| 2008–09 QMJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason Regular season Sept. 11, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 Playoffs Mar. 20, 2009 – May 12, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Jean Rougeau Trophy | Drummondville Voltigeurs (1) |
| Season MVP | Nicola Riopel (Moncton Wildcats) |
| Top scorer | Yannick Riendeau (Drummondville Voltigeurs) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Yannick Riendeau (Voltigeurs) |
| Finals champions | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| Runners-up | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| QMJHL seasons | |
| ← 2007–082009–10 → | |
| 2008–09 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL Sept. 17, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 QMJHL Sept. 11, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 WHL Sept. 18, 2008 – Mar. 15, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
The 2008–09 QMJHL season was the 40th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 11, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team QMJHL versus the Russian Selects, took place on November 17 and 19, 2008. Eighteen teams played 68 games each. The Drummondville Voltigeurs, who finished first overall in the regular season, went on to capture their first President's Cup vs. the Shawinigan Cataractes in a series they won 4–3.
Team Changes
- The St. John's Fog Devils relocated to Verdun, Quebec, and are rename the Montreal Junior Hockey Club, and move from the Atlantic Division to the Telus West.
- The league switch from 2 division to 4. All 6 Maritime teams play in the Atlantic Division and all Quebec teams and the Lewiston Maineiacs are split into 3 Divisions Telus East, Telus Central, Telus West.
Notable dates
- Offseason
- June 20–21, 2008—27 QMJHL players were selected in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
- Regular season
- November 17, 2008–Team QMJHL defeats the Russian Selects 5–3 in Game 1 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
- November 19, 2008–Team QMJHL defeated by Russian Selects 4–3 in Game 2 of the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge held in Saint John, New Brunswick
- Playoffs
Standings
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 Telus Centre | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummondville Voltigeurs z | 68 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 189 | 112 |
| Shawinigan Cataractes x | 68 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 183 | 105 |
| Victoriaville Tigres x | 68 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 219 | 249 | 68 |
| Lewiston Maineiacs x | 68 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 286 | 47 |
| Division Telus Est | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Québec Remparts z | 68 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 282 | 184 | 101 |
| Rimouski Océanic x | 68 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 223 | 89 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens x | 68 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 215 | 256 | 60 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar x | 68 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 206 | 297 | 53 |
| Division Atlantique | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton Wildcats z | 68 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 236 | 149 | 102 |
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles x | 68 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 252 | 201 | 96 |
| Saint John Sea Dogs x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 222 | 232 | 72 |
| P.E.I. Rocket x | 68 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 229 | 243 | 62 |
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan x | 68 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 187 | 256 | 53 |
| Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 193 | 290 | 46 |
| Division Telus Ouest | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatineau Olympiques z | 68 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 232 | 232 | 81 |
| Montreal Junior Hockey Club x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 202 | 72 |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies x | 68 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 210 | 245 | 68 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 206 | 293 | 46 |
Overall Standing
- determines standings for the second round of the playoffs.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL - Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drummondville Voltigeurs z | 68 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 345 | 189 | 112 |
| 2 | Moncton Wildcats z | 68 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 236 | 149 | 102 |
| 3 | Québec Remparts z | 68 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 282 | 184 | 101 |
| 4 | Gatineau Olympiques z | 68 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 232 | 232 | 81 |
| 5 | Shawinigan Cataractes x | 68 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 183 | 105 |
| 6 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles x | 68 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 252 | 201 | 96 |
| 7 | Rimouski Océanic x | 68 | 44 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 223 | 89 |
| 8 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 202 | 72 |
| 9 | Saint John Sea Dogs x | 68 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 222 | 232 | 72 |
| 10 | Victoriaville Tigres x | 68 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 219 | 249 | 68 |
| 11 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies x | 68 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 210 | 245 | 68 |
| 12 | P.E.I. Rocket x | 68 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 229 | 243 | 62 |
| 13 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens x | 68 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 215 | 256 | 60 |
| 14 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar x | 68 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 206 | 297 | 53 |
| 15 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan x | 68 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 187 | 256 | 53 |
| 16 | Lewiston MAINEiacs x | 68 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 286 | 47 |
| 17 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 206 | 293 | 46 |
| 18 | Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 193 | 290 | 46 |
x - team clinched QMJHL Playoff spot
z - team has clinched division
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Riendeau | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 64 | 58 | 68 | 126 | 31 |
| Dany Massé | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 44 | 66 | 110 | 52 |
| Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll | Shawinigan Cataractes | 65 | 38 | 66 | 104 | 22 |
| Paul Byron | Gatineau Olympiques | 65 | 33 | 66 | 99 | 32 |
| Mike Hoffman | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 62 | 52 | 42 | 94 | 86 |
| Nicholas Petersen | Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 37 | 53 | 90 | 42 |
| Félix Petit | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 25 | 65 | 90 | 28 |
| Matthew Pistilli | Shawinigan Cataractes | 63 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 37 |
| Alexandre Quesnel | Gatineau Olympiques | 63 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 88 |
| Robert Slaney | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 63 | 36 | 45 | 81 | 78 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Riopel | Moncton Wildcats | 59 | 3487 | 43 | 15 | 117 | 5 | .931 | 2.01 | ||
| Charles Lavigne | Quebec Remparts | 51 | 2839 | 34 | 13 | 112 | 6 | .916 | 2.37 | ||
| Gabriel Girard | Shawinigan Cataractes | 30 | 1638 | 22 | 5 | 70 | 2 | .895 | 2.57 | ||
| Timo Pielmeier | Shawinigan Cataractes | 43 | 2408 | 29 | 11 | 106 | 2 | .914 | 2.64 | ||
| Antoine Tardif | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 43 | 2378 | 32 | 7 | 109 | 0 | .893 | 2.75 | ||
Players
2008 QMJHL Entry Draft
- First round
- Moncton Wildcats Brandon Gormley (D)
- Drummondville Voltigeurs Sean Couturier (C)
- Victoriaville Tigres Brandon Hynes (RW)
- Val-d'Or Foreurs Cedrick Henley (LW)
- Prince Edward Island Rocket Ben Duffy (F)
- Lewiston MAINEiacs Garrett Clarke (D)
- Shawinigan Cataractes Michaël Bournival (C/LW)
- Montréal Juniors Guillaume Asselin (RW)
- Lewiston MAINEiacs Michael Chaput (C)
- Québec Remparts Samuel Carrier (D)
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan Vincent Arseneau (LW)
- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Logan Shaw (RW)
- Moncton Wildcats Louis Domingue (G)
- Lewiston MAINEiacs Étienne Brodeur (LW)
- Val-d'Or Foreurs Alex Noël (RW)
- Gatineau Olympiques Yoan Pinette (RW)
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan Stefan Fournier (RW)
- Drummondville Voltigeurs Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (D)
2008 NHL Entry Draft
In total, 27 QMJHL players were selected at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Trades
| Date | Deal made | |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2009 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
|
To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1st round pick, 2011 |
| January 8, 2009 | To Montreal Juniors
|
To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
5th round pick, 2010 |
| January 8, 2009 | To Gatineau Olympiques
|
To Victoriaville Tigres
Bradley MacDonald |
| January 8, 2009 | To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
|
To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
8th round pick, 2009 |
| January 8, 2009 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
|
To Saint John Sea Dogs
5th round pick, 2009 (Halifax Mooseheads) |
| January 8, 2009 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
|
To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Brad Yetman |
| January 8, 2009 | To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
10th round pick, 2009 |
| January 8, 2009 | To PEI Rocket
|
To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
2nd round pick, 2009 (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) |
| January 8, 2009 | To Halifax Mooseheads
|
To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
8th round pick, 2009 |
| January 8, 2009 | To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
|
To Val-d'Or Foreurs
3rd round pick, 2009 |
| January 8, 2009 | To Moncton Wildcats
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Julien Tremblay |
| January 8, 2009 | To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Jeremie Blain |
To Victoriaville Tigres
Olivier Jannard |
| January 8, 2009 | To Baie-Comeau Drakkar
|
To Montreal Juniors
|
| January 8, 2009 | To Saint John Sea Dogs
|
To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2nd round pick, 2009 (Shawinigan Cataractes) |
| January 7, 2009 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs
|
To Saint John Sea Dogs
3rd round pick, 2009 (Halifax Mooseheads) |
| January 7, 2009 | To Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Nathan Dunnett |
To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
| January 7, 2009 | To Gatineau Olympiques
3rd round pick, 2009 |
To Drummondville Voltigeurs
3rd round pick, 2010 (Drummondville Voltigeurs) |
| January 7, 2009 | To Baie-Comeau Drakkar
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
5th round pick, 2009 (Acadie-Bathurst Titan) |
| January 7, 2009 | To Baie-Comeau Drakkar
François Lacerte |
To Rimouski Océanic
|
| January 7, 2009 | To Victoriaville Tigres
|
To Moncton Wildcats
6th round pick, 2010 |
| January 7, 2009 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs
|
To Montreal Juniors
10th round pick, 2009 |
| January 6, 2009 | To Saint John Sea Dogs
Mathieu Gingras |
To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
| January 5, 2009 | To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
|
| January 6, 2009 | To Rimouski Océanic
|
To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
1st round pick, 2009 (Quebec Remparts) |
| January 5, 2009 | To Halifax Mooseheads
Pascal Amyot |
To Saint John Sea Dogs
1st round pick, 2009 (EU) |
| January 5, 2009 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
Alex Grant |
to Saint John Sea Dogs
Danick Gauthier |
| January 5, 2009 | To Rimouski Océanic
|
To Victoriaville Tigres
8th round pick, 2009 |
| January 5, 2009 | To Quebec Remparts
|
To Rimouski Océanic
1st round pick, 2009 |
| January 2, 2009 | To Gatineau Olympiques
|
To Saint John Sea Dogs
5th round pick, 2010 |
| December 31, 2008 | To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
4th round pick, 2009 |
| December 31, 2008 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs
|
To PEI Rocket
|
| December 31, 2008 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
Nicolas Deslongchamps |
To Victoriaville Tigres
|
| December 30, 2008 | To Moncton Wildcats
|
To Val-d'Or Foreurs
12th round pick, 2009 |
| December 30, 2008 | To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
|
To Quebec Remparts
2nd round pick, 2009 (Drummondville Voltigeurs) |
| December 29, 2008 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs---- | To Moncton Wildcats
Mitch Morgan |
| December 27, 2008 | To Shawinigan Cataractes
4th round pick, 2009 (Shawinigan Cataractes) |
To Lewiston Maineiacs
5th round pick, 2009 |
| December 27, 2008 | To Halifax Mooseheads
|
To Gatineau Olympiques
5th round pick, 2010 (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) |
| December 26, 2008 | To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
|
To Lewiston Maineiacs
Samuel Finn |
| December 26, 2008 | To Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
|
To Montreal Juniors
|
| December 23, 2008 | To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
7th round pick, 2009 (Val-d'Or Foreurs) |
| December 23, 2008 | To Rimouski Océanic
|
to Halifax Mooseheads
Guillaume Pelletier |
| December 22, 2008 | To Saint John Sea Dogs
|
To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
6th round pick, 2009 (Rimouski Océanic) |
| December 22, 2008 | To Lewiston Maineiacs
|
To Victoriaville Tigres
|
| December 22, 2008 | To PEI Rocket
Joel Champagne |
To Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Mathieu Tousignant |
| December 22, 2008 | To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
To Acadie-Bathurst
8th round pick, 2009 (Acadie-Bathurst Titan) |
| December 20, 2008 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs
|
To PEI Rocket
|
| December 20, 2008 | To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
|
To PEI Rocket
3rd round pick, 2009 |
| November 25, 2008 | To Gatineau Olympiques
|
To Saint John Sea Dogs
9th round pick, 2010 |
| October 15, 2008 | To Drummondville Voltigeurs
|
To Gatineau Olympiques
6th round pick, 2008 (Gatineau Olympiques) |
| October 9, 2008 | To Halifax Mooseheads
|
To Acadie-Bathurst Titan
5th round pick, 2010 |
| October 6, 2008 | To Val-d'Or Foreurs
Francois Gauthier |
To Saint John Sea Dogs
1st round pick, 2009 (EU) |
| October 1, 2008 | To Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
|
To PEI Rocket
8th round pick (Drummondville Voltigeurs) |
| September 20, 2008 | To Quebec Remparts
|
To Halifax Mooseheads
7th round pick, 2009 |
Off-season
QMJHL Playoffs
Overview
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | QMJHL Championships | ||||||||||||||||
| 1C | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4C | Lewiston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Montreal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2O | Montreal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3O | Rouyn-Noranda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4A | P.E.I. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Moncton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3E | Chicoutimi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shawinigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1E | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4E | Baie-Comeau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cape Breton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Cape Breton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Saint John | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Quebec | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1O | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5A | Acadie-Bathurst | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gatineau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2C | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3C | Victoriaville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
Division Telus Centre
(1C) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4C) Lewiston Maineiacs
| March 20 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 12 – 3 | Lewiston Maineiacs | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| 5:50 - pp - Dany Massé (1) 13:54 - Yannick Riendeau (1) |
First period | Maxime Gratchev (1) - pp - 1:49 | ||||||
| 2:59 - pp - Dany Massé (2) 9:08 - pp - Samson Mahbod (1) 13:28 - pp - Yannick Riendeau (2) 14:57 - Mike Hoffman (1) |
Second period | Danick Paquette (1) - pp - 14:41 | ||||||
| 2:28 - Philippe Lefebvre (1) 3:22 - pp - Mike Hoffman (2) 5:57 - pp - Mike Hoffman (3) 8:06 - Mike Hoffman (4) 9:47 - Dany Massé (3) 17:52 - Charles Landry (1) |
Third period | Alex Beaton (1) - pp - 9:19 | ||||||
| Marco Cousineau (22 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Adrien Lemay (46 saves / 58 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 10 – 1 | Lewiston Maineiacs | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| 5:27 - Dany Massé (4) 13:56 - pp - Dany Massé (5) 15:31 - pp - Yannick Riendeau (3) 16:10 - pp - Mike Hoffman (5) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 0:32 - Mike Hoffman (6) 8:27 - Yannick Riendeau (4) 13:55 - pp - Dmitry Kulikov (1) 14:55 - pp - Marc-Olivier Vachon (1) 16:51 - Dany Massé (6) 18:49 - pp - Philippe Bergeron (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Dominic Savoie (1) - pp - 17:36 | ||||||
| Marco Cousineau (16 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Peter Delmas (38 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Lewiston Maineiacs | 2 – 7 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Androscoggin Bank Colisée | ||||
| 8:29 - pp - Billy Lacasse (1) 10:16 - Maxime Gratchev (2) |
First period | Yannick Riendeau (5) - pp - 3:59 Mike Hoffman (7) - 13:02 Yannick Riendeau (6) - pp - 19:06 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Olivier Hotte 0:(1) - 7:58 Yannick Riendeau (7) - pp - 11:24 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Mike Hoffman (8) - pp - 1:06 Patrik Prokop (1) - pp - 16:24 | ||||||
| Adrien Lemay (50 saves / 57 shots) | Goalie stats | Marco Cousineau (12 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| March 25 | Lewiston Maineiacs | 3 – 9 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Androscoggin Bank Colisée | ||||
| No scoring | First period | Mike Hoffman (9) - pp - 3:49 Mike Hoffman (10) - pp - 6:50 Mike Hoffman (11) - 13:57 Dany Massé (7) - 14:16 Yannick Riendeau (8) - 15:15 Philippe Lefebvre (2) - 18:27 | ||||||
| 0:59 - pp - Dominic Savoie (2) 4:55 - Marc Bourgeois (1) 13:45 - sh - Tommy Déry (1) |
Second period | Yannick Riendeau (9) - pp - 8:49 Christopher DiDomenico (1) - pp - 10:15 Christopher DiDomenico (2) - pp - 14:06 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peter Delmas (11 saves / 16 shots) Adrien Lemay (38 saves / 42 shots) |
Goalie stats | Antoine Tardif (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Drummondville won series 4 – 0 | |
(2C) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (3C) Victoriaville Tigres
| March 20 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 – 2 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Bionest | ||||
| 6:09 - sh - Maxime Legault (1) 6:58 - pp - Charles-Olivier Roussel (1) |
First period | Philip-Michael Devos (1) - 7:39 | ||||||
| 6:28 - Nick Petersen (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:12 - Nick Petersen (2) 14:35 - pp - Simon Lacroix (1) |
Third period | Andrej Nestrašil (1) - 15:36 | ||||||
| Timo Pielmeier (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Kevin Poulin (46 saves / 51 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 – 1 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Bionest | ||||
| March 24 | Victoriaville Tigres | 3 – 4 | OT | Shawinigan Cataractes | Colisée Desjardins | |||
| March 25 | Victoriaville Tigres | 1 – 2 | OT | Shawinigan Cataractes | Colisée Desjardins | |||
| Shawinigan won series 4 – 0 | |
Division Atlantique
(1A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket
| March 20 | Moncton Wildcats | 7 – 1 | P.E.I. Rocket | Moncton Coliseum | ||||
| March 21 | Moncton Wildcats | 5 – 0 | P.E.I. Rocket | Moncton Coliseum | ||||
| March 24 | P.E.I. Rocket | 2 – 3 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Charlottetown Civic Centre | |||
| March 25 | P.E.I. Rocket | 5 – 4 | Moncton Wildcats | Charlottetown Civic Centre | ||||
| March 28 | Moncton Wildcats | 4 – 3 | P.E.I. Rocket | Moncton Coliseum | ||||
| Moncton won series 4 – 1 | |
(2A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (3A) Saint John Sea Dogs
| March 20 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 5 – 4 | OT | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre 200 | |||
| March 21 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 5 – 2 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre 200 | ||||
| March 24 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 3 – 8 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Harbour Station | ||||
| March 25 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 2 – 3 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Harbour Station | ||||
| Cape Breton won series 4 – 0 | |
Division Telus Ouest
(1O) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5A) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
| March 20 | Gatineau Olympiques | 5 – 4 | OT | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Robert Guertin | |||
| March 21 | Gatineau Olympiques | 8 – 2 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Robert Guertin | ||||
| March 24 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 5 – 3 | Gatineau Olympiques | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | ||||
| March 25 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 0 – 4 | Gatineau Olympiques | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | ||||
| March 27 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 3 – 4 | OT | Gatineau Olympiques | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | |||
| Gatineau won series 4 – 1 | |
(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
| March 20 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 5 – 3 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Auditorium de Verdun | ||||
| 4:16 - Nick Layton (1) 11:23 - pp - Dmitri Kostromitin (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Benoît Gervais (1) - 10:45 | ||||||
| 3:09 - pp - Louis-Marc Aubry (1) 9:30 - pp - Matt Fillier (1) 19:44 - en - David Foucher (1) |
Third period | Nicolas Deslauriers (1) - pp - 14:36 Dominik Boháč (1) - 18:40 | ||||||
| Jake Allen (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Mickaël Audette (28 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 21 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 3 – 4 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Auditorium de Verdun | ||||
| March 24 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 1 – 4 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | Aréna Dave-Keon | ||||
| March 25 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3 – 2 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | Aréna Dave-Keon | ||||
| March 27 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 7 – 0 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Auditorium de Verdun | ||||
| March 27 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3 – 4 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | Aréna Dave-Keon | ||||
| Montreal won series 4 – 2 | |
Division Telus Est
(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (4E) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
| March 20 | Quebec Remparts | 8 – 1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| March 21 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 2 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| March 24 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 4 – 3 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Henry-Leonard | ||||
| March 25 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 2 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Henry-Leonard | ||||
| March 27 | Quebec Remparts | 7 – 1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| Quebec won series 4 – 1 | |
(2E) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3E) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| March 20 | Rimouski Océanic | 8 – 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Colisée de Rimouski | ||||
| March 21 | Rimouski Océanic | 5 – 1 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Colisée de Rimouski | ||||
| March 24 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 3 – 6 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Georges-Vézina | ||||
| March 25 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 3 – 4 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Georges-Vézina | ||||
| Rimouski won series 4 – 0 | |
Quarter-finals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Montreal Junior Hockey Club
| April 3 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 7 – 1 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| April 4 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4 – 3 | OT | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | Centre Marcel Dionne | |||
| April 7 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 1 – 6 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Auditorium de Verdun | ||||
| April 8 | Montreal Junior Hockey Club | 3 – 5 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Auditorium de Verdun | ||||
| Drummondville won series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
| April 3 | Moncton Wildcats | 1 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Aréna Jean-Louis Lévesque | ||||
| April 4 | Moncton Wildcats | 3 – 0 | Rimouski Océanic | Aréna Jean-Louis Lévesque | ||||
| April 7 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Moncton Wildcats | Colisée de Rimouski | |||
| April 8 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 2 | Moncton Wildcats | Colisée de Rimouski | ||||
| April 10 | Moncton Wildcats | 0 – 1 | Rimouski Océanic | Aréna Jean-Louis Lévesque | ||||
| Rimouski won series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
| April 3 | Quebec Remparts | 2 – 3 | 4OT | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Colisée Pepsi | |||
| April 5 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 5 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| April 7 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 2 – 3 | Quebec Remparts | Centre 200 | ||||
| April 8 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 2 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Centre 200 | ||||
| April 10 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 3 – 2 | Quebec Remparts | Centre 200 | ||||
| April 13 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 0 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| April 14 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 0 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| Quebec won series 4 – 3 | |
(4) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes
| April 3 | Gatineau Olympiques | 3 – 4 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Robert Guertin | ||||
| April 4 | Gatineau Olympiques | 5 – 3 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Robert Guertin | ||||
| April 7 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 6 – 3 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Bionest | ||||
| April 8 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 – 2 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Bionest | ||||
| April 10 | Gatineau Olympiques | 2 – 5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Robert Guertin | ||||
| Shawinigan won series 4 – 1 | |
Semi-finals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
| April 17 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 8 – 1 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| April 19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4 – 3 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| April 21 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 6 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Colisée de Rimouski | ||||
| April 22 | Rimouski Océanic | 2 – 7 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Colisée de Rimouski | ||||
| Drummondville won series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes
| April 17 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| April 18 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 4 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| April 21 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 – 1 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Bionest | ||||
| April 22 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 – 4 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Bionest | ||||
| April 24 | Quebec Remparts | 1 – 6 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Colisée Pepsi | ||||
| Shawinigan won series 4 – 1 | |
QMJHL Championship
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes
| May 1 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 2 – 1 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| May 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| May 5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4 – 5 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Bionest | ||||
| May 6 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2 – 9 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Bionest | ||||
| May 8 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 1 – 4 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| May 10 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2 – 1 | OT | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Bionest | |||
| May 12 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Marcel Dionne | ||||
| Drummondville won series 4 – 3 | |
Canada Russia Challenge
The ADT Canada Russia Challenge is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) versus Russia's National Junior hockey team. Within the Canadian Hockey League umbrella, one team from each of its three leagues — the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League — compete in two games against the Russian junior team.
The ADT Canada Russia Challenge has become a highlight on the CHL schedule and we are very proud to be associated with it.
— Joe O'Connell, Regional Vice-President of Canada
These two nations have such a storied hockey history that fans from across the country tune in expecting to see a hard fought series.
We expect nothing short of world class hockey this November that hockey fans from across the country won't want to miss.
The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series began on November 17, 2008, and concluded on November 27, 2008. All six games were televised nationally on Rogers Sportsnet, along with RDS televising both games from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
- Results
In the first game of the two part series between Team QMJHL and the Russian Selects, Team QMJHL scored five goals en route to a 5–3 win in front of 4,378 fans at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Kmitri Kugryshev of the Russian Selects and goaltender Olivier Roy of Team QMJHL were named the ADT Players of the Game for their respective teams. The Russian Selects evened the ADT Canada Russia Challenge, winning the second game after having registered four goals in a 4–3 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 6,451 assembled at Harbour Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Location | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 17, 2008 | Russian Selects | 3–5 | Team QMJHL | 4,378 | Sydney, Nova Scotia | |
| 2 | November 19, 2008 | Russian Selects | 4–3 | Team QMJHL | 6,451 | Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| 3 | November 20, 2008 | Russian Selects | 6–3 | Team OHL | 4,751 | Guelph, Ontario | |
| 4 | November 24, 2008 | Russian Selects | 2–3 | Team OHL | 3,145 | St. Catharines, Ontario | |
| 5 | November 26, 2008 | Russian Selects | 0–5 | Team WHL | 2,800 | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | |
| 6 | November 27, 2008 | Russian Selects | 1–2 | Team WHL | 2,749 | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
Memorial Cup
Main article: 2009 Memorial CupThe 91st MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Rimouski, Quebec.
All-star teams
- First team
- Goaltender - Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
- Defence - Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs & Marc-André Bourdon, Rimouski Océanic
- Left winger - Mike Hoffman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Centreman - Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Right winger - Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Second team
- Goaltender - Charles Lavigne, Quebec Remparts
- Defence - Charles-Olivier Roussel, Shawinigan Cataractes & Sébastien Piché, Rimouski Océanic
- Left winger - Paul Byron, Gatineau Olympiques
- Centreman - Dany Massé, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Right winger - Nicholas Petersen, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Rookie team
- Goaltender - Christopher Holden, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
- Defence - Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs & Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats
- Left winger - Sergey Ostapchuk, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Centreman - Ben Duffy, P.E.I. Rocket
- Right winger - Dmitri Kugryshev, Quebec Remparts
Trophies and awards
- Team
- President's Cup - Playoff Champions: Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Moncton Wildcats
- Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP : Yannick Riendeau, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA: Nicola Riopel, Moncton Wildcats
- Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Jean-Philip Chabot, Gatineau Olympiques
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Maxime Ouimet, Rimouski Oceanic
- Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kugryshev, Quebec Remparts
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Dmitri Kulikov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll, Shawinigan Cataractes
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Matthew Pistilli, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Payton Liske, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Guy Boucher, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Executive
- Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Moncton Wildcats
- Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Dominic Ricard, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Louis Painchaud, Quebec Remparts
- Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Sylvie Fortier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
See also
- 2009 Memorial Cup
- List of QMJHL seasons
- 2008–09 OHL season
- 2008–09 WHL season
- 2008 NHL Entry Draft
- 2008 in ice hockey
- 2009 in ice hockey
References
- "QMJHL sees 27 prospects selected". Faceoff.com. 2008-06-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- "WHL and CHL Announce host centres for the 2008 ADT Canada/Russia Challenge". WHL. 2008-08-18. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- "CHL Announces Russian Roster for the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge". WHL. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- "CHL Announces Russian Roster for the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge". ADT Canada Russia Challenge. 2008-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- "Game one of ADT Canada-Russia Challenge goes to Team QMJHL". WHL. 2008-11-17. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- "Russia evens ADT Canada Russia Challenge with win over QMJHL". WHL. 2008-11-20. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- Jahnke, Karl (2008-04-03). "Rimouski wins 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup bid". QMJHL. Archived from the original on 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
External links
- Official QMJHL website
- Official CHL website
- Official website of the MasterCard Memorial Cup
- Official website of the Home Hardware Top Prospects Game
- Official website of the ADT Canada Russia Challenge