1995–96 QMJHL season

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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.

1995-96 QMJHL season
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996
Playoffs
March 19 – May 3, 1996
Number of teams14
Regular season
Jean Rougeau TrophyGranby Prédateurs (2)
Season MVPChristian Dubé (Sherbrooke Faucons)
Top scorerDaniel Brière (Drummondville Voltigeurs)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJason Doig (Prédateurs)
Finals championsGranby Prédateurs
  Runners-upBeauport Harfangs
QMJHL seasons
1995-96 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996
QMJHL
Sept. 8, 1995 – Mar. 15, 1996
WHL
Sept. 1995 – Mar. 1996
Number of teams60
Memorial Cup
Finals championsGranby Prédateurs (QMHL) (2nd title)
  Runners-upPeterborough Petes (OHL)

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

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Final standings

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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 2 114 389 191
Hull Olympiques 70 52 16 2 106 347 246
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

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Danny Brière Drummondville Voltigeurs 67 67 96 163 84
Christian Dubé Sherbrooke Faucons 62 52 93 145 105
Étienne Beaudry Sherbrooke Faucons 70 55 85 140 55
Martin Menard Hull Olympiques 70 61 76 137 125
Martin Chouinard Granby Prédateurs 63 52 82 134 70
Allan Sirois Rimouski Océanic 69 59 68 127 172
Jean-Guy Trudel Hull Olympiques 70 50 71 121 96
Xavier Delisle Granby Prédateurs 67 45 75 120 45
Frederic Chartier Beauport Harfangs 62 49 71 120 81
Benoit Gratton Laval / Granby 65 33 85 118 227

Leading goaltenders

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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

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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 6 5 1 0 10 24 21
Beauport Harfangs 6 4 2 0 8 24 16
Rimouski Océanic 6 3 3 0 6 21 24
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 6 3 3 0 6 32 25
Shawinigan Cataractes 6 2 4 0 4 18 23
Halifax Mooseheads 6 1 5 0 2 19 29
Lebel Division standings GP W L T Pts GF GA
Granby Prédateurs 6 5 1 0 10 39 14
Hull Olympiques 6 4 2 0 8 30 24
Val-d'Or Foreurs 6 4 2 0 8 22 20
Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 7 3 4 0 6 20 24
Sherbrooke Faucons 7 2 5 0 4 17 31
Drummondville Voltigeurs 6 1 5 0 2 28 43

Saint-Hyacinthe Laser defeated Sherbrooke Faucons in a one-game playoff to determine 4th place in the round-robin standings.

Playoffs Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
L1 Granby 4
L4 Saint-Hyacinthe 1
L1 Granby 4
D4 Chicoutimi 1
D1 Victoriaville 2
D4 Chicoutimi 4
L1 Granby 4
D2 Beauport 1
L2 Hull 4
L3 Val-d'Or 3
L2 Hull 1
D2 Beauport 4
D2 Beauport 4
D3 Rimouski 0

All-star teams

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First team
Second team
Rookie team

List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

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Team
Player
Executive

See also

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References

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Preceded by QMJHL seasons Succeeded by