1993–94 QMJHL season explained

The 1993–94 QMJHL season was the 25th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils a special logo/patch for its 25th anniversary. The league expands northward, granting an expansion franchise in Val-d'Or, Quebec. Thirteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Laval Titan finished first overall in the regular season winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Chicoutimi Saguenéens won their second President's Cup, defeating Laval in the finals.

Team changes

The Val-d'Or Foreurs join the league as an expansion franchise, playing in the Lebel Division.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
72	43	24	5	91	340	254
72	41	29	2	84	317	247
72	36	30	6	78	298	287
72	36	31	5	77	316	313
72	31	35	6	68	289	308
72	17	51	4	38	261	404

Lebel Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Laval Titan	72	49	22	1	99	346	247
	72	41	29	2	84	278	242
	72	38	31	3	79	310	304
	72	35	30	7	77	297	290
	72	29	37	6	64	264	265
Granby Bisons	72	30	40	2	62	297	309
	72	17	54	1	35	254	397

Complete list of standings

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Laval Titan	64	66	75	141	30
Hull Olympiques	72	47	82	129	61
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	62	58	68	126	86
Shawinigan Cataractes	71	50	76	126	10
Verdun Collège Français	72	43	80	123	53
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	61	39	82	121	66
Shawinigan Cataractes	70	31	82	113	46
Drummondville Voltigeurs	62	41	72	113	150
Saint-Jean Lynx	69	37	73	110	40
Chicoutimi Saguenéens	66	40	67	107	68
Beauport Harfangs	66	59	48	107	31

Complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

The leading scorers of the playoffs were Danny Beauregard (16 goals, 27 assists) and Aleksey Lozhkin (9 goals, 34 assists) with 43 points each.

First round

Laval Titan defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 1.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Granby Bisons 4 games to 3.
Sherbrooke Faucons defeated Saint-Jean Lynx 4 games to 1.
Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated Verdun Collège Français 4 games to 0.
Hull Olympiques defeated Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 4 games to 3.
Beauport Harfangs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1.

QuarterfinalsNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Round-robin standings	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Laval Titan	6	4	2	0	8	26	20
Hull Olympiques	6	4	2	0	8	26	27
Beauport Harfangs	6	4	2	0	8	20	16
Chicoutimi Saguenéens ^‡	7	4	3	0	8	25	24
Sherbrooke Faucons ^‡	7	3	4	0	6	26	26
Drummondville Voltigeurs	6	0	6	0	0	18	28

^‡ Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Sherbrooke Faucons in a one-game playoff to determine 4th place in the round-robin standings.

Semifinals

Laval Titan defeated Beauport Harfangs 4 games to 0.
Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 3.

Finals

Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Laval Titan 4 games to 2.

All-star teams

First team

Goaltender - Emmanuel Fernandez, Laval Titan
Left defence - Joel Bouchard, Verdun Collège Français
Right defence - Steve Gosselin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Left winger - Michel St. Jacques, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Centreman - Yanick Dube, Laval Titan
Right winger - Eric Daze, Beauport Harfangs
Coach - Michel Therrien, Laval Titan

Second team

Goaltender - Philippe DeRouville, Verdun Collège Français
Left defence - Eric Messier, Sherbrooke Faucons
Right defence - Stephane Julien, Sherbrooke Faucons
Left winger - Francois Leroux, Verdun Collège Français
Centreman - Danny Beauregard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Right winger - Christian Matte, Granby Bisons
Coach - Richard Martel, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser

Rookie team

Goaltender - Sylvain Daigle, Shawinigan Cataractes
Left defence - Jimmy Drolet, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Right defence - Jason Doig, Saint-Jean Lynx
Left winger - Eric Landry, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Centreman - Christian Dube, Sherbrooke Faucons
Right winger - Aleksey Lozhkin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Coach - Richard Martel, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser

List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars

Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Laval Titan
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Verdun Collège Français

Player

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Emmanuel Fernandez, Laval Titan
Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Yanick Dube, Laval Titan
Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Eric Fichaud, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Shell Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Yanick Dube, Laval Titan
Shell Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Steve Gosselin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Transamerica Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Michel St. Jacques, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Philippe DeRouville, Verdun Collège Français
Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Steve Gosselin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Eric Fichaud, Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Molson Cup - Rookie of the Year, Christian Matte, Granby Bisons
Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Christian Dube, Sherbrooke Faucons
Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Jimmy Drolet, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Yanick Dube, Laval Titan
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Stephane Roy, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Patrick Boileau, Laval Titan
Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Yanick Dube, Laval Titan

Executive

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Richard Martel, Saint-Hyacinthe Laser
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Jean-Claude Morrissette, Laval Titan
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Michel Boisvert, Shawinigan Cataractes