The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league grants the Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in Quebec. The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for its conferences. The Lebel conference is split into the West and Central divisions, and the Dilio Conference is split into the East and Maritime divisions.
The overtime loss statistic is adopted by the Canadian Hockey League. The QMJHL had previously experiment with a single point awarded for an overtime loss in the 1984–85 QMJHL season. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule.
Brad Richards of the Rimouski Océanic is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Richards helped Rimouski finish first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy, and their first President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals.
The Montreal Rocket join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the West Division of the Lebel Conference.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
complete list of standings.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
complete scoring statistics
Brad Richards was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists).
First team
Goaltender - Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats
Left defence - Michel Periard, Rimouski Océanic
Right defence - Jonathan Girard, Moncton Wildcats
Left winger - Ramzi Abid, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Halifax Mooseheads
Centreman - Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Right winger - Marc-Andre Thinel, Victoriaville Tigres
Coach - Doris Labonte, Rimouski Océanic
Second team
Goaltender - Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts
Left defence - Francois Beauchemin, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats
Right defence - Jonathan Gauthier, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Left winger - Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centreman - Brandon Reid, Halifax Mooseheads
Right winger - Mathieu Benoit, Acadie-Bathurst Titan / Moncton Wildcats
Coach - Jean Pronovost, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Rookie team
Goaltender - Ghislain Rousseau, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Left defence - Kirill Safronov, Quebec Remparts
Right defence - Kristian Kudroc, Quebec Remparts
Left winger - Frederic Faucher, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Centreman - Chris Montgomery, Montreal Rocket
Right winger - Maxime Bouchard, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Coach - Pascal Vincent, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
Trophies and awards
Team
President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Rimouski Océanic
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Rimouski Océanic
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Moncton Wildcats
Player
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats
AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Eric Pinoul, Sherbrooke Castors
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Simon Lajeunesse, Moncton Wildcats
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Michel Periard, Rimouski Océanic
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Antoine Vermette, Victoriaville Tigres
RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery, Montreal Rocket
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Christopher Montgomery, Montreal Rocket
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Kirill Safronov, Quebec Remparts
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Jonathan Roy, Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Yanick Lehoux, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Brad Richards, Rimouski Océanic
Executive
Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Doris Labonte, Rimouski Océanic
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Maurice Tanguay, Rimouski Océanic
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Genevieve Lussier, Sherbrooke Castors
