CHL NewsQMJHL celebrates 40th anniversary season Acadie Bathurst Titan BaieComeau Drakkar Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Chicoutimi Sagueneens Drummondville Voltigeurs Gatineau Olympiques Halifax Mooseheads Lewiston Maineiacs Moncton Wildcats Junior de Montreal PEI Rocket Quebec Remparts Rimouski Oceanic RouynNoranda Huskies Saint John Sea Dogs Shawinigan Cataractes Val DOr Foreurs Victoriaville Tigres Barrie Colts Belleville Bulls Brampton Battalion Erie Otters Guelph Storm Kingston Frontenacs Kitchener Rangers London Knights Mississauga St Michaels Majors Niagara IceDogs Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67s Owen Sound Attack Peterborough Petes Plymouth Whalers Saginaw Spirit Sarnia Sting Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds Sudbury Wolves Windsor Spitfires Brandon Wheat Kings Calgary Hitmen Chilliwack Bruins Edmonton Oil Kings Everett Silvertips Kamloops Blazers Kelowna Rockets Kootenay Ice Lethbridge Hurricanes Medicine Hat Tigers Moose Jaw Warriors Portland Winterhawks Prince Albert Raiders Prince George Cougars Red Deer Rebels Regina Pats Saskatoon Blades Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Swift Current Broncos TriCity Americans Vancouver Giants Franais NEWSCHL News QMJHL celebrates 40th anniversary seasonThursdaySeptember 18 2008By LHJMQThe Quebec Major Junior Hockey League kicked off its 40th season of competition last week with a full schedule of gamesQMJHL Commissioner Gilles Courteau officially launched the season at a press conference which was held at the Centre MontRoyal in downtown Montreal last Wednesday The Commissioner also took the opportunity to unveil the QMJHLs 40th anniversary logoThe Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has evolved tremendously in the past forty years and I am especially proud of the progress and the innovation that has been witnessed over the past few years Courteau saidOur number one priority has always been to create the finest support systems for the benefit and wellbeing of our players More than ever todays players can count on the finest coaches therapists educators medical advisors and nutritionistsMoreover in recent years the QMJHL and its teams have implemented a rigorous education policy Every team now has an educational advisor on staff to support players in their academic endeavors Last season 94% of our players followed an average of 315 classes per semester and their success rate was measured at 837% These results were possible thanks in large part to the support of our partners Alliance Sporttudes and Collge SaintBernard and the commitment shown by our teams to invest in our players futures with nearly $300000 being spent every year in the form of study grantsThe League has also implemented an ...