	250 	1102 	83
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	68 	38 	24 	- 	5 	1 	286 	237 	1145 	82
Charlottetown Islanders 	68 	35 	26 	- 	5 	2 	227 	232 	1007 	77
Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	68 	27 	35 	- 	3 	3 	227 	254 	870 	60
Halifax Mooseheads 	68 	21 	39 	- 	7 	1 	193 	277 	1016 	50
==2016 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 advances to the 2016 Memorial Cup which is scheduled to be held in Red Deer, Alberta and be hosted by the Red Deer Rebels.  All of the games will be held at the ENMAX Centrium. This will be the 98th Memorial Cup championship and will determine the champion of the Canadian Hockey League.   The tournament wll match up the champions of the three member leagues of the Canadian Hockey League (the Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the host Red Deer Rebels.
===First Round===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to none (10-0, 6-0, 10-1, 7-3)
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 games to 1 (2-3, 3-2, 8-3, 3-2 (ot), 4-1)
*Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4 games to 1 (2-3, 3-2, 8-3, 3-2 (ot), 4-1)
*Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 2 (2-3, 4-1, 3-1, 3-2, 5-6, 3-2 (3ot))
*Gatineau Olympiques vs Quebec Remparts 4 games to none (1-0, 2-1, 9-3, 4-2)
*Moncton Wildcats defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1 (5-4 (2ot), 6-5 (ot), 5-2, 2-4, 5-1)
*Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2 (1-3, 5-2, 4-3 (ot), 4-5, 4-0, 7-4)
*Charlottetown Islanders defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 2 (1-2, 5-4 (ot), 8-2, 4-3 (ot), 4-5 (ot), 4-2)
===Quarterfinals===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to 1 (0-1, 5-0, 1-0 (ot), 3-0, 5-1)
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Charlottetown Islanders4 games to 2 (1-5, 4-3 (ot), 5-2, 1-4, 3-4 (ot), 5-4)
*Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 3 (1-5, 4-3 (ot), 5-2, 1-4, 3-4 (ot), 5-4, 6-2)
*Moncton Wildcats defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 2 (3-1, 0-3, 1-7, 2-1 (ot), 6-4, 7-2)
===Semifinals===
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2 (4-1, 4-5, 5-1, 1-0, 1-2, 5-4)
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Saint John Sea Dogs 4 games to 1 (5-6 (ot), 7-1, 7-3, 4-3 (3ot), 6-3)
===President's Cup Final===
Game 2 of the final series was suspended due to a problem with the ice during the first intermission on May 6th.  The score was 2-1.  The game is scheuled to be resumed on May 7th.  The balance of the schedule will be adjusted by the league.
*Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1 (4-2, 4-1, 2-1, 4-6, 7-2)
The President's Cup champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies advance to the 2016 Memorial Cup.
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