1998–99 QMJHL season

The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques 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

Dilio Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Quebec Remparts7051136108316207
Halifax Mooseheads704620496298206
Acadie–Bathurst Titan704225387315255
Moncton Wildcats703825781257235
Rimouski Océanic703032868270263
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles702244448226272
Baie-Comeau Drakkar701844844208297
Chicoutimi Saguenéens702048242200344
Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Shawinigan Cataractes704422492275212
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies7036231183314261
Victoriaville Tigres703430674275253
Sherbrooke Castors703134567268272
Val-d'Or Foreurs703035565312319
Hull Olympiques702338955276298
Drummondville Voltigeurs701848440233349

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mike RibeiroRouyn-Noranda Huskies6967100167137
James DesmaraisRouyn-Noranda Huskies666273135127
Jérôme TremblayRouyn-Noranda Huskies69389413236
Brad RichardsRimouski Océanic59399213155
Ladislav NagyHalifax Mooseheads637155126148
Simon GagnéQuebec Remparts61507012042
Benoît DusablonVal-d'Or Foreurs67427411663
Patrick GrandmaîtreVictoriaville Tigres703778115139
Mathieu BenoîtChicoutimi / Acadie-Bathurst68624710934
Eric ChouinardQuebec Remparts62505910956

Playoffs

Mathieu Benoît was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists).

  Division Quarterfinals Division Semifinals Division Finals President's Cup Final
                                     
 
  D1 Quebec 4  
    D4 Rimouski 3  
D4 Moncton 0
D5 Rimouski 4  
  D1 Quebec 2  
Dillo Division
  D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4  
 
 
  D2 Halifax 1
    D3 Acadie Bathurst 4  
D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4
D6 Cape Breton 1  
  D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4
  L6 Hull 3
 
 
  L2 Rouyn-Noranda 4
    L4 Sherbrooke 3  
L4 Sherbrooke 4
L5 Val-d'Or 2  
  L2 Rouyn-Noranda 0
Lebel Division
  L6 Hull 4  
 
 
  L1 Shawinigan 2
    L6 Hull 4  
L3 Victoriaville 2
L6 Hull 4  

All-star teams

First team
Second team
  • Goaltender – Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
  • Left defence – Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts
  • Right defence – Dmitri Tolkunov, Quebec Remparts
  • Left winger – David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres
  • Centreman – Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts
  • Right winger – Mathieu Benoît, Chicoutimi Saguenéens / Acadie-Bathurst Titan
  • Coach – Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes
Rookie team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player
Executive

See also

References

Preceded by
1997–98 QMJHL season
QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
1999–2000 QMJHL season
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