Canadian junior ice hockey season
The 1997–98 QMJHL season was the 29th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Quebec Remparts name was revived after twelve years when the Beauport Harfangs changed identities. The QMJHL continued to grow in eastern markets, with an expansion team in Baie-Comeau and the relocating of the Granby Prédateurs to Cape Breton.
The league inaugurated the Philips Plaque, awarded to the player with the best faceoff percentage. The Ford Cups were renamed the Telus Cups, one each for the offensive and defensive players of the year.
Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy, since the original name was revived. The Val-d'Or Foreurs won their first President's Cup, defeating the Rimouski Océanic in the finals.
Team changes
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Playoffs
Jean-Pierre Dumont was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 46 points (31 goals, 15 assists).
- Division quarterfinals
- Quebec Remparts defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 0.
- Rimouski Océanic defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 1.
- Moncton Wildcats defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2.
- Hull Olympiques defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 2.
- Laval Titan Collège Français defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 2.
- Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
- Division semifinals - Round-robin
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
‡ Laval Titan Collège Français defeated Hull Olympiques in a one-game playoff to determine 2nd place in the round-robin standings.
- Division finals
- Rimouski Océanic defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 2.
- Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Laval Titan Collège Français 4 games to 1.
- League finals
- Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 0.
All-star teams
- First team
- Second team
- Rookie team
Trophies and awards
- Team
- Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Ramzi Abid, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Ramzi Abid, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Jean-Pierre Dumont, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Pierre Dagenais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
- AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres
- Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Eric Demers, Victoriaville Tigres
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Derrick Walser, Rimouski Océanic
- Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Vincent Lecavalier, Rimouski Océanic
- RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Tezikov, Moncton Wildcats
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Simon Laliberte, Moncton Wildcats
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres
- Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Michel Tremblay, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Executive
See also
References
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