2016–17 QMJHL season

2016–17 QMJHL season
League	Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season September 22, 2016 – March 18, 2017 Playoffs March 23, 2017 – May 10, 2017
Number of teams	18
TV partner(s)	Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV
Regular season
Jean Rougeau Trophy	Saint John Sea Dogs (4)
Season MVP	Vitalii Abramov (Gatineau Olympiques)
Top scorer	Vitalii Abramov (Gatineau Olympiques)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Thomas Chabot (Sea Dogs)
Finals champions	Saint John Sea Dogs
Runners-up	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.

The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs, were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, from May 19–28, 2017.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title

Maritimes Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
xyz-Saint John Sea Dogs	68	48	14	5	1	102	287	180	1
x-Charlottetown Islanders	68	46	18	4	0	96	303	214	4
x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan	68	39	23	4	2	84	284	242	6
x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	68	39	25	2	2	82	270	230	7
x-Halifax Mooseheads	68	27	35	3	3	60	229	259	15
Moncton Wildcats	68	14	51	2	1	31	170	356	18

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
xy-Shawinigan Cataractes	68	42	20	4	2	90	258	184	3
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens	68	38	25	3	2	81	206	205	8
x-Victoriaville Tigres	68	35	25	6	2	78	230	231	9
x-Quebec Remparts	68	31	30	4	3	69	187	237	11
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	26	32	6	4	62	203	230	13
x-Rimouski Océanic	68	26	35	6	1	59	229	255	16

West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	68	43	18	2	5	93	272	181	2
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	43	19	4	2	92	224	171	5
x-Gatineau Olympiques	68	33	31	4	0	70	234	253	10
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	28	34	1	5	62	214	263	12
x-Val-d'Or Foreurs	68	28	35	3	2	61	210	265	14
Sherbrooke Phoenix	68	26	38	1	3	56	214	268	17

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Vitalii Abramov	Gatineau Olympiques	66	46	58	104	76
Tyler Boland	Rimouski Océanic	68	48	55	103	24
François Beauchemin	Val-d'Or/Charlottetown	69	45	52	97	76
Filip Chlapík	Charlottetown Islanders	57	34	57	91	98
Giovanni Fiore	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	61	52	38	90	42
Christophe Boivin	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	68	43	47	90	44
Alexandre Goulet	Victoriaville Tigres	68	39	50	89	58
Matthew Highmore	Saint John Sea Dogs	64	34	55	89	46
Maxime Fortier	Halifax Mooseheads	68	32	55	87	20
Nico Hischier	Halifax Mooseheads	57	38	48	86	24

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SOL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Francis Leclerc	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	30	1664	15	8	2	2	64	4	.908	2.31
Sam Montembeault	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	41	2226	28	9	1	0	89	6	.907	2.40
Mikhail Denisov	Shawinigan Cataractes	52	3009	31	18	1	1	123	4	.909	2.45
Callum Booth	Saint John Sea Dogs	47	2668	31	12	2	1	115	4	.911	2.59
Samuel Harvey	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	43	2499	26	10	1	3	109	3	.900	2.62

2017 President's Cup playoffs

	Round 1					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					President's Cup Championship
	1	Saint John	4
	16	Rimouski	0
						1	Saint John	4
						14	Val-d'Or	0
	3	Shawinigan	2
	14	Val-d'Or	4
											1	Saint John	4
											8	Chicoutimi	2
	2	Rouyn-Noranda	4
	15	Halifax	2
						2	Rouyn-Noranda	3
						8	Chicoutimi	4
	8	Chicoutimi	4
	9	Victoriaville	0
																1	Saint John	4
																5	Blainville-Boisbriand	0
	4	Charlottetown	4
	13	Baie-Comeau	0
						4	Charlottetown	4
						7	Cape Breton	0
	7	Cape Breton	4
	10	Gatineau	3
											4	Charlottetown	1
											5	Blainville-Boisbriand	4
	5	Blainville-Boisbriand	4
	12	Drummondville	0
						5	Blainville-Boisbriand	4
						6	Acadie–Bathurst	3
	6	Acadie–Bathurst	4
	11	Quebec	0

First round

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic

March 24	Saint John Sea Dogs		9 – 2		Rimouski Océanic	Harbour Station	Recap
6:38 - Mathieu Joseph (1) 7:46 - Cole Reginato (1) 10:45 - Joe Veleno (1) 15:25 - Spencer Smallman (1)		First period			Denis Mikhnin (1) - 14:00
3:30 - Kyle Ward (1) 4:20 - Spencer Smallman (2)		Second period			Alexandre Grisé (1) - 6:40
11:51 - sh - Mathieu Joseph (2) 14:12 - Julien Gauthier (1) 17:22 - Spencer Smallman (3)		Third period			No scoring
Callum Booth (22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Alexandre Lagacé (9 saves / 13 shots) Jimmy Lemay (22 saves / 27 shots)

March 25

Saint John Sea Dogs

4 – 1

Rimouski Océanic

Harbour Station

Recap

March 28

Rimouski Océanic

2 – 5

Saint John Sea Dogs

Colisée de Rimouski

Recap

March 29

Rimouski Océanic

3 – 4

Saint John Sea Dogs

Colisée de Rimouski

Recap

Saint John wins series 4 – 0

(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads

March 24	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies		4 – 5		Halifax Mooseheads	Aréna Iamgold	Recap
3:51 - Peter Abbandonato (1)		First period			Nico Hischier (1) - 3:34
1:25 - Jérémy Lauzon (1)		Second period			Arnaud Durandeau (1) - 4:01 Keigan Goetz (1) - sh - 5:34 Maxime Fortier (1) - pp - 18:36
14:07 - pp - Philippe Myers (1) 14:33 - pp - Mathieu Boucher (1)		Third period			Raphaël Lavoie (1) - 7:03
Samuel Harvey (18 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Alexis Gravel (41 saves / 45 shots)

March 25	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies		3 – 2	OT	Halifax Mooseheads	Aréna Iamgold	Recap
10:28 - Jérémy Lauzon (2)		First period			Benoit-Olivier Groulx (1) - 4:22
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
3:06 - Hugo Després (1)		Third period			Arnaud Durandeau (2) - 6:52
10:38 - Gabriel Fontaine (1)		First overtime period			No scoring
Olivier Tremblay (20 saves / 23 shots) Samuel Harvey (0 saves / 0 shots)		Goalie stats			Alexis Gravel (44 saves / 47 shots)

March 28	Halifax Mooseheads		0 – 2		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			Zachary Lauzon (1) - 17:08
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Manuel Wiederer (1) - en - 19:51
Alexis Gravel (43 saves / 44 shots)		Goalie stats			Olivier Tremblay (29 saves / 29 shots)

March 29	Halifax Mooseheads		3 – 1		Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
1:15 - Jake Coughler (1) 17:41 - pp - Nico Hischier (2)		First period			No scoring
5:47 - Frédéric Aubé (1)		Second period			Alexandre Fortin (1) - 7:59
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Alexis Gravel (32 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Olivier Tremblay (11 saves / 14 shots) Samuel Harvey (9 saves / 9 shots)

March 31	Halifax Mooseheads		5 – 6	3OT	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Scotiabank Centre	Recap
Maxime Fortier (2) - sh - 7:52 Maxime Fortier (3) - 19:55		First period			19:20 - Alexandre Fortin (2)
Nico Hischier (3) - 17:18		Second period			1:36 - J.C. Beaudin (1) 11:05 - Alexandre Fortin (3)
Joel Bishop (1) - pp - 15:01 Maxime Fortier (4) - 17:13		Third period			17:53 - pp - Jérémy Lauzon (3) 19:40 - Mathieu Boucher (2)
No scoring		Third overtime period			0:26 - Gabriel Fontaine (2)
Alexis Gravel (49 saves / 55 shots)		Goalie stats			Samuel Harvey (38 saves / 43 shots)

April 3	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies		5 – 2		Halifax Mooseheads	Aréna Iamgold	Recap
Philippe Myers (2) - pp - 4:36		First period			No scoring
Gabriel Fontaine (3) - 5:52 Tyler Hinam (1) - 6:59		Second period			11:45 - Frédéric Aubé (2)
Mathieu Boucher (3) - 3:11 J.C. Beaudin (2) - 10:17		Third period			0:32 - sh - Jordan Lepage (1)
Olivier Tremblay (22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats			Alexis Gravel (34 saves / 39 shots)

Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 2

(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

March 24	Shawinigan Cataractes		2 – 5		Val-d'Or Foreurs	Centre Gervais Auto	Recap
16:28 - pp - Sam Girard (1)		First period			Simon Lafrance (1) - 8:32
15:30 - Justin Bernier (1)		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			Jake Smith (1) - 4:21 Alexis Pépin (1) - pp - 5:42 Charley Graaskamp (1) - 6:34 Charley Graaskamp (2) - en - 19:28
Mikhail Denisov (17 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Étienne Montpetit (20 saves / 22 shots)

March 25

Shawinigan Cataractes

3 – 0

Val-d'Or Foreurs

Centre Gervais Auto

Recap

March 28

Val-d'Or Foreurs

3 – 6

Shawinigan Cataractes

Centre Air Creebec

Recap

March 29

Val-d'Or Foreurs

3 – 2

Shawinigan Cataractes

Centre Air Creebec

Recap

March 31

Shawinigan Cataractes

1 – 3

Val-d'Or Foreurs

Centre Gervais Auto

Recap

April 2

Val-d'Or Foreurs

5 – 1

Shawinigan Cataractes

Centre Air Creebec

Recap

Val-d'Or wins series 4 – 2

(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

March 24

Charlottetown Islanders

4 – 2

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Eastlink Centre

Recap

March 25

Charlottetown Islanders

9 – 2

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Eastlink Centre

Recap

March 28

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

1 – 3

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre Henry-Leonard

Recap

March 29

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

1 – 4

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre Henry-Leonard

Recap

Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0

(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs

March 23	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada		3 – 1		Drummondville Voltigeurs	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	Recap
1:08 - Alex Barré-Boulet (1) 8:20 - pp - Connor Bramwell (1)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Nicolas Guay (1) - 19:16
15:59 - Yvan Mongo (1)		Third period			No scoring
Sam Montembeault (14 saves / 15 shots)		Goalie stats			Olivier Rodrigue (3 saves / 5 shots) Émilien Boily (18 saves / 19 shots)

March 24

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

4 – 1

Drummondville Voltigeurs

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau

Recap

March 26

Drummondville Voltigeurs

1 – 4

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Centre Marcel Dionne

Recap

March 29

Drummondville Voltigeurs

1 – 4

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Centre Marcel Dionne

Recap

Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 0

(6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts

March 24	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		4 – 2		Quebec Remparts	K. C. Irving Regional Centre	Recap
3:30 - pp - Daniil Miromanov (1)		First period			Yanick Turcotte (1) - 10:09 Derek Gentile (1) - 12:10
7:15 - pp - Vladimir Kuznetsov (1) 8:24 - Adam Holwell (1)		Second period			No scoring
19:34 - en - Jeffrey Viel (1)		Third period			No scoring
Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (15 saves / 17 shots)		Goalie stats			Evgeny Kiselev (39 saves / 42 shots)

March 25	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		6 – 2		Quebec Remparts	K. C. Irving Regional Centre	Recap
4:24 - Christophe Boivin (1) 7:02 - Vladimir Kuznetsov (2)		First period			Louis-Filip Côté (1) - 9:03
No scoring		Second period			Dmitry Buinitsky (1) - pp - 19:03
8:07 - Dawson Theede (1) 15:39 - Vladimir Kuznetsov (3) 17:44 - en - Rodrigo Ābols (1) 19:23 - Rodrigo Ābols (2)		Third period			No scoring
Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats			Evgeny Kiselev (38 saves / 43 shots)

March 28	Quebec Remparts		3 – 7		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre Vidéotron	Recap
No scoring		First period			Vladimir Kuznetsov (4) - 4:02 Jordan Maher (1) - 19:56
0:40 - Matthew Boucher (1) 5:09 - Derek Gentile (2)		Second period			No scoring
6:43 - Andrew Coxhead (1)		Third period			Jeffrey Viel (2) - pp - 8:51 Christophe Boivin (2) - 10:07 Vladimir Kuznetsov (5) - 16:00 Jeffrey Viel (3) - 16:53 Dawson Theede (2) - sh - en - 19:12
Evgeny Kiselev (5 saves / 7 shots) Déreck Baribeau (27 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (19 saves / 22 shots)

March 29	Quebec Remparts		1 – 4		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre Vidéotron	Recap
10:21 - pp - Philipp Kurashev (1)		First period			Antoine Morand (1) - 12:27
No scoring		Second period			Rodrigo Ābols (3) - 3:20
No scoring		Third period			Jordan Maher (2) - en - 18:24 Christophe Boivin (3) - en - 19:20
Evgeny Kiselev (39 saves / 41 shots)		Goalie stats			Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (19 saves / 20 shots)

Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4 – 0

(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques

March 24	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles		1 – 0	OT	Gatineau Olympiques	Centre 200	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
1:08 - sh - Giovanni Fiore (1)		First overtime period			No scoring
Kyle Jessiman (25 saves / 25 shots)		Goalie stats			Mathieu Bellemare (33 saves / 34 shots)

March 25

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

7 – 6

OT

Gatineau Olympiques

Centre 200

Recap

March 28

Gatineau Olympiques

2 – 5

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Robert Guertin Centre

Recap

March 29

Gatineau Olympiques

4 – 3

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Robert Guertin Centre

Recap

March 31

Gatineau Olympiques

5 – 3

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Robert Guertin Centre

Recap

April 3

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

1 – 5

Gatineau Olympiques

Centre 200

Recap

April 4

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

5 – 4

OT

Gatineau Olympiques

Centre 200

Recap

Cape Breton wins series 4 – 3

(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres

March 24

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

4 – 3

Victoriaville Tigres

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

March 25

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

2 – 1

Victoriaville Tigres

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

March 28

Victoriaville Tigres

2 – 5

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Colisée Desjardins

Recap

March 29

Victoriaville Tigres

3 – 4

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Colisée Desjardins

Recap

Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 0

Quarter-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs

April 7

Saint John Sea Dogs

2 – 1

OT

Val-d'Or Foreurs

Harbour Station

Recap

April 8

Saint John Sea Dogs

4 – 1

Val-d'Or Foreurs

Harbour Station

Recap

April 11

Val-d'Or Foreurs

3 – 7

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre Air Creebec

Recap

April 12

Val-d'Or Foreurs

1 – 7

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre Air Creebec

Recap

Saint John wins series 4 – 0

(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

April 7

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

6 – 2

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Aréna Iamgold

Recap

April 8

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

2 – 5

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Aréna Iamgold

Recap

April 11

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

1 – 3

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

April 12

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

6 – 1

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

April 14

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

3 – 1

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

April 17

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

9 – 2

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Aréna Iamgold

Recap

April 18

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

3 – 4

OT

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Aréna Iamgold

Recap

Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 3

(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

April 6

Charlottetown Islanders

3 – 1

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Eastlink Centre

Recap

April 8

Charlottetown Islanders

5 – 3

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Eastlink Centre

Recap

April 12

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

3 – 4

OT

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre 200

Recap

April 13

Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

2 – 5

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre 200

Recap

Charlottetown wins series 4 – 0

(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

April 6	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada		6 – 2		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	Recap
2:44 - Miguel Picard (2) 3:32 - Yvan Mongo (2) 7:34 - Alex Barré-Boulet (4) 7:48 - Joël Teasdale (2)		First period			Vladimir Kuznetsov (6) - pp - 2:28
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
0:37 - Yvan Mongo (3) 19:01 - en - Pierre-Luc Dubois (2)		Third period			Jeffrey Viel (4) - 4:27
Sam Montembeault (24 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (1 save / 3 shots) Reilly Pickard (26 saves / 29 shots)

April 8	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada		3 – 4		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	Recap
1:41 - Alex Barré-Boulet (5)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Jeffrey Viel (5) - pp - 8:45 Aaron Brisebois (1) - 13:38 Jeffrey Viel (6) - 18:14
1:53 - Connor Bramwell (3) 19:26 - Alex Barré-Boulet (6)		Third period			Jeffrey Viel (7) - 18:11
Sam Montembeault (33 saves / 37 shots)		Goalie stats			Reilly Pickard (28 saves / 31 shots)

April 11	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		4 – 1		Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	K. C. Irving Regional Centre	Recap
1:34 - pp - Jeffrey Viel (8) 17:03 - Vladimir Kuznetsov (7)		First period			No scoring
11:17 - pp - Jordan Maher (3)		Second period			Yvan Mongo (4) - 19:37
18:10 - en - Rodrigo Ābols (4)		Third period			No scoring
Reilly Pickard (34 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Francis Leclerc (25 saves / 28 shots)

April 12	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		7 – 2		Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	K. C. Irving Regional Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
1:39 - Christophe Boivin (4) 8:35 - Adam Holwell (2) 13:21 - pp - Dawson Theede (3)		Second period			No scoring
5:26 - Antoine Morand (2) 7:03 - Rodrigo Ābols (5) 15:06 - pp - Jeffrey Viel (9) 19:28 - pp - Vladimir Kuznetsov (8)		Third period			Pierre-Luc Dubois (3) - 0:53 Connor Bramwell (4) - pp - 9:05
Reilly Pickard (20 saves / 22 shots)		Goalie stats			Francis Leclerc (25 saves / 32 shots)

April 14	Acadie–Bathurst Titan		1 – 5		Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	K. C. Irving Regional Centre	Recap
No scoring		First period			1:21 - Connor Bramwell (5)
No scoring		Second period			7:31 - pp - Alex Barré-Boulet (7) 8:01 - Connor Bramwell (6) 15:16 - pp - T.J. Melancon (1)
Christophe Boivin (5) - pp - 13:48		Third period			17:15 - en - Charlie Roy (1)
Reilly Pickard (23 saves / 27 shots) Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (13 saves / 13 shots)		Goalie stats			Sam Montembeault (30 saves / 31 shots)

April 17	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada		4 – 1		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	Recap
Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) - 17:17		First period			No scoring
T.J. Melancon (2) - pp - 1:38		Second period			14:53 - Jeffrey Viel (10)
Pierre-Luc Dubois (5) - pp - 17:03 Yvan Mongo (5) - pp - 19:12		Third period			No scoring
Sam Montembeault (20 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Reilly Pickard (28 saves / 32 shots)

April 18	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada		7 – 1		Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	Recap
0:43 - Alex Barré-Boulet (8) 16:04 - Joël Teasdale (3)		First period			No scoring
0:46 - Alex Barré-Boulet (9) 13:37 - pp - Alexandre Alain (4) 15:29 - pp - Alex Barré-Boulet (10) 18:03 - sh - Joël Teasdale (4)		Second period			No scoring
3:35 - Yvan Mongo (6)		Third period			Zach Malatesta (1) - pp - 8:02
Sam Montembeault (24 saves / 25 shots) Francis Leclerc (1 save / 1 shot)		Goalie stats			Anthony Dumont-Bouchard (29 saves / 36 shots)

Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 3

Semi-finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

April 21

Saint John Sea Dogs

4 – 1

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Harbour Station

Recap

April 22

Saint John Sea Dogs

2 – 3

2OT

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Harbour Station

Recap

April 25

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

0 – 5

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

April 26

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

4 – 3

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

April 28

Saint John Sea Dogs

4 – 0

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Harbour Station

Recap

April 30

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

5 – 6

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre Georges-Vézina

Recap

Saint John wins series 4 – 2

(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

April 21

Charlottetown Islanders

3 – 0

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Eastlink Centre

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April 22

Charlottetown Islanders

4 – 5

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Eastlink Centre

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April 25

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

5 – 4

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau

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April 26

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

4 – 2

Charlottetown Islanders

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau

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April 29

Charlottetown Islanders

2 – 5

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Eastlink Centre

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Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 4 – 1

President's Cup Finals

(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

May 5

Saint John Sea Dogs

6 – 3

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Harbour Station

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May 6

Saint John Sea Dogs

4 – 0

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Harbour Station

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May 9

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

0 – 2

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau

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May 10

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

1 – 5

Saint John Sea Dogs

Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau

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Saint John wins series 4 – 0

Playoff leading scorers

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mathieu Joseph	Saint John Sea Dogs	18	13	19	32	14
Alex Barré-Boulet	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	20	14	17	31	10
Matthew Highmore	Saint John Sea Dogs	18	6	18	24	14
Thomas Chabot	Saint John Sea Dogs	18	5	18	23	12
Spencer Smallman	Saint John Sea Dogs	18	11	11	22	2
Pierre-Luc Dubois	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	19	9	13	22	26
Nicolas Roy	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	17	8	13	21	14
Dmitry Zhukenov	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	17	6	15	21	14
Daniel Sprong	Charlottetown Islanders	12	9	11	20	17
J.C. Beaudin	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	13	8	12	20	2

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Callum Booth	Saint John Sea Dogs	18	1115:10	16	2	31	4	.923	1.67
Sam Montembeault	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	18	1017:07	12	6	42	0	.910	2.35
Mark Grametbauer	Charlottetown Islanders	12	702:14	9	3	30	1	.913	2.56
Olivier Tremblay	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	8	456:46	4	3	21	1	.900	2.76
Tristan Bérubé	Gatineau Olympiques	6	315:31	3	2	15	0	.917	2.85

Memorial Cup

Main article: 2017 Memorial Cup

Trophies and awards

• President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
• Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
• Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Charlottetown Islanders
• Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Player

• Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
• Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
• Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
• Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Francis Leclerc, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
• Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
• Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
• RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
• Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
• Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared McIsaac, Halifax Mooseheads
• Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix
• QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge, Rimouski Océanic
• Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs

Executive

• Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Saint John Sea Dogs
• 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

First All-Star Team:

• Mikhail Denisov, Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
• Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
• Giovanni Fiore, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques

Second All-Star Team:

• Sam Montembeault, Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
• Guillaume Brisebois, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
• Simon Bourque, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
• Filip Chlapik, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders
• Christophe Boivin, Left Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
• Mathieu Joseph, Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs

All-Rookie Team:

• Alexis Gravel, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
• Jared McIsaac, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
• Xavier Bouchard, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Nico Hischier, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads
• Anderson Macdonald, Left Wing, Sherbrooke Phoenix
• Ivan Kosorenkov, Right Wing, Victoriaville Tigres

See also

• List of QMJHL seasons
• 2016 in ice hockey
• 2017 in ice hockey
• 2016–17 OHL season
• 2016–17 WHL season
• 2017 Memorial Cup

External links

• Official QMJHL website
• Official CHL website
• Official website of the Subway Super Series