2009–10 QMJHL season


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

''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 cliched 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
Felix LefrancoisRimouski Océanic6639448369
Michael KirkpatrickSaint John Sea Dogs6729548338
Gabriel LevesqueRouyn-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 GelinasShawinigan Cataractes47256630151114.7502.60
Olivier RoyCape Breton Screaming Eagles54315632211385.7652.62

Players

2009 QMJHL Entry Draft

  1. Val-d'Or Foreurs Olivier Archambault

    2009 NHL Entry Draft

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

Subway Super Series

The Subway Super Series is a six-game series featuring four teams: three from the Canadian Hockey League 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.
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. 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.

QMJHL Playoffs

Overview

First round

Division Atlantique

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

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

Division Telus Centre

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

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

Division Telus Est

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

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

Division Telus Ouest

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

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

Quarter-finals

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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

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

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

QMJHL Championship

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

Memorial Cup

The 92nd MasterCard Memorial Cup will be held in Brandon, Manitoba.

All-star teams

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