1995–96 QMJHL season

March 2026 1995–96 QMJHL season #003277 #FFFFFF Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hockey Regular season Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996 Playoffs March 19 – May 3, 1996 Playoffs Guy Lafleur Trophy Jason Doig (Prédateurs) Granby Prédateurs (1) Beauport Harfangs 14 Regular season Jean Rougeau Trophy Granby Prédateurs (2) Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Christian Dubé (Sherbrooke Faucons) Jean Béliveau Trophy Daniel Brière (Drummondville Voltigeurs) QMJHL 1994–95 1996–97 1995–96 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Hockey OHL Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996 QMJHL Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996 WHL Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996 60 Memorial Cup Granby Prédateurs (QMHL) 2 Peterborough Petes (OHL) The 1995–96 QMJHL season was the 27th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued to expand eastward, adding an expansion team in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to the eastern Quebec city of Rimouski in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Fourteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Granby Prédateurs finished first overall in the regular season winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their 1st President's Cup, defeating the Beauport Harfangs in the finals. The Prédateurs became the first QMJHL team to win the Memorial Cup in 15 years, by defeating the Peterborough Petes in the finals of the 1996 Memorial Cup tournament. Team changes The Moncton Alpines join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the Dilio Division. The Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to Rimouski, Quebec, becoming the Rimouski Océanic, and switch to the Dilio Division. The Drummondville Voltigeurs switch to the Lebel Division. The Sherbrooke Faucons switch to the Lebel Division. The Granby Bisons are renamed the Granby Prédateurs. 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 Beauport Harfangs 70 37 26 7 81 284 233 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 70 35 29 6 76 274 242 Shawinigan Cataractes 70 35 30 5 75 289 259 Halifax Mooseheads 70 32 36 2 66 258 262 Victoriaville Tigres 70 27 41 2 56 246 289 Rimouski Océanic 70 25 41 4 54 267 317 Moncton Alpines 70 14 48 8 36 215 360 Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Granby Prédateurs 70 56 12 2114 389 191 Hull Olympiques 70 52 16 2106 347 246 Val-d'Or Foreurs 70 39 24 7 85 302 244 Sherbrooke Faucons 70 40 27 3 83 306 263 Drummondville Voltigeurs 70 33 34 3 69 299 274 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 70 23 44 3 49 242 353 Laval Titan Collège Français 70 14 54 2 30 219 404 Complete list of standings. Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Daniel Brière Drummondville Voltigeurs 676796163 84 Christian Dubé Sherbrooke Faucons 625293145105Étienne Beaudry Sherbrooke Faucons 705585140 55 Martin Menard Hull Olympiques 706176137 125 Martin Chouinard Granby Prédateurs 63528213470 Allan Sirois Rimouski Océanic 695968127172 Jean-Guy Trudel Hull Olympiques 70507112196Xavier Delisle Granby Prédateurs 674575120 45 Frederic Chartier Beauport Harfangs 62497112081 Benoit Gratton Laval / Granby 653385118227 Complete scoring statistics. Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP TOI W L GA SO SV% GAA Frederic Deschênes Granby Prédateurs 47 3206 34 7 110 2 .899 2.63 Martin Biron Beauport Harfangs 55 3206 29 17 152 1 .897 2.84 Marc Denis Chicoutimi Saguenéens 51 2955 23 22 157 2 .891 3.19 José Théodore Hull Olympiques 48 2808 33 11 158 0 .889 3.38 Pierre-Luc Therrien Drummondville Voltigeurs 37 2073 15 17 117 1 .894 3.39 Playoffs Xavier Delisle was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 40 points (13 goals, 27 assists). Divisional round-robin Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against Dilio Division standings GP W L T Pts GF GA Victoriaville Tigres 6510102421 Beauport Harfangs 6420 82416 Rimouski Océanic 6330 62124 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 6330 63225 Shawinigan Cataractes 6240 41823 Halifax Mooseheads 6150 21929 Lebel Division standings GP W L T Pts GF GA Granby Prédateurs 6510103914 Hull Olympiques 6420 83024 Val-d'Or Foreurs 6420 82220 Saint-Hyacinthe Laser ‡ 7340 62024 Sherbrooke Faucons ‡ 7250 41731 Drummondville Voltigeurs 6150 22843 ‡ Saint-Hyacinthe Laser defeated Sherbrooke Faucons in a one-game playoff to determine 4th place in the round-robin standings. Playoffs Bracket L1 Granby 4 L4 Saint-Hyacinthe 1 D1 Victoriaville 2 D4 Chicoutimi 4 L2 Hull 4 L3 Val-d'Or 3 D2 Beauport 4 D3 Rimouski 0 L1 Granby 4 D4 Chicoutimi 1 L2 Hull 1 D2 Beauport 4 L1 Granby 4 D2 Beauport 1 All-star teams First team Goaltender – Frederic Deschênes, Granby Prédateurs Left defence – Denis Gauthier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Right defence – Stephane Robidas, Shawinigan Cataractes Left winger – Daniel Goneau, Granby Prédateurs Centreman – Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons Right winger – Frederic Chartier, Beauport Harfangs Coach – Jean Pronovost, Shawinigan Cataractes Second team Goaltender – José Théodore, Hull Olympiques Left defence – Jan Nemecek, Hull Olympiques Right defence – DD/RD Francis Bouillon, Granby Prédateurs Left winger – Jean-Guy Trudel, Hull Olympiques Centreman – Danny Brière, Drummondville Voltigeurs Right winger – Xavier Delisle, Granby Prédateurs Coach – Robert Mongrain, Hull Olympiques Rookie team Goaltender – Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres Left defence – Mario Larocque, Hull Olympiques Right defence – Colin White, Hull Olympiques Left winger – Pierre Dagenais, Victoriaville Tigres Centreman – Patrick Grandmaitre, Victoriaville Tigres Right winger – Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques Coach – Gaston Therrien, Rimouski Océanic List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars. Trophies and awards Team President's Cup – Playoff Champions, Granby Prédateurs Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions, Granby Prédateurs Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA, Granby Prédateurs Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP, Jason Doig, Granby Prédateurs Ford Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs Ford Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Christian Laflamme, Beauport Harfangs AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total, Daniel Goneau, Granby Prédateurs Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Frederic Deschenes, Granby Prédateurs Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Denis Gauthier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Jean-Pierre Dumont, Val-d'Or Foreurs New Faces Cup – Rookie of the Year, not awarded Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pavel Rosa, Hull Olympiques Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Mathieu Garon, Victoriaville Tigres Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Danny Briere, Drummondville Voltigeurs Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Marc Denis, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year, Christian Dubé, Sherbrooke Faucons Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year, Jean Pronovost, Shawinigan Cataractes John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year, Andre Jolicoeur, Rimouski Océanic St-Clair Group Plaque – Marketing Director of the Year, Éric Forest, Rimouski Océanic See also 1996 Memorial Cup 1996 NHL entry draft 1995–96 OHL season 1995–96 WHL season References Official QMJHL website www.hockeydb.com/ 1994–95 QMJHL season 1996–97 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL