Sports season
The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.
The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs , were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor , Ontario , from May 19–28, 2017.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
2017 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic
Saint John wins series 4 – 0
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads
Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 2
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
Val-d'Or wins series 4 – 2
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 0
(6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts
Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4 – 0
(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques
March 24
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
1 – 0
OT
Gatineau Olympiques
Centre 200
Recap
No scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
1:08 - sh - Giovanni Fiore (1)
First overtime period
No scoring
Kyle Jessiman (25 saves / 25 shots)
Goalie stats
Mathieu Bellemare (33 saves / 34 shots)
March 25
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
7 – 6
OT
Gatineau Olympiques
Centre 200
Recap
April 3
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
1 – 5
Gatineau Olympiques
Centre 200
Recap
April 4
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
5 – 4
OT
Gatineau Olympiques
Centre 200
Recap
Cape Breton wins series 4 – 3
(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres
Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 0
Quarter-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
Saint John wins series 4 – 0
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 3
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
April 12
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
3 – 4
OT
Charlottetown Islanders
Centre 200
Recap
April 13
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
2 – 5
Charlottetown Islanders
Centre 200
Recap
Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 3
Semi-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Saint John wins series 4 – 2
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 1
President's Cup Finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Saint John wins series 4 – 0
Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards
Player
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov , Gatineau Olympiques
Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Thomas Chabot , Saint John Sea Dogs
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Francis Leclerc , Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy , Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon , Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Nico Hischier , Halifax Mooseheads
RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared McIsaac , Halifax Mooseheads
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy , Sherbrooke Phoenix
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge , Rimouski Océanic
Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel , Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
Executive
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team: [ 1]
Mikhail Denisov , Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes
Thomas Chabot , Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
Samuel Girard , Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
Nicolas Roy , Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Giovanni Fiore , Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
Vitalii Abramov , Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques
Second All-Star Team:
Sam Montembeault , Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Guillaume Brisebois , Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
Simon Bourque , Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
Filip Chlapik , Centre, Charlottetown Islanders
Christophe Boivin , Left Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Mathieu Joseph , Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs
All-Rookie Team:
Alexis Gravel , Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
Jared McIsaac , Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
Xavier Bouchard , Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Nico Hischier , Centre, Halifax Mooseheads
Anderson Macdonald , Left Wing, Sherbrooke Phoenix
Ivan Kosorenkov , Right Wing, Victoriaville Tigres
See also
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Preceded by2016–17 QMJHL season
QMJHL seasons
Succeeded by2017–18 QMJHL season
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