The 2022–23 QMJHL season was the 54th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2022, and ended on March 25, 2023. The playoffs began in March 2023, concluding in May 2023. QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau, who resigned on March 5, 2023, was succeeded by Martin Lavallée as the interim commissioner.
The winning team, the Quebec Remparts were awarded the Gilles-Courteau Trophy and earned a berth in the 2023 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Regular season standings As of March 22, 2023
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 50 11 4 3 107 335 196 2x-Moncton Wildcats 68 35 29 2 2 74 255 249 3x-Cape Breton Eagles 68 30 34 3 1 64 224 275 7x-Charlottetown Islanders 68 26 33 6 3 61 189 267 8x-Saint John Sea Dogs 68 24 38 5 1 54 233 318 9Acadie–Bathurst Titan 68 20 40 5 3 48 203 278 10
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Quebec Remparts 68 53 12 1 2 109 286 160 1x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 68 33 31 3 1 70 234 281 4x-Rimouski Océanic 68 32 31 3 2 69 213 216 5x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 68 30 32 4 2 66 205 244 6
Western Conference West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Gatineau Olympiques 68 49 12 5 2 105 304 197 2x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 68 37 24 4 3 81 240 227 4x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 68 22 37 6 3 53 206 261 7Val-d'Or Foreurs 68 24 40 2 2 52 223 301 8
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 50 13 3 2 105 317 172 1x-Victoriaville Tigres 68 40 20 2 6 88 244 190 3x-Shawinigan Cataractes 68 29 34 2 3 63 209 236 5x-Drummondville Voltigeurs 68 29 34 4 1 63 205 251 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 Jordan Dumais Halifax Mooseheads 64 54 86 140 6 Josh Lawrence Blainville-Boisbriand/Halifax 69 50 69 119 22 Alexandre Doucet Val-d'Or/Halifax 70 58 57 115 44 Zachary Bolduc Quebec Remparts 61 50 60 110 50 Riley Kidney Acadie–Bathurst/Gatineau 60 28 82 110 48 Théo Rochette Quebec Remparts 65 42 64 106 28 Jacob Melanson Acadie–Bathurst/Sherbrooke 59 50 49 99 55 Joshua Roy Sherbrooke Phoenix 55 46 53 99 14 Justin Gill Sherbrooke Phoenix 68 44 49 93 41 Ivan Ivan Cape Breton Eagles 64 33 57 90 52
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 Quebec Remparts 47 2,730:01 35 8 1 2 101 4 .908 2.22 Nathan Darveau Victoriaville Tigres 50 2,971:40 27 14 2 6 116 2 .929 2.34 Francesco Lapenna Charlottetown/Gatineau 49 2,843:45 32 12 3 0 114 3 .922 2.41 Olivier Adam Baie-Comeau/Sherbrooke 45 2,667:54 29 11 2 1 108 5 .910 2.43 Mathis Rousseau Halifax Mooseheads 49 2,878:09 36 7 2 3 119 4 .912 2.48
2023 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) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (7) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (E9) Saint John Sea Dogs
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes
Eastern Conference quarter-finals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles
(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(4) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
Conference semi-finals Western Conference semi-finals (1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Eastern Conference semi-finals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Moncton Wildcats
Semi-finals (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (4) Gatineau Olympiques
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship (1) Quebec Remparts vs. (2) Halifax Mooseheads
Playoff leading scorers Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMAlexandre DoucetHalifax Mooseheads 21 14 17 31 10Josh LawrenceHalifax Mooseheads 21 12 19 31 12Justin RobidasQuebec Remparts 18 11 16 27 2Zachary L'HeureuxHalifax Mooseheads 20 11 15 26 43Zach DeanGatineau Olympiques 13 10 16 26 10Joshua RoySherbrooke Phoenix 14 12 12 24 2Riley KidneyGatineau Olympiques 13 6 16 22 4Jordan DumaisHalifax Mooseheads 15 5 16 21 2Théo RochetteQuebec Remparts 18 4 17 21 8James MalatestaQuebec Remparts 18 14 6 20 16
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% GAAFrancesco LapennaGatineau Olympiques 13 797:35 8 5 24 4 .940 1.81William RousseauQuebec Remparts 18 1,109:57 16 2 41 1 .915 2.22Mathis RousseauHalifax Mooseheads 21 1,279:44 14 7 52 3 .921 2.44Olivier AdamSherbrooke Phoenix 13 709:57 10 3 29 1 .884 2.45Nathan DarveauVictoriaville Tigres 5 320:15 1 4 15 0 .910 2.81
Trophies and awards + 2022–23 QMJHL Awards Award Recipient(s) Runner(s)-up/Finalists Source Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions Quebec Remparts Halifax Mooseheads Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions Quebec Remparts Halifax Mooseheads Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average Halifax Mooseheads Sherbrooke Phoenix Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average Quebec Remparts Sherbrooke Phoenix Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix Jean Béliveau TrophyTop Scorer Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads Josh Lawrence, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Halifax Mooseheads Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP James Malatesta, Quebec Remparts Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender of the Year William Rousseau, Quebec Remparts Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts Zach Dean, Gatineau Olympiques Milo Roelens, Sherbrooke Phoenix Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Brunet, Victoriaville Tigres Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke Phoenix Pier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres Nicolas Savoie, Quebec Remparts Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect Ethan Gauthier, Sherbrooke Phoenix Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Etienne Morin, Moncton Wildcats RDS CupRookie of the Year Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Félix Lacerte, Shawinigan Cataractes Thomas Verdon, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders Gabriel D’Aigle, Victoriaville Tigres Jacob Steinman, Moncton Wildcats Frank J. Selke Memorial TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player Attilio Biasca, Halifax Mooseheads Thomas Belgarde, Victoriaville Tigres Justin Robidas, Quebec Remparts QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year Cam Squires, Cape Breton Eagles Kaylen Gauthier, Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Potvin, Val-d'Or Foreurs Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player Julien Béland, Rimouski Océanic Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads Maxime Pellerin, Victoriaville Tigres Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Louis Robitaille, Gatineau Olympiques Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Sylvain Favreau, Halifax Mooseheads Carl Mallette, Victoriaville Tigres Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Louis Robitaille, Gatineau Olympiques Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Nathan Darveau, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres Tristan Luneau, Defenceman, Gatineau Olympiques Tyson Hinds, Defenceman, Sherbrooke Phoenix Jordan Dumais, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads Riley Kidney, Forward, Acadie–Bathurst Titan/Gatineau Olympiques Joshua Roy, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
Second All-Star Team Francesco Lapenna, Goaltender, Charlottetown Islanders/Gatineau Olympiques Frédéric Brunet, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres/Rimouski Océanic Pier-Olivier Roy, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres Zachary Bolduc, Forward, Quebec Remparts Alexandre Doucette, Forward, Val-d'Or Foreurs/Halifax Mooseheads Josh Lawrence, Forward, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Halifax Mooseheads
All-Rookie Team: Jacob Steinman, Goaltender, Moncton Wildcats Marcus Kearsey, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders Xavier Daigle, Defenceman, Cape Breton Eagles Maxim Massé, Forward, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Félix Lacerte, Forward, Shawinigan Cataractes Thomas Verdon, Forward, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2022–23 OHL season 2022–23 WHL season
References
External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website