The 2000–01 QMJHL season was the 32nd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Shawinigan Cataractes finished first overall in the regular season, winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy.
Simon Gamache of the Val-d'Or Foreurs is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Gamache helped Val-d'Or win their second President's Cup, defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the finals.
Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Lebel Conference West Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Val-d'Or Foreurs 72 46 17 7 2101 369 235 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 72 43 22 5 2 93 318 251 Hull Olympiques 72 34 28 7 3 78 288 284 Montreal Rocket 72 24 35 7 6 61 249 310 Central Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Shawinigan Cataractes 72 54 10 6 2116 375 192 Victoriaville Tigres 72 45 21 3 3 96 341 269 Drummondville Voltigeurs 72 31 30 5 6 73 246 267 Sherbrooke Castors 72 28 37 4 3 63 245 274
Dilio Conference East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Baie-Comeau Drakkar 72 41 23 8 0 90 283 255 Quebec Remparts 72 22 36 9 5 58 225 303 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 72 22 3910 1 55 242 313 Rimouski Océanic 72 25 43 2 2 54 268 328 Maritime Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Halifax Mooseheads 72 32 2410 6 80 235 253 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 72 30 37 4 1 65 270 292 Acadie-Bathurst Titan 72 29 38 4 1 63 239 281 Moncton Wildcats 72 23 41 6 2 54 246 323
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 Simon Gamache Val-d'Or Foreurs 7274110184 70 Marc-Andre Thinel Victoriaville Tigres 706288150101 Dominic Forget Shawinigan Cataractes 71479414178 Yanick Lehoux Baie-Comeau Drakkar 70676813562 Brandon Reid Val-d'Or Foreurs 57458112618 Radim Vrbata Shawinigan Cataractes 55566412018 Antoine Vermette Victoriaville Tigres 715762119102 Sebastien Thinel Victoriaville Tigres 724573118 84 Stephane Veilleux Val-d'Or Foreurs 68486711590 Jason Pominville Shawinigan Cataractes 71466711324 complete scoring statistics
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Player Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAAFrédéric CloutierShawinigan Cataractes58 3270 42 6 2 136 6 .901 2.50Maxime OuelletRouyn-Noranda Huskies25 1471 18 5 1 65 3 .913 2.65Scott GouthroCape Breton Screaming Eagles3 183 2 1 0 9 0 .899 2.94Olivier MichaudShawinigan Cataractes21 1096 12 4 0 54 1 .882 2.95Dany DallaireMontreal/Halifax32 1824 17 8 1 92 0 .907 3.02
Playoffs Simon Gamache was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists), setting the QMJHL playoff points record.
Conference Quarterfinals
Lebel Conference
(L4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (L5) Hull Olympiques
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L7) Sherbrooke Castors
(L3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (L6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Dilio Conference
(D2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (D7) Rimouski Océanic
(D3) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (D6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs. (D5) Quebec Remparts
Conference Semifinals
Lebel Conference
(L1) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (L4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L3) Victoriaville Tigres
Dilio Conference
(D1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (D7) Rimouski Océanic
(D1) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Conference Finals
Lebel Conference
(L1) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs
Dilio Conference
(D1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
President's Cup Final
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
All-star teams First team Goaltender - Frédéric Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes Left defence - Danny Groulx, Victoriaville Tigres Right defence - Marc-André Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes Left winger - Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Centreman - Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs Right winger - Radim Vrbata, Shawinigan Cataractes Coach - Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes
Second team Goaltender - Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Left defence - Alexandre Vigneault, Acadie-Bathurst Titan Right defence - Chris Lyness, Montreal Rocket / Val-d'Or Foreurs Left winger - Jason King, Halifax Mooseheads Centreman - Dominic Forget, Shawinigan Cataractes Right winger - Marc-André Thinel, Victoriaville Tigres Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Rookie team Goaltender - Adam Russo, Acadie-Bathurst Titan Left defence - Francis Trudel, Sherbrooke Castors Right defence - Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic Left winger - Martin Frolik, Drummondville Voltigeurs Centreman - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Right winger - Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
Trophies and awards Team President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Val-d'Or Foreurs Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Shawinigan Cataractes Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Shawinigan Cataractes
Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Pierre-Luc Emond, Drummondville Voltigeurs Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Frédéric Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Marc-André Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Ali MacEachern, Halifax Mooseheads Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Jean-Philippe Brière, Rimouski Océanic Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Mario Boucher, Shawinigan Cataractes St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Éric Forest, Rimouski Océanic
See also 2001 Memorial Cup 2001 NHL entry draft 2000–01 OHL season 2000–01 WHL season
References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/