1987–88 QMJHL season

The 1987–88 QMJHL season was the 19th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. Patrice Lefebvre of the Shawinigan Cataractes becomes the last player in Canadian Hockey League history to record a 200-point season. The Hull Olympiques finished first overall in the regular season, winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their second President's Cup, defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the finals.

Team changes

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Teams

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1987–88 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Division Team City Arena
Dilio Chicoutimi Saguenéens Chicoutimi, Quebec Centre Georges-Vézina
Drummondville Voltigeurs Drummondville, Quebec Drummondville Civic Centre
Shawinigan Cataractes Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan Municipal Auditorium
Trois-Rivières Draveurs Trois-Rivières, Quebec Colisée de Trois-Rivières
Victoriaville Tigres Victoriaville, Quebec Colisée des Bois-Francs
Lebel Granby Bisons Granby, Quebec Aréna Léonard-Grondin
Hull Olympiques Hull, Quebec Robert Guertin Arena
Laval Titan Laval, Quebec Colisée de Laval
Saint-Jean Castors Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Colisée de St-Jean
Verdun Junior Canadiens Verdun, Quebec Verdun Auditorium

Map of teams

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Dilio Division Lebel Division

Final standings

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

Dilio Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 70 38 31 1 77 352 318
Drummondville Voltigeurs 70 35 31 4 74 341 327
Victoriaville Tigres 70 33 31 6 72 298 293
Shawinigan Cataractes 70 30 37 3 63 387 381
Trois-Rivières Draveurs 70 27 37 6 60 338 366
Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Hull Olympiques 70 43 23 4 90 380 394
Laval Titan 70 43 25 2 88 385 346
Saint-Jean Castors 70 41 26 3 85 346 283
Granby Bisons 70 23 44 3 49 294 370
Verdun Junior Canadiens 70 19 47 4 42 285 428

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Patrice Lefebvre Shawinigan Cataractes 70 64 136 200 142
Stéphan Lebeau Shawinigan Cataractes 67 94 94 188 66
Marc Saumier Hull Olympiques 59 52 114 166 177
Patrice Tremblay Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 72 75 147 83
Daniel Maurice Chicoutimi Saguenéens 69 56 90 146 150
François Guay Laval Titan 66 60 84 144 142
Benoît Brunet Hull Olympiques 62 54 89 143 131
Terry MacLean Trois-Rivières Draveurs 69 52 91 143 44
Sylvain Couturier Laval Titan 67 70 67 137 115
Martin Gélinas Hull Olympiques 65 63 68 131 74

Playoffs

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Marc Saumier was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists).

Division semifinals
  • Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 2.
  • Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1.
  • Hull Olympiques defeated Granby Bisons 4 games to 1.
  • Laval Titan defeated Saint-Jean Castors 4 games to 3.
Division Finals
  • Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1.
  • Hull Olympiques defeated Laval Titan 4 games to 3.
Finals
  • Hull Olympiques defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 3.

All-star teams

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First team
Second team
  • Goaltender – Jason Glickman, Hull Olympiques
  • Left defence – Éric Tremblay, Drummondville Voltigeurs
  • Right defence – Steve Veilleux, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
  • Left winger – Yves Gaucher, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
  • Centreman – Stéphan Lebeau, Shawinigan Cataractes
  • Right winger – Patrice Tremblay, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
  • Coach – Guy Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres
  • List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

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Team
Player

See also

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References

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Preceded by QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
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