# 2002–03 QMJHL season

The 2002–03 QMJHL season was the 34th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league discontinues the AutoPro Plaque and Philips Plaque as those sponsorships expire. The St-Clair Group Plaque is renamed the Jean Sawyer Trophy. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Baie-Comeau Drakkar finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Hull Olympiques won their fifth President's Cup, defeating the Halifax Mooseheads in the finals.

## Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

### Lebel Conference

| West Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 72 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 88 | 241 | 221 |
| x-Hull Olympiques | 72 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 84 | 266 | 222 |
| x-Montreal Rocket | 72 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 77 | 256 | 261 |
| x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 72 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 268 | 273 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Victoriaville Tigres | 72 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 265 | 237 |
| x-Sherbrooke Castors | 72 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 237 | 214 |
| x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 72 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 209 | 249 |
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | 72 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 176 | 313 |

### Dilio Conference

| East Division | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 72 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 319 | 213 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 72 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 278 | 205 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 72 | 28 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 239 | 292 |
| Rimouski Océanic | 72 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 190 | 385 |
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Halifax Mooseheads | 72 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 101 | 289 | 206 |
| x-Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 72 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 276 | 189 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 72 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 255 | 216 |
| x-Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 72 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 200 | 268 |
    y-won division
    x-made playoffs
* complete list of standings.

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Joel Perrault | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 70 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 93 |
| Jonathan Gagnon | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 67 | 52 | 63 | 115 | 172 |
| Patrick Thoresen | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 71 | 33 | 75 | 108 | 57 |
| Pierre-Luc Sleigher | Victoriaville Tigres | 66 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 226 |
| Maxime Talbot | Hull Olympiques | 69 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 130 |
| Olivier Filion | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 71 | 36 | 68 | 104 | 62 |
| Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau | Chicoutimi / Sherbrooke | 59 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 140 |
| Olivier Proulx | Drummondville / Baie-Comeau | 70 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 150 |
| Steve Bernier | Moncton Wildcats | 71 | 49 | 52 | 101 | 90 |
| Pascal Pelletier | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 67 | 46 | 55 | 101 | 113 |
* complete scoring statistics

## Playoffs

| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | President's Cup Finals | President's Cup Finals | President's Cup Finals |
| | | | D1 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | D4 | Québec | 1 | | | | | | | |
| D4 | Québec | 4 | D4 | Québec | 1 | | | | | | | |
| D5 | Moncton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D5 | Moncton | 2 | | | | D1 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | D2 | Halifax | 4 | | | | |
| D2 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | D2 | Halifax | 4 | |
| D7 | Cape Breton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D7 | Cape Breton | 0 | D2 | Halifax | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | D3 | Acadie-Bathurst | 3 | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Acadie Bathurst | 4 | D3 | Acadie-Bathurst | 3 | | | | | | | |
| D6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D6 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | D2 | Halifax | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | L3 | Hull | 4 |
| | | | L1 | Val-d'Or | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L7 | Shawinigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| L2 | Victoriaville | 0 | L7 | Shawinigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| L7 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L7 | Shawinigan | 4 | | | | L1 | Val-d'Or | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L3 | Hull | 4 | | | | |
| L3 | Hull | 4 | | | | | | | L3 | Hull | 4 | |
| L6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | L3 | Hull | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | L4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | | | | |
| L4 | Sherbrooke | 4 | L4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | | | | |
| L5 | Montreal | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-star teams
### First team

* Goaltender - Adam Russo, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
* Left defence - Jesse Lane, Hull Olympiques / Victoriaville
* Right defence - Maxime Fortunus, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Left winger - Timofei Shishkanov, Quebec Remparts
* Centreman - Joel Perrault, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Right winger - Jonathan Gagnon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Coach - Shawn MacKenzie, Halifax Mooseheads

### Second team

* Goaltender - Marc-Andre Fleury, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* Left defence - Alexandre Rouleau, Val-d'Or Foreurs / Quebec Remparts
* Right defence - Bruno Gervais, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
* Left winger - Olivier Filion, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
* Centreman - Maxime Talbot, Hull Olympiques
* Right winger - Steve Bernier, Moncton Wildcats
* Coach - Richard Martel, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

### Rookie team

* Goaltender - David Tremblay, Hull Olympiques & Jean-Michel Filiatrault, Victoriaville Tigres / Quebec Remparts
* Left defence - Mario Scalzo, Victoriaville Tigres
* Right defence - Jim Sharrow, Halifax Mooseheads
* Left winger - Kevin Mailhiot, Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Centreman - Petr Vrana, Halifax Mooseheads
* Right winger - Olivier Labelle, Hull Olympiques
* Coach - Judes Vallee, Victoriaville Tigres
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

## Trophies and awards
### Team

* President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Hull Olympiques
* Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Acadie-Bathurst Titan

### Player

* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Joel Perrault, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Joel Perrault, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Maxime Talbot, Hull Olympiques
* Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Pierre-Luc Sleigher, Victoriaville Tigres
* Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Marc-Andre Fleury, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Adam Russo, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
* Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Maxime Fortunus, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Marc-André Fleury, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
* RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Petr Vrana, Halifax Mooseheads
* Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Petr Vrana, Halifax Mooseheads
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Mario Scalzo, Victoriaville Tigres
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Patrick Thoresen, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, A.J. MacLean, Halifax Mooseheads & David Massé, Québec Remparts
* Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Eric L'Italien, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Jean-Francois Plourde, Sherbrooke Castors

### Executive

* Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Shawn MacKenzie, Halifax Mooseheads
* John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Sylvie Fortier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year, Michel Boisvert, Shawinigan Cataractes