2016-17 QMJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 48th season.

Franchise changes

• none

Member teams

Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Telus West	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Boisbriand, Quebec	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	3,269
	Drummondville Voltigeurs	Drummondville, Quebec	Centre Marcel Dionne	2,889
	Gatineau Olympiques	Gatineau, Quebec	Centre Robert Guertin	3,196
	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	Aréna Iamgold	2,993
	Sherbrooke Phoenix	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Palais des Sports	3,718
	Val-d'Or Foreurs	Val-d'Or, Quebec	Centre Air Creebec	2,398
Telus East	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Baie-Comeau, Quebec	Centre Henry-Leonard	2,779
	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Saguenay, Quebec	Centre Georges-Vézina	3,759
	Quebec Remparts	Quebec City, Quebec	Videotron Centre	18,482
	Rimouski Océanic	Rimouski, Quebec	Colisée de Rimouski	4,415
	Shawinigan Cataractes	Shawinigan, Quebec	Centre Bionest de Shawinigan	4,350
	Victoriaville Tigres	Victoriaville, Quebec	Colisée Desjardins	2,753
Telus Maritimes	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	Bathurst, New Brunswick	K.C. Irving Regional Centre	3,162
	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	Sydney, Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Regional Municipality), Nova Scotia	Centre 200	5,010
	Charlottetown Islanders	Charlottetown, P.E.I.	Eastlink Centre	3,718
	Halifax Mooseheads	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Scotiabank Centre	10,595
	Moncton Wildcats	Moncton, New Brunswick	Moncton Coliseum	6,450
	Saint John Sea Dogs	Saint John, New Brunswick	Harbour Station	6,297

Standings

Telus West Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	68	43	18	2	5	272	181	93
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	43	19	4	2	224	171	92
Gatineau Olympiques	68	33	31	4	0	234	253	70
Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	28	34	1	5	214	263	62
Val D'Or Foreurs	68	28	35	3	2	210	265	61
Sherbrooke Phoenix	68	26	38	1	3	214	268	56

Telus East Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Shawinigan Cataractes	68	42	20	4	2	258	184	90
Chicoutimi Sagueneens	68	38	25	3	2	206	205	81
Victoriaville Tigres	68	35	25	6	2	230	231	78
Quebec Remparts	68	31	30	4	3	187	237	69
Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	26	32	6	4	203	230	62
Rimouski Oceanic	68	26	35	6	1	229	255	59

Telus Maritimes Division

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

2017 President's Cup Playoffs

Format

The top 16 teams qualify for the playoffs.  The three division winners are seeded 1, 2, and 3 based on record.  The balance of the teams are seeded 4 to 16 regardless of division.  Teams are re-seeded after each round.  All series are best-of-seven.

The President's Cup champion advances to the 2017 Memorial Cup being held a the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario and hosted by the Windsor Spitfires.

First Round

• Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Rimouski Oceanic 4 games to none
• Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 2
• Val D'Or Foreurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2
• Charlottetown Islanders defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to none
• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to none
• Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to none
• Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 3
• Chicoutimi Sagueneens defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to none

Quarterfinals

• Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Val D'Or Foreurs 4 games to none
• Chicoutimi Sagueneens defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 3
• Charlottetown Islanders defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to none
• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4 games to 3

Semifinals

• Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4 games to 2
• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 1

President's Cup Final

• Saint John Sea Dogs defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to none

2017 QMJHL champs St. John Sea Dogs