2022-23 QMJHL season

This is the 2022-23 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 54th season.
==Franchise changes==
*None
==Member teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
West 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Boisbriand, Quebec 	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	3,269
West 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	Drummondville, Quebec 	Centre Marcel Dionne 	2,889
West 	Gatineau Olympiques 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Centre Slush Puppie 	4,000
West 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 	Aréna Iamgold 	2,993
West 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports Leopold-Drolet 	3,718
West 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	Val-d'Or, Quebec 	Centre Air Creebec 	2,398
East 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	Baie-Comeau, Quebec 	Centre Henry-Leonard 	2,779
East 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Saguenay, Quebec 	Centre Georges-Vézina 	3,759
East 	Quebec Remparts 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Videotron Centre 	18,482
East 	Rimouski Océanic 	Rimouski, Quebec 	Colisée Financière Sun Life 	4,415
East 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	Shawinigan, Quebec 	Centre Gervais Auto 	4,350
East 	Victoriaville Tigres 	Victoriaville, Quebec 	Colisée Desjardins 	2,753
Maritimes	Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	Bathurst, New Brunswick 	K.C. Irving Regional Centre 	3,162
Maritimes	Cape Breton Eagles 	Sydney, Nova Scotia 	Centre 200 	5,010
Maritimes	Charlottetown Islanders 	Charlottetown, P.E.I. 	Eastlink Centre 	3,718
Maritimes	Halifax Mooseheads 	Halifax, Nova Scotia 	Scotiabank Centre 	10,595
Maritimes	Moncton Wildcats 	Moncton, New Brunswick 	Avenir Centre 	10,000
Maritimes	Saint John Sea Dogs 	Saint John, New Brunswick	TD Station 	6,297
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
Maritimes Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xy-Halifax Mooseheads 	68	50	11	4 	3 	107	335	196	2
x-Moncton Wildcats 	68	35	29	2 	2 	74 	255	249	3
x-Cape Breton Eagles 	68	30	34	3 	1 	64 	224	275	7
x-Charlottetown Islanders	68	26	33	6 	3 	61 	189	267	8
x-Saint John Sea Dogs 	68	24	38	5 	1 	54 	233	318	9
Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	68	20	40	5 	3 	48 	203	278	10
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xyz-Quebec Remparts 	68	53	12	1 	2 	109	286	160	1
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens	68	33	31	3 	1 	70 	234	281	4
x-Rimouski Océanic 	68	32	31	3 	2 	69 	213	216	5
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	68	30	32	4 	2 	66 	205	244	6
===Western Conference===
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xy-Gatineau Olympiques 	68	49	12	5 	2 	105	304	197	2
x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	68	37	24	4 	3 	81 	240	227	4
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	22	37	6 	3 	53 	206	261	7
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	68	24	40	2 	2 	52 	223	301	8
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xy-Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68	50	13	3 	2 	105	317	172	1
x-Victoriaville Tigres 	68	40	20	2 	6 	88 	244	190	3
x-Shawinigan Cataractes 	68	29	34	2 	3 	63 	209	236	5
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	29	34	4 	1 	63 	205	251	6
==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
Jordan Dumais 	Halifax Mooseheads 	64	54	86	140	6
Josh Lawrence 	Blainville-Boisbriand/Halifax	69	50	69	119	22
Alexandre Doucet	Val-d'Or/Halifax 	70	58	57	115	44
Zachary Bolduc 	Quebec Remparts 	61	50	60	110	50
Riley Kidney 	Acadie–Bathurst/Gatineau 	60	28	82	110	48
Théo Rochette 	Quebec Remparts 	65	42	64	106	28
Jacob Melanson 	Acadie–Bathurst/Sherbrooke 	59	50	49	99 	55
Joshua Roy 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	55	46	53	99 	14
Justin Gill 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68	44	49	93 	41
Ivan Ivan 	Cape Breton Eagles 	64	33	57	90 	52
==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
William Rousseau 	Quebec Remparts 	47	2,730:01	35	8 	1 	2 	101	4 	.908	2.22
Nathan Darveau 	Victoriaville Tigres 	50	2,971:40	27	14	2 	6 	116	2 	.929	2.34
Francesco Lapenna	Charlottetown/Gatineau	49	2,843:45	32	12	3 	0 	114	3 	.922	2.41
Olivier Adam 	Baie-Comeau/Sherbrooke	45	2,667:54	29	11	2 	1 	108	5 	.910	2.43
Mathis Rousseau 	Halifax Mooseheads 	49	2,878:09	36	7 	2 	3 	119	4 	.912	2.48
==2023 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. The President's Cup (QMJHL) champion advances to the 2023 Memorial Cup being held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia from May 22 to 31, 2023 hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.
==Conference quarter-finals==
===Western Conference quarter-finals===
==== (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (7) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada ====
==== (2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (E9) Saint John Sea Dogs ====
==== (3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs ====
==== (4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes ====
===Eastern Conference quarter-finals===
==== (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders ====
==== (2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles ====
==== (3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Baie-Comeau Drakkar ====
==== (4) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic ====
==Conference semi-finals==
===Western Conference semi-finals===
==== (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs ====
==== (2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ====
===Eastern Conference semi-finals===
==== (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic ====
==== (2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Moncton Wildcats ====
==Semi-finals==
=== (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (4) Gatineau Olympiques ===
=== (2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Sherbrooke Phoenix ===
==Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship==
=== (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (2) Halifax Mooseheads ===
==Playoff leading scorers==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Alexandre Doucet 	Halifax Mooseheads 	21	14	17	31 	10
Josh Lawrence 	Halifax Mooseheads 	21	12	19	31 	12
Justin Robidas 	Quebec Remparts 	18	11	16	27 	2
Zachary L'Heureux	Halifax Mooseheads 	20	11	15	26 	43
Zach Dean 	Gatineau Olympiques	13	10	16	26 	10
Joshua Roy 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	14	12	12	24 	2
Riley Kidney 	Gatineau Olympiques	13	6 	16	22 	4
Jordan Dumais 	Halifax Mooseheads 	15	5 	16	21 	2
Théo Rochette 	Quebec Remparts 	18	4 	17	21 	8
James Malatesta 	Quebec Remparts 	18	14	6 	20 	16
==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
Francesco Lapenna	Gatineau Olympiques 	13	797:35 	8 	5	24	4 	.940	1.81
William Rousseau 	Quebec Remparts 	18	1,109:57	16	2	41	1 	.915	2.22
Mathis Rousseau 	Halifax Mooseheads 	21	1,279:44	14	7	52	3 	.921	2.44
Olivier Adam 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	13	709:57 	10	3	29	1 	.884	2.45
Nathan Darveau 	Victoriaville Tigres	5 	320:15 	1 	4	15	0 	.910	2.81
==Trophies and awards==
 2022–23 QMJHL Awards
Award 	Recipient(s) 	Runner(s)-up/Finalists 	Source
Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions 	Quebec Remparts 	Halifax Mooseheads 	
Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions 	Quebec Remparts 	Halifax Mooseheads 	
Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average 	Halifax Mooseheads 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	
Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average	Quebec Remparts 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	
Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP 	Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads 	Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	
Jean Béliveau TrophyTop Scorer 	Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads 	Josh Lawrence, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Halifax Mooseheads 	
Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP 	TBD 	 	
Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender of the Year 	William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts 	Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres 	
Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward 	Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts 	Zach Dean, Gatineau Olympiques Milo Roelens, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	
Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year 	Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques 	Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Brunet, Victoriaville Tigres 	
Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman 	Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Pier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres Nicolas Savoie, Quebec Remparts 	
Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect 	Ethan Gauthier, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Etienne Morin, Moncton Wildcats 	
RDS CupRookie of the Year 	Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders 	
Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year 	Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	Félix Lacerte, Shawinigan Cataractes Thomas Verdon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	
Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year 	Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders	Gabriel D’Aigle, Victoriaville Tigres Jacob Steinman, Moncton Wildcats 	
Frank J. Selke Memorial TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player 	Attilio Biasca, Halifax Mooseheads 	Thomas Belgarde, Victoriaville Tigres Justin Robidas, Quebec Remparts 	
QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year 	Cam Squires, Cape Breton Eagles 	Kaylen Gauthier, Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Potvin, Val-d'Or Foreurs 	
Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player 	Julien Béland, Rimouski Océanic 	Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Maxime Pellerin, Victoriaville Tigres	
Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year 	Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Louis Robitaille, Gatineau Olympiques 	
Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year 	Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Sylvain Favreau, Halifax Mooseheads Carl Mallette, Victoriaville Tigres 	
Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year 	Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Louis Robitaille, Gatineau Olympiques Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts 	
==See also==
* List of QMJHL seasons
* 2022-23 OHL season
* 2022-23 WHL season
==References==
==External links==
* Official QMJHL website
* Official CHL website
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