2004–05 QMJHL season

The 2004–05 QMJHL season was the 36th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL inaugurates the Guy Carbonneau Trophy, awarded to the league's "Best Defensive Forward," and the Kevin Lowe Trophy, awarded to the league's "Best Defensive Defenceman." Sixteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule.

Sidney Crosby was the league's top scorer, regular season MVP, Playoff leading scorer, and playoff MVP. Crosby helped lead the Rimouski Océanic on a 28-game unbeaten streak to close out the season, and finishing first overall in the regular season winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy. Rimouski extended its unbeaten streak to 35 games in the playoffs, and lost only once, en route to winning their second President's Cup, defeating the Halifax Mooseheads in the finals.

2004 QMJHL Entry Draft

First round picks
  • 1 James Sheppard (W) 1988-04-25
  • 2 Alex Lamontagne (D) 1988-04-07
  • 3 Jason Legault (D) 1988-02-23
  • 4 Benjamin Breault (C) 1988-02-21
  • 5 Pier-Alexandre Poulin (C) 1988-02-18
  • 6 Henrick Lavoie (W) 1988-01-14
  • 7 Peter-James Corsi (C) 1988-08-03
  • 8 Jonathan Bernier (G) 1988-08-07
  • 9 Yannick Riendeau (W) 1988-06-18
  • 10 Maxime Tanguay (C) 1988-11-16
  • 11 Alex Biega (D) 1988-04-04
  • 12 Guillaume Durand (D) 1988-02-02
  • 13 Pascal Boutin (D) 1988-05-14
  • 14 Wesley Welcher (C) 1987-09-14
  • 15 Maxim Noreau (D) 1987-05-24
  • 16 Nicolas Blanchard (C) 1987-05-31

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Western Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
y-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies70312311578266244
x-Shawinigan Cataractes70312512276199188
x-Gatineau Olympiques7033285475216237
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs7028279671215217
x-Victoriaville Tigres7026364460186254
Val-d'Or Foreurs70213710254189236
Eastern Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
y-Rimouski Océanic7045175398333239
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens7038196789264217
x-Quebec Remparts7038225586267205
x-Lewiston Maineiacs7032308072214209
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar7024375457208280
Atlantic Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
y-Halifax Mooseheads70421610296242172
x-Moncton Wildcats7037238284206175
x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles7032278375206195
P.E.I. Rocket7024397055198260
Acadie-Bathurst Titan7018427346163244
y-received first-round bye
x-made playoffs

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sidney CrosbyRimouski Océanic626610216884
Dany RoussinRimouski Océanic69546211666
Marc-Antoine PouliotRimouski Océanic70456911483
Maxime BoisclairChicoutimi Saguenéens70515710884
David DesharnaisChicoutimi Saguenéens6832659739
Stanislav LascekChicoutimi Saguenéens5318729092
Alex BourretLewiston Maineiacs65315586172
Alexandre PicardLewiston Maineiacs65404585160
Josh HennessyQuebec Remparts6835508539
Brent AubinRouyn-Noranda Huskies7041438478

Canada-Russia Challenge

The 2004 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by Quebec City and Montreal. On November 21, 2004, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 4–3 in a shootout (2–0) at the Colisée Pepsi. On November 22, 2004, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 4–3 in a shootout (3–0) at the Bell Centre. Since the tournament began in 2003, the Russian Selects had an all-time record of 3 wins and 1 loss versus the QMJHL All-stars.

Playoffs

Each regular season division winner received a first round bye, and ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd overall. Remaining teams were ranked 4th to 13th, regardless of division.

Sidney Crosby was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists).

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
       
  1 Rimouski 4  
    10 Lewiston 0  
7 Shawinigan 0
10 Lewiston 4  
  1 Rimouski 4  
  4 Chicoutimi 1  
4 Chicoutimi 4  
13 Baie-Comeau 2  
  4 Chicoutimi 4
    5 Quebec 2  
5 Quebec 4
12 Victoriaville 3  
  1 Rimouski 4
  2 Halifax 0
       
       
  2 Halifax 4
    8 Gatineau 1  
8 Gatineau 4
9 Cape Breton 1  
  2 Halifax 4
  3 Rouyn-Noranda 0  
       
       
  3 Rouyn-Noranda 4
    6 Moncton 2  
6 Moncton 4
11 Drummondville 2  

All-star teams

Coaches were no longer named to all-star teams as of the 2004–05 season.

First team
  • Goaltender - Julien Ellis, Shawinigan Cataractes
  • Left defence - Nicolas Marcotte, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
  • Right defence - Mario Scalzo, Victoriaville Tigres / Rimouski Océanic
  • Left winger - Maxime Boisclair, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
  • Centreman - Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Rimouski Océanic
  • Right winger - Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
Second team
Rookie team

Trophies and awards
Team
Player
Executive

See also

References

Further reading
Preceded by
2003–04 QMJHL season		 QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
2005–06 QMJHL season
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