2015–16 QMJHL season
The 2015–16 QMJHL season is the 47th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The regular season began on September 10, 2015, and ended on March 19, 2016.
The playoffs began shortly after the end of the regular season, and ended on May 12, 2016; the winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, was awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2016 Memorial Cup held at ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. The Red Deer Rebels of the WHL have qualified for the tournament as the host team.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title| Maritimes Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 258 | 222 | 3 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 268 | 250 | 6 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 286 | 237 | 7 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 227 | 232 | 9 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 224 | 254 | 14 |
| Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 193 | 277 | 17 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 281 | 220 | 2 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 208 | 203 | 8 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 223 | 217 | 10 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 246 | 249 | 11 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 205 | 258 | 12 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 14 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 147 | 302 | 18 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| y-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 302 | 181 | 1 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 293 | 197 | 4 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 46 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 250 | 173 | 5 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 171 | 201 | 13 |
| x-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 207 | 241 | 15 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 189 | 264 | 16 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Conor Garland | Moncton Wildcats | 62 | 39 | 89 | 128 | 97 |
| Francis Perron | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 62 | 41 | 66 | 107 | 38 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 62 | 42 | 57 | 99 | 112 |
| Alexis D'Aoust | Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 44 | 54 | 98 | 22 |
| Vitalii Abramov | Gatineau Olympiques | 63 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 36 |
| Anthony Beauregard | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 67 | 30 | 63 | 93 | 62 |
| Nicolas Roy | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 63 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 71 |
| Michael Carcone | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 66 | 47 | 42 | 89 | 80 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 65 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 42 |
| Michael Joly | Rimouski/Cape Breton | 60 | 47 | 41 | 88 | 38 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Chase Marchand | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 38 | 2154 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 2 | .911 | 2.42 |
| Mathieu Bellemare | Gatineau Olympiques | 43 | 2497 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 4 | .901 | 2.43 |
| Mark Grametbauer | Blainville-Boisbriand/Gatineau | 33 | 1863 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 2 | .897 | 2.48 |
| Julio Billia | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 49 | 2707 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 118 | 1 | .919 | 2.62 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 47 | 2710 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 3 | .901 | 2.63 |
2016 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (16) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (15) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
(4) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (12) Quebec Remparts
(6) Moncton Wildcats vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres
(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(8) Rimouski Océanic vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
Quarter-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (13) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(5) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats
Semi-finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (6) Moncton Wildcats
(2) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (3) Saint John Sea Dogs
President's Cup Finals
(1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (2) Shawinigan Cataractes
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Francis Perron | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 18 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 16 |
| Dmytro Timashov | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 40 |
| Alexis D'Aoust | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 |
| Sam Povorozniouk | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 |
| Timo Meier | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 |
| Anthony-John Greer | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 28 |
| Gabriel Gagne | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 |
| Samuel Girard | Shawinigan Cataractes | 21 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 4 |
| Thomas Chabot | Saint John Sea Dogs | 17 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Chase Marchand | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 19 | 1068 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 6 | .946 | 1.35 |
| Mathieu Bellemare | Gatineau Olympiques | 9 | 489 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .913 | 2.21 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 11 | 685 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .925 | 2.45 |
| Etienne Montpetit | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 6 | 410 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .885 | 2.78 |
| Keven Bouchard | Moncton Wildcats | 17 | 1054 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 0 | .909 | 2.79 |
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards
- President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team that scored the most goals: Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Gatineau Olympiques
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Conor Garland, Moncton Wildcats
- Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Francis Perron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Chase Marchand, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Shawn Ouellette-St-Amant, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Allan Carron, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
- RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
- Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Mathieu Bellemare, Gatineau Olympiques
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Samuel Girard, Shawinigan Cataractes
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Laberge, Rimouski Océanic
- Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Alexis D'Aoust, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
- Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Gilles Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year:
- Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year:
All-Star Teams
- Étienne Montpetit, Goaltender, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Philippe Myers, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Francis Perron, Left Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Conor Garland, Right Wing, Moncton Wildcats
- Julio Billia, Goaltender, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Jeremy Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Anthony Beauregard, Centre, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Pierre-Luc Dubois, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
- Alexis D'Aoust, Right Wing, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Mathieu Bellemare, Goaltender, Gatineau Olympiques
- Zachary Lauzon, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Pascal Corbeil, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Antoine Morand, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- Maxime Comtois, Left Wing, Victoriaville Tigres
- Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques