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2008–09 QMJHL season

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

Notable dates

Offseason
  • June 20–21, 2008—27 QMJHL players were selected in the 2008 NHL entry draft.
Regular season
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

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

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

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

Players

2008 QMJHL Entry Draft

First round
  1. Moncton Wildcats Brandon Gormley (D)
  2. Drummondville Voltigeurs Sean Couturier (C)
  3. Victoriaville Tigres Brandon Hynes (RW)
  4. Val-d'Or Foreurs Cedrick Henley (LW)
  5. Prince Edward Island Rocket Ben Duffy (F)
  6. Lewiston MAINEiacs Garrett Clarke (D)
  7. Shawinigan Cataractes Michaël Bournival (C/LW)
  8. Montréal Juniors Guillaume Asselin (RW)
  9. Lewiston MAINEiacs Michael Chaput (C)
  10. Québec Remparts Samuel Carrier (D)
  11. Acadie-Bathurst Titan Vincent Arseneau (LW)
  12. Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Logan Shaw (RW)
  13. Moncton Wildcats Louis Domingue (G)
  14. Lewiston MAINEiacs Étienne Brodeur (LW)
  15. Val-d'Or Foreurs Alex Noël (RW)
  16. Gatineau Olympiques Yoan Pinette (RW)
  17. Acadie-Bathurst Titan Stefan Fournier (RW)
  18. Drummondville Voltigeurs Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (D)

2008 NHL entry draft

In total, 27 QMJHL players were selected at the 2008 NHL entry draft.

Trades

Off-season

QMJHL Playoffs

Overview

First round

Division Telus Centre

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

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

Division Atlantique

(1A) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4A) P.E.I. Rocket

(2A) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (3A) Saint John Sea Dogs

Division Telus Ouest

(1O) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5A) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

(2O) Montreal Junior Hockey Club vs. (3O) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Division Telus Est

(1E) Quebec Remparts vs. (4E) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

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

Quarter-finals

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Montreal Junior Hockey Club

(2) Moncton Wildcats vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

(4) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

Semi-finals

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic

(3) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

QMJHL Championship

(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

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 Ã¢Â€Â” the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League Ã¢Â€Â” compete in two games against the Russian junior team.

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.

Memorial Cup

The 91st MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Rimouski, Quebec.

All-star teams

First team
Second team
Rookie team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player
Executive

See also

References

External links