2000–01 QMJHL season

The 2000–01 QMJHL season was the 32nd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Shawinigan Cataractes finished first overall in the regular season winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy.
Simon Gamache of the Val-d'Or Foreurs was the top scorer in the league, won the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Gamache helped Val-d'Or win their second President's Cup, defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the finals.
==Final standings==
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against 
===Lebel Conference===
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	72	46	17	7	2 	101	369	235
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	72	43	22	5	2 	93 	318	251
Hull Olympiques 	72	34	28	7	3 	78 	288	284
Montreal Rocket 	72	24	35	7	6 	61 	249	310
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Shawinigan Cataractes 	72	54	10	6	2 	116	375	192
Victoriaville Tigres 	72	45	21	3	3 	96 	341	269
Drummondville Voltigeurs	72	31	30	5	6 	73 	246	267
Sherbrooke Castors 	72	28	37	4	3 	63 	245	274
===Dilio Conference===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	72	41	23	8 	0 	90 	283	255
Quebec Remparts 	72	22	36	9 	5 	58 	225	303
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	72	22	39	10	1 	55 	242	313
Rimouski Océanic 	72	25	43	2 	2 	54 	268	328
Maritime Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA
Halifax Mooseheads 	72	32	24	10	6 	80 	235	253
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles	72	30	37	4 	1 	65 	270	292
Acadie-Bathurst Titan 	72	29	38	4 	1 	63 	239	281
Moncton Wildcats 	72	23	41	6 	2 	54 	246	323
 
*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
Simon Gamache 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	72	74	110	184	70
Marc-André Thinel	Victoriaville Tigres 	70	62	88 	150	101
Dominic Forget 	Shawinigan Cataractes	71	47	94 	141	78
Yanick Lehoux 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	70	67	68 	135	62
Brandon Reid 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	57	45	81 	126	18
Radim Vrbata 	Shawinigan Cataractes	55	56	64 	120	18
Antoine Vermette 	Victoriaville Tigres 	71	57	62 	119	102
Sebastien Thinel 	Victoriaville Tigres 	72	45	73 	118	84
Stephane Veilleux	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	68	48	67 	115	90
Jason Pominville 	Shawinigan Cataractes	71	46	67 	113	24
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Simon Gamache was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists), setting the QMJHL playoff points record.
;Conference quarterfinals
Byes earned by: Shawinigan Cataractes, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0.
* Victoriaville Tigres defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 4 games to 2.
* Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 1.
* Rimouski Océanic defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 2.
* Cape Breton Screaming Eagles defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 3.
* Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 0.
;Conference semifinals
* Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 0.
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 3.
* Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated Rimouski Océanic 4 games to 1.
* Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 1.
;Conference finals
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
* Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 2.
;League finals
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4 games to 0.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Frederic Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Left defence - Danny Groulx, Victoriaville Tigres 
* Right defence - Marc-Andre Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Left winger - Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
* Centreman - Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
* Right winger - Radim Vrbata, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Coach - Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes
;Second team 
* Goalkeeper - Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
* Left defence - Alexandre Vigneault, Acadie-Bathurst Titan 
* Right defence - Chris Lyness, Montreal Rocket / Val-d'Or Foreurs
* Left winger - Jason King, Halifax Mooseheads 
* Centreman - Dominic Forget, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Right winger - Marc-Andre Thinel, Victoriaville Tigres 
* Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs
;Rookie team 
* Goalkeeper - Adam Russo, Acadie-Bathurst Titan 
* Left defence - Francis Trudel, Sherbrooke Castors 
* Right defence - Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic 
* Left winger - Martin Frolik, Drummondville Voltigeurs 
* Centreman - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 
* Right winger - Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques 
* Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Val d'Or Foreurs
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Shawinigan Cataractes
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Shawinigan Cataractes
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 
*AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Pierre-Luc Emond, Drummondville Voltigeurs 
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Frederic Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes 
*Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques 
*RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Sagueneens 
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 
*Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic 
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
*QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Ali MacEachern, Halifax Mooseheads 
*Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Jean-Philippe Brière, Rimouski Océanic 
*Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs 
;Executive
*Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes 
*John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Mario Boucher, Shawinigan Cataractes 
*St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Eric Forest, Rimouski Océanic
00-01MonWil.jpg|Moncton Wildcats
00-01CBSE.jpg|Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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