2004–05 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 May 2025 2004–05 QMJHL season #003277 #FFFFFF Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hockey Regular season September 11, 2003 – March 14, 2004 Playoffs March 19 – May 9, 2004 Playoffs Guy Lafleur Trophy Sidney Crosby (Océanic) Rimouski Océanic (2) Halifax Mooseheads 16 Draft James Sheppard Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Regular season Jean Rougeau Trophy Rimouski Océanic (2) Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) Jean Béliveau Trophy Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) QMJHL 2003–04 2005–06 2004–05 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Hockey OHL September 23, 2004 – March 20, 2005 QMJHL September 16, 2004 – March 20, 2005 WHL September 24, 2004 – March 20, 2005 60 David Branch Player of the Year Award Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) (QMJHL) CHL Top Scorer Award Sidney Crosby (Rimouski Océanic) (QMJHL) Memorial Cup London Knights (OHL) 1 Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL) 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 Source:http://38.108.70.85/lang_en/index.php?page=457745123&id_seance=1 Bienvenue sur le site Internet officiel de la LHJMQ 38.108.70.85 13 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152623/http://38.108.70.85/lang_en/index.php?page=457745123&id_seance=1 25 April 2012 dead 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 Huskies 70312311578266244 x-Shawinigan Cataractes 70312512276199188 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 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 Sidney Crosby Rimouski Océanic 6266102 168 84 Dany Roussin Rimouski Océanic 695462 116 66 Marc-Antoine Pouliot Rimouski Océanic 704569 114 83 Maxime Boisclair Chicoutimi Saguenéens 705157 108 84 David Desharnais Chicoutimi Saguenéens 683265 97 39 Stanislav Lascek Chicoutimi Saguenéens 531872 90 92 Alex Bourret Lewiston Maineiacs 653155 86 172Alexandre Picard Lewiston Maineiacs 654045 85 160 Josh Hennessy Quebec Remparts 683550 8539 Brent Aubin Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 704143 84 78 complete scoring statistics 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 7 Shawinigan 0 10 Lewiston 4 4 Chicoutimi 4 13 Baie-Comeau 2 5 Quebec 4 12 Victoriaville 3 8 Gatineau 4 9 Cape Breton 1 6 Moncton 4 11 Drummondville 2 1 Rimouski 4 10 Lewiston 0 4 Chicoutimi 4 5 Quebec 2 2 Halifax 4 8 Gatineau 1 3 Rouyn-Noranda 4 6 Moncton 2 1 Rimouski 4 4 Chicoutimi 1 2 Halifax 4 3 Rouyn-Noranda 0 1 Rimouski 4 2 Halifax 0 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 Goaltender - Corey Crawford, Moncton Wildcats Left defence - Sam Roberts, Gatineau Olympiques Right defence - Alexandre Picard, Lewiston Maineiacs Left winger - Dany Roussin, Rimouski Océanic Centreman - David Desharnais, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Right winger - Alex Bourret, Lewiston Maineiacs Rookie team Goaltender - Maxime Joyal, Quebec Remparts Left defence - Oskars Bartulis, Moncton Wildcats Right defence - Kris Letang, Val-d'Or Foreurs Left winger - Vyacheslav Trukhno, P.E.I. Rocket Centreman - Derick Brassard, Drummondville Voltigeurs Right winger - Alexander Radulov, Quebec Remparts List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars. Trophies and awards Team President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Rimouski Océanic Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Rimouski Océanic Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals, Rimouski Océanic Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Halifax Mooseheads Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Martin Houle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Julien Ellis, Shawinigan Cataractes Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward, Simon Courcelles, Quebec Remparts Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Mario Scalzo, Rimouski Océanic & Victoriaville Tigres Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman, Nathan Saunders, Moncton Wildcats Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Oceanic RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Derick Brassard, Drummondville Voltigeurs Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Derick Brassard, Drummondville Voltigeurs Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Maxime Joyal, Quebec Remparts Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, David Desharnais, Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Guillaume Desbiens, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Guillaume Demers, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Richard Martel, Chicoutimi Saguenéens John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Eric Verrier, Drummondville Voltigeurs Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year, Michel Boivin, & Pierre Cardinal, Chicoutimi Saguenéens See also 2005 Memorial Cup 2005 NHL entry draft 2004–05 OHL season 2004–05 WHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ Further reading Hockey's Future: QMJHL 2004 draft review 2003–04 QMJHL season 2005–06 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL