2016–17 QMJHL season
The 2016–17 QMJHL season is the 48th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The regular season began on September 22, 2016, and ended on March 18, 2017.
The playoffs began on March 23, 2017, and ended on May 10. The winning team, the Saint John Sea Dogs, were awarded the President's Cup and a berth in the 2017 Memorial Cup tournament, which was held at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario from May 19–28, 2017.
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 |
| xyz-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 287 | 180 | 1 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 303 | 214 | 4 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 284 | 242 | 6 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 270 | 230 | 7 |
| x-Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 229 | 259 | 15 |
| Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 170 | 356 | 18 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 258 | 184 | 3 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 206 | 205 | 8 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 78 | 230 | 231 | 9 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 187 | 237 | 11 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 203 | 230 | 13 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 229 | 255 | 16 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 272 | 181 | 2 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 224 | 171 | 5 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 234 | 253 | 10 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 214 | 263 | 12 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 28 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 210 | 265 | 14 |
| Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 214 | 268 | 17 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Vitalii Abramov | Gatineau Olympiques | 66 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 76 |
| Quinn Adams | Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 24 |
| Francois Beauchemin | Val-d'Or/Charlottetown | 69 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 76 |
| Filip Chlapik | Charlottetown Islanders | 57 | 34 | 57 | 91 | 98 |
| Giovanni Fiore | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 61 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 42 |
| Christophe Boivin | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 44 |
| Alexandre Goulet | Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 58 |
| Matthew Highmore | Saint John Sea Dogs | 64 | 34 | 55 | 89 | 46 |
| Maxime Fortier | Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 20 |
| Nico Hischier | Halifax Mooseheads | 57 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 24 |
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 |
| Francis Leclerc | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 30 | 1664 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 4 | .908 | 2.31 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 41 | 2226 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 6 | .907 | 2.40 |
| Mikhail Denisov | Shawinigan Cataractes | 52 | 3009 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | .909 | 2.45 |
| Callum Booth | Saint John Sea Dogs | 47 | 2668 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 4 | .911 | 2.59 |
| Samuel Harvey | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 43 | 2499 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 3 | .900 | 2.62 |
2017 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (16) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (15) Halifax Mooseheads
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (12) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (11) Quebec Remparts
(7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (10) Gatineau Olympiques
(8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Victoriaville Tigres
Quarter-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (14) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Semi-finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
President's Cup Finals
(1) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mathieu Joseph | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 14 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 20 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| Matthew Highmore | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 |
| Thomas Chabot | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 |
| Spencer Smallman | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 19 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 26 |
| Nicolas Roy | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 |
| Dmitry Zhukenov | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 17 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
| Daniel Sprong | Charlottetown Islanders | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
| Jean-Christophe Beaudin | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 |
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 |
| Callum Booth | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 1115:10 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 4 | .923 | 1.67 |
| Samuel Montembeault | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 18 | 1017:07 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 0 | .910 | 2.35 |
| Mark Grametbauer | Charlottetown Islanders | 12 | 702:14 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .913 | 2.56 |
| Olivier Tremblay | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 8 | 456:46 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .900 | 2.76 |
| Tristan Berube | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 | 315:31 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .917 | 2.85 |
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards
- President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
- Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea Dogs
- Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Charlottetown Islanders
- Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
- Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Vitalii Abramov, Gatineau Olympiques
- Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Francis Leclerc, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Nicolas Roy, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Zachary Lauzon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
- RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
- Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Nico Hischier, Halifax Mooseheads
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jared McIsaac, Halifax Mooseheads
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Hugo Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Samuel Labarge, Rimouski Océanic
- Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Antoine Samuel, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Thomas Chabot, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Danny Flynn, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year:
- Jean Sawyer Trophy – Marketing Director of the Year:
All-Star Teams
- Mikhail Denisov, Goaltender, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Thomas Chabot, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Samuel Girard, Defenceman, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Nicolas Roy, Centre, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Giovanni Fiore, Left Wing, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
- Vitalii Abramov, Right Wing, Gatineau Olympiques
- Samuel Montembeault, Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Guillaume Brisebois, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
- Simon Bourque, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Filip Chlapik, Centre, Charlottetown Islanders
- Christophe Boivin, Left Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- Mathieu Joseph, Right Wing, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Alexis Gravel, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
- Jared McIsaac, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
- Xavier Bouchard, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Nico Hischier, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads
- Anderson Macdonald, Left Wing, Sherbrooke Phoenix
- Ivan Kosorenkov, Right Wing, Victoriaville Tigres