2021-22 QMJHL season

This is the 2021-22 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 53rd season.
On December 21st the league pushed back the restart of the season after the Christmas break from December 28th to January 7th as a result in the surging COVID-19 infection rates across Eastern Canada.https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/sports/regional-sports/qmjhl-shut-down-until-jan-7-100673266/
==Franchise changes==
*None, but the Gatineau Olympiques moved into the Centre Slush Puppie for the 2021-22 playing season.
==Member teams==
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
West 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	Boisbriand, Quebec 	Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau	3,269
West 	Gatineau Olympiques 	Gatineau, Quebec 	Centre Slush Puppie 	4,000
West 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 	Aréna Iamgold 	2,993
West 	Val-d'Or Foreurs 	Val-d'Or, Quebec 	Centre Air Creebec 	2,398
Central 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	Drummondville, Quebec 	Centre Marcel Dionne 	2,889
Central 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	Shawinigan, Quebec 	Centre Gervais Auto 	4,350
Central 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	Sherbrooke, Quebec 	Palais des Sports 	3,718
Central 	Victoriaville Tigres 	Victoriaville, Quebec 	Colisée Desjardins 	2,753
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
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
==Final standings==
Source: 
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
xy-Charlottetown Islanders	68	48	13	7 	0 	103	283	179
x-Saint John Sea Dogs 	68	47	17	1 	3 	98 	311	201
x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	68	40	22	3 	3 	86 	280	211
x-Halifax Mooseheads 	68	38	28	1 	1 	78 	272	272
x-Moncton Wildcats 	68	28	33	6 	3 	65 	208	273
Cape Breton Eagles 	68	14	47	4 	3 	35 	183	335
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
xy-Quebec Remparts 	68	55	15	2 	0 	104	302	175
x-Rimouski Océanic 	68	33	26	5 	4 	75 	228	204
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens	68	27	35	1 	5 	60 	206	264
Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	68	24	35	4 	5 	57 	201	247
===Western Conference===
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
xy-Gatineau Olympiques 	68	39	15	11 	3 	92 	248	193
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	30	29	5 	4 	69 	225	259
x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	68	28	35	1 	4 	61 	190	256
x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 	68	26	35	6 	1 	59 	226	298
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA
xy-Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68	46	17	2 	3 	97 	274	202
x-Shawinigan Cataractes 	68	40	24	1 	3 	84 	235	190
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	28	25	9 	6 	71 	214	252
Victoriaville Tigres 	68	25	36	4 	3 	57 	176	251
==2022 President's Cup Playoffs==
On March 9th the league announced the format for the 2022 President Cup Playoffs that will start May 5. The first three rounds will be played in a best-of-five series while the Championship series will be a best-of-seven format. 
The round of 16 will oppose the eight teams of each conference according to their position in the standings (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5). This round will be played from May 5 to 12. In the second round, the four winning teams of each conference will compete against each other to earn a spot in the semifinals. Once again, their seed will be determined by their position in the standings. (1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3). The second round will be held from May 15 to 22.
The semifinals will feature the four winning teams. They will be reseeded according to their position in the overall standings and not within their conference. The two best-of-five series will occur between May 25 and June 1.
Finally, the President Cup Championship series will be played from June 4 to 15. It will showcase the winners of the semifinals.
The sixteen teams that are eligible for playoffs will be ranked in relation to one another on the basis of the following principles:
On overall standings, teams ranked higher than 16th are eliminated.
The first two places of each conference are awarded, in order of points cumulated during the regular season, by the two teams at the top of each division in their respective conference.
For each conference, beginning with the 3rd position to the 8th position, teams are ranked according to the number of points cumulated during the regular season.
In the event that only six or seven teams from one of the conferences are eligible for the playoffs, one or two teams that have ranked the lowest in the other conference and are not eliminated will transfer to said conference while respecting their respective position in the overall standings.
The President's Cup champion advances to the 2022 Memorial Cup being held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia from May 22 to 31, 2020 hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.
===Bracket===
===First Round===
*Québec Remparts defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 3 games to none
*Charlottetown Islanders defeated Moncton Wildcats 3 games to none 
*Rimouski Océanic defeated Saint John Sea Dogs 3 games to 2
*Acadie-Bathurst Titan defeated Halifax Mooseheads 3 games to 2
*Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated Baie-Comeau Drakkar 3 games to 1
*Gatineau Olympiques defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 games to 1
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 games to none 
*Blainville-Boisbriand Armada defeated Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 games to 1
===Quarterfinals===
*Québec Remparts defeated Rimouski Océanic 3 games to 1
*Charlottetown Islanders defeated Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3 games to none
*Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3 games to none
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Gatineau Olympiques 3 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Québec Remparts 3 games to 2
*Charlottetown Islanders defeated Sherbrooke Phoenix 3 games to 1
===Final===
*Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Charlottetown Islanders 4 games to 1
The Shawinigan Cataractes advance to the 2022 Memorial Cup.
==References==
Category:2022 in ice hockey
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League seasons