The 2003â04 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 BriĂšre 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.
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 |
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 | 51 | 25 | 73 | 98 | 41 |
Jean-Michel Daoust | Gatineau Olympiques | 60 | 31 | 65 | 96 | 82 |
BenoĂźt 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 |
François-Pierre Guenette | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 69 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 26 |
Karl Gagné | Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 20 |
Michael Lambert | P.E.I. Rocket | 67 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 53 |
The 2003â04 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 OcĂ©anic. On November 20, 2003, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 3â2 at the Halifax Metro Centre. On November 24, 2003, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 6â2 at ColisĂ©e de Rimouski.
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 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | P. E. I. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 |
The 2003â04 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 BriĂšre 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.
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 |
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 | 51 | 25 | 73 | 98 | 41 |
Jean-Michel Daoust | Gatineau Olympiques | 60 | 31 | 65 | 96 | 82 |
BenoĂźt 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 |
François-Pierre Guenette | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 69 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 26 |
Karl Gagné | Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 20 |
Michael Lambert | P.E.I. Rocket | 67 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 53 |
The 2003â04 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 OcĂ©anic. On November 20, 2003, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 3â2 at the Halifax Metro Centre. On November 24, 2003, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 6â2 at ColisĂ©e de Rimouski.
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 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | P. E. I. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Baie-Comeau | 0 |