The 2011–12 QMJHL season was the 43rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season, which consisted of seventeen teams playing 68 games each, began in September 2011 and ended in March 2012. This season was Blainville-Boisbriand Armada's first season in the league, as the team relocated to Boisbriand from Verdun where they played as the Montreal Junior Hockey Club from 2008 to 2011. The league lost one of his charter teams when the Lewiston Maineiacs folded during after the previous season, the QMJHL later announce an expansion team to Sherbrooke for the 2012-2013 season. In the playoffs, the Saint John Sea Dogs became the seventh team in league history to capture consecutive President's Cup championships.
Division standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses ; SL - Shootout losses ; GF = Goals for ; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
x - team has clinched playoff spot
y - team is division leader
z - team has clinched division
e - team is eliminated from playoff contention
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Trophies and awards
TeamPresident's Cup: Saint John Sea DogsJean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Saint John Sea DogsLuc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Victoriaville TigresRobert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Shawinigan CataractesPlayerMichel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville TigresJean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Yanni Gourde, Victoriaville TigresGuy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP: Charlie Coyle, Saint John Sea DogsJacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Mathieu Corbeil-Theriault, Saint John Sea DogsGuy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Frederick Roy, Quebec RempartsEmile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Rimouski OcéanicKevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman: Morgan Ellis, Shawinigan CataractesMike Bossy Trophy - Top Prospect: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec RempartsRDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec RempartsMichel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec RempartsRaymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Zach Fucale, Halifax MooseheadsFrank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Zach O'Brien, Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year:Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Jonathan Brunelle, Cape Breton Screaming EaglesPaul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John Sea DogsExecutiveRon Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Jean-Francois Houle, Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaMaurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Joel Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaJohn Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year:Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year:All-Star TeamsFirst All-Star Team:
Roman Will, Goaltender, Moncton WildcatsJerome Gauthier-Leduc, Defenceman, Rimouski OcéanicXavier Ouellet, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand ArmadaMikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec RempartsYanni Gourde, Left Wing, Victoriaville TigresFrederick Roy, Right Wing, Quebec Remparts
Second All-Star Team:
Mathieu Corbeil-Thériault, Goaltender, Saint John Sea DogsMorgan Ellis, Defenceman, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles/Shawinigan CataractesNathan Beaulieu, Defenceman, Saint John Sea DogsZach O'Brien, Centre, Acadie–Bathurst TitanJonathan Huberdeau, Left Wing, Saint John Sea DogsSebastien Trudeau, Right Wing, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
All-Rookie Team:
Zach Fucale, Goaltender, Halifax MooseheadsNikolas Brouillard, Defenceman, Drummondville VoltigeursSamuel Morin, Defenceman, Rimouski OcéanicMikhail Grigorenko, Centre, Quebec RempartsAnthony Duclair, Left Wing, Quebec RempartsSven Andrighetto, Right Wing, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies