1989–90 QMJHL season Information & 1989–90 QMJHL season Links at HealthHaven.com

The 1989–90 QMJHL season was the 21st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates five new awards for accomplishments during the season. Shell Canada sponsored two Shell Cup "Player of the Year" awards, one each for offensive and defensive players. Transamerica sponsors the Transamerica Plaque for the player with the best plus/minus totals. The creates its first award specifically for team builders, the John Horman Trophy for the "Executive of the Year." Finally, the Paul Dumont Trophy is awarded to anyone involved with the league, as the "Personality of the Year."

Eleven teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Victoriaville Tigres finished first overall in the regular season, winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. The President's Cup final was a rematch of the previous season, with the Laval Titan, winning a second consecutive title, defeating Victoriaville in four games.

[edit] Team changes

The Saint-Jean Castors are renamed the Saint-Jean Lynx.
The Verdun Junior Canadiens relocate to Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, becoming the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser.

[edit] Final standings

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

Overall	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Victoriaville Tigres	70	42	23	5	89	314	223
Trois-Rivières Draveurs	70	44	26	0	88	345	278
Longueuil Collège Français	70	39	29	2	80	292	255
Shawinigan Cataractes	70	38	30	2	78	328	275
Laval Titan	70	37	30	3	77	332	274
Hull Olympiques	70	36	29	5	77	306	282
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	70	35	29	6	76	299	301
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	34	33	3	71	280	297
Saint-Jean Lynx	70	30	36	4	64	297	311
Granby Bisons	70	20	49	1	41	227	340
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	14	55	1	29	232	416

complete list of standings.

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Patrick Lebeau	Saint-Jean / Victoriaville	72	68	106	174	109
Steve Cadieux	Shawinigan Cataractes	67	73	90	163	101
Steve Larouche	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	60	55	90	145	40
Martin St. Amour	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	60	57	79	136	162
Jan Alston	Saint-Jean Lynx	65	61	74	135	137
Paul Willett	Longueuil Collège Français	68	57	75	132	68
Andrew McKim	Hull Olympiques	70	66	64	130	44
Sylvain Fleury	Longueuil Collège Français	70	50	74	124	26
Pierre Sevigny	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser	67	47	72	119	205
Stephane Groleau	Shawinigan Cataractes	70	47	68	115	128

complete scoring statistics

[edit] Playoffs

Denis Chalifoux was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists).

Division semifinals

Victoriaville Tigres defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 3.
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 3.
Hull Olympiques defeated Longueuil Collège Français 4 games to 3.
Laval Titan defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.

Division Finals

Victoriaville Tigres defeated Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 4 games to 1.
Laval Titan defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1.

Finals

Laval Titan defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 0.

[edit] All-star teams

First team

Goalkeeper - Pierre Gagnon, Victoriaville Tigres
Left defence - Karl Dykhuis, Hull Olympiques
Right defence - Claude Barthe, Victoriaville Tigres
Left winger - Patrick Lebeau, Victoriaville Tigres
Centreman - Andrew McKim, Hull Olympiques
Right winger - Martin Lapointe, Laval Titan
Coach - Guy Chouinard, Victoriaville Tigres

Second team

Goalkeeper - Félix Potvin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Left defence - François Groleau, Shawinigan Cataractes
Right defence - Patrice Brisebois, Laval Titan
Left winger - Pierre Sevigny, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Centreman - Steve Larouche, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Right winger - Sylvain Naud, Laval Titan
Coach - Gerard Gagnon, Longueuil Collège Français

Rookie team

Goalkeeper - Martin Brodeur, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Left defence - Eric Lavigne, Hull Olympiques
Right defence - Yan Arsenault, Longueuil Collège Français
Left winger - Patrick Poulin, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Centreman - Charles Poulin, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Right winger - Robert Guillet, Longueuil Collège Français
Coach - Norman Flynn, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser

List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars

[edit] Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Laval Titan
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Victoriaville Tigres
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Victoriaville Tigres

Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Andrew McKim, Hull Olympiques
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Patrick Lebeau, Victoriaville Tigres
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Denis Chalifoux, Laval Titan
Shell Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Patrick Lebeau, Victoriaville Tigres
Shell Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Pierre Gagnon, Victoriaville Tigres
Transamerica Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Martin St. Amour, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Pierre Gagnon, Victoriaville Tigres
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Claude Barthe, Victoriaville Tigres
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Karl Dykhuis, Hull Olympiques
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Martin Lapointe, Laval Titan
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, François Groleau, Shawinigan Cataractes
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Andrew McKim, Hull Olympiques
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Yanic Perreault, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Stéphane Fiset, Victoriaville Tigres

Executive

John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Michel "Bunny" Larocque, Victoriaville Tigres

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Preceded by 1988–89 QMJHL season	QMJHL seasons	Succeeded by 1990–91 QMJHL season

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