2009–10 QMJHL season

The 2009–10 QMJHL season was the 41st season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 10, 2009, and ended on March 14, 2010.

2009–10 QMJHL season
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 10, 2009 – March 14, 2010
Playoffs
March 18 – May 10, 2010
Number of teams18
Finals championsMoncton Wildcats
QMJHL seasons

The 2009–10 QMJHL season marked the first time that an all-Maritime Provinces Championship series occurred in the 41-year history of the league.

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 AtlantiqueGPWLOTLSLGFGAPts
Saint John Sea Dogs R68531212309187109
Moncton Wildcats X68481424276164102
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles X6841222323818587
P.E.I. Rocket X6835252621522478
Acadie-Bathurst Titan X6825373320828656
Halifax Mooseheads O6813483417128833
Division Telus CentreGPWLOTLSLGFGAPts
Drummondville Voltigeurs Z68511502307185104
Victoriaville Tigres X6846191229619195
Shawinigan Cataractes X6831293521724070
Lewiston MAINEiacs X6823420321229849
Division Telus EstGPWLOTLSLGFGAPts
Québec Remparts Z6841203427823289
Rimouski Océanic X6834275224626575
Chicoutimi Saguenéens X6826334518625761
Baie-Comeau Drakkar O6821404318729749
Division Telus OuestGPWLOTLSLGFGAPts
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Z6841212425620588
Montreal Junior Hockey Club X6831302521521569
Gatineau Olympiques X6830331421321765
Val-d'Or Foreurs X6822386220229652

Overall standings

  • 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

RankTeamGPWLOTLSLGFGAPts
1Saint John Sea Dogs R68531212309187109
2Drummondville Voltigeurs Z68511502307185104
3Québec Remparts Z6841203427823289
4Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Z6841212425620588
5Moncton Wildcats X68481424276164102
6Victoriaville Tigres X6846191229619195
7Cape Breton Screaming Eagles X6841222323818587
8P.E.I. Rocket X6835252621522478
9Rimouski Océanic X6834275224626575
10Shawinigan Cataractes X6831293521724070
11Montreal Junior Hockey Club X6831302521521569
12Gatineau Olympiques X6830331421321765
13Chicoutimi Saguenéens X6826334518625761
14Acadie-Bathurst Titan X6825373320828656
15Val-d'Or Foreurs X6822386220229652
16Lewiston MAINEiacs X6823420321229849
17Baie-Comeau Drakkar O6821404318729749
18Halifax Mooseheads O6813483417128833

R - Regular Season Champions

Z - team has clinched division

X - team clinched QMJHL Playoff spot

O - team DID NOT make Playoffs

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Sean CouturierDrummondville Voltigeurs6841559647
Nicolas DeschampsChicoutimi Saguenéens/Moncton Wildcats6439579640
Gabriel DumontDrummondville Voltigeurs62514293127
Philip-Michael DevosVictoriaville Tigres6835589349
Luke AdamCape Breton Screaming Eagles5649419075
Dmitri KugryshevQuebec Remparts6629588752
Mike HoffmanSaint John Sea Dogs5646398538
Félix LefrançoisRimouski Océanic6639448369
Michael KirkpatrickSaint John Sea Dogs6729548338
Gabriel LévesqueRouyn-Noranda Huskies6724588216

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

PlayerTeamGPTOIWLGASOSv%GAA
Nicola RiopelMoncton Wildcats251456195503.9182.06
Shane OwenMoncton Wildcats181019143363.9252.12
Jake AllenDrummondville Voltigeurs4525132914924.9222.20
Marc-Antoine GélinasShawinigan Cataractes47256630151114.7502.60
Olivier RoyCape Breton Screaming Eagles54315632211385.7652.62

Players

2009 QMJHL Entry Draft

First round
  1. Val-d'Or Foreurs Olivier Archambault (LW)

2009 NHL Entry Draft

In total, 21 QMJHL players were selected at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series (formerly known as 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 2009 Subway Super Series was held in six cities across Canada, with two cities for each league within the Canadian Hockey League. The series begun on November 16, 2009, and concluded on November 26, 2009. Both Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games were held in the province of Quebec. Former Montreal Canadiens players, Guy Carbonneau and Guy Lafleur were named Honorary Captains for the first two games of the series, which was held in Drummondville on November 16, 2009, and Shawinigan on November 18, 2009.[1]

All six games were televised nationwide on Rogers Sportsnet, which broadcast both games from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Results

In the first game of the two part series between Team QMJHL and Team Russia, Team QMJHL scored three goals en route to a 3–1 win in front of 2,234 fans at Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville, Quebec. Goaltender Alexander Zalivin of Team Russia and forward Gabriel Bourque of Team QMJHL were named Players of the Game for their respective teams.[2] Two nights later at Centre Bionest in Shawinigan, Quebec, Team QMJHL defeated Team Russia 8–3 to give the CHL a 2–0 series lead. Denis Golubev was named Team Russia's Player of the Game, while Luke Adam was named Team QMJHL's Player of the Game.[3]

DateLocationWinnerLoser
November 16Drummondville, QuebecQMJHL all-stars 31 Team Russia
November 18Shawinigan, QuebecQMJHL all-stars 83 Team Russia
November 19Barrie, OntarioOHL all-stars 52 Team Russia
November 23Windsor, OntarioOHL all-stars 52 Team Russia
November 25Victoria, British ColumbiaWHL all-stars 21 Team Russia
November 26Kelowna, British ColumbiaWHL all-stars 42 Team Russia
CHL wins series 6-0

QMJHL Playoffs

Overview

First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsQMJHL Championships
            
1ASaint John4
4AP.E.I.1
1Saint John4
12Gatineau0
2OMontreal3
3OGatineau4
1Saint John4
6Victoriaville2
1EQuebec4
5AAcadie-Bathurst1
3Quebec0
6Victoriaville4
2CVictoriaville4
3CShawinigan2
1Saint John2
5Moncton4
1CDrummondville4
4CLewiston0
2Drummondville4
9Rimouski1
2ERimouski4
3EChicoutimi3
2Drummondville1
5Moncton4
1ORouyn-Noranda4
4OVal-d'Or2
4Rouyn-Noranda1
5Moncton4
2AMoncton4
3ACape Breton1

First round

Division Atlantique

(1A) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket

March 19Saint John Sea Dogs8 – 3P.E.I. RocketHarbour StationRecap
March 20Saint John Sea Dogs3 – 6P.E.I. RocketHarbour StationRecap
March 23P.E.I. Rocket0 – 3Saint John Sea DogsCharlottetown Civic CentreRecap
March 24P.E.I. Rocket1 – 2OTSaint John Sea DogsCharlottetown Civic CentreRecap
March 26Saint John Sea Dogs7 – 2P.E.I. RocketHarbour StationRecap
Saint John won series 4 – 1


(2A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (3A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

March 19Moncton Wildcats6 – 3Cape Breton Screaming EaglesMoncton ColiseumRecap
March 20Moncton Wildcats6 – 0Cape Breton Screaming EaglesMoncton ColiseumRecap
March 23Cape Breton Screaming Eagles2 – 3OTMoncton WildcatsCentre 200Recap
March 24Cape Breton Screaming Eagles4 – 1Moncton WildcatsCentre 200Recap
March 27Moncton Wildcats4 – 0Cape Breton Screaming EaglesMoncton ColiseumRecap
Moncton won series 4 – 1


Division Telus Centre

(1C) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4C) Lewiston MAINEiacs

March 19Drummondville Voltigeurs7 – 2Lewiston MaineiacsCentre Marcel DionneRecap 
Marc-Olivier Vachon (1) - 10:46First periodNo scoring
Sean Couturier (1) - 0:59
Christopher DiDomenico (1) - 9:49
Philippe Lefebvre (1) - 18:52
Second period9:32 - pp - Samuel Carrier (1)
Marc-Antoine Desnoyers (1) - pp - 2:58
Gabriel Dumont (1) - 7:52
Marc-Olivier Vachon (2) - 10:58
Third period1:27 - Michal Hlinka (1)
Jake Allen (15 saves / 17 shots)Goalie statsAdrien Lemay (44 saves / 51 shots)
March 20Drummondville Voltigeurs5 – 1Lewiston MaineiacsCentre Marcel DionneRecap 
Gabriel Dumont (2) - 0:34
Sean Couturier (2) - sh - 2:34
Jonathan Brunelle (1) - 7:53
Christopher DiDomenico (2) - 19:16
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Gabriel Dumont (3) - 3:02Third period2:47 - pp - Stefan Fournier (1)
Jake Allen (18 saves / 19 shots)Goalie statsAdrien Lemay (32 saves / 37 shots)
March 23Lewiston Maineiacs1 – 5Drummondville VoltigeursAndroscoggin Bank ColiséeRecap
March 24Lewiston Maineiacs2 – 5Drummondville VoltigeursAndroscoggin Bank ColiséeRecap
Drummondville won series 4 – 0


(2C) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (3C) Shawinigan Cataractes

March 19Victoriaville Tigres6 – 2Shawinigan CataractesColisée DesjardinsRecap
March 20Victoriaville Tigres1 – 2Shawinigan CataractesColisée DesjardinsRecap
March 23Shawinigan Cataractes4 – 3Victoriaville TigresCentre BionestRecap
March 24Shawinigan Cataractes1 – 4Victoriaville TigresCentre BionestRecap
March 26Victoriaville Tigres4 – 3Shawinigan CataractesColisée DesjardinsRecap
March 28Shawinigan Cataractes1 – 2OTVictoriaville TigresCentre BionestRecap
Victoriaville won series 4 – 2


Division Telus Est

(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (5A) Acadie-Bathurst Titan

March 18Quebec Remparts6 – 5OTAcadie-Bathurst TitanColisée PepsiRecap
March 19Quebec Remparts5 – 4OTAcadie-Bathurst TitanColisée PepsiRecap
March 23Acadie-Bathurst Titan4 – 2Quebec RempartsK.C. Irving Regional CentreRecap
March 24Acadie-Bathurst Titan3 – 7Quebec RempartsK.C. Irving Regional CentreRecap
March 26Quebec Remparts6 – 5Acadie-Bathurst TitanColisée PepsiRecap
Quebec won series 4 – 1


(2E) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3E) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

March 19Rimouski Océanic4 – 3OTChicoutimi SaguenéensColisée de RimouskiRecap
March 20Rimouski Océanic9 – 3Chicoutimi SaguenéensColisée de RimouskiRecap
March 23Chicoutimi Saguenéens6 – 2Rimouski OcéanicCentre Georges-VézinaRecap
March 24Chicoutimi Saguenéens2 – 4Rimouski OcéanicCentre Georges-VézinaRecap
March 26Rimouski Océanic5 – 6OTChicoutimi SaguenéensColisée de RimouskiRecap
March 28Chicoutimi Saguenéens4 – 3Rimouski OcéanicCentre Georges-VézinaRecap
March 30Rimouski Océanic3 – 2OTChicoutimi SaguenéensColisée de RimouskiRecap
Rimouski won series 4 – 3


Division Telus Ouest

(1O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (4O) Val-d'Or Foreurs

March 19Rouyn-Noranda Huskies4 – 7Val-d'Or ForeursAréna Dave KeonRecap
March 20Rouyn-Noranda Huskies5 – 3Val-d'Or ForeursAréna Dave KeonRecap
March 23Val-d'Or Foreurs0 – 1Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesCentre Air CreebecRecap
March 24Val-d'Or Foreurs4 – 3Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesCentre Air CreebecRecap
March 26Rouyn-Noranda Huskies9 – 4Val-d'Or ForeursAréna Dave KeonRecap
March 28Val-d'Or Foreurs1 – 5Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesCentre Air CreebecRecap
Rouyn-Noranda won series 4 – 2


(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Gatineau Olympiques

March 19Montreal Junior Hockey Club3 – 2OTGatineau OlympiquesVerdun AuditoriumRecap
March 20Montreal Junior Hockey Club2 – 4Gatineau OlympiquesVerdun AuditoriumRecap
March 22Gatineau Olympiques2 – 5Montreal Junior Hockey ClubRobert Guertin CentreRecap
March 24Gatineau Olympiques2 – 4Montreal Junior Hockey ClubRobert Guertin CentreRecap
March 26Montreal Junior Hockey Club2 – 3Gatineau OlympiquesVerdun AuditoriumRecap
March 27Gatineau Olympiques4 – 1Montreal Junior Hockey ClubRobert Guertin CentreRecap
March 30Montreal Junior Hockey Club1 – 22OTGatineau OlympiquesVerdun AuditoriumRecap
Gatineau won series 4 – 3


Quarter-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (12) Gatineau Olympiques

April 2Saint John Sea Dogs7 – 4Gatineau OlympiquesHarbour StationRecap
April 3Saint John Sea Dogs7 – 2Gatineau OlympiquesHarbour StationRecap
April 6Gatineau Olympiques0 – 6Saint John Sea DogsRobert Guertin CentreRecap
April 7Gatineau Olympiques2 – 4Saint John Sea DogsRobert Guertin CentreRecap
Saint John won series 4 – 0


(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (9) Rimouski Océanic

April 2Drummondville Voltigeurs5 – 4OTRimouski OcéanicCentre Marcel DionneRecap
April 3Drummondville Voltigeurs3 – 0Rimouski OcéanicCentre Marcel DionneRecap
April 6Rimouski Océanic5 – 2Drummondville VoltigeursColisée de RimouskiRecap
April 7Rimouski Océanic2 – 7Drummondville VoltigeursColisée de RimouskiRecap
April 9Drummondville Voltigeurs6 – 1Rimouski OcéanicCentre Marcel DionneRecap
Drummondville won series 4 – 1


(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

April 2Quebec Remparts1 – 4Victoriaville TigresColisée PepsiRecap
April 3Quebec Remparts2 – 4Victoriaville TigresColisée PepsiRecap
April 5Victoriaville Tigres6 – 1Quebec RempartsColisée DesjardinsRecap
April 7Victoriaville Tigres4 – 2Quebec RempartsColisée DesjardinsRecap
Victoriaville won series 4 – 0


(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

April 2Rouyn-Noranda Huskies1 – 6Moncton WildcatsAréna Dave KeonRecap
April 3Rouyn-Noranda Huskies3 – 4OTMoncton WildcatsAréna Dave KeonRecap
April 6Moncton Wildcats7 – 2Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesMoncton ColiseumRecap
April 9Moncton Wildcats4 – 52OTRouyn-Noranda HuskiesMoncton ColiseumRecap
April 10Moncton Wildcats3 – 1Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesMoncton ColiseumRecap
Moncton won series 4 – 1


Semi-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres

April 16Saint John Sea Dogs4 – 2Victoriaville TigresHarbour StationRecap
April 17Saint John Sea Dogs5 – 1Victoriaville TigresHarbour StationRecap
April 20Victoriaville Tigres6 – 1Saint John Sea DogsColisée DesjardinsRecap
April 23Victoriaville Tigres1 – 6Saint John Sea DogsColisée DesjardinsRecap
April 24Victoriaville Tigres4 – 2Saint John Sea DogsColisée DesjardinsRecap
April 26Saint John Sea Dogs7 – 1Victoriaville TigresHarbour StationRecap
Saint John won series 4 – 2


(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

April 16Drummondville Voltigeurs3 – 5Moncton WildcatsCentre Marcel DionneRecap
April 18Drummondville Voltigeurs2 – 5Moncton WildcatsCentre Marcel DionneRecap
April 20Moncton Wildcats1 – 2OTDrummondville VoltigeursMoncton ColiseumRecap
April 21Moncton Wildcats4 – 0Drummondville VoltigeursMoncton ColiseumRecap
April 23Drummondville Voltigeurs2 – 4Moncton WildcatsCentre Marcel DionneRecap
Moncton won series 4 – 1


QMJHL Championship

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Moncton Wildcats

April 30Saint John Sea Dogs1 – 5Moncton WildcatsHarbour StationRecap
May 2Moncton Wildcats9 – 3Saint John Sea DogsMoncton ColiseumRecap
May 4Saint John Sea Dogs6 – 4Moncton WildcatsHarbour StationRecap
May 7Moncton Wildcats2 – 3OTSaint John Sea DogsMoncton ColiseumRecap
May 8Saint John Sea Dogs1 – 5Moncton WildcatsHarbour StationRecap
May 10Moncton Wildcats7 – 4Saint John Sea DogsMoncton ColiseumRecap
Moncton won series 4 – 2


Memorial Cup

The 92nd MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Brandon, Manitoba.[4]

All-star teams

First team
Second team
Rookie team
  • Goaltender - Robin Gusse, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
  • Defence - Adam Polasek, P.E.I. Rocket & Xavier Ouellet, Montreal Junior Hockey Club
  • Left winger - Stanislav Galiev, Saint John Sea Dogs
  • Centreman - Alexandre Comtois, Drummondville Voltigeurs
  • Right winger - Petr Straka, Rimouski Océanic

Trophies and awards

Team
Player
Executive

See also

References