The 2003–04 QMJHL season was the 35th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued to expand to new eastern markets, with teams relocating to Maine and Prince Edward Island. Conferences were abandoned and teams were divided into three divisions by geography. Sixteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule.

The Lewiston Maineiacs became the league's second American-based team in history after the Plattsburgh Pioneers, and first to survive a full season. The P.E.I. Rocket also became the first major junior hockey team based on Prince Edward Island.

Rookie Sidney Crosby led the league in scoring as a 16-year old, and won the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the MVP of the regular season.

The Gatineau Olympiques finished first overall in the regular season winning their fourth Jean Rougeau Trophy, and also won their sixth President's Cup, defeating the Moncton Wildcats in the finals.

Contents 1 Team changes 2 Final standings 3 Scoring leaders 4 Canada-Russia Challenge 5 Playoffs 6 All-star teams 7 Trophies and awards 8 See also 9 References

[edit] Team changes

• The Hull Olympiques were renamed the Gatineau Olympiques.
• The Montreal Rocket relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, becoming the P.E.I. Rocket.
• The Sherbrooke Castors relocated to Lewiston, Maine, becoming the Lewiston Maineiacs.

[edit] 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	OL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Gatineau Olympiques	70	50	13	7	0	107	306	179
x-Shawinigan Cataractes	70	39	21	4	6	88	259	215
x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	70	30	27	9	4	73	260	265
x-Val-d'Or Foreurs	70	29	29	10	2	70	213	222
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	27	30	10	3	67	210	224
Victoriaville Tigres	70	20	43	5	2	47	204	295

Eastern Division	GP	W	L	T	OL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Rimouski Océanic	70	34	28	5	3	76	284	252
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens	70	32	27	7	4	75	218	220
x-Lewiston Maineiacs	70	33	31	5	1	72	233	215
x-Quebec Remparts	70	28	32	7	3	66	210	245
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar	70	21	42	5	2	49	195	285

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	OL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	70	49	16	2	3	103	273	164
x-Moncton Wildcats	70	46	19	3	2	97	270	206
x-P.E.I. Rocket	70	40	19	5	6	91	251	189
Halifax Mooseheads	70	17	43	7	3	44	194	274
Acadie-Bathurst Titan	70	18	49	3	0	39	184	314

y-received first-round bye

x-made playoffs

• complete list of standings.

[edit] 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	59	54	81	135	74
Dany Roussin	Rimouski Océanic	66	59	58	117	70
Maxime Talbot	Gatineau Olympiques	66	59	58	98	41
Jean-Michel Daoust	Gatineau Olympiques	60	31	65	96	82
Benoit Mondou	Shawinigan Cataractes	68	34	61	95	32
Pascal Pelletier	Shawinigan Cataractes	64	39	52	91	85
Yannick Tifu	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	70	42	48	90	39
Guillaume Fournier	Victoriaville / Gatineau	65	40	48	88	28
Francois-Pierre Guenette	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	69	34	51	85	26
Karl Gagne	Moncton Wildcats	68	24	60	84	20
Michael Lambert	P.E.I. Rocket	67	42	42	84	53

• complete scoring statistics

[edit] Canada-Russia Challenge

The 2003–04 season was the first time the Canada-Russia challenge was played. The event, then known as the RE/MAX Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads and the Rimouski Océanic. On November 20, 2003, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 3–2 at the Halifax Metro Centre. On November 24, 2003, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 6–2 at Colisée de Rimouski.

[edit] 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.

Maxime Talbot was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists).

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
						1	Gatineau	4
						8	Rouyn-Noranda	0
	8	Rouyn-Noranda	4
	9	Lewiston	3
											1	Gatineau	4
										7	Chicoutimi	2
						2	Cape Breton	1
						7	Chicoutimi	4
	7	Chicoutimi	4
	10	Val-d'Or	3
																1	Gatineau	4
																4	Moncton	1
						3	Rimouski	4
						6	Shawinigan	0
	6	Shawinigan	4
	11	Drummondville	3
											3	Rimouski	1
										4	Moncton	4
	5	P. E. I.	4
	12	Quebec	0
						4	Moncton	4
						5	P. E. I.	2
	4	Moncton	4
	13	Baie-Comeau	0

[edit] All-star teams

First team

• Goalkeeper - Martin Houle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Left Defence - Doug O'Brien, Gatineau Olympiques
• Right Defence - Jonathan Paiement, Lewiston Maineiacs
• Left Winger - Danny Roussin, Rimouski Océanic
• Centreman - Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
• Right Winger - Jean-Michel Daoust, Gatineau Olympiques
• Coach - Benoit Groulx, Gatineau Olympiques

Second team

• Goalkeeper - Corey Crawford, Moncton Wildcats
• Left Defence - Mathieu Dumas, Val-d'Or Foreurs
• Right Defence - Mario Scalzo, Victoriaville Tigres
• Left Winger - Alexandre Picard, Lewiston Maineiacs
• Centreman - Maxime Talbot, Gatineau Olympiques
• Right Winger - Steve Bernier, Moncton Wildcats
• Coach - Alain Vigneault, P.E.I. Rocket

Rookie team

• Goalkeeper - Julien Ellis, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Left Defence - Nathan Welton, Quebec Remparts
• Right Defence - Mathieu Carle, Acadie-Bathurst
• Left Winger - Guillaume Latendresse, Drummondville
• Centreman - Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
• Right Winger - Martin Karsums, Moncton Wildcats
• Coach - no eligible candidate
• List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

[edit] Trophies and awards

Team

• President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Gatineau Olympiques
• Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Gatineau Olympiques
• Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals, Gatineau Olympiques
• Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

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, Maxime Talbot, Gatineau Olympiques
• Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
• Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Corey Crawford, Moncton Wildcats
• Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Martin Houle, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
• Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Doug O'Brien, Gatineau Olympiques
• Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Alexandre Picard, Lewiston Maineiacs
• RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
• Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic
• Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Julien Ellis-Plante, Shawinigan Cataractes
• Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Benoit Mondou, Shawinigan Cataractes
• QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Josh Hennessy, Quebec Remparts
• Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Nicolas Laplante, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
• Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Sidney Crosby, Rimouski Océanic

Executive

• Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Benoit Groulx, Gatineau Olympiques
• John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Sylvie Fortier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year, Johanne Lefebvre, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

[edit] See also

• 2004 Memorial Cup
• 2004 NHL Entry Draft
• 2003–04 OHL season
• 2003–04 WHL season

[edit] References

• Official QMJHL Website
• www.hockeydb.com/

Preceded by 2002–03 QMJHL season

QMJHL seasons

Succeeded by 2004–05 QMJHL season

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