2020–21 QMJHL season explained

2020–21 QMJHL season
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League:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Regular season
October 2, 2020 – April 18, 2021
Playoffs
April 23 – June 5, 2021
Finals Champ:Victoriaville Tigres
No Of Teams:18
Tv:Eastlink TV
TVA Sports
MATV
Seasonslistnames:QMJHL
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22
2020–21 CHL season
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:OHL
Did not play
QMJHL
October 2020 – June 2021
WHL
February 2021 – May 2021
No Of Teams:60
Tv:TVA Sports
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV

The 2020–21 QMJHL season was the 52nd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on October 2, 2020, and ended on April 18, 2021.[1]

The playoffs began on April 23 and ended on June 5 with the Victoriaville Tigres winning the President's Cup as the QMJHL champion. Traditionally, the champion would have earned a berth in the 2021 Memorial Cup, which was to be hosted by the Ontario Hockey League from June 17 to 27, 2021, however, the Memorial Cup was cancelled for the second season in a row due to the restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The QMJHL was the only Canadian Hockey League member to award a playoff champion in 2021 as the Ontario Hockey League completely cancelled its season and the Western Hockey League only had small regional tournaments.

Final standings

Source: TheQMJHL.ca
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; PTS%= Points percentage; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy

Maritimes DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSPTS%GFGARank
40 35 5 0 0 70 .875 197 89 1
33 21 10 1 1 44 .667 146 121 4
33 15 14 3 1 34 .515 138 136 11
43 15 19 5 4 39 .453 152 183 13
31 11 17 2 1 25 .403 105 136 14
38 12 25 1 0 25 .329 113 186 17
East DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSPTS%GFGARank
29 17 7 3 2 39 .672 105 77 3
34 21 10 2 1 45 .662 125 109 5
26 16 9 1 0 33 .635 99 65 6
32 17 9 4 2 40 .625 107 96 8
39 13 22 2 2 30 .385 104 143 15
36 8 26 1 1 18 .250 82 137 18
West DivisionGPWLOTLSLPTSPTS%GFGARank
36 29 3 2 2 62 .861 141 78 2
32 18 10 4 0 40 .625 133 118 7
34 18 11 4 1 41 .603 106 104 9
31 16 11 2 2 36 .581 95 87 10
40 17 18 4 1 39 .488 100 146 12
27 8 17 1 1 18 .333 68 105 16

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Source: TheQMJHL.ca

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Cédric DesruisseauxCharlottetown Islanders40 42 36 78 28
Thomas CaseyCharlottetown Islanders38 34 40 74 34
Brett BudgellCharlottetown Islanders40 15 43 58 28
Lukas CormierCharlottetown Islanders39 16 38 54 36
Mathieu DesgagnésAcadie–Bathurst Titan31 24 28 52 15
Ryan FrancisCape Breton/Saint John32 16 34 50 24
Elliot DesnoyersHalifax Mooseheads37 21 28 49 24
Olivier NadeauShawinigan Cataractes34 13 32 45 28
Mavrik BourqueShawinigan Cataractes28 19 24 43 36
Shawn ElementCape Breton/Victoriaville31 17 26 43 18

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Source: TheQMJHL.ca

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLOTLSOLGASOSv%GAA
Colten EllisCharlottetown Islanders24 1447:37 23 1 0 0 43 7 .926 1.78
Jonathan LemieuxVal-d'Or Foreurs24 1440:02 20 2 1 1 47 1 .920 1.96
Alexis ShankChicoutimi Saguenéens23 1383:34 14 5 2 2 49 3 .918 2.12
William BlackburnVal-d'Or Foreurs13 763:23 9 1 1 1 28 0 .907 2.20
Nikolas HurtubiseVictoriaville Tigres17 904:05 10 4 1 0 35 2 .914 2.32

Playoffs

Maritimes round-robin

Due to local travel restrictions, all Nova Scotia-based teams were deemed ineligible to compete in the playoffs. Three New Brunswick-based teams competed in a six-game round-robin tournament to determine who would face the Charlottetown Islanders in the Maritimes Division final.[2] [3]

TeamGPWLGFGAPTS
6 4 2 26 25 8
6 3 3 28 24 6
6 2 4 22 27 4

Playoff bracket

Final results:[4]

First round

Quebec divisions

(6) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Drummondville Voltigeurs

Quarterfinals

Quebec Divisions

(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Maritimes Division

(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

Semifinals

(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Finals

(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres

Playoff leading scorers

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

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Alex BeaucageVictoriaville Tigres16 10 15 25 4
Mikhail AbramovVictoriaville Tigres19 5 19 24 8
Jakob PelletierVal-d'Or Foreurs15 5 18 23 6
Benjamin TardifVictoriaville Tigres19 11 11 22 12
Jordan SpenceVal-d'Or Foreurs15 2 18 20 6
Samuel PoulinVal-d'Or Foreurs15 11 8 19 12
Shawn ElementVictoriaville Tigres19 10 9 19 14
Nathan LégaréVal-d'Or Foreurs15 14 4 18 12
Maxim CajkovicVal-d'Or Foreurs15 10 7 17 6
Nicolas DaigleVictoriaville Tigres19 7 10 17 8

Playoff leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerTeamGPMinsWLGASOSv%GAA
Antoine CoulombeShawinigan Cataractes5 297:26 2 3 9 0 .930 1.82
Jonathan LemieuxVal d'Or Foreurs15 924:25 11 4 30 1 .910 1.95
Nikolas HurtubiseVictoriaville Tigres16 969:02 11 4 41 2 .908 2.54
Fabio IacoboVictoriaville Tigres4 216:52 2 2 10 0 .877 2.77
Alexis ShankChicoutimi Saguenéens9 537:00 6 3 25 1 .899 2.79

Trophies and awards

Player

Executive

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:[5]

Second All-Star Team[6]

All-Rookie Team:[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LHJMQ – Incluant la couverture en direct des matchs, des clips audio et vidéo nouvelles exclusives, billets, statistiques, classements, horaires et autres.
  2. Web site: Myrer. George. No QMJHL playoffs for Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Eagles Saltwire. live. 2021-06-23. Saltwire. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204545/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/sports/local-sports/qmjhl-no-playoffs-for-halifax-mooseheads-and-cape-breton-eagles-100576944/ . 2021-06-24 .
  3. Web site: 2021-04-25. QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs. live. 2021-06-23. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425111004/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/qmjhl-playoffs-1.6000596 . 2021-04-25 .
  4. Web site: Playoff Bracket . QMJHL . 6 June 2021.
  5. Web site: 2020-21 QMJHL First All-Star Team – LHJMQ.
  6. Web site: 2020-21 QMJHL Second All-Star Team – LHJMQ.
  7. Web site: 2020-21 QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team – LHJMQ.

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