2011-12 QMJHL Season

The 2011–12 QMJHL season is the 43rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consists of seventeen teams playing 68 games each, began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. This season is 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. 
==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
Sebastien 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
Matthew 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-Theriault	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
Etienne Marcoux 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	43	2327:35	28	12	105	3 	.912	2.71
== 2012 President's Cup playoffs ==
==First round==
===(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles===
 
===(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies===
 
===(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Gatineau Olympiques===
===(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar===
===(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs===
===(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (11) Moncton Wildcats===
===(7) Rimouski Océanic vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs===
===(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Acadie–Bathurst Titan===
==Quarter-finals==
===(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar===
 
===(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens===
 
===(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic===
 
===(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Halifax Mooseheads===
 
==Semi-finals==
===(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens===
 
===(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic===
 
==QMJHL Championship==
===(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic===
 
==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-Theriault	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
Etienne 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
==Memorial Cup==
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup: 
*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: 
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault, Saint John Sea Dogs
*Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Frederick Roy, Quebec Remparts
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Jerome 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-Francois Houle, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
*Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Joel Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
*John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: 
*Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year:
==Team Photos==
11-12ABTit.jpg|Acadie-Bathurst Titan
11-12BCDra.jpg|Baie-Comeau Drakkar
11-12GatOly.jpg|Gatineau Olympiques
11-12MonWil.jpg|Moncton Wildcats
11-12PEIRoc.jpg|P.E.I. Rocket
11-12SJSeaDogs.jpg|Saint John Sea Dogs
11-12ShaCat.jpg|Shawinigan Cataractes
==See also==
* 2012 Memorial Cup
* List of QMJHL seasons
* 2011–12 OHL season
* 2011–12 WHL season
==References==
==External links==
* Official QMJHL website
* Official CHL website
* Official website of the Subway Super Series
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League seasons
Category:2012 in hockey