2007–08 QMJHL season

The 2007–08 QMJHL season was the 39th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. At the season-opening press conference, the QMJHL announced in partnership with Telus that all 630 regular season games would be available by Internet broadcast.[1][2] The regular season started on September 13, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. Eighteen teams played seventy games each. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. They would go on to win 12-straight playoff games before losing in five games in the finals to the Gatineau Olympiques, who captured their seventh President's Cup, and third in the last six seasons.

2007–08 QMJHL season
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
September 13, 2007 – March 16, 2008
Playoffs
March 21, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Eastlink TV
TVA Sports
MATV
Finals championsGatineau Olympiques

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; SL = Shootout loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; x = Clinched playoff berth; y = Clinched division title

Telus Division GP W L OTL SL Pts GF GA
y Rouyn-Noranda Huskies7047202197294238
x Baie-Comeau Drakkar7045192496249210
x Gatineau Olympiques7043196294272209
x Chicoutimi Saguenéens7037252682235203
x Quebec Remparts7038281380256225
x Shawinigan Cataractes7033330470226241
x Rimouski Océanic7033361067227235
x Val-d'Or Foreurs7027343663203264
x Victoriaville Tigres7029372262224276
Drummondville Voltigeurs7014512333177293
Eastern Division GP W L OTL SL Pts GF GA
y Halifax Mooseheads7042230589278241
x Saint John Sea Dogs7041224389265238
x Acadie-Bathurst Titan7041252286289241
x Cape Breton Screaming Eagles7040243386242230
x Lewiston Maineiacs7037265281222212
x St. John's Fog Devils7032301772217225
x P.E.I. Rocket7030362264243287
Moncton Wildcats70213451057191242

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mathieu PerreaultAcadie-Bathurst Titan65348011461
Claude GirouxGatineau Olympiques55386810637
Francis ParéChicoutimi Saguenéens69544810254
Jakub VoracekHalifax Mooseheads53336810142
Dean OuelletCape Breton Screaming Eagles7043549757
Christopher DiDomenicoSaint John Sea Dogs70395695103
Matthew PistilliGatineau Olympiques6337569351
François BouchardBaie-Comeau Drakkar6836569270
Brett MorrisonRouyn-Noranda Huskies6539529160
Geoff WalkerP.E.I. Rocket6938529052

Goaltending leaders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Bobby NadeauChicoutimi Saguenéens462528202011130.8992.63
Jonathan BernierLewiston Maineiacs34202418159200.9082.73
Ryan MiorGatineau Olympiques542943302013660.9002.77
Marco CousineauBaie-Comeau Drakkar583226341915140.9032.81
Peter DelmasLewiston Maineiacs34198717179400.9032.84

Canada-Russia Challenge

The 2007 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and the Gatineau Olympiques. On November 19, 2007, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 6–4 at the Centre Georges-Vézina. On November 21, 2007, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 3–2 at the Robert Guertin Centre. Since the tournament began in 2003, the QMJHL All-stars have won six games, the Russian Selects have four wins.

Playoffs

The top nine teams from the Telus division, and top seven teams from the Eastern division qualified for the playoffs. The ninth place team in the Telus division qualified in the Eastern division, and ranked by regular season points. All series will be best-of-seven. Divisions will cross over in the semifinals.

Overview
Division quarterfinals Division semifinals Semifinals Finals
            
E1 Halifax 4
E8† Victoriaville 2
E1 Halifax 4
E4 Cape Breton 1
E4 Cape Breton 4
E5 Lewiston 2
E1 Halifax 0
Eastern Division
T3 Gatineau 4
E2 Saint John 4
E7 P.E.I. 0
E2 Saint John 4
E3 Acadie-Bathurst 2
E3 Acadie-Bathurst 4
E6 St. John's 2
T3 Gatineau 4
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 1
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
T8 Val-d'Or 0
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
T7 Rimouski 0
T2 Baie-Comeau 1
T7 Rimouski 4
T1 Rouyn-Noranda 4
Telus Division
E2 Saint John 0
T3 Gatineau 4
T6 Shawinigan 1
T3 Gatineau 4
T5 Québec 1
T4 Chicoutimi 2
T5 Québec 4

†Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.

Telus Division
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Val-d'Or
DateAwayHome
March 21Val-d'Or 38 Rouyn-Noranda
March 22Val-d'Or 09 Rouyn-Noranda
March 25Rouyn-Noranda 61 Val-d'Or
March 26(OT) Rouyn-Noranda 54 Val-d'Or
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0
Baie-Comeau vs. Rimouski
DateAwayHome
March 22Rimouski 30 Baie-Comeau
March 23Rimouski 25 Baie-Comeau
March 25Baie-Comeau 12 Rimouski (OT)
March 27Baie-Comeau 13 Rimouski
March 29Rimouski 52 Baie-Comeau
Rimouski wins 4–1
Gatineau vs. Shawinigan
DateAwayHome
March 21Shawinigan 34 Gatineau
March 22Shawinigan 39 Gatineau
March 25Gatineau 15 Shawinigan
March 26Gatineau 62 Shawinigan
March 28Shawinigan 25 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–1
Chicoutimi vs. Québec
DateAwayHome
March 21(OT) Québec 21 Chicoutimi
March 22Québec 110 Chicoutimi
March 25Chicoutimi 16 Québec
March 26Chicoutimi 15 Québec
March 28Québec 17 Chicoutimi
March 31Chicoutimi 13 Québec
Québec wins 4–2

Eastern Division
Halifax vs. Victoriaville
DateAwayHome
March 21Victoriaville 26 Halifax
March 22Victoriaville 111 Halifax
March 26Halifax 13 Victoriaville
March 27Halifax 23 Victoriaville
March 29Halifax 72 Victoriaville
March 31Victoriaville 07 Halifax
Halifax wins 4–2
Saint John vs. P.E.I.
DateAwayHome
March 21P.E.I. 410 Saint John
March 22P.E.I. 37 Saint John
March 25Saint John 64 P.E.I.
March 26Saint John 63 P.E.I.
Saint John wins 4–0
Acadie-Bathurst vs. St. John's
DateAwayHome
March 21St. John's 58 Acadie-Bathurst
March 22St. John's 45 Acadie-Bathurst
March 25Acadie-Bathurst 56 St. John's
March 26Acadie-Bathurst 16 St. John's
March 28Acadie-Bathurst 72 St. John's
March 31St. John's 34 Acadie-Bathurst
Acadie-Bathurst wins 4–2
Cape Breton vs. Lewiston
DateAwayHome
March 21Lewiston 38 Cape Breton
March 22Lewiston 03 Cape Breton
March 25Cape Breton 12 Lewiston
March 26Cape Breton 41 Lewiston
March 28Cape Breton 25 Lewiston
March 31Lewiston 12 Cape Breton (OT)
Cape Breton wins 4–2

Telus Division
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Rimouski
DateAwayHome
April 4Rimouski 34 Rouyn-Noranda (OT)
April 5Rimouski 1 2 Rouyn-Noranda (OT2)
April 8Rouyn-Noranda 43 Rimouski
April 9Rouyn-Noranda 61 Rimouski
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0
Gatineau vs. Québec
DateAwayHome
April 4Québec 13 Gatineau
April 5Québec 25 Gatineau
April 8Gatineau 62 Québec
April 9Gatineau 48 Québec
April 11Québec 25 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–1

Eastern Division
Halifax vs. Cape Breton
DateAwayHome
April 4Cape Breton 24 Halifax
April 5Cape Breton 45 Halifax
April 8(OT3) Halifax 43 Cape Breton
April 9Halifax 34 Cape Breton (OT)
April 11Cape Breton 25 Halifax
Halifax wins 4–1
Saint John vs. Acadie-Bathurst
DateAwayHome
April 4Acadie-Bathurst 34 Saint John
April 5Acadie-Bathurst 25 Saint John
April 8Saint John 24 Acadie-Bathurst
April 9Saint John 50 Acadie-Bathurst
April 12Acadie-Bathurst 64 Saint John
April 13(OT) Saint John 54 Acadie-Bathurst
Saint John wins 4–2

Finals
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Saint John
DateAwayHome
April 18Saint John 35 Rouyn-Noranda
April 19Saint John 57 Rouyn-Noranda
April 22Rouyn-Noranda 81 Saint John
April 23Rouyn-Noranda 54 Saint John
Rouyn-Noranda wins 4–0
Halifax vs. Gatineau
DateAwayHome
April 19(OT) Gatineau 21 Halifax
April 20(OT2) Gatineau 43 Halifax
April 23Halifax 16 Gatineau
April 24Halifax 25 Gatineau
Gatineau wins 4–0

QMJHL Championship
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Gatineau
DateAwayHome
May 2Gatineau 32 Rouyn-Noranda
May 3Gatineau 16 Rouyn-Noranda
May 6Rouyn-Noranda 45 Gatineau (OT)
May 7Rouyn-Noranda 12 Gatineau
May 9Gatineau 73 Rouyn-Noranda
Gatineau wins 4–1

All-star teams
First team
Second team
Rookie team

Trophies and awards
Team
Player
Executive

See also

References
  1. QMHL archives — QMJHL launches 39th season
  2. "QMHL archives — TELUS support of Quebec Major Junior Hockey League brings the excitement of junior hockey to the palm of client's hands". Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
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