A Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL within English, LHJMQ inside French) is one of a troika Major Junior "A" Tier I personally hockey leagues which constitute a Canadian Hockey League. A hockey itself is loose wheeling & rough in. Alumni include Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, Patrick Roy, Ray Bourque, Jeremy Roenick, Mike Bossy, Martin Brodeur and future adept Sidney Crosby among many more NHLers. Due to its cumbersome title, a league is typically known as "The Q."

Member teams

Eastern Division
Acadie-Bathurst Titan Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Halifax Mooseheads Lewiston MAINEiacs Moncton Wildcats P.E.I. Rocket Saint John Sea Dogs St. John's Fog Devils

Western Division
Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Viking Ship) Chicoutimi Saguenéens ("People from the Saguenay") Drummondville Voltigeurs (Infantrymen) Gatineau Olympiques (Olympics) Québec Remparts (Ramparts) Rimouski Océanic (Oceanics) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Shawinigan Cataractes (Waterfalls) Val-d'Or Foreurs (Miners) Victoriaville Tigres (Tigers)

History
1969- First year, Two divisions. East: Quebec City Remparts, Shawinigan Bruins, Drummondville Rangers, Sorel Eperviers (Black Hawks), Trois-Rivieres Ducs (Dukes), and Sherbrooke Castors (Beavers). West: Saint-Jerome Alouettes, Cornwall Royals, Rosemont National, Verdun Maple Leafs, and Laval Saints. 1970- Divisions dissolved, Laval folds. 1971- Rosemont National move to Laval. 1972- a Saint-Jerome Alouettes & the Verdun Maple Leafs stack. Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge are transferred from a Kingston OHL franchise. 1973- League split into 2 divisions. East: Sorel, Quebec, Shawinigan, Trois-Rivieres, Chicoutimi; West: Cornwall, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Laval, Drummondville, Hull. Chicoutimi Sagueneens, and a Hull Festivals granted franchises. Shawinigan Bruins become Shawinigan Dynamos. 1974- Drummondville Rangers folds, Trois-Rivieres Ducs become Trois-Rivieres Draveurs. 1975- Montreal Bleu Blanc Blusher turn into Montreal Juniors. 1976- Hull Festivals become Hull Olympiques. Divisions renamed: East becomes Dilio, West becomes Lebel. 1977- Sorel Eperviers (Black Hawks) move to Verdun. Sherbrooke moves to Dilio Section, when Verdun plays in the Lebel. 1978- Shawinigan Dynamos become Shawinigan Cataractes. 1979- Verdun Éperviers (Black Hawks) become Sorel/Verdun Éperviers (Blackhawks). Laval National be Laval Voisins. 1980- Sorel/Verdun Éperviers (Blackhawks) become Sorel Éperviers (Black Hawks). 1981- Divisions cease to survive, Cornwall moves to the OHL, Sorel Eperviers (Blackhawks) move to Granby. 1982- Lebel and Dilio Divisions reintroduced. Shawinigan, Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, & Drummondville play in the Dilio, when Laval, Verdun, Longueuil, Saint-Jean, Hull, & Granby play in the Lebel. Sherbrooke Castors (Beavers) move to Saint-Jean. Montreal Juniors move to Verdun. Drummondville Voltigeurs (Infantrymen) granted a franchise, Longueuil Chevaliers (Cavaliers) granted a franchise. 1984- Plattsburgh Pioneers granted a franchise, however stack fallowing Three months. It would play in the Lebel Section, Granby is moved to the Dilio. Verdun Juniors be a Verdun Junior Canadiens. 1985- Quebec City Remparts fold. Laval Voisins be Laval Titan. 1987- Longueuil Chevaliers move to Victoriaville, and play in the Dilio. Granby is moved to the Lebel Section. 1988- Divisions cease to survive, Longueuil College-Francais are granted the franchise. 1989- Verdun Junior Canadiens move to Saint-Hyacinthe. Saint-Jean Castors get St-Jean Lynx. 1990- Lebel & Dilio divisions created however once more: Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Shawinigan, Beauport, & Victoriaville play in the Dilio; Longueuil, Hull, Laval, Saint-Hyacinthe, Granby, and Saint-Jean play in the Lebel. Beauport Harfangs (Snow Owls)come granted the franchise. 1992- Trois-Rivieres Draveurs move to Sherbrooke. 1993- Val-d'Or Foreurs granted a franchise, they play in the Lebel. 1994- Verdun College-Francais fold. Halifax awarded an expansion team. Halifax plays in the Dilio. Laval Titan get Laval Titan College Francais. 1995- Saint-Jean Lynx move to Rimouski. Moncton Alpines franchise granted. Rimouski & Moncton two play in the Dilio. Drummondville & Sherbrooke move to the Lebel. Granby Bisons get Granby Predateurs. 1996- Saint-Hyacinthe Lasers move to Rouyn-Noranda. Moncton Alpines get Moncton Wildcats. 1997- Granby Predateurs move to Cape Breton, and play in the Dilio. Shawinigan moves to the Lebel. 1998- Baie-Comeau granted an expansion team, and play in the Dilio. Laval Titan College Francais move to Acadie-Bathurst, and play in the Dilio. 1999-Lebel Section be Lebel Conference, & splits into a West Division (Hull, Rouyn-Noranda, Montreal, Val-d'Or even) & a Central Section (Shawinigan, Drummondville, Sherbrooke, Victoriaville). A Dilio Section becomes a Dilio Conference & splits into a Eastern Section (Rimouski, Quebec City, Baie-Comeau, Chicoutimi) & a Maritime Section (Moncton, Halifax, Cape Breton, Acadie-Bathurst). Montreal Rocket are granted a franchise. 2003 - The QMJHL attend the Triad section format: Atlantic (Cape Breton, Moncton, Prince Edward Isl&, Halifax, Acadie-Bathurst); Eastern (Rimouski, Chicoutimi, Lewiston, Quebec, Baie-Comeau); and American (Gatineau, Shawinigan, Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or even, Drummondville, Victoriaville) Sherbrooke Castors move to Maine, becoming the Lewiston MAINEiacs; Montreal Rocket move to Charlottetown and take the Prince Edward Island title, Hull Olympiques get Gatineau Olympiques. 2004 - a QMJHL announces plans to expand from either 16 to 18 teams, efficacious using the 2005-06 year. St. John's, Newfoundland and Saint John, New Brunswick are awarded franchises. 2005 - Effective by using the 2005-06 year, a league reverts to a 2-section format. A East Section consists of everthing of the league's non-Québec teams, & a West Section contains completely of the Québec teams.