# 2021–22 QMJHL season

The 2021–22 QMJHL season was the 53rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league returned to a full 68-game regular season beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on May 1, 2022.
The playoffs started May 5, 2022 and ended on June 11, 2022, with teams competing for the President's Cup. The winning team, the Shawinigan Cataractes were awarded the President's Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs.

## Regular season standings

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 |
| xy-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 48 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 283 | 179 | 2 |
| x-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 311 | 201 | 3 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 280 | 211 | 4 |
| x-Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 38 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 272 | 272 | 5 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 28 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 208 | 273 | 7 |
| Cape Breton Eagles | 68 | 14 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 183 | 335 | 10 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xyz-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 302 | 175 | 1 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 228 | 204 | 6 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 27 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 206 | 264 | 8 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 201 | 247 | 9 |

### Western Conference

| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 92 | 248 | 193 | 2 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 225 | 259 | 5 |
| x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 190 | 256 | 6 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 226 | 298 | 7 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| xy-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 97 | 274 | 202 | 1 |
| x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 235 | 190 | 3 |
| x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 68 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 214 | 252 | 4 |
| Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 176 | 251 | 8 |

## 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 |
| Joshua Roy | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 66 | 51 | 68 | 119 | 22 |
| William Dufour | Saint John Sea Dogs | 66 | 56 | 60 | 116 | 40 |
| Jordan Dumais | Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 39 | 70 | 109 | 6 |
| Xavier Parent | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 65 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 77 |
| Patrick Guay | Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 55 | 49 | 104 | 42 |
| Josh Lawrence | Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 31 | 70 | 101 | 16 |
| Riley Kidney | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 66 | 30 | 70 | 100 | 56 |
| Zachary Bolduc | Quebec Remparts | 65 | 55 | 44 | 99 | 36 |
| Théo Rochette | Quebec Remparts | 66 | 33 | 66 | 99 | 28 |
| Simon Pinard | Blainville-Boisbriand/Gatineau | 67 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 34 |

## 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 |
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée | Shawinigan Cataractes | 30 | 1,651:35 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 2 | .912 | 2.40 |
| Fabio Iacobo | Quebec Remparts | 38 | 2,205:04 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 1 | .895 | 2.42 |
| William Rousseau | Quebec Remparts | 32 | 1,882:14 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 3 | .899 | 2.45 |
| Rémi Poirier | Gatineau Olympiques | 37 | 2,156:49 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 1 | .907 | 2.48 |
| Thomas Couture | Moncton/Saint John | 40 | 2,208:51 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 2 | .915 | 2.53 |

## 2022 President's Cup 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 quarter-finals | Conference quarter-finals | Conference quarter-finals | Conference semi-finals | Conference semi-finals | Conference semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship | President's Cup Championship |
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | W1 | Sherbrooke | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Gatineau | 3 | W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Val-d'Or | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Val-d'Or | 1 | | | | 1 | Quebec | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | |
| W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | |
| W6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | W2 | Gatineau | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Drummondville | 1 | W3 | Shawinigan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | Charlottetown | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 4 |
| E1 | Quebec | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Shawinigan | 4 |
| E8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Chicoutimi | 0 | E1 | Quebec | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Charlottetown | 3 | E6 | Rimouski | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Moncton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Moncton | 0 | | | | 2 | Charlottetown | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | |
| E3 | Saint John | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Sherbrooke | 1 | | | | |
| E6 | Rimouski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Rimouski | 3 | E2 | Charlottetown | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 3 | E4 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Halifax | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference quarter-finals
### Western Conference quarter-finals
#### (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (8) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

* Sherbrooke wins series 3 – 1

#### (2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (7) Val d'Or Foreurs

* Gatineau wins series 3 – 1

#### (3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (6) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

* Shawinigan wins series 3 – 0

#### (4) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

* Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 3 – 1

### Eastern Conference quarter-finals
#### (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens

* Quebec wins series 3 – 0

#### (2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Moncton Wildcats

* Charlottetown wins series 3 – 0

#### (3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic

* Rimouski wins series 3 – 2

#### (4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (5) Halifax Mooseheads

* Acadie–Bathurst wins series 3 – 2

## Conference semi-finals
### Western Conference semi-finals
#### (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

* Sherbrooke wins series 3 – 0

#### (2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (3) Shawinigan Cataractes

* Shawinigan wins series 3 – 0

### Eastern Conference semi-finals
#### (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic

* Quebec wins series 3 – 1

#### (2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan

* Charlottetown wins series 3 – 0

## President's Cup Semifinals
### (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes

* Shawinigan wins series 3 – 2

### (2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix

* Charlottetown wins series 3 – 1

## President's Cup Finals
### (2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes

* Shawinigan wins series 4 – 1

## Playoff leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Patrick Guay | Charlottetown Islanders | 15 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 8 |
| Mavrik Bourque | Shawinigan Cataractes | 16 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 |
| Joshua Roy | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 11 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 0 |
| Xavier Bourgault | Shawinigan Cataractes | 16 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Xavier Parent | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Lucas Cormier | Charlottetown Islanders | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 14 |
| Xavier Simoneau | Charlottetown Islanders | 14 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| Brett Budgell | Charlottetown Islanders | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 |
| Jakub Brabenec | Charlottetown Islanders | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| Pierrick Dubé | Shawinigan Cataractes | 16 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 22 |

## 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 |
| Fabio Iacobo | Quebec Remparts | 4 | 239:27 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .889 | 1.75 |
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 | 249:22 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .927 | 1.92 |
| William Rousseau | Quebec Remparts | 8 | 499:14 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .922 | 2.16 |
| Thomas Couture | Saint John Sea Dogs | 5 | 244:53 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .901 | 2.21 |
| Francesco Lapenna | Charlottetown Islanders | 15 | 908:22 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 2 | .908 | 2.38 |

## Trophies and awards

2021–22 QMJHL Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) | Runner(s)-up/Finalists |
| President's Cup Playoff champions | Shawinigan Cataractes | Charlottetown Islanders |
| Jean Rougeau Trophy Regular season champions | Quebec Remparts | Charlottetown Islanders |
| Luc Robitaille Trophy Team with the best goals for average | Saint John Sea Dogs | Charlottetown Islanders |
| Robert Lebel Trophy Team with the best goals against average | Quebec Remparts | Charlottetown Islanders |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Regular season MVP | William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| Jean Béliveau Trophy Top Scorer | Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs |
| Guy Lafleur Trophy Playoff MVP | Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan Cataractes | |
| Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Goaltender of the Year | Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Shawinigan Cataractes | Fabio Iacobo, Quebec Remparts |
| Guy Carbonneau Trophy Best Defensive Forward | Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Elliot Desnoyers, Halifax Mooseheads Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts |
| Emile Bouchard Trophy Defenceman of the Year | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders | Miguël Tourigny, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Acadie-Bathurst Titan William Villeneuve, Saint John Sea Dogs |
| Kevin Lowe Trophy Best Defensive Defenceman | Noah Laaouan, Charlottetown Islanders | Simon Lavigne, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Vincent Sévigny, Victoriaville Tigres/Saint John Sea Dogs |
| Michael Bossy Trophy Top Prospect | Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts | Maveric Lamoureux, Drummondville Voltigeurs Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques |
| RDS Cup Rookie of the Year | Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders | David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| Michel Bergeron Trophy Offensive Rookie of the Year | Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders | Maxim Barbashev, Moncton Wildcats Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads |
| Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of the Year | David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix | Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Niks Fenenko, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player | Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads | Justin Robidas, Val-d'Or Foreurs Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Humanitarian of the Year | Brett Budgell, Charlottetown Islanders | Nicholas Blagden, Saint John Sea Dogs Xavier Parent, Sherbrooke Phoenix |
| Marcel Robert Trophy Best Scholastic Player | Charlie Truchon, Quebec Remparts | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| Paul Dumont Trophy Personality of the Year | Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | Ève Gascon, Gatineau Olympiques Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts |
| Ron Lapointe Trophy Coach of the Year | Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders | Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts |
| Maurice Filion Trophy General Manager of the Year | Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts | Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix |

### All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team:
* Samuel Richard, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Lukas Cormier, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
* Miguël Tourigny, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* William Dufour, Forward, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Patrick Guay, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
* Joshua Roy, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
Second All-Star Team
* Jan Bednář, Goaltender, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Vincent Sévigny, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* William Villeneuve, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
* Zachary Bolduc, Forward, Quebec Remparts
* Jordan Dumais, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
* Xavier Parent, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
All-Rookie Team:
* Nathan Darveau, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres
* Niks Fenenko, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* David Spacek, Defenceman, Sherbrooke Phoenix
* Maxim Barbashev, Forward, Moncton Wildcats
* Jakub Brabenec, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
* Mathieu Cataford, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads