3 Two-Time Winners of the Jean Beliveau Trophy in the QMJHL

The Jean Beliveau Trophy has been awarded each season since 1969-70 to the player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the most points during the regular season. Three times in the history of this QMJHL award, a player has won in consecutive seasons.

J.F. Sauve

Jean Francois (J.F.) Sauve of the Trois Rivieres Draveurs won the Jean Beliveau Trophy in 1978-79 with 176 points and 1979-80 with 187 points. In 1978-79, Sauve finished eighteen points ahead of Denis Savard. Savard was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. The Draveurs were regular season champs (Jean Rouleau Trophy) and playoff champs (President’s Cup) in 1978-79.

In 1979-80, Sauve increased his point total but finished just five points ahead of Guy Carbonneau. Carbonneau would move on to a lengthy career with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. J.F. Sauve played a total of 290 games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques.

Guy Rouleau

Guy Rouleau won his first of two Jean Beliveau Trophies five years after J.F. Sauve won his last. In 1984-85, Rouleau totalled 163 points with the Longueuil Chevaliers, placing him 15 points ahead of future Hockey Hall of Fame member Luc Robitaille. The following season, Rouleau was traded to the Hull Olympiques and finished the season tied with Robitaille with 191 points each. Guy was awarded the Jean Beliveau because he’d scored more goals than Lucky Luc.

Over his QMJHL season, Rouleau tallied 543 points in just 260 games. He never played a game in the National Hockey League but played professionally throughout the hockey world. In North America, Guy played in the AHL, ECHL and WCHL. In Europe, he played in Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and Italy.

Sidney Crosby

The last QMJHL player to win the Jean Beliveau Trophy twice was none other than Sidney Crosby. Sid the Kid won the scoring title in 2003-04 and 2004-05 with the Rimouski Oceanic. In his first season, he totalled 135 points and finished 18 points ahead of teammate Dany Roussin. The following season, Crosby increased his numbers to 168 points and finished 52 ahead of Roussin, who once again came in second.

In Crosby’s final season in Rimouski, the team won the Jean Rouleau Trophy, the President’s Cup and lost in the final game of the Memorial Cup tournament to the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Sidney, of course, was the first overall pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, shortly after that Memorial Cup game. He has been the leader of the NHL team since.