1988–89 QMJHL season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1988–89 QMJHL season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

was the 20th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

. The QMJHL first awards the end-of-season honours of the "Rookie All-star team" to first year players.

The Quebec Remparts

Québec Remparts

There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...

franchise returned as Longueuil Collège Français

Verdun Collège Français

Verdun Collège Français were a junior ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. They were members of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1991 to 1994. Collège Français resurrected the dormant Quebec Remparts franchise in 1985 after a three year hiatus, as Longueuil Collège Français...

, bringing the league up to eleven teams. The league dissolved its divisions, and each team played 70 games each in the schedule.

The Trois-Rivières Draveurs

Trois-Rivières Draveurs

The Trois-Rivières Draveurs were a junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was originally known as the Trois-Rivières Ducs and were a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969...

finished first overall in the regular season, winning their third Jean Rougeau Trophy

Jean Rougeau Trophy

The Jean Rougeau Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that records the most points in the regular season. The trophy was named for former league president Jean Rougeau.-Winners:-External links:* List of trophy winners....

. The Laval Titan

Laval Titan

The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:...

won their first President's Cup

President's Cup (QMJHL)

The President's Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion.--Winners—Teams that went on to win the Memorial Cup are listed in bold font.-External links:* List of trophy winners....

since changing the name from the Laval Voisins, by defeating the Victoriaville Tigres

Victoriaville Tigres

The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.-History:...

in the finals.

Team changes

The dormant Quebec Remparts
Québec Remparts
There have been two junior ice hockey franchises known as the Quebec Remparts that played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The first franchise played from 1969 to 1985; the current franchise has played since 1997. Both franchises were based out of Quebec City, Quebec...

are resurrected as Longueuil Collège Français
Verdun Collège Français
Verdun Collège Français were a junior ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. They were members of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1991 to 1994. Collège Français resurrected the dormant Quebec Remparts franchise in 1985 after a three year hiatus, as Longueuil Collège Français...

, playing in Longueuil, Quebec
Longueuil, Quebec
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...

.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Overall	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Trois-Rivières Draveurs Trois-Rivières Draveurs The Trois-Rivières Draveurs were a junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was originally known as the Trois-Rivières Ducs and were a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969...	70	43	25	2	88	378	314
Laval Titan Laval Titan The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:...	70	43	26	1	87	361	292
Hull Olympiques	70	40	25	5	85	329	264
Victoriaville Tigres Victoriaville Tigres The Victoriaville Tigres are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins.-History:...	70	41	27	2	84	320	267
Drummondville Voltigeurs Drummondville Voltigeurs The Drummondville Voltigeurs are a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The franchise was originally granted for the 1982–83 season, and are based out of Drummondville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Centre Marcel Dionne...	70	37	28	5	79	358	303
Saint-Jean Castors	70	33	34	3	69	345	386
Granby Bisons Granby Bisons The Granby Bisons were a junior ice hockey team founded in 1981 after the team moved from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, where they had previously been known as the Sorel Éperviers. The Bisons played at Arena Leonard Grondin in Granby, Quebec. In 1995 they were renamed the Granby Prédateurs. Today they are...	70	32	35	3	67	286	327
Shawinigan Cataractes Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Shawinigan, Quebec. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973–78.The Cataractes play their...	70	31	35	4	66	318	321
Chicoutimi Saguenéens Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Chicoutimi, Quebec . The team plays its home games at the Centre Georges-Vézina.-History:...	70	32	37	1	65	335	348
Longueuil Collège Français Verdun Collège Français Verdun Collège Français were a junior ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec. They were members of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1991 to 1994. Collège Français resurrected the dormant Quebec Remparts franchise in 1985 after a three year hiatus, as Longueuil Collège Français...	70	25	41	4	54	280	332
Verdun Junior Canadiens	70	12	56	2	26	231	387

complete list of standings.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Stephane Morin Stephane Morin Stéphane Morin was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1994 with the Quebec Nordiques and the Vancouver Canucks.-Playing career:...	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	77	109	186	71
Steve Cadieux	Saint-Jean / Shawinigan	70	80	86	166	22
Donald Audette Donald Audette Donald Audette is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.-Playing career:He was drafted in the 9th round of the...	Laval Titan	70	76	85	161	123
Steve Chartrand	Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	74	83	157	46
Steve Larouche Steve Larouche Steve Larouche is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Larouche played two seasons in the National Hockey League split between the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings from 1994–1996...	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	70	51	102	153	53
J. F. Quintin	Shawinigan Cataractes	69	52	100	152	105
Patrick Lebeau Patrick Lebeau Patrick Lebeau is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. He has played professionally in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He is the...	Shawinigan / Saint-Jean	66	62	87	149	89
Jan Alston Jan Alston Jan Alston is a Canadian ice hockey centre currently playing for the HC Lausanne of the National League B....	Saint-Jean Castors	69	58	86	144	115
Michel Picard Michel Picard Michel Picard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Picard played in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, St...	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	66	59	81	140	107
Patrice Tremblay	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	67	70	137	100
Denis Chalifoux	Laval Titan	70	46	91	137	38

Complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

Yves Racine

Yves Racine is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning.-Playing career:Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit...

was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 33 points (3 goals, 30 assists).

Division semifinals

Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 0.
Laval Titan defeated Granby Bisons 4 games to 0.
Hull Olympiques defeated Saint-Jean Castors 4 games to 0.
Victoriaville Tigres defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 0.

Division Finals

Laval Titan defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
Victoriaville Tigres defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1.

Finals

Laval Titan defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 3.

All-star teams

First team

Goalkeeper - Stephane Fiset
Stephane Fiset
Stéphane Fiset is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:Fiset was drafted in the 2nd round 24th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques...

, Victoriaville Tigres
Left defence - Yves Racine
Yves Racine
Yves Racine is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning.-Playing career:Racine was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit...

, Victoriaville Tigres
Right defence - Eric Dubois, Laval Titan
Left winger - Steve Chartrand, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Centreman - Stephane Morin
Stephane Morin
Stéphane Morin was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1994 with the Quebec Nordiques and the Vancouver Canucks.-Playing career:...

, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Right winger - Donald Audette
Donald Audette
Donald Audette is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Florida Panthers.-Playing career:He was drafted in the 9th round of the...

, Laval Titan
Coach - Dany Dube, Trois-Rivières Draveurs

Second team

Goalkeeper - Andre Racicot
Andre Racicot
André Racicot, nicknamed "Red Light" is a retired ice hockey goaltender.Racicot started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens, for whom he played from 1989 to 1993, and won a Stanley Cup with in 1993.Racicot is perhaps unfairly best remembered for his infamous nickname,...

, Granby Bisons
Left defence - Steve Veilleux, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Right defence - Guy Dupuis
Guy Dupuis
Guy Dupuis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He is known for playing fourteen seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the CHL. Dupuis was the last active member of the Komets' 1993 Turner Cup-winning team.-Career:...

, Hull Olympiques
Left winger - Michel Picard
Michel Picard
Michel Picard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Picard played in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, St...

, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Centreman - Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer "J.R." Roenick is a former American professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League . He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 18 NHL...

, Hull Olympiques
Right winger - Eddy Courtenay, Granby Bisons & J. F. Quintin, Shawinigan Cataractes
Coach - Gilbert Perreault
Gilbert Perreault
Gilbert Perreault is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for seventeen seasons with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990. Known for his ability to stickhandle in close quarters, he was regarded as one of the...

, Victoriaville Tigres

Rookie team

Goalkeeper - Felix Potvin
Felix Potvin
Félix "The Cat" Potvin is a former National Hockey League goaltender.-QMJHL career:From 1988 through to 1991 Potvin played with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...

, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Left defence - Karl Dykhuis
Karl Dykhuis
Karl Dykhuis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens....

, Hull Olympiques
Right defence - Yannick Lemay, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Left winger - Pierre Sevigny
Pierre Sévigny (ice hockey)
Pierre Sévigny is a former professional ice hockey player who briefly played in the National Hockey League.-Hockey career:...

, Verdun Junior Canadiens
Centreman - Yanic Perreault
Yanic Perreault
Yanic Perreault is a retired professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Right winger - Marc Rodgers
Marc Rodgers
Marc Rodgers was a professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Detroit Red Wings.- References :...

, Granby Bisons
Coach - Paulin Bordeleau
Paulin Bordeleau
Paulin Joseph Bordeleau is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. He played for France at the 1988 Winter Olympics....

, Laval Titan
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup
President's Cup (QMJHL)
The President's Cup is awarded annually by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion.--Winners—Teams that went on to win the Memorial Cup are listed in bold font.-External links:* List of trophy winners....

- Playoff Champions, Laval Titan
Laval Titan
The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:...
Jean Rougeau Trophy
Jean Rougeau Trophy
The Jean Rougeau Trophy is awarded annually to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team that records the most points in the regular season. The trophy was named for former league president Jean Rougeau.-Winners:-External links:* List of trophy winners....

- Regular Season Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Trois-Rivières Draveurs
The Trois-Rivières Draveurs were a junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was originally known as the Trois-Rivières Ducs and were a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969...
Robert Lebel Trophy
Robert Lebel Trophy
The Robert Lebel Trophy is awarded annually to the team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the lowest goals against average in the regular season.-Winners:-External links:* List of trophy winners....

- Team with best GAA, Hull Olympiques

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