2023-24 QMJHL season

The 2023–24 QMJHL season was the 55th season of the Quebec Major / Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league will play a 68-game regular season which began on September 22, 2023, and ends on March 23, 2024.
The winning team will be awarded the Gilles-Courteau Trophy and will earn a berth in the 2024 Memorial Cup which is set to be hosted by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.
==Regular season standings==
As of March 23, 2024
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-Halifax Mooseheads 	68	42	18	7 	1 	92 	227	184	2
x-Moncton Wildcats 	68	38	23	4 	3 	83 	274	231	3
x-Cape Breton Eagles 	68	39	26	1 	2 	81 	216	194	4
x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	68	30	31	3 	4 	67 	227	243	7
x-Charlottetown Islanders	68	26	34	6 	2 	60 	208	267	8
x-Saint John Sea Dogs 	68	20	39	5 	4 	49 	185	293	9
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xyz-Baie-Comeau Drakkar	68	53	12	2 	1 	109	290	163	1
x-Rimouski Océanic 	68	37	26	5 	0 	79 	250	236	5
x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens	68	35	25	4 	4 	78 	247	229	6
Quebec Remparts 	68	21	41	5 	1 	48 	165	265	10
===Western Conference===
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	68	47	15	1 	5 	100	301	192	2
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	68	31	31	4 	2 	68 	214	230	5
x-Gatineau Olympiques 	68	25	31	6 	6 	62 	213	268	7
Val-d'Or Foreurs 	68	15	48	3 	2 	35 	173	319	8
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
xy-Drummondville Voltigeurs	68	48	14	5 	1 	102	306	183	1
x-Victoriaville Tigres 	68	43	20	4 	1 	91 	263	218	3
x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 	68	32	30	1 	5 	70 	215	239	4
x-Shawinigan Cataractes 	68	30	34	3 	1 	64 	195	215	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
Antonin Verreault	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	68	36	71	107	48
Justin Gill 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	65	40	58	98 	66
Mathieu Cataford 	Halifax Mooseheads 	65	40	50	90 	33
Markus Vidicek 	Halifax Mooseheads 	64	45	43	88 	27
Israël Mianscum 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	61	35	52	87 	55
Alexandre Blais 	Rimouski Océanic 	68	24	60	84 	40
Justin Poirier 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	68	51	31	82 	68
Robert Orr 	Acadie–Bathurst Titan	64	24	58	82 	37
Justin Larose 	Victoriaville Tigres 	67	38	42	80 	26
Jérémie Minville 	Gatineau Olympiques 	68	38	41	79 	57
==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 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 	50	2,942:12	34	10	1 	4 	110	8 	.924	2.24
Mathis Rousseau 	Halifax Mooseheads 	44	2,615:29	31	8 	4 	0 	99 	5 	.925	2.27
Samuel St-Hilaire 	Sherbrooke Phoenix 	36	2,090:32	18	12	1 	3 	84 	5 	.915	2.41
Charles-Édward Gravel	Blainville-Boisbriand/Baie-Comeau	51	2,997:14	31	17	1 	1 	124	2 	.909	2.48
Nicolas Ruccia 	Cape Breton Eagles 	40	2,322:35	21	15	0 	2 	100	6 	.910	2.58
==2024 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.
==Conference quarter-finals==
===Western Conference quarter-finals===
==== (1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Saint John Sea Dogs ====
==== (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques ====
==== (3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Shawinigan Cataractes ====
==== (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada ====
===Eastern Conference quarter-finals===
==== (1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders ====
==== (2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan ====
==== (3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens ====
==== (4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic ====
==Conference semi-finals==
===Western Conference semi-finals===
==== (1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix ====
==== (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres ====
===Eastern Conference semi-finals===
==== (1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan ====
==== (4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens ====
==Semi-finals==
==== (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Victoriaville Tigres ====
==== (1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles ====
== Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship ==
=== (1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs ===
==Playoff leading scorers==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Justin Poirier 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	17	18	9 	27 	12
Ethan Gauthier 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	14	11	25 	4
Justin Gill 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	17	11	14	25 	18
Luke Woodworth 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	7 	17	24 	14
Maxime Pellerin	Victoriaville Tigres 	14	13	8 	21 	20
Cam Squires 	Cape Breton Eagles 	14	9 	11	20 	15
Mikael Huchette	Drummondville Voltigeurs	19	4 	16	20 	12
Alexis Gendron 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	15	11	8 	19 	16
Matyas Melovsky	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	17	5 	14	19 	8
Niks Fenenko 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	17	5 	13	18 	4
==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
Riley Mercer 	Drummondville Voltigeurs	16	959:34	13	3	31	1 	.934	1.94
Charles-Édward Gravel	Baie-Comeau Drakkar 	14	853:26	12	2	30	1 	.916	2.11
Antoine Keller 	Acadie–Bathurst Titan 	7 	433:56	4 	3	17	0 	.925	2.35
Mathys Fernandez 	Shawinigan Cataractes 	2 	111:52	0 	2	5 	0 	.909	2.68
Nicolas Ruccia 	Cape Breton Eagles 	14	811:59	9 	5	37	2 	.911	2.73
==Trophies and awards==
 2023–24 QMJHL Awards
Award 	Recipient(s)
Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions 	Drummondville Voltigeurs
Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average 	Drummondville Voltigeurs
Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average	Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP 	Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads
Jean Béliveau TrophyTop Scorer 	Antonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP 	Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender of the Year 	William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward 	Félix Gagnon, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year 	Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman 	Mikaël Diotte, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect 	Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
RDS CupRookie of the Year 	Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year 	Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year 	Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Frank J. Selke Memorial TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player 	Preston Lounsbury, Moncton Wildcats
QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year 	Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders
Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player 	Alexis Morin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year 	Émile Chouinard, Baie-Comeau DrakkarJacob Newcombe, Cape Breton Eagles
Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year 	Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year 	Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
==See also==
* List of QMJHL seasons
* 2023-24 OHL season
* 2023-24 WHL season
==References==
==External links==
* Official QMJHL website
* Official CHL website
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