Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Quebec

The Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (short: LHJMQ , English Québec Major Junior Hockey League , short: QMJHL ) is one of the three top Canadian junior leagues that make up the Canadian Hockey League . It is based in the province of Québec , but also hosts teams from the maritime provinces .

organization

In addition to the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, the OHL and the WHL exist in the Canadian Hockey League . In short form it is often La / The Q called. The league, which comprises a total of 18 teams for the 2013/14 season, will be played in three divisions with six teams each. As the newest franchise , the Phoenix de Sherbrooke was added to the LHJMQ for the 2012/13 season .

Only players between the ages of 15 and 20 are allowed to play in the LHJMQ. However, each team has the option of deploying three players who are already 20 years old at the start of the season. These are called "Overage" juniors.

The LHJMQ produced stars like Mario Lemieux , Patrick Roy , Martin Brodeur and Sidney Crosby .

Teams and origins of the teams

Maritime Division 3 teams from New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs 2 teams from Nova Scotia Cape Breton Eagles Halifax Mooseheads 1 team from Prince Edward Island Charlottetown Islanders

Division Telus Est 6 teams from Québec Drakkar de Baie-Comeau Saguenéens de Chicoutimi Remparts de Quebec Oceanic de Rimouski Cataractes de Shawinigan Tigres de Victoriaville

Telus Ouest division 6 teams from Québec Voltigeurs de Drummondville Olympiques de Gatineau Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda Foreurs de Val-d'Or Phoenix de Sherbrooke

championship

The master of the LHJMQ receives the Coupe du Président as a trophy. The previous winners were:

1970 Remparts de Québec 1971 Remparts de Québec 1972 Cornwall Royals 1973 Remparts de Québec 1974 Remparts de Québec 1975 Castors de Sherbrooke 1976 Remparts de Québec 1977 Castors de Sherbrooke 1978 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières 1979 Draveurs de Trois-Rivières 1980 Cornwall Royals 1981 Cornwall Royals 1982 Castors de Sherbrooke 1983 Junior de Verdun 1984 Voisins de Laval 1985 Canadien Junior de Verdun 1986 Olympiques de Hull

1987 Chevaliers de Longueuil 1988 Olympiques de Hull 1989 Titan de Laval 1990 Titan de Laval 1991 Saguenéens de Chicoutimi 1992 Collège Français de Verdun 1993 Titan de Laval 1994 Saguenéens de Chicoutimi 1995 Olympiques de Hull 1996 Prédateurs de Granby 1997 Olympiques de Hull 1998 Foreurs de Val-d'Or 1999 Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2000 Oceanic de Rimouski 2001 Foreurs de Val-d'Or 2002 Tigres de Victoriaville 2003 Olympiques de Hull

2004 Olympiques de Gatineau 2005 Oceanic de Rimouski 2006 Moncton Wildcats 2007 Lewiston MAINEiacs 2008 Olympiques de Gatineau 2009 Voltigeurs de Drummondville 2010 Moncton Wildcats 2011 Saint John Sea Dogs 2012 Saint John Sea Dogs 2013 Halifax Mooseheads 2014 Foreurs de Val-d'Or 2015 Océanic de Rimouski 2016 Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda 2017 Saint John Sea Dogs 2018 Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst 2019 Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda

A total of ten LHJMQ teams managed to win the Memorial Cup , the official Canadian junior championship: The Remparts de Québec (1971, 2006), the Cornwall Royals (1972, 1980, 1981), the Prédateurs de Granby (1996), the Olympiques de Hull (1997), the Océanic de Rimouski (2000), the Saint John Sea Dogs (2011), the Cataractes de Shawinigan (2012), the Halifax Mooseheads (2013), the Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst (2018) and the Huskies de Rouyn-Noranda (2019).

Awards

Team trophies:

• Coupe du Président - Winner of the playoffs
• Trophée Jean Rougeau - Best team after the regular season
• Trophée Luc Robitaille - Most goals scored
• Trophée Robert LeBel - Best goals against

Individual trophies:

• Trophée Michel Brière - Most Valuable Player (1972/73)
• Trophée Jean Béliveau - Best Scorer (1969/70)
• Trophée Guy Lafleur - Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs (1977/78)
• Trophée Jacques Plante - best goals against (1969/70)
• Trophée Guy Carbonneau - Best defensive attacker (2004/05)
• Trophée Émile Bouchard - Defender of the Year (1975/76)
• Trophée Kevin Lowe - Best Defensive Defender (2004/05)
• Trophée Michael Bossy - Best Professional Prospect (1980/81)
• Coupe RDS - Rookie of the Year (1991/92)
• Trophée Michel Bergeron - Attacking Rookie of the Year (1969/70)
• Trophée Raymond Lagacé - Defensive Rookie of the Year (1980/81)
• Trophée Frank J. Selke - Fairest Player (1969/70)
• Trophée Marcel Robert - University Player of the Year (1980/81)
• Trophée Paul Dumont - Personality of the Year (1989/90)
• Plaque Wittnauer - Best Social Engagement (1992/93)

Trophies for coaches and officials:

• Trophée Ron Lapointe - Trainer of the Year (1992/93)
• Trophée Maurice Filion - General Manager of the Year (2005/06)
• Trophée John Horman - Official of the Year (1989/90)
• Trophée Jean Sawyer - Marketing Director of the Year (1990/91)
• Trophée Denis Arsenault - Educational Advisor of the Year (2010/11)

The season in which the respective award was presented for the first time is in brackets.

Web links

Commons : Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website