1998–99 QMJHL season

The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Québec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.

Team changes[]

Laval Titan Collège Français relocated to Bathurst, New Brunswick, becoming the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and switched to the Dilio Division.
The Sherbrooke Faucons are renamed the Sherbrooke Castors, reviving a historic franchise name.

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Dilio Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Québec Remparts	70	51	13	6	108	316	207
Halifax Mooseheads	70	46	20	4	96	298	206
Acadie-Bathurst Titan	70	42	25	3	87	315	255
Moncton Wildcats	70	38	25	7	81	257	235
Rimouski Océanic	70	30	32	8	68	270	263
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	70	22	44	4	48	226	272
Baie-Comeau Drakkar	70	18	44	8	44	208	297
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	20	48	2	42	200	344

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Shawinigan Cataractes	70	44	22	4	92	275	212
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	70	36	23	11	83	314	261
Victoriaville Tigres	70	34	30	6	74	275	253
Sherbrooke Castors	70	31	34	5	67	268	272
Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	30	35	3	65	312	319
Hull Olympiques	70	23	38	9	55	276	298
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	18	48	4	40	233	349

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mike Ribeiro	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	69	67	100	167	137
James Desmarais	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	66	62	73	135	127
Jerome Tremblay	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	69	38	94	132	36
Brad Richards	Rimouski Océanic	59	39	92	131	55
Ladislav Nagy	Halifax Mooseheads	63	71	55	126	148
Simon Gagne	Québec Remparts	61	50	70	120	42
Benoit Dusablon	Val-d'Or Foreurs	67	42	74	116	63
Patrick Grandmaitre	Victoriaville Tigres	70	37	78	115	139
Mathieu Benoit	Chicoutimi / Acadie-Bathurst	68	62	47	109	34
Eric Chouinard	Québec Remparts	62	50	59	109	56

Mathieu Benoit was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).

Byes earned by: Québec Remparts, Halifax Mooseheads, Shawinigan Cataractes, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Mathieu Benoit, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Simon Tremblay, Québec Remparts
Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Eric Demers, Moncton Wildcats
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Maxime Ouellet, Québec Remparts
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Eric Chouinard, Québec Remparts
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Philippe Sauvé, Rimouski Océanic
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Christian Robichaud, Victoriaville Tigres
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Simon Gagne, Québec Remparts

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Guy Chouinard, Québec Remparts
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Charles Henry, Hull Olympiques
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Matt McKnight, Halifax Mooseheads

Preceded by 1997–98 QMJHL season	QMJHL seasons	Succeeded by 1999–2000 QMJHL season

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