Sports season
2023–24 QMJHL season |
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League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
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Sport | Hockey |
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Duration | Regular season September 22, 2023 – March 23, 2024 Playoffs March 29, 2024 – May 14, 2024 |
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Number of teams | 18 |
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TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV |
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Finals champions | Drummondville Voltigeurs (2) |
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QMJHL seasons |
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← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
Sports season
2023–24 CHL season |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
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Sport | Hockey |
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Duration | OHL September 2023 – May 2024 QMJHL September 2023 – May 2024 WHL September 2023 – May 2024 |
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Number of teams | 60 |
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TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
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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
Western Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Source: TheQMJHL.ca
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
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
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Saint John Sea Dogs
April 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | | 4 – 2 | | Saint John Sea Dogs | TD Station | Recap | |
April 3 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | | 8 – 1 | | Saint John Sea Dogs | TD Station | Recap | |
Drummondville wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
March 29 | Gatineau Olympiques | | 0 – 4 | | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |
March 30 | Gatineau Olympiques | | 1 – 2 | | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |
April 5 | Gatineau Olympiques | | 3 – 8 | | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |
Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 1 | |
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(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Shawinigan Cataractes
Victoriaville wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(4) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 3 | |
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Eastern Conference quarterfinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders
April 2 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | | 5 – 3 | | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |
April 3 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | | 7 – 1 | | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |
Baie-Comeau wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
March 29 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | | 2 – 1 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap | |
Dylan Andrews (1) - 8:40 | First period | No scoring |
No scoring | Second period | 19:02 - Braeden MacPhee (1) |
No scoring | Third period | No scoring |
Milo Roelens (1) - 2:57 | First overtime period | No scoring |
Antoine Keller (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (33 saves / 35 shots) |
Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
March 29 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | | 3 – 0 | | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |
March 30 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | | 5 – 4 | | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |
Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
March 29 | Rimouski Océanic | | 2 – 6 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
March 30 | Rimouski Océanic | | 3 – 7 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
Cape Breton wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Conference semifinals
Western Conference semifinals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Drummondville wins series 4 – 2 | |
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(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres
April 12 | Victoriaville Tigres | | 6 – 3 | | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |
April 13 | Victoriaville Tigres | | 7 – 6 | | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |
Victoriaville wins series 4 – 1 | |
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Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Baie-Comeau wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
April 12 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | | 0 – 4 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
April 13 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | | 0 – 1 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
Cape Breton wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Semifinals
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Victoriaville Tigres
Drummondville wins series 4–1 | |
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(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles
April 29 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | | 1 – 2 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
April 30 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | | 8 – 2 | | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |
Baie-Comeau wins series 4–1 | |
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Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Drummondville wins series 4 – 0 | |
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Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
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
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
References
- ^ "The QMJHL unveils 2023-2024 regular season schedule". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. May 31, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Saginaw to host 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Kia". Canadian Hockey League. March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "QMJHL All-Star Teams Announced". QMJHL. May 7, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
External links
- Official QMJHL website
- Official CHL website
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