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 discontinued the AutoPro Plaque and Philips Plaque as those sponsorships expired. 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==
Maxime Talbot was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 44 points (14 goals, 30 assists).
;Conference quarterfinals
Byes earned by: Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Val-d'Or Foreurs
* Halifax Mooseheads defeated Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 4 games to 0.
* Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 0.
* Québec Remparts defeated Moncton Wildcats 4 games to 2.
* Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Victoriaville Tigres 4 games to 0.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4 games to 0.
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Montreal Rocket 4 games to 3.
;Conference semifinals
* Baie-Comeau Drakkar defeated Québec Remparts 4 games to 1.
* Halifax Mooseheads defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4 games to 3.
* Val-d'Or Foreurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 1.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1.
;Conference finals
* Halifax Mooseheads defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 3.
* Hull Olympiques defeated Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 games to 0.
;League finals
* Hull Olympiques defeated Halifax Mooseheads 4 games to 3.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - 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 
* Goalkeeper - Marc-André 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 
* Goalkeeper - 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 Vallée, 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-André 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-Andre 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
==Team Photos==
02-03MonWil.jpg|Moncton Wildcats
02-03CBSE.jpg|Cape Breton Screaming Eagles
02-03MonRoc.jpg|Montreal Rocket
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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