Most points by a rookie, one season

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Most points by a rookie, one season

Pos	Player (Jr Age)	Team	Season	Record
1	Pat LaFontaine (17)	Verdun	82-83	234
2	Jean-François Sauvé (18)	Trois-Rivières	78-79	176
3	Sidney Crosby (16)	Rimouski	03-04	135
4	Martin Gélinas (17)	Hull	87-88	131
5	Chris Valentine (18)	Verdun / Sorel	79-80	128
6	Jacques Cossette (18)	Sorel	72-73	127
7	Jacques Richard (17)	Québec	69-70	126
7	Ladislav Nagy (19)	Halifax	98-99	126
9	Normand Dupont (16)	Montréal	73-74	125
9	Mike Ribeiro (17)	Rouyn-Noranda	97-98	125
11	Daniel Brière (17)	Drummondville	94-95	123
12	Reginald Savage (17)	Victoriaville	87-88	122
13	Denis Pomerleau (16)	Hull	74-75	119
13	Daniel Rioux (18)	Québec	79-80	119
15	Michel Bossy (16)	Laval	73-74	118
16	Alain Grenier (17)	Laval	78-79	117
17	Denis Savard (16)	Montréal	77-78	116
17	James C. (Jimmy) Carson (16)	Verdun	84-85	116
17	Pavel Rosa (18)	Hull	95-96	116
20	Serge Roch (17)	Rosemont	69-70	115
20	Brad Richards (17)	Rimouski	97-98	115
22	Pierre Larouche (17)	Québec-Sorel	72-73	114
22	Pierre Turgeon (16)	Granby	85-86	114
24	André Boudreau (17)	Chicoutimi	75-76	112
24	Claude Verret (17)	Trois-Rivières	80-81	112
24	Steve Pépin (17)	St-Jean	82-83	112
27	Ron Davidson (17)	Cornwall	74-75	111
28	Rick Vaive (17)	Sherbrooke	76-77	110
28	Alexandre Daigle (16)	Victoriaville	91-92	110
30	Yanic Perreault (17)	Trois-Rivières	88-89	108
31	Alexei Lojkin (19)	Chicoutimi	93-94	107
32	Guy Benoit (17)	Shawinigan	82-83	105
33	Nikolaj Ehlers (17)	Halifax	13-14	104
34	Dale Hawerchuk (16)	Cornwall	79-80	103
34	Martin Bouliane (17)	Granby	82-83	103
34	Claude Giroux (17)	Gatineau	05-06	103
37	Vincent Lecavalier (16)	Rimouski	96-97	102
38	Louis Sleigher (18)	Chicoutimi	76-77	101
38	Denis Cyr (16)	Montréal	77-78	101
38	Gerard Gallant (17)	Sherbrooke	80-81	101
38	Sylvain Fleury (18)	Longueuil	88-89	101
42	Steve Chartrand (17)	Drummondville	86-87	100
42	Martin Ménard (18)	Hull	94-95	100
42	Ales Hemsky (17)	Hull	00-01	100
45	Serge Martel (17)	Verdun	69-70	99
45	Richard Grenier (18)	Québec	70-71	99
45	Réal Cloutier (16)	Québec	72-73	99
45	Marcel Dumais (18)	Laval	72-73	99
49	Claude Gagnon (18)	Trois-Rivières	83-84	98
49	Angelo Esposito (16)	Québec	05-06	98
51	Gilles Parenteau (18)	Sorel	75-76	97
52	Firmin Royer (18)	Drummondville-Montréal	72-73	96
52	Jamie Conroy (18)	Cornwall	75-76	96
52	Luc Dufour (17)	Chicoutimi	80-81	96
52	Mario Lemieux (16)	Laval	81-82	96
52	Martin Lapointe (16)	Laval	89-90	96
57	Alain Labelle (18)	Shawinigan-Trois-Rivières	78-79	95
57	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (16)	Chicoutimi	00-01	95
59	Denis Chalifoux (16)	Laval	87-88	93
59	Vitalii Abramov (17)	Gatineau	15-16	93
61	Alain Ménard (18)	Sherbrooke	80-81	90
61	José Charbonneau (17)	Drummondville	83-84	90
61	Dmytro Timashov (18)	Québec	14-15	90
64	John Martin (18)	Shawinigan	70-71	89
64	Francis Lapointe (18)	Granby	82-83	89
64	Mario De Bénédictis (18)	Longueuil	84-85	89
64	Rob Murphy (17)	Laval	86-87	89
68	Bernard Gallant (18)	Trois-Rivières-Montréal	78-79	88
69	Pierre Lagacé (17)	Trois-Rivières	74-75	87
69	Jean-Marc Bonamie (17)	Shawinigan	75-76	87
69	Andrew McKim (16)	Verdun	86-87	87
72	Michel Lacasse (17)	Laval	80-81	86
72	Jakub Voracek (17)	Halifax	06-07	86
72	Nico Hischier (17)	Halifax	16-17	86
75	Luc Robitaille (17)	Hull	83-84	85
75	Neil Carnes (16)	Verdun	86-87	85
75	Samuel Groleau (17)	St-Jean	91-92	85
75	Jim Campbell (18)	Hull	91-92	85
75	Mikhail Grigorenko (17)	Québec	11-12	85
80	Jean Boies (17)	Trois-Rivières	84-85	84
80	Stefan Figliuzzi (16)	St-Jean	84-85	84
80	Charles Poulin (17)	St-Hyacinthe	89-90	84
80	Simon Toupin (18)	Victoriaville-Beauport	90-91	84
80	Karol Bartanus (18)	Drummondville	96-97	84
80	Juraj Kolnik (18)	Rimouski-Québec	98-99	84
86	André Savard (16)	Québec	69-70	83
86	Kevin Reeves (17)	Montréal	75-76	83
86	John Chabot (17)	Hull	79-80	83
86	Éric Chouinard (17)	Québec	97-98	83
86	Petr Vrana (17)	Halifax	02-03	83
86	David Perron (18)	Lewiston	06-07	83
92	Denis Hallé (17)	Sherbrooke	75-76	82
92	Pierre Aubry (17)	Trois-Rivières-Québec	77-78	82
92	Denis Tremblay (16)	Montréal	77-78	82
92	Paul Gagné (17)	Chicoutimi	80-81	82
92	Philippe Bozon (18)	St-Jean	84-85	82
92	Marek Zagrapan (18)	Chicoutimi	04-05	82
92	Filip Zadina (18)	Halifax	17-18	82
92	Egor Shilov (17)	Victoriaville	25-26	82
100	Daniel Lecours (18)	Chicoutimi-Québec	73-74	81
100	Richard Dalpé (17)	Montréal-Sorel	74-75	81
100	Gilles Hamel (17)	Laval	77-78	81
100	Yves Héroux (17)	Chicoutimi	82-83	81
100	Dominic Forget (17)	Shawinigan	98-99	81
100	Tommy Bleyl (18)	Moncton	25-26	81

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Pat LaFontaine Junior | Verdun

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Team during his junior career: • The Verdun Junior Team: 1982-1983

He dominated the game with 104 goals, 130 assists and 234 points.

Trophies that he has won: The Jean-Béliveau Trophy (top scorer) the Michel-Brière Trophy (most valuable player during the regular season), the Frank-J.-Selke (most sportsmanlike player), the Coaches’ Trophy (offensive rookie), the Michael-Bossy Trophy (awarded by the press to the best professional prospect), the Guy-Lafleur Trophy (most valuable player during the playoffs), the Molson Trophy (CHL MVP) and the President’s Cup (Playoffs champions).

He was picked on the first All-Star team, at centre position. He participated in the Memorial Cup, defeated 5-7 during the semi-finals against the Oshawa Generals, in Portland,Oregon. His 104 goals, 130 assists and 234 points still hold as QMJHL and CHL records for a rookie.

He totalled 18 winning goals in 1982-1983, which was never equalled in Canadian junior hockey. He scored as much goals on the road 52) than on home ice during the 1982-1983 season. From September 17, 1982 to January 9, 1983, he experienced a streak of 43 consecutive games with at least one point.

Great games: On December 10, 1982, at Marcel-Dionne Centre of Drummondville, he collects eight points (2-6-8), in a 12-1 victory of the Verdun Junior Team against the Voltigeurs.
On January 28, 1982, the Verdun Auditorium, he scores five goals in an 11-4 victory of the Bisons Junior Team against the Granby Bisons.
On February 25, 1982, at the Quebec Coliseum, he collects eight points 4-4-8), in a 10-4 victory of the Verdun Junior Team against the Remparts.
On March 18, 1982, at the St.Jean Coliseum, he collects once again eight points,with five goals in a 15-7 victory of the Verdun Junior Team against the Lynx of Verdun.

Information on his professional career
Traded to the Buffalo Sabres by the New York Islanders, with Randy Hillier , Randy Wood and including future compensations, in return for Pierre Turgeon, Uwe Krupp, Benoit Hogue and Dave McLlwain, on October 25, 1991.
Pat Lafontaine retired in 1997-1998.
He was inducted into the QMJHL Hall-of-Fame on Monday,April 3rd, 2000.

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