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.
