The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals. [edit] Team changes [edit] Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against [edit] Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes [edit] Playoffs Mathieu Benoit was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists). - Division quarterfinals
Byes earned by: Quebec Remparts, Halifax Mooseheads, Shawinigan Cataractes, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies - Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 1.
- Rimouski Océanic defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 0.
- Hull Olympiques defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 2.
- Sherbrooke Castors defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 2.
- Division semifinals
- Quebec Remparts defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 3.
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 1.
- Hull Olympiques defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 3.
- Division finals
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 2.
- Hull Olympiques defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 0.
- League finals
- Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 3.
[edit] All-star teams - First team
- Second team
- Rookie team
[edit] Trophies and awards - Team
- Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Mathieu Benoit, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
- Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes
- AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts
- Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Eric Demers, Moncton Wildcats
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques
- Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
- RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Eric Chouinard, Quebec Remparts
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Philippe Sauvé, Rimouski Océanic
- Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Christian Robichaud, Victoriaville Tigres
- Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Simon Gagne, Quebec Remparts
- Executive
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