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The2004–05 QMJHL season was the36th season in the history of theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL inaugurates theGuy Carbonneau Trophy, awarded to the league's "Best Defensive Forward," and theKevin Lowe Trophy, awarded to the league's "Best Defensive Defenceman." Sixteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule.
Sidney Crosby was the league's top scorer, regular season MVP, Playoff leading scorer, and playoff MVP. Crosby helped lead theRimouski Océanic on a 28-game unbeaten streak to close out the season, and finishing first overall in the regular season winning their secondJean Rougeau Trophy. Rimouski extended its unbeaten streak to 35 games in the playoffs, and lost only once, en route to winning their secondPresident's Cup, defeating theHalifax Mooseheads 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 | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 70 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 266 | 244 |
| x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 70 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 76 | 199 | 188 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 70 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 216 | 237 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 70 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 215 | 217 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 70 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 186 | 254 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs | 70 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 189 | 236 |
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Rimouski Océanic | 70 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 333 | 239 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 70 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 264 | 217 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 70 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 267 | 205 |
| x-Lewiston Maineiacs | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 214 | 209 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 70 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 208 | 280 |
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Halifax Mooseheads | 70 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 96 | 242 | 172 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 70 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 206 | 175 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 70 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 206 | 195 |
| P.E.I. Rocket | 70 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 198 | 260 |
| Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 70 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 163 | 244 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | Rimouski Océanic | 62 | 66 | 102 | 168 | 84 |
| Dany Roussin | Rimouski Océanic | 69 | 54 | 62 | 116 | 66 |
| Marc-Antoine Pouliot | Rimouski Océanic | 70 | 45 | 69 | 114 | 83 |
| Maxime Boisclair | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 70 | 51 | 57 | 108 | 84 |
| David Desharnais | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 32 | 65 | 97 | 39 |
| Stanislav Lascek | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 53 | 18 | 72 | 90 | 92 |
| Alex Bourret | Lewiston Maineiacs | 65 | 31 | 55 | 86 | 172 |
| Alexandre Picard | Lewiston Maineiacs | 65 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 160 |
| Josh Hennessy | Quebec Remparts | 68 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 39 |
| Brent Aubin | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 70 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 78 |
The 2004ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted byQuebec City andMontreal. On November 21, 2004, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 4–3 in a shootout (2–0) at theColisée Pepsi. On November 22, 2004, the Russian Selects defeated the QMJHL All-stars 4–3 in a shootout (3–0) at theBell Centre. Since the tournament began in 2003, the Russian Selects had an all-time record of 3 wins and 1 loss versus the QMJHL All-stars.
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.
Sidney Crosby was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists).
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lewiston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Shawinigan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lewiston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chicoutimi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Baie-Comeau | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quebec | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Victoriaville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gatineau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cape Breton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Moncton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Drummondville | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches were no longer named to all-star teams as of the 2004–05 season.
| Preceded by | QMJHL seasons | Succeeded by |