Jason La Rose
It was a four-horse race atop the LHJAAAQ, with the Cobras de Terrebonne outlasting Longueuil, Princeville and Granby (the top four teams were within six points) to win a third-consecutive regular-season title. The Cobras stormed out of the gate with a season-high eight wins in a row and 14 in their first 15 games, and only once suffered back-to-back defeats. Third and second in goals for (225) and against (138), Terrebonne led the way on special teams, icing the top-ranked power play (32.4%) and penalty kill (84.1%) in the LHJAAAQ. David Perrault (36-37—73) paced the offence, while Samuel Gagnon posted the league’s best GAA (2.66) and save percentage (.922).
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS ROUND ROBIN 1) Cobras de Terrebonne 2) Collège Français de Longueuil 3) Titan de Princeville 4) Inouk de Granby 5) Forts de Chambly 6) Panthères de Saint-Jérôme 7) L’Everest de la Côte-du-Sud 8) Rangers de Montréal-Est 9) Braves de Valleyfield 10) Prédateurs de St-Gabriel-de-Brandon 11) Flames de Gatineau 12) Révolution du Lac St-Louis
QUARTER-FINALS (RE-RANKED AFTER ROUND ROBIN) 1 vs. 8 / 2 vs. 7 / 3 vs. 6 / 4 vs. 5
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL) Terrebonne – 78 points (37-7-4) Longueuil – 75 points (36-9-3) Princeville – 74 points (35-9-4) Granby – 72 points (35-11-2) Chambly – 55 points (26-19-3) Saint-Jérôme – 55 points (24-17-7) Côte-du-Sud – 49 points (24-23-1) Montréal-Est – 48 points (22-22-4) Valleyfield – 45 points (21-24-3) St-Gabriel-de-Brandon – 38 points (18-28-2) Gatineau – 34 points (16-20-2) Lac St-Louis – 29 points (12-31-5) Montréal-Nord – 18 points (6-36-6)
LEADING SCORERS William Leblanc (Granby) – 57G 59A 116P Samuel Guilbault (Longueuil) – 50G 64A 114P Matthew Newbury (Princeville) – 45G 57A 102P Louis-Philippe Denis (Granby) – 32G 69A 101P Anthony Morin (St-Gabriel-de-Brandon) – 33G 61A 94P
LEADING GOALTENDERS Samuel Gagnon (Terrebonne) – 23-6-4, 2.66 GAA, .922 SV%, 4 SO Marc-Antoine Dufour (Granby) – 26-7-2, 2.73 GAA, .917 SV%, 5 SO Zachary Paradis (Longueuil) – 14-3-0, 2.87 GAA, .890 SV%, 0 SO Guillaume Maguire (Saint-Jérôme) – 9-11-1, 3.02 GAA, .884 SV%, 3 SO Vincent Paquette (Valleyfield) – 9-7-3, 3.20 GAA, .910 SV%, 0 SO
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2017 (Cobras de Terrebonne – third place)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 8 (2017, 2006, 2003, 2001, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1990)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP none (best finish: runner-up – Élites de Châteauguay, 1993)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS none