The 2024–25 QMJHL season was the 56th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league played a 64-game regular season reduced from 68 games which began on September 20, 2024, and ended on March 22, 2025. This was the final season of play for the Acadie–Bathurst Titan, as the franchise was sold to a group that moved them to St. John's, Newfoundland for the 2025–26 season, where they will play as the Newfoundland Regiment.
Regular season standings As of March 22, 2025
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 Rankxyz-Moncton Wildcats 64 53 9 2 0 108 294 144 1x-Cape Breton Eagles 64 34 23 4 3 75 212 195 5x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan 64 33 28 2 1 69 182 212 6x-Charlottetown Islanders 64 30 29 4 1 65 194 203 7x-Halifax Mooseheads 64 18 33 8 1 47 155 231 9Saint John Sea Dogs 64 21 43 0 0 42 154 262 10
East Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rimouski Océanic 64 46 14 2 2 96 249 178 2x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens 64 36 18 3 7 82 238 204 3x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar 64 36 23 4 1 77 236 186 4x-Quebec Remparts 64 23 34 3 4 53 177 237 8
Western Conference West Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 64 37 19 3 5 82 258 210 2x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 64 34 21 7 2 77 248 209 4x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 64 29 28 6 1 65 239 270 6x-Gatineau Olympiques 64 17 32 8 7 49 181 240 7
Central Division GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Drummondville Voltigeurs 64 40 18 3 3 86 224 174 1x-Shawinigan Cataractes 64 38 18 3 5 84 253 190 3x-Sherbrooke Phoenix 64 33 25 2 4 72 201 201 5Victoriaville Tigres 64 17 43 1 3 38 166 315 8
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 Jonathan Fauchon Blainville/Rimouski 64 46 57 103 50 Justin Carbonneau Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 62 46 43 89 61 Philippe Veilleux Val-d'Or Foreurs 64 40 47 87 16 Antonin Verreault Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 63 37 48 85 38 Caleb Desnoyers Moncton Wildcats 56 35 49 84 39 Luke Woodworth Drummondville Voltigeurs 61 18 66 84 26 Bill Zonnon Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 64 28 55 83 32 Matyas Melovsky Baie-Comeau Drakkar 57 26 57 83 35 Vincent Desjardins Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 64 18 63 81 37 Justin Poirier Baie-Comeau Drakkar 58 43 37 80 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 Lacelle Rimouski Océanic 36 2,120:44 27 5 1 2 84 3 .909 2.38 Jacob Steinman Moncton/Halifax 52 3,009:12 29 16 4 1 121 3 .923 2.41 Riley Mercer Drummondville Voltigeurs 46 2,731:50 27 15 2 2 115 5 .925 2.53 Félix Hamel Shawinigan/Blainville-Boisbriand 44 2,441:21 30 11 1 0 107 4 .914 2.63 Lucas Beckman Baie-Comeau Drakkar 52 3,058:09 31 18 2 0 135 4 .914 2.65
2025 Gilles-Courteau Trophy playoffs In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the final two rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
Conference quarterfinals Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Halifax Mooseheads
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (5) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (8) Quebec Remparts
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (7) Charlottetown Islanders
(3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
(4) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (5) Cape Breton Eagles
Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Western Conference semifinals (2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Halifax Mooseheads
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (5) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Semifinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (4) Shawinigan Cataractes
Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (2) Rimouski Océanic
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJacob MathieuRimouski Océanic 23 17 14 31 18Caleb DesnoyersMoncton Wildcats 19 9 21 30 14Jonathan FauchonRimouski Océanic 23 7 15 22 4Gabe SmithMoncton Wildcats 19 6 16 22 12Juraj PekarcikMoncton Wildcats 19 9 12 21 13Alexandre BlaisRimouski Océanic 23 5 15 20 14Etienne MorinMoncton Wildcats 19 2 18 20 4Pier-Olivier RoyRimouski Océanic 21 3 16 19 4Mathieu CatafordRimouski Océanic 12 7 11 18 4Matvei GridinShawinigan Cataractes 16 8 9 17 6
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% GAAMathis LangevinRimouski Océanic 18 994:42 12 4 26 3 .944 1.57Louis-Félix CharroisDrummondville Voltigeurs 7 387:19 3 4 12 1 .913 1.86Jakub MilotaCape Breton Eagles 4 319:52 2 2 11 0 .940 2.06Samuel MelocheRouyn-Noranda Huskies 13 787:25 8 5 27 1 .911 2.06Raphaël PrécourtChicoutimi Saguenéens 11 660:11 6 5 24 2 .926 2.18
Trophies and awards + 2024–25 QMJHL Awards Award Recipient(s) Ref Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions Moncton Wildcats Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions Moncton Wildcats Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average Moncton Wildcats Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average Moncton Wildcats Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP Jonathan Fauchon (Blainville-Boisbriand/Rimouski) Jean Béliveau TrophyTop point scorer Jonathan Fauchon (Blainville-Boisbriand/Rimouski) Mario Lemieux Trophy Top goal scorer Sam Oliver (Drummondville Voltigeurs) Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton Wildcats) Patrick Roy Trophy Goaltender of the Year Jacob Steinman (Halifax Mooseheads) Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender with best goals against average William Lacelle (Rimouski Océanic) Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward Matyas Melovsky (Baie-Comeau Drakkar) Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year Xavier Villeneuve (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman Alex Carr (Rouyn-Noranda Huskies) Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton Wildcats) Sidney Crosby TrophyRookie of the Year Matvei Gridin (Shawinigan Cataractes) Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year Matvei Gridin (Shawinigan Cataractes) Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year William Lacelle (Rimouski Océanic) David Desharnais TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player Julius Sumpf (Moncton Wildcats) QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year Max Jardine (Charlottetown Islanders) Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player Mathieu Cataford (Rimouski Océanic) Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year Caleb Desnoyers (Moncton Wildcats) Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year Gardiner MacDougall (Moncton Wildcats) Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year Olivier Picard (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada)
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Jacob Steinman, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads/Moncton Wildcats Xavier Villeneuve, Defenceman, Blainville-Broisbriand Armada Alexis Bernier, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Jonathan Fauchon, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Rimouski Océanic Caleb Desnoyers, Forward, Moncton Wildcats Justin Carbonneau, Forward, Blainville-Broisbriand Armada
Second All-Star Team Riley Mercer, Goaltender, Drummondville Voltigeurs Ty Higgins, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Alex Carr, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Antonin Verreault, Forward, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Sam Oliver, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Luke Woodworth, Forward, Drummondville Voltigeurs
All-Rookie Team William Lacelle, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic Benjamin Cossette Ayotte, Defenceman, Val-d'Or Foreurs Carlos Händel, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads Matvei Gridin, Forward, Shawinigan Cataractes Lars Steiner, Forward, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Thomas Rousseau, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2024–25 OHL season 2024–25 WHL season
References
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External links Official QMJHL website Official CHL website