The 2023–24 QMJHL season was the 55th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 22, 2023, and ended on March 23, 2024.
The playoffs began on March 29, 2024 and ended on May 14, 2024. The Drummondville Voltigeurs won their second Gilles-Courteau Trophy, sweeping the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the finals, and played in the 2024 Memorial Cup which was 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 Rankxy-Halifax Mooseheads 68 42 18 7 1 92 227 184 2x-Moncton Wildcats 68 38 23 4 3 83 274 231 3x-Cape Breton Eagles 68 39 26 1 2 81 216 194 4x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 30 31 3 4 67 227 243 7x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 26 34 6 2 60 208 267 8x-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 20 39 5 4 49 185 293 9
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 53 12 2 1 109 290 163 1x-Rimouski Océanic 68 37 26 5 0 79 250 236 5x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 35 25 4 4 78 247 229 6Quebec Remparts 68 21 41 5 1 48 165 265 10
Western Conference West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 47 15 1 5 100 301 192 2x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 31 31 4 2 68 214 230 5x-Gatineau Olympiques 68 25 31 6 6 62 213 268 7Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 15 48 3 2 35 173 319 8
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 48 14 5 1 102 306 183 1x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 43 20 4 1 91 263 218 3x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 32 30 1 5 70 215 239 4x-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: CHL.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: CHL.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 quarterfinals Western Conference quarterfinals (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 quarterfinals (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 semifinals Western Conference semifinals (1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres
Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Semifinals
(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 PIMJustin PoirierBaie-Comeau Drakkar 17 18 9 27 12Ethan GauthierDrummondville Voltigeurs 19 14 11 25 4Justin GillBaie-Comeau Drakkar 17 11 14 25 18Luke WoodworthDrummondville Voltigeurs 19 7 17 24 14Maxime PellerinVictoriaville Tigres 14 13 8 21 20Cam SquiresCape Breton Eagles 14 9 11 20 15Mikael HuchetteDrummondville Voltigeurs 19 4 16 20 12Alexis GendronDrummondville Voltigeurs 15 11 8 19 16Matyas MelovskyBaie-Comeau Drakkar 17 5 14 19 8Niks FenenkoBaie-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% GAARiley MercerDrummondville Voltigeurs 19 1144:57 16 3 36 2 .934 1.89Antoine KellerAcadie–Bathurst Titan 7 433:56 4 3 17 0 .925 2.35Charles-Édward GravelBaie-Comeau Drakkar 17 1036:34 12 5 41 1 .910 2.37Mathys FernandezShawinigan Cataractes 2 111:52 0 2 5 0 .909 2.68Nicolas RucciaCape Breton Eagles 14 811:59 9 5 37 2 .911 2.73
Trophies and awards + 2023–24 QMJHL Awards Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists Source Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions Drummondville Voltigeurs Baie-Comeau Drakkar Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions Baie-Comeau Drakkar Drummondville Voltigeurs Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average Drummondville Voltigeurs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average Baie-Comeau Drakkar Halifax MooseheadsRouyn-Noranda Huskies Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Justin Gill, Baie-Comeau DrakkarAntonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Jean Béliveau TrophyTop Scorer Antonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Justin Gill, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Mario Lemieux Trophy Top goal scorer Justin Poirier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Markus Vidicek, Halifax Mooseheads Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs Patrick Roy TrophyGoaltender of the Year William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Mathis Rousseau, Halifax MooseheadsSamuel St-Hilaire, Sherbrooke Phoenix Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender with best goals against average William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Mathis Rousseau, Halifax Mooseheads Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward Félix Gagnon, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Nikita Prishchepov, Victoriaville TigresAnthony Turcotte, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs Maveric Lamoureux, Drummondville VoltigeursPier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman Mikaël Diotte, Drummondville Voltigeurs Alex Carr, Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesPier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Raoul Boilard, Baie-Comeau DrakkarSpencer Gill, Rimouski Océanic RDS CupRookie of the Year Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Raoul Boilard, Baie-Comeau DrakkarCaleb Desnoyers, Moncton Wildcats Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Alex Huang, Chicoutimi SaguenéensJakub Milota, Cape Breton Eagles Frank J. Selke Memorial TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player Preston Lounsbury, Moncton Wildcats Justin Larose, Victoriaville TigresJulien Paillé, Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders Jacob Mathieu, Rimouski OcéanicAnthony Lavoie, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player Alexis Morin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Alexis Bonefon, Shawinigan CataractesMathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year Émile Chouinard, Baie-Comeau DrakkarJacob Newcombe, Cape Breton Eagles Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi SaguenéensJustin Poirier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Gilles Bouchard, Sherbrooke PhoenixSylvain Favreau, Drummondville Voltigeurs Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi SaguenéensYanick Lemay, Drummondville Voltigeurs
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: William Rousseau, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Vsevolod Komarov, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs Pier-Olivier Roy, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Justin Gill, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Antonin Verreault, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
Second All-Star Team Mathis Rousseau, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads Maveric Lamoureux, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs Jérémy Langlois, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Israël Mianscum, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix Justin Poirier, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Markus Vidicek, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2023–24 OHL season 2023–24 WHL season
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website