The 2017–18 QMJHL season was the 49th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018.
The playoffs started March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13. The winning team, the Acadie–Bathurst Titan, were awarded the President's Cup and won the Memorial Cup as the QMJHL champion in the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Regina Pats of the WHL at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
2018 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (16) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (15) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(3) Rimouski Océanic vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats
(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (13) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (12) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
(6) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (11) Gatineau Olympiques
(7) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(8) Quebec Remparts vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
Quarter-finals
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Moncton Wildcats
(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (10) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(4) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(5) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres
Semi-finals
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (9) Charlottetown Islanders
(2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (6) Victoriaville Tigres
President's Cup Finals
(1) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Trophies and awards
President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Drummondville Voltigeurs Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Rimouski Océanic
Player
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Alex Barre-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Alex Barre-Boulet, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Samuel Harvey, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Samuel Dove-McFalls, Rimouski Océanic Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Olivier Galipeau, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Tobbie Paquette-Bisson, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Filip Zadina, Halifax Mooseheads RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Alexis Lafrenière, Rimouski Océanic Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Colten Ellis – Rimouski Océanic Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Joël Teasdale, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Vincent Tremblay-Lapalme, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Alexandre Alain, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Dominique Ducharme, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Executive
Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Joël Bouchard, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Serge Beausoleil, Rimouski Océanic
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team: Samuel Harvey, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Noah Dobson, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Olivier Galipeau, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Alexis Lafrenière, Left Wing, Rimouski Océanic Alex Barre-Boulet, Centre, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Filip Zadina, Right Wing, Halifax Mooseheads