1996–97 QMJHL season

The 1996–97 QMJHL season was the 28th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continues explore new markets as the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser move north to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The New Faces Cup is renamed the RDS Cup, for its new sponsor, Réseau des sports. Fourteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Hull Olympiques finished first overall in the regular season winning their third Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their fourth President's Cup, defeating the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the finals.

1 Team changes
2 Final standings
3 Scoring leaders
4 Playoffs
5 All-star teams
6 Trophies and awards
7 See also
8 References

Team changes

The Saint-Hyacinthe Laser relocated to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, becoming the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.
The Moncton Alpines are renamed the Moncton Wildcats.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Dilio Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Victoriaville Tigres	70	43	23	4	90	293	216
Shawinigan Cataractes	70	41	24	5	87	277	232
Halifax Mooseheads	70	37	29	4	78	267	255
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	37	30	3	77	271	222
Rimouski Océanic	70	34	31	5	73	298	261
Beauport Harfangs	70	24	44	2	50	216	284
Moncton Wildcats	70	16	52	2	34	192	354

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Hull Olympiques	70	48	19	3	99	346	205
Granby Prédateurs	70	44	20	6	94	304	210
Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	40	28	2	82	268	230
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	36	33	1	73	305	287
Laval Titan Collège Français	70	27	40	3	57	260	314
Sherbrooke Faucons	70	24	45	1	49	206	283
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	70	16	49	5	37	174	324

complete list of standings.

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Pavel Rosa	Hull Olympiques	68	63	89	152	56
Martin Menard	Hull Olympiques	60	59	82	141	57
Danny Briere	Drummondville Voltigeurs	59	52	78	130	86
Martin Chouinard	Granby Prédateurs	69	41	83	124	126
Eric Normandin	Rimouski Océanic	65	47	75	122	236
Daniel Corso	Victoriaville Tigres	54	51	68	119	50
Eric Belanger	Beauport / Rimouski	62	39	78	107	66
Philippe Audet	Granby Prédateurs	67	52	56	108	150
J.P. Dumont	Val-d'Or Foreurs	62	44	64	108	88
Guy Loranger	Shawinigan Cataractes	70	44	62	106	101

complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

Frederic Bouchard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists).

Division quarterfinals

Byes earned by: Hull Olympiques, Granby Prédateurs, Victoriaville Tigres, Shawinigan Cataractes

Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Sherbrooke Faucons 3 games to 0.
Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Laval Titan Collège Français 3 games to 0.
Halifax Mooseheads defeated Beauport Harfangs 3 games to 1.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Rimouski Océanic 3 games to 1.

Division semifinals

Hull Olympiques defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 1.
Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Granby Prédateurs 4 games to 1.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 2.
Halifax Mooseheads defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 3.

Division finals

Hull Olympiques defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 1.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 3.

League finals

Hull Olympiques defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 0.

All-star teams

First team

Goalkeeper - Marc Denis, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Left defence - Derrick Walser, Beauport Harfangs / Rimouski Océanic
Right defence - Stephane Robidas, Shawinigan Cataractes
Left winger - Philippe Audet, Granby Prédateurs
Centreman - Daniel Corso, Victoriaville Tigres
Right winger - Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Coach - Clement Jodoin, Halifax Mooseheads

Second team

Goalkeeper - Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Halifax Mooseheads
Left defence - Radoslav Suchy, Sherbrooke Faucons / Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Right defence - Frederic Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies / Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Left winger - Jean-Pierre Dumont, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centreman - Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Right winger - Eric Normandin, Rimouski Océanic
Coach - Alain Rajotte, Victoriaville Tigres

Rookie team

Goalkeeper - Christian Bronsard, Hull Olympiques
Left defence - Francois Beauchemin, Laval Titan Collège Français & Jeffrey Sullivan, Granby Prédateurs / Halifax Mooseheads
Right defence - Jonathan Girard, Laval Titan Collège Français
Left winger - Alex Tanguay, Halifax Mooseheads
Centreman - Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Océanic
Right winger - Gregor Baumgartner, Laval Titan Collège Français
Coach - Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Hull Olympiques
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Hull Olympiques
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Hull Olympiques

Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Daniel Corso, Victoriaville Tigres
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Christian Bronsard, Hull Olympiques
Ford Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Ford Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Halifax Mooseheads
AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Marc Denis, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Stephane Robidas, Shawinigan Cataractes
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Roberto Luongo, Val-d'Or Foreurs
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Océanic
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Océanic
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Christian Bronsard, Hull Olympiques
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Jason Groleau, Victoriaville Tigres
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Luc Vaillancourt, Beauport Harfangs

Executive

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Clement Jodoin, Halifax Mooseheads
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Harold MacKay, Halifax Mooseheads
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Matt McKnight, Halifax Mooseheads
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Michel Therrien, Granby Prédateurs

References

Preceded by 1995–96 QMJHL season	QMJHL seasons	Succeeded by 1997–98 QMJHL season


Maritimes Division	Acadie-Bathurst Titan • Cape Breton Screaming Eagles • Halifax Mooseheads • Moncton Wildcats • P.E.I. Rocket • Saint John Sea Dogs
Telus East	Baie-Comeau Drakkar • Chicoutimi Saguenéens • Quebec Remparts • Rimouski Océanic • Victoriaville Tigres
Telus West	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada • Drummondville Voltigeurs • Gatineau Olympiques • Rouyn-Noranda Huskies • Shawinigan Cataractes • Val-d'Or Foreurs
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