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1998–99 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season


Canadian junior ice hockey season

The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

Team changes

  • Laval Titan Collège Français relocated to Bathurst, New Brunswick, becoming the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and switched to the Dilio Division.
  • The Sherbrooke Faucons are renamed the Sherbrooke Castors, reviving a historic franchise name.

Final standings

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

Dilio DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
Quebec Remparts7051136108316207
Halifax Mooseheads704620496298206
Acadie–Bathurst Titan704225387315255
Moncton Wildcats703825781257235
Rimouski Océanic703032868270263
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles702244448226272
Baie-Comeau Drakkar701844844208297
Chicoutimi Saguenéens702048242200344
Lebel DivisionGPWLTPtsGFGA
Shawinigan Cataractes704422492275212
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies7036231183314261
Victoriaville Tigres703430674275253
Sherbrooke Castors703134567268272
Val-d'Or Foreurs703035565312319
Hull Olympiques702338955276298
Drummondville Voltigeurs701848440233349

Scoring leaders

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Mike RibeiroRouyn-Noranda Huskies6967100167137
James DesmaraisRouyn-Noranda Huskies666273135127
Jérôme TremblayRouyn-Noranda Huskies69389413236
Brad RichardsRimouski Océanic59399213155
Ladislav NagyHalifax Mooseheads637155126148
Simon GagnéQuebec Remparts61507012042
Benoît DusablonVal-d'Or Foreurs67427411663
Patrick GrandmaîtreVictoriaville Tigres703778115139
Mathieu BenoîtChicoutimi / Acadie-Bathurst68624710934
Eric ChouinardQuebec Remparts62505910956

Playoffs

Mathieu Benoît was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).

| RD2-group1 = Dillo Division | RD2-group2 = Lebel Division

| RD1-seed01 = | RD1-team01 = | RD1-score01 = | RD1-seed02 = | RD1-team02 = | RD1-score02 =

| RD1-seed03 = D4 | RD1-team03 = Moncton | RD1-score03 = 0 | RD1-seed04 = D5 | RD1-team04 = Rimouski | RD1-score04 = 4

| RD1-seed05 = | RD1-team05 = | RD1-score05 = | RD1-seed06 = | RD1-team06 = | RD1-score06 =

| RD1-seed07 = D3 | RD1-team07 = Acadie-Bathurst | RD1-score07 = 4 | RD1-seed08 = D6 | RD1-team08 = Cape Breton | RD1-score08 = 1

| RD1-seed09 = | RD1-team09 = | RD1-score09 = | RD1-seed10 = | RD1-team10 = | RD1-score10 =

| RD1-seed15 = L3 | RD1-team15 = Victoriaville | RD1-score15 = 2 | RD1-seed16 = L6 | RD1-team16 = Hull | RD1-score16 = 4

| RD1-seed13 = | RD1-team13 = | RD1-score13 = | RD1-seed14 = | RD1-team14 = | RD1-score14 =

| RD1-seed11 = L4 | RD1-team11 = Sherbrooke | RD1-score11 = 4 | RD1-seed12 = L5 | RD1-team12 = Val-d'Or | RD1-score12 = 2

| RD2-seed01 = D1 | RD2-team01 = Quebec | RD2-score01 = 4 | RD2-seed02 = D4 | RD2-team02 = Rimouski | RD2-score02 = 3

| RD2-seed03 = D2 | RD2-team03 = Halifax | RD2-score03 = 1 | RD2-seed04 = D3 | RD2-team04 = Acadie Bathurst | RD2-score04 = 4

| RD2-seed05 = L2 | RD2-team05 = Rouyn-Noranda | RD2-score05 = 4 | RD2-seed06 = L4 | RD2-team06 = Sherbrooke | RD2-score06 = 3

| RD2-seed07 = L1 | RD2-team07 = Shawinigan | RD2-score07 = 2 | RD2-seed08 = L6 | RD2-team08 = Hull | RD2-score08 = 4

| RD3-seed01 = D1 | RD3-team01 = Quebec | RD3-score01 = 2 | RD3-seed02 = D3 | RD3-team02 = Acadie-Bathurst | RD3-score02 = 4

| RD3-seed03 = L2 | RD3-team03 = Rouyn-Noranda | RD3-score03 = 0 | RD3-seed04 = L6 | RD3-team04 = Hull | RD3-score04 = 4

| RD4-seed01 = D3 | RD4-team01 = Acadie-Bathurst | RD4-score01 = 4 | RD4-seed02 = L6 | RD4-team02 = Hull | RD4-score02 = 3

All-star teams

;First team

  • Goaltender – Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
  • Left defence – Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques
  • Right defence – Jonathan Girard, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
  • Left winger – Jérôme Tremblay, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
  • Centreman – Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
  • Right winger – James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
  • Coach – Guy Chouinard, Quebec Remparts

;Second team

  • Goaltender – Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
  • Left defence – Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts
  • Right defence – Dmitri Tolkunov, Quebec Remparts
  • Left winger – David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres
  • Centreman – Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts
  • Right winger – Mathieu Benoît, Chicoutimi Saguenéens / Acadie-Bathurst Titan
  • Coach – Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes

;Rookie team

  • Goaltender – Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads
  • Left defence – Andrew Carver, Hull Olympiques
  • Right defence – Dimitri Kalinin, Moncton Wildcats
  • Left winger – Juraj Kolnik, Quebec Remparts / Rimouski Océanic
  • Centreman – Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
  • Right winger – Guillaume Lamoureux, Val-d'Or Foreurs
  • Coach – Bruce Campbell, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
  • List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

;Team

  • President's Cup – Playoff Champions, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
  • Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions, Quebec Remparts
  • Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA, Halifax Mooseheads

;Player

  • Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
  • Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
  • Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP, Mathieu Benoît, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
  • Telus Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year, James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
  • Telus Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
  • AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total, Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts
  • Philips Plaque – Best faceoff percentage, Éric Demers, Moncton Wildcats
  • Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
  • Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques
  • Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
  • RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
  • Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
  • Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads
  • Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Eric Chouinard, Quebec Remparts
  • QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Philippe Sauvé, Rimouski Océanic
  • Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Christian Robichaud, Victoriaville Tigres
  • Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year, Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts

;Executive

  • Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year, Guy Chouinard, Quebec Remparts
  • John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year, Charles Henry, Hull Olympiques
  • St-Clair Group Plaque – Marketing Director of the Year, Matt McKnight, Halifax Mooseheads

References

before = 1997–98 QMJHL season | after = 1999–2000 QMJHL season | title = QMJHL seasons | years = |

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