This is the 2018-19 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 50th season.
Franchise changes[]
- The Moncton Wildcats move from the Moncton Coliseum to the new Avenir Centre
Outdoor Game[]
The Shawinigan Cataractes host the Rimouski Oceanic on February 8th and then the Quebec Remparts on February 9th in the 2019 QMJHL Winter Classic at the Grandes Estrades du Festival Western de Saint-Tite in Saint-Tite, Quebec. This is the third edition of the Winter Classic for the QMJHL and is being held at the site of the first event in 2015.
Player Death[]
On March 3, 2019, Alec Reid a forward with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada died unexpectedly at the age of 18. He died of complications from epilepsy. Reid had several seizures during the month of February and had not played since February 19th.
Member teams[]
Standings[]
West Division[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 138 | 119 |
| Val D'Or Foreurs | 68 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 186 | 283 | 57 |
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 270 | 54 |
| Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 194 | 248 | 52 |
Central Division[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 338 | 173 | 107 |
| Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 249 | 247 | 77 |
| Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 219 | 65 |
| Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 188 | 347 | 33 |
East Division[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 306 | 189 | 102 |
| Rimouski Oceanic | 68 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 272 | 173 | 92 |
| Chicoutimi Sagueneens | 68 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 218 | 205 | 85 |
| Quebec Remparts | 68 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 197 | 236 | 67 |
Telus Maritimes Division[]
| Team | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 164 | 102 |
| Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 233 | 211 | 87 |
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 40 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 267 | 214 | 86 |
| Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 274 | 222 | 85 |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 169 | 364 | 32 |
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 68 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 336 | 22 |
2019 President's Cup Playoffs[]
2019 QMJHL Presidents Cup Playoff logo
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 (or runner up if the Halifax Mooseheads win the playoffs) advances to the 2019 Memorial Cup being held a the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia and hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads.
Bracket[]
| Conference quarter-finals | Conference semi-finals | Semi-finals | President's Cup Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shawinigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoriaville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drummondville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gatineau | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rimouski | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drummondville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Victoriaville | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Val-d'Or | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Halifax | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Quebec | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Moncton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Moncton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Drummondville | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rimouski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cape Breton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Charlottetown | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cape Breton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Round[]
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2
- Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Gatineau Olympiques 4 games to 1
- Halifax Mooseheads defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 3
- Rimouski Océanic defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to none
- Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 2
- Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4 games to 1
- Victoriaville Tigres defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 3
- Moncton Wildcats defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 3
Quarterfinals[]
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to none
- Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 games to 2
- Halifax Mooseheads defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to none
- Rimouski Océanic defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 1
Semifinals[]
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to none
- Halifax Mooseheads defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 2
Final[]
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 2
Both the Halifax Mooseheads and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies advance to the 2019 Memorial Cup as Halifax is hosting and Rouyn-Noranda representing the league. Noah Dobson was awarded the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL Playoff MVP.
2019 QMJHL champions Rouyn-Noranda Huskies