2017-18 QMJHL Season

This is the 2017-18 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 49th season.

Outdoor Game

The Drummondville Voltigeurs are tentatively scheduled to host the 2018 QMJHL Winter Classic.  The site will be the Victor-Pepin rink.  The venue will have about 5,500 temporary seats installed for the event.  The University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières may also have an outdoor game at the facility.  The game will be the third outdoor game in QMJHL history after the two games hosted in Saint-Tite, Quebec by the Shawinigan Cataractes as part of the 2015 QMJHL Winter Classic.

September Cancellations

Cancellations due to weather are not uncommon in the QMJHL but two cancellations in September could be classified as a little unusual.

On September 26th a game between the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Gatineau Olympiques at the Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau was suspended at the start of the third period due to a fog build-up (think Boston Garden for the Bruins-Oilers 1988 Stanley Cup Finals)  that became a safety concern for the players.  The game would be completed on January 28th.

The next day the Baie-Comeau Drakkar game against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens at the Centre Georges-Vezina was cancelled due to a water main break near the arena and a steady supply of water could not be guaranteed for the game so it was cancelled and rescheduled for December 5th.

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
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	50	11	4	3	276	184	107
Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	44	20	3	1	277	194	92
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	68	39	19	7	3	239	179	88
Sherbrooke Phoenix	68	34	23	7	4	228	234	79
Gatineau Olympiques	68	32	27	5	4	213	215	73
Val D'Or Foreurs	68	19	42	5	2	172	308	45

Telus East Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Rimouski Oceanic	68	42	17	6	3	231	174	93
Victoriaville Tigres	68	42	20	4	2	270	195	90
Quebec Remparts	68	40	22	3	3	227	202	86
Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	30	33	4	1	224	257	65
Chicoutimi Sagueneens	68	28	35	4	1	200	233	61
Shawinigan Cataractes	68	16	45	6	1	183	298	39

Telus Maritimes Division

Team	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	Pts
Acadie-Bathurst Titan	68	43	15	8	2	270	183	96
Halifax Mooseheads	68	43	18	6	1	270	223	93
Charlottetown Islanders	68	37	24	7	0	209	219	81
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	68	32	28	6	2	235	259	72
Moncton Wildcats	68	27	33	5	3	233	282	62
Saint John Sea Dogs	68	14	43	9	2	181	301	39

2018 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 2018 Memorial Cup being held a the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan and hosted by the Regina Pats.

First Round

• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to none
• Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4 games to 2
• Moncton Wildcats defeated Rimouski Oceanic 4 games to 3
• Halifax Mooseheads defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 1
• Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 1
• Victoriaville Tigres defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1
• Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 3
• Charlottetown Islanders defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 3

Quarterfinals

• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 1
• Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 games to none
• Victoriaville Tigres defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 1
• Charlottetown Islanders defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to none

Semifinals

• Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 3
• Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to none

Final

• Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to 2

2018 QMJHL champions Acadie-Bathurst Titan

The Acadie-Bathurst Titan advance to the 2018 Memorial Cup.  Titan captain   Jeffrey Truchon-Viel was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL Playoff MVP. He recorded 14 goals and 9 assists in 20 games leading the Titan to their first QMJHL title since 1999.