2011–12 QMJHL season
| 2011–12 QMJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2011 – March 2012 Playoffs March – May 2012 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Regular season | |
| Jean Rougeau Trophy | Saint John Sea Dogs (3) |
| Season MVP | Yanni Gourde (Victoriaville Tigres) |
| Top scorer | Yanni Gourde (Victoriaville Tigres) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Charlie Coyle (Sea Dogs) |
| Finals champions | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| Runners-up | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2011–12 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2011 – March 2012 QMJHL September 2011 – March 2012 WHL September 2011 – March 2012 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS, Rogers Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (1st title) |
| Runners-up | London Knights (OHL) |
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
[edit]Division standings
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
| Matthew Bissonnette | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 65 | 36 | 47 | 83 | 49 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]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
[edit]| Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | President's Cup Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Cape Breton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoriaville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shawinigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Acadie–Bathurst | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Drummondville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quebec | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Moncton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Halifax | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Gatineau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Val-d'Or | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
First round
[edit](1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
[edit]| March 23 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 13 – 4 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Harbour Station | Recap | |||
| 4:18 - Danick Gauthier (1) 15:48 - Charles-Olivier Roussel (1) |
First period | Kyle Farrell (1) - 8:12 William Carrier (1) - 11:57 | ||||||
| 1:39 - pp - Charlie Coyle (1) 3:31 - Tomáš Jurčo (1) 3:51 - Charlie Coyle (2) 5:32 - sh - Jonathan Huberdeau (1) 8:57 - Danick Gauthier (2) 10:14 - Jason Seed (1) 13:19 - Charles Coyle (3) 16:59 - pp - Aidan Kelly (1) |
Second period | Bronson Beaton (1) - 9:37 Bronson Beaton (2) - 19:45 | ||||||
| 1:33 - Zack Phillips (1) 8:20 - Nathan Beaulieu (1) 17:38 - Stanislav Galiev (1) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault (15 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Philippe Trudeau (29 saves / 39 shots) William Racicot (8 saves / 11 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 8 – 1 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | Harbour Station | Recap | |||
| 5:58 - Nathan Beaulieu (2) 18:06 - pp - Charlie Coyle (4) 18:51 - Charlie Coyle (5) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 6:08 - Zack Phillips (2) 10:39 - Stephen MacAulay (1) 13:48 - Charlie Coyle (6) 17:40 - pp - Stephen MacAulay (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:43 - Stanislav Galiev (2) | Third period | William Carrier (2) - pp - 17:17 | ||||||
| Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault (15 saves / 16 shots) | Goalie stats | Philippe Trudeau (39 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| March 27 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 2 – 8 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Charlie Coyle (7) - 1:35 Danick Gauthier (3) - 2:26 Danick Gauthier (4) - 3:03 Kevin Gagné (1) - 5:01 | ||||||
| 0:22 - William Carrier (3) 18:51 - Kyle Farrell (2) |
Second period | Tomáš Jurčo (2) - 3:51 Charlie Coyle (8) - 14:21 Jonathan Huberdeau (2) - 15:01 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Ryan Tesink (1) - pp - 13:06 | ||||||
| Philippe Trudeau (3 saves / 6 shots) William Racicot (27 saves / 32 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault (27 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| March 28 | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 1 – 5 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| 11:00 - Danny Potvin (1) | First period | Aidan Kelly (2) - 15:03 | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Tomáš Jurčo (3) - 8:21 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Stanislav Galiev (3) - 3:17 Danick Gauthier (5) - pp - 12:27 | ||||||
| Philippe Trudeau (26 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| Saint John won series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
[edit]| March 23 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 – 1 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Centre Bionest | Recap | |||
| 7:40 - sh - Loïk Poudrier (1) 8:22 - Yannick Veilleux (1) 8:39 - Kirill Kabanov (1) 17:41 - Morgan Ellis (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:04 - pp - Yannick Veilleux (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 5:43 - pp - Morgan Ellis (2) 7:14 - pp - Jonathan Racine (1) |
Third period | Alexandre Leclerc (1) - 2:30 | ||||||
| Gabriel Girard (16 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Robin Gusse (48 saves / 55 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 6 – 3 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Centre Bionest | Recap |
| March 27 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2 – 3 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Aréna Iamgold | Recap |
| March 28 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2 – 6 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Aréna Iamgold | Recap |
| Shawinigan won series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Gatineau Olympiques
[edit]| March 22 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 7 – 2 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| March 23 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 5 – 1 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| March 27 | Gatineau Olympiques | 5 – 8 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Robert Guertin Centre | Recap |
| March 28 | Gatineau Olympiques | 3 – 4 | OT | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Robert Guertin Centre | Recap |
| Blainville-Boisbriand won series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
[edit]| March 23 | Victoriaville Tigres | 3 – 4 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Colisée Desjardins | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Jonathan Lessard (1) - 17:01 | ||||||
| 10:24 - Angelo Miceli (1) | Second period | Carl Gélinas (1) - sh - 18:41 | ||||||
| 3:47 - sh - Philippe Halley (1) 18:00 - Philippe Maillet (1) |
Third period | Raphaël Bussières (1) - 6:38 Gabriel Verpaelst (1) - 11:22 | ||||||
| David Honzík (24 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Philippe Cadorette (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Victoriaville Tigres | 3 – 5 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
| March 27 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 8 – 2 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| March 28 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 5 – 4 | OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| Baie-Comeau won series 4 – 0 | |
(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs
[edit]| March 22 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Colisée Pepsi | Recap | |||
| 3:43 - Mikhail Grigorenko (1) 5:34 - Martin Lefebvre (1) 7:22 - pp - Logan Shaw (1) 10:33 - Vincent Barnard (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 2:35 - sh - Gabriel Desjardins (1) | Third period | 15:18 - pp - Raman Hrabarenka (1) 18:17 - Michael Santini (1) | ||||||
| Louis Domingue (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Domenic Graham (3 saves / 7 shots) Alexandre Véronneau (27 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Quebec Remparts | 10 – 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Colisée Pepsi | Recap |
| March 27 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 9 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
| March 29 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 1 – 2 | OT | Quebec Remparts | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
| Quebec won series 4 – 0 | |
(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (11) Moncton Wildcats
[edit]| March 23 | Halifax Mooseheads | 5 – 1 | Moncton Wildcats | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap | |||
| 18:13 - Nathan MacKinnon (1) | First period | James Melindy (1) - pp - 3:40 | ||||||
| 2:09 - Jonathan Drouin (1) 3:06 - Nathan MacKinnon (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 3:38 - Martin Frk (1) 8:03 - pp - Martin Frk (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale (17 saves / 18 shots) | Goalie stats | Roman Will (35 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Halifax Mooseheads | 4 – 1 | Moncton Wildcats | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap | |||
| 0:50 - Martin Frk (3) 0:56 - Alexandre Grenier (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 13:20 - Cameron Critchlow (1) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 7:21 - ps - Nathan MacKinnon (3) | Third period | James Melindy (2) - pp - 14:17 | ||||||
| Zachary Fucale (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Roman Will (29 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| March 26 | Moncton Wildcats | 2 – 8 | Halifax Mooseheads | Moncton Coliseum | Recap |
| March 27 | Moncton Wildcats | 4 – 5 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Moncton Coliseum | Recap |
| Halifax won series 4 – 0 | |
(7) Rimouski Océanic vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs
[edit]| March 23 | Rimouski Océanic | 8 – 5 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap | |||
| 1:46 - Scott Oke (1) 17:45 - pp - Alexandre Mallet (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 12:36 - pp - Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc (1) | Second period | Benjamin Casavant (1) - 10:12 Alexandre Durette (1) - 13:25 Guillaume Gélinas (1) - 15:15 | ||||||
| 8:10 - Jean-François Plante (1) 8:33 - Alex Belzile (1) 15:07 - Jean-François Plante (2) 15:57 - pp - Alexandre Mallet (2) 18:53 - en - Peter Trainor (1) |
Third period | Michaël Beaudry (1) - 4:18 Benjamin Casavant (2) - 18:17 | ||||||
| Jacob Gervais-Chouinard (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | François Tremblay (25 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| March 24 | Rimouski Océanic | 8 – 5 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| March 27 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 2 – 3 | OT | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Air Creebec | Recap |
| March 28 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 3 – 4 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Air Creebec | Recap |
| Rimouski won series 4 – 0 | |
(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
[edit]| March 23 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 3 – 1 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| March 24 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 6 – 1 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| March 27 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 6 – 5 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| March 28 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 2 – 4 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| March 30 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 3 | OT | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 1 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 3 – 4 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | K. C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| Chicoutimi won series 4 – 2 | |
Quarter-finals
[edit](1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
[edit]| April 6 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 9 – 3 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Harbour Station | Recap |
| April 7 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 10 – 2 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Harbour Station | Recap |
| April 10 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 2 – 5 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 11 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 3 – 5 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| Saint John won series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
[edit]| April 6 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 6 – 7 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Bionest | Recap |
| April 7 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 – 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Bionest | Recap |
| April 10 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 1 – 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 11 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 1 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 13 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 7 – 3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Bionest | Recap |
| April 15 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 0 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 17 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2 – 3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Bionest | Recap |
| Chicoutimi won series 4 – 3 | |
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
[edit]| April 6 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3 – 5 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| April 7 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 2 – 0 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| April 10 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 5 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 11 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 3 | OT | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 13 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| April 15 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 2 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 17 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 4 – 5 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| Rimouski won series 4 – 3 | |
(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Halifax Mooseheads
[edit]| April 6 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 2 | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée Pepsi | Recap |
| April 7 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 3 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée Pepsi | Recap |
| April 10 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| April 11 | Halifax Mooseheads | 2 – 1 | Quebec Remparts | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| April 13 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 – 2 | Quebec Remparts | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| April 16 | Quebec Remparts | 2 – 5 | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée Pepsi | Recap |
| April 17 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 5 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée Pepsi | Recap |
| Halifax won series 4 – 3 | |
Semi-finals
[edit](1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
[edit]| April 20 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 – 1 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Harbour Station | Recap |
| April 22 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 5 – 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Harbour Station | Recap |
| April 24 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 5 – 4 | OT | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 26 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 3 | OT | Saint John Sea Dogs | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 28 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 4 – 3 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Harbour Station | Recap |
| Saint John won series 4 – 1 | |
(6) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
[edit]| April 20 | Halifax Mooseheads | 1 – 4 | Rimouski Océanic | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| April 21 | Halifax Mooseheads | 4 – 5 | Rimouski Océanic | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| April 24 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 4 | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 25 | Rimouski Océanic | 1 – 3 | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 27 | Rimouski Océanic | 9 – 0 | Halifax Mooseheads | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| April 29 | Halifax Mooseheads | 2 – 3 | OT | Rimouski Océanic | Halifax Metro Centre | Recap |
| Rimouski wins series 4 – 2 | |
QMJHL Championship
[edit](1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Rimouski Océanic
[edit]| May 4 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 3 – 2 | 2OT | Rimouski Océanic | Harbour Station | Recap |
| May 5 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 3 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Harbour Station | Recap |
| May 9 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 6 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| May 10 | Rimouski Océanic | 0 – 8 | Saint John Sea Dogs | Colisée de Rimouski | Recap |
| Saint John wins series 4 – 0 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislav Galiev | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 6 |
| Charlie Coyle | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 |
| Zack Phillips | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 4 |
| Tomas Jurco | Saint John Sea Dogs | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 12 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 12 |
| Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 |
| Alexandre Mallet | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 22 |
| Alex Belzile | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 28 |
| Petr Straka | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 |
| Danick Gauthier | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 28 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
[edit]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
[edit]Trophies and awards
[edit]- 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:
- Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year:
- All-Star Teams[1]
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
[edit]- 2012 Memorial Cup
- List of QMJHL seasons
- 2011–12 OHL season
- 2011–12 WHL season
- 2011 in ice hockey
- 2012 in ice hockey