The 2021–22 QMJHL season was the 53rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league returned to a full 68-game regular season beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on May 1, 2022.
The playoffs started May 5, 2022 and ended on June 11, 2022, with teams competing for the President's Cup. The winning team, the Shawinigan Cataractes were awarded the President's Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs.
Regular season standings As of May 1, 2022
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-Charlottetown Islanders 68 48 13 7 0 103 283 179 2x-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 47 17 1 3 98 311 201 3x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 40 22 3 3 86 280 211 4x-Halifax Mooseheads 68 38 28 1 1 78 272 272 5x-Moncton Wildcats 68 28 31 6 3 65 208 273 7Cape Breton Eagles 68 14 47 4 3 35 183 335 10
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Quebec Remparts 68 51 15 2 0 104 302 175 1x-Rimouski Océanic 68 33 26 5 4 75 228 204 6x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 27 35 1 5 60 206 264 8x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 24 35 4 5 57 201 247 9
Western Conference West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Gatineau Olympiques 68 39 15 11 3 92 248 193 2x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 30 29 5 4 69 225 259 5x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 28 35 1 4 61 190 256 6x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 26 35 6 1 59 226 298 7
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 46 17 2 3 97 274 202 1x-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 40 24 1 3 84 235 190 3x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 28 25 9 6 71 214 252 4Victoriaville Tigres 68 25 36 4 3 57 176 251 8
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 Joshua Roy Sherbrooke Phoenix 66 51 68 119 22 William Dufour Saint John Sea Dogs 66 56 60 116 40 Jordan Dumais Halifax Mooseheads 68 39 70 109 6 Xavier Parent Sherbrooke Phoenix 65 51 55 106 77 Patrick Guay Charlottetown Islanders 68 55 49 104 42 Josh Lawrence Saint John Sea Dogs 68 31 70 101 16 Riley Kidney Acadie–Bathurst Titan 66 30 70 100 56 Zachary Bolduc Quebec Remparts 65 55 44 99 36 Théo Rochette Quebec Remparts 66 33 66 99 28 Simon Pinard Blainville-Boisbriand/Gatineau 67 44 47 91 34
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 Charles-Antoine Lavallée Shawinigan Cataractes 30 1,651:35 18 8 1 0 66 2 .912 2.40 Fabio Iacobo Quebec Remparts 38 2,205:04 28 7 2 0 89 1 .895 2.42 William Rousseau Quebec Remparts 32 1,882:14 23 8 0 0 77 3 .899 2.45 Rémi Poirier Gatineau Olympiques 37 2,156:49 22 7 4 2 89 1 .907 2.48 Thomas Couture Moncton/Saint John 40 2,208:51 29 6 2 1 93 2 .915 2.53
2022 President's Cup 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) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (8) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (7) Val d'Or Foreurs
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (6) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(4) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Eastern Conference quarter-finals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Moncton Wildcats
(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
(4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (5) Halifax Mooseheads
Conference semi-finals Western Conference semi-finals (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (3) Shawinigan Cataractes
Eastern Conference semi-finals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
President's Cup Semifinals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes
(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
President's Cup Finals (2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes
Playoff leading scorers Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMPatrick GuayCharlottetown Islanders 15 13 15 28 8Mavrik BourqueShawinigan Cataractes 16 9 16 25 8Joshua RoySherbrooke Phoenix 11 8 15 23 0Xavier BourgaultShawinigan Cataractes 16 12 10 22 10Xavier ParentSherbrooke Phoenix 11 9 13 22 12Lucas CormierCharlottetown Islanders 15 8 13 21 14Xavier SimoneauCharlottetown Islanders 14 4 17 21 17Brett BudgellCharlottetown Islanders 15 12 8 20 30Jakub BrabenecCharlottetown Islanders 15 5 14 19 14Pierrick DubéShawinigan Cataractes 16 12 6 18 22
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% GAAFabio IacoboQuebec Remparts 4 239:27 3 1 7 1 .889 1.75Charles-Antoine LavalléeShawinigan Cataractes 5 249:22 4 0 8 0 .927 1.92William RousseauQuebec Remparts 8 499:14 5 3 18 0 .922 2.16Thomas CoutureSaint John Sea Dogs 5 244:53 2 2 9 0 .901 2.21Francesco LapennaCharlottetown Islanders 15 908:22 10 5 36 2 .908 2.38
Trophies and awards + 2021–22 QMJHL Awards Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists Source President's CupPlayoff champions Shawinigan Cataractes Charlottetown Islanders Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions Quebec Remparts Charlottetown Islanders Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average Saint John Sea Dogs Charlottetown Islanders Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average Quebec Remparts Charlottetown Islanders Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix Jean Béliveau TrophyTop Scorer Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan Cataractes Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender of the Year Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Shawinigan Cataractes Fabio Iacobo, Quebec Remparts Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Elliot Desnoyers, Halifax Mooseheads Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Miguël Tourigny, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Acadie-Bathurst Titan William Villeneuve, Saint John Sea Dogs Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman Noah Laaouan, Charlottetown Islanders Simon Lavigne, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Vincent Sévigny, Victoriaville Tigres/Saint John Sea Dogs Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts Maveric Lamoureux, Drummondville Voltigeurs Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques RDS CupRookie of the Year Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders Maxim Barbashev, Moncton Wildcats Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Niks Fenenko, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Frank J. Selke Memorial TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads Justin Robidas, Val-d'Or Foreurs Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year Brett Budgell, Charlottetown Islanders Nicholas Blagden, Saint John Sea Dogs Xavier Parent, Sherbrooke Phoenix Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player Charlie Truchon, Quebec Remparts Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix Ève Gascon, Gatineau Olympiques Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Samuel Richard, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Lukas Cormier, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders Miguël Tourigny, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan William Dufour, Forward, Saint John Sea Dogs Patrick Guay, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders Joshua Roy, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
Second All-Star Team Jan Bednář, Goaltender, Acadie–Bathurst Titan Vincent Sévigny, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs William Villeneuve, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs Zachary Bolduc, Forward, Quebec Remparts Jordan Dumais, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads Xavier Parent, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
All-Rookie Team: Nathan Darveau, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres Niks Fenenko, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar David Spacek, Defenceman, Sherbrooke Phoenix Maxim Barbashev, Forward, Moncton Wildcats Jakub Brabenec, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders Mathieu Cataford, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2021–22 OHL season 2021–22 WHL season
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website