Sports season
Sports season
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
Drummondville wins series 4–0
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–1
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Shawinigan Cataractes
Victoriaville wins series 4–0
(4) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Sherbrooke wins series 4–3
Eastern Conference quarterfinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders
Baie-Comeau wins series 4–0
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4–0
(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Chicoutimi wins series 4–0
(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
Cape Breton wins series 4–1
Conference semifinals
Western Conference semifinals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Drummondville wins series 4–2
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres
Victoriaville wins series 4–1
Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Baie-Comeau wins series 4–0
(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Cape Breton wins series 4–0
Semifinals
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Victoriaville Tigres
Drummondville wins series 4–1
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles
Baie-Comeau wins series 4–1
Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Drummondville wins series 4–0
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
External links
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