2023–24 QMJHL season explained

2023–24 QMJHL season
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League:	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	Regular season September 22, 2023 – March 23, 2024 Playoffs March 29, 2024 – May 14, 2024
Finals Champ:	Drummondville Voltigeurs (2)
No Of Teams:	18
Tv:	Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV
Seasonslistnames:	QMJHL
Prevseason Year:	2022–23
Nextseason Year:	2024–25

2023–24 CHL season
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League:	Canadian Hockey League
Sport:	Hockey
Duration:	OHL September 2023 – May 2024 QMJHL September 2023 – May 2024 WHL September 2023 – May 2024
No Of Teams:	60
Tv:	RDS TSN Rogers TV

The 2023–24 QMJHL season was the 55th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 22, 2023, and ended on March 23, 2024.^[1]

The playoffs began on March 29, 2024 and ended on May 14, 2024. The Drummondville Voltigeurs won their second Gilles-Courteau Trophy, sweeping the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the finals, and will play in the 2024 Memorial Cup which is set to be hosted by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.^[2]

Regular season standings

As of March 23, 2024

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

Eastern Conference

Maritimes Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
	68	42	18	7	1	92	227	184	2
	68	38	23	4	3	83	274	231	3
	68	39	26	1	2	81	216	194	4
	68	30	31	3	4	67	227	243	7
	68	26	34	6	2	60	208	267	8
	68	20	39	5	4	49	185	293	9

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
	68	53	12	2	1	109	290	163	1
	68	37	26	5	0	79	250	236	5
	68	35	25	4	4	78	247	229	6
	68	21	41	5	1	48	165	265	10

Western Conference

West Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
	68	47	15	1	5	100	301	192	2
	68	31	31	4	2	68	214	230	5
	68	25	31	6	6	62	213	268	7
	68	15	48	3	2	35	173	319	8

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA	Rank
	68	48	14	5	1	102	306	183	1
	68	43	20	4	1	91	263	218	3
	68	32	30	1	5	70	215	239	4
	68	30	34	3	1	64	195	215	6

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	68	36	71	107	48
Justin Gill	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	65	40	58	98	66
Mathieu Cataford	Halifax Mooseheads	65	40	50	90	33
Markus Vidicek	Halifax Mooseheads	64	45	43	88	27
Israël Mianscum	Sherbrooke Phoenix	61	35	52	87	55
Alexandre Blais	Rimouski Océanic	68	24	60	84	40
Justin Poirier	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	51	31	82	68
Robert Orr	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	64	24	58	82	37
Justin Larose	Victoriaville Tigres	67	38	42	80	26
Jérémie Minville	Gatineau Olympiques	68	38	41	79	57

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

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	OTL	SOL	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
William Rousseau	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	50	2,942:12	34	10	1	4	110	8	.924	2.24
Mathis Rousseau	Halifax Mooseheads	44	2,615:29	31	8	4	0	99	5	.925	2.27
Samuel St-Hilaire	Sherbrooke Phoenix	36	2,090:32	18	12	1	3	84	5	.915	2.41
Charles-Édward Gravel	Blainville-Boisbriand/Baie-Comeau	51	2,997:14	31	17	1	1	124	2	.909	2.48
Nicolas Ruccia	Cape Breton Eagles	40	2,322:35	21	15	0	2	100	6	.910	2.58

2024 Gilles-Courteau Trophy playoffs

In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.

Conference quarterfinals

Western Conference quarterfinals

(4) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

Eastern Conference quarterfinals

(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic

Conference semifinals

Western Conference semifinals

(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres

Eastern Conference semifinals

(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

Semifinals

(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles

Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship

(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs

Playoff leading scorers

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Justin Poirier	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	17	18	9	27	12
Ethan Gauthier	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	14	11	25	4
Justin Gill	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	17	11	14	25	18
Luke Woodworth	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	7	17	24	14
Maxime Pellerin	Victoriaville Tigres	14	13	8	21	20
Cam Squires	Cape Breton Eagles	14	9	11	20	15
Mikael Huchette	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	4	16	20	12
Alexis Gendron	Drummondville Voltigeurs	15	11	8	19	16
Matyas Melovsky	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	17	5	14	19	8
Niks Fenenko	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	17	5	13	18	4

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

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Riley Mercer	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	1144:57	16	3	36	2	.934	1.89
Antoine Keller	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	7	433:56	4	3	17	0	.925	2.35
Charles-Édward Gravel	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	17	1036:34	12	5	41	1	.910	2.37
Mathys Fernandez	Shawinigan Cataractes	2	111:52	0	2	5	0	.909	2.68
Nicolas Ruccia	Cape Breton Eagles	14	811:59	9	5	37	2	.911	2.73

Trophies and awards

2023–24 QMJHL Awards

Award	Recipient(s)
Gilles-Courteau Trophy Playoff champions	Drummondville Voltigeurs
Jean Rougeau Trophy Regular season champions	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Luc Robitaille Trophy Team with the best goals for average	Drummondville Voltigeurs
Robert Lebel Trophy Team with the best goals against average	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Regular season MVP	Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads
Jean Béliveau Trophy Top Scorer	Antonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Lafleur Trophy Playoff MVP	Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Goaltender of the Year	William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Carbonneau Trophy Best Defensive Forward	Félix Gagnon, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Emile Bouchard Trophy Defenceman of the Year	Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Kevin Lowe Trophy Best Defensive Defenceman	Mikaël Diotte, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Michael Bossy Trophy Top Prospect	Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
RDS Cup Rookie of the Year	Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Michel Bergeron Trophy Offensive Rookie of the Year	Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of the Year	Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player	Preston Lounsbury, Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Humanitarian of the Year	Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders
Marcel Robert Trophy Best Scholastic Player	Alexis Morin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Paul Dumont Trophy Personality of the Year	Émile Chouinard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Jacob Newcombe, Cape Breton Eagles
Ron Lapointe Trophy Coach of the Year	Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Maurice Filion Trophy General Manager of the Year	Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:^[3]

• William Rousseau, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Vsevolod Komarov, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Pier-Olivier Roy, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres
• Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads
• Justin Gill, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Antonin Verreault, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads

Second All-Star Team^[3]

• Mathis Rousseau, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
• Maveric Lamoureux, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Jérémy Langlois, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
• Israël Mianscum, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
• Justin Poirier, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
• Markus Vidicek, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads

See also

• List of QMJHL seasons
• 2023–24 OHL season
• 2023–24 WHL season

External links

• Official QMJHL website
• Official CHL website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The QMJHL unveils 2023-2024 regular season schedule . Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . May 31, 2023 . June 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Saginaw to host 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Kia . Canadian Hockey League . March 29, 2023 . June 22, 2023.
3. Web site: QMJHL All-Star Teams Announced . QMJHL . May 7, 2024 . June 5, 2024.