1999–2000 QMJHL season
Canadian junior ice hockey season
The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The league grants the Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in Quebec . The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for its conferences. The Lebel conference is split into the West and Central divisions, and the Dilio Conference is split into the East and Maritime divisions.
The overtime loss statistic is adopted by the Canadian Hockey League . The QMJHL had previously experiment with a single point awarded for an overtime loss in the 1984–85 QMJHL season . Sixteen teams played seventy-two games each in the schedule.
Brad Richards of the Rimouski Océanic is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Richards helped Rimouski finish first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy , and their first President's Cup , defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.
Team changes
The Montreal Rocket join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the West Division of the Lebel Conference.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Lebel Conference
Dilio Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player
Team
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Brad Richards
Rimouski Océanic
63
71
115
186
69
Ramzi Abid
Acadie-Bathurst / Halifax
72
67
91
158
209
Simon Gamache
Val-d'Or Foreurs
72
64
79
143
74
Benoît Dusablon
Val-d'Or / Halifax
72
47
88
135
63
Marc-André Thinel
Victoriaville Tigres
71
59
73
132
55
Jonathan Roy
Drummondville / Moncton
73
64
61
125
50
Carl Mallette
Victoriaville Tigres
69
49
76
125
97
Brandon Reid
Halifax Mooseheads
62
44
80
124
10
Jérôme Tremblay
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
71
46
70
116
83
Dominic Forget
Shawinigan Cataractes
67
38
78
116
28
Playoffs
Brad Richards was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists).
Conference Quarterfinals
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
President's Cup Final
D1
Rimouski
4
D4
Halifax
0
D4
Halifax
4
D5
Baie-Comeau
2
D1
Rimouski
4
D2
Moncton
1
D2
Moncton
4
D7
Acadie-Bathurst
0
D2
Moncton
4
D3
Quebec
3
D3
Quebec
4
D6
Cape Breton
0
D1
Rimouski
4
L1
Hull
1
L1
Hull
4
L5
Rouyn-Noranda
2
L4
Sherbrooke
1
L5
Rouyn-Noranda
4
L1
Hull
4
L3
Drummondville
0
L2
Shawinigan
4
L7
Victoriaville
2
L2
Shawinigan
3
L3
Drummondville
4
L3
Drummondville
4
L6
Montreal
1
All-star teams
First team
Second team
Goaltender – Maxime Ouellet , Quebec Remparts
Left defence – François Beauchemin , Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats
Right defence – Jonathan Gauthier, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Left winger – Simon Gamache , Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centreman – Brandon Reid , Halifax Mooseheads
Right winger – Mathieu Benoît, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats
Coach – Jean Pronovost , Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Rookie team
Trophies and awards
Team
Player
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Telus Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Telus Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Simon Lajeunesse , Moncton Wildcats
AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Philips Plaque – Best faceoff percentage, Éric Pinoul, Sherbrooke Castors
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Simon Lajeunesse , Moncton Wildcats
Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Michel Periard , Rimouski Océanic
Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Antoine Vermette , Victoriaville Tigres
RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery , Montreal Rocket
Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery , Montreal Rocket
Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kirill Safronov , Quebec Remparts
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Jonathan Roy, Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Simon Gamache , Val-d'Or Foreurs
Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Yanick Lehoux , Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year, Brad Richards , Rimouski Océanic
Executive
See also
References
Maritimes Division East Division West Division Trophies