The 2011–12 QMJHL season was the 43rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of 17 teams playing 68 games each, began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. This season was Blainville-Boisbriand Armada's first season in the league, as the team relocated to Boisbriand from Verdun where they played as the Montreal Junior Hockey Club from 2008 to 2011. The league lost one of his charter teams when the Lewiston Maineiacs folded during after the previous season, the QMJHL later announce an expansion team to Sherbrooke for the 2012–13 season. In the playoffs, the Saint John Sea Dogs became the seventh team in league history to capture consecutive President's Cup championships.
Regular season
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 Maritimes GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Saint John Sea Dogs z 68 50 15 0 3 298 180 103 Halifax Mooseheads x 68 39 22 2 5 250 238 85 Acadie–Bathurst Titan x 68 32 31 2 3 250 264 69 Moncton Wildcats x 68 30 31 3 4 190 228 67 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles x 68 23 42 1 2 219 306 49 P.E.I. Rocket e 68 19 43 2 4 205 320 44
Division Telus East GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Shawinigan Cataractes z 68 45 16 3 4 274 179 97 Victoriaville Tigres x 68 44 18 1 5 311 228 94 Quebec Remparts x 68 43 18 5 2 275 191 93 Rimouski Océanic x 68 40 26 2 0 260 235 82 Chicoutimi Saguenéens x 68 35 24 3 6 235 232 79 Baie-Comeau Drakkar x 68 29 34 1 4 217 241 63
Division Telus West GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts Blainville-Boisbriand Armada z 68 40 22 4 2 258 219 86 Val-d'Or Foreurs x 68 31 32 0 5 224 261 67 Drummondville Voltigeurs x 68 28 31 2 7 221 245 65 Gatineau Olympiques x 68 26 32 5 5 223 274 62 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies x 68 24 36 4 4 227 296 56
x - team has clinched playoff spot
y - team is division leader
z - team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Yanni Gourde Victoriaville Tigres 68 37 87 124 70 Zach O'Brien Acadie–Bathurst Titan 63 50 51 101 0 Sébastien Trudeau Acadie–Bathurst Titan 67 31 64 95 14 Frederick Roy Quebec Remparts 64 27 65 92 88 Alex Belzile Rimouski Océanic 63 22 70 92 85 Danick Gauthier Saint John Sea Dogs 66 47 39 86 67 Brandon Hynes Victoriaville Tigres 61 42 44 86 29 Mikhail Grigorenko Quebec Remparts 59 40 45 85 12 Jonathan Brunelle Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 68 30 55 85 45 Matt Bissonnette Acadie–Bathurst Titan 65 36 47 83 49
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
Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault Saint John Sea Dogs 48 2778:40 37 11 110 6 .911 2.38 Gabriel Girard Shawinigan Cataractes 36 1937:12 20 10 79 4 .911 2.45 Alex Dubeau Shawinigan Cataractes 40 2136:32 25 13 91 3 .904 2.56 Louis Domingue Quebec Remparts 39 2161:58 23 12 94 4 .914 2.61 Étienne Marcoux Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 43 2327:35 28 12 105 3 .912 2.71
2012 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Gatineau Olympiques
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (11) Moncton Wildcats
(7) Rimouski Océanic vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Quarter-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Halifax Mooseheads
Semi-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
QMJHL Championship
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMStanislav Galiev Saint John Sea Dogs 171618346Charlie Coyle Saint John Sea Dogs 171519348Zack Phillips Saint John Sea Dogs 17923324Tomáš Jurčo Saint John Sea Dogs 1613162912Nathan MacKinnon Halifax Mooseheads 1713152812Jonathan Drouin Halifax Mooseheads 17917264Alexandre Mallet Rimouski Océanic 2110152522Alex Belzile Rimouski Océanic 217182528Petr Straka Rimouski Océanic 211012226Danick Gauthier Saint John Sea Dogs 171382128
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
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Alex Dubeau Shawinigan Cataractes 7 374 3 4 13 0 0.919 2.08 Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault Saint John Sea Dogs 17 1075 16 1 39 1 0.917 2.18 Louis Domingue Quebec Remparts 11 679 7 4 30 0 0.897 2.65 Étienne Marcoux Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 11 673 7 4 32 1 0.897 2.85 Gabriel Girard Shawinigan Cataractes 5 293 4 0 14 0 0.886 2.86
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards Team President's Cup: Saint John Sea Dogs Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Victoriaville Tigres Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Shawinigan Cataractes
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville Tigres Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP: Charlie Coyle, Saint John Sea Dogs Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault, Saint John Sea Dogs Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Frederick Roy, Quebec Remparts Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc, Rimouski Océanic Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Morgan Ellis, Shawinigan Cataractes Mike Bossy Trophy - Top Prospect: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec Remparts Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Zachary Fucale, Halifax Mooseheads Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Zach O'Brien, Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Jonathan Brunelle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea Dogs
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Jean-François Houle, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year: Paul MacDonald, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year: Travis Kennedy & Brian Urquhart, Halifax Mooseheads
All-Star TeamsThe Golden Puck Awards: recognition of excellence First All-Star Team: Roman Will, Goaltender, Moncton Wildcats Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic Xavier Ouellet, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Mikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec Remparts Yanni Gourde, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres Frederick Roy, Right Wing, Quebec Remparts
Second All-Star Team: Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault, Goaltender, Saint John Sea Dogs Morgan Ellis, Defenceman, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles/Shawinigan Cataractes Nathan Beaulieu, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Zach O'Brien, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Jonathan Huberdeau, Left Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs Sébastien Trudeau, Right Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
All-Rookie Team: Zachary Fucale, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads Nikolas Brouillard, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs Samuel Morin, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic Mikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec Remparts Anthony Duclair, Left Wing, Quebec Remparts Sven Andrighetto, Right Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
See also 2012 Memorial Cup List of QMJHL seasons 2011–12 OHL season 2011–12 WHL season 2011 in ice hockey 2012 in ice hockey
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website Official website of the Subway Super Series