Sports season
Sports season
The 2022–23 QMJHL season 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.[ 1] Gilles Courteau , who resigned on March 5, 2023, was succeeded by Martin Lavallée as the interim commissioner.[ 2]
The winning team will be awarded the Gilles-Courteau Trophy and will earn a berth in the 2023 Memorial Cup which is set to be hosted by the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia .[ 3]
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
Western Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Source: TheQMJHL.ca
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
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
Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 0
Gatineau wins series 4 – 1
Drummondville wins series 4 – 1
Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 1
Eastern Conference quarter-finals
Halifax wins series 4 – 0
Moncton wins series 4 – 3
Rimouski wins series 4 – 1
Conference semi-finals
Western Conference semi-finals
Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 0
Gatineau wins series 4 – 0
Eastern Conference semi-finals
Halifax wins series 4 – 1
Semi-finals
Halifax wins series 4 – 2
Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship
Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
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
Trophies and awards
2022–23 QMJHL Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Source
Gilles-Courteau Trophy Playoff champions TBD
TBD
Jean Rougeau Trophy Regular season champions Quebec Remparts Halifax Mooseheads [ 4]
Luc Robitaille Trophy Team with the best goals for average Halifax Mooseheads Sherbrooke Phoenix [ 4]
Robert Lebel Trophy Team with the best goals against average Quebec Remparts Sherbrooke Phoenix [ 4]
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Regular season MVP Jordan Dumais , Halifax Mooseheads Nathan Darveau , Victoriaville Tigres Joshua Roy , Sherbrooke Phoenix [ 5]
Jean Béliveau Trophy Top Scorer Jordan Dumais , Halifax Mooseheads Josh Lawrence , Blainville-Boisbriand Armada /Halifax Mooseheads [ 4]
Guy Lafleur Trophy Playoff MVP TBD
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Goaltender of the Year William Rousseau , Quebec Remparts Nathan Darveau , Victoriaville Tigres [ 4]
Guy Carbonneau Trophy Best Defensive Forward Nathan Gaucher , Quebec Remparts Zach Dean , Gatineau Olympiques Milo Roelens , Sherbrooke Phoenix [ 6]
Emile Bouchard Trophy Defenceman of the Year Tristan Luneau , Gatineau Olympiques Tyson Hinds , Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Brunet , Victoriaville Tigres [ 7]
Kevin Lowe Trophy Best Defensive Defenceman Tyson Hinds , Sherbrooke Phoenix Pier-Olivier Roy , Victoriaville Tigres Nicolas Savoie , Quebec Remparts [ 8]
Michael Bossy Trophy Top Prospect Ethan Gauthier , Sherbrooke Phoenix Mathieu Cataford , Halifax Mooseheads Etienne Morin , Moncton Wildcats [ 9]
RDS Cup Rookie of the Year Maxim Massé , Chicoutimi Saguenéens Marcus Kearsey , Charlottetown Islanders [ 10]
Michel Bergeron Trophy Offensive Rookie of the Year Maxim Massé , Chicoutimi Saguenéens Félix Lacerte , Shawinigan Cataractes Thomas Verdon , Rouyn-Noranda Huskies [ 11]
Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of the Year Marcus Kearsey , Charlottetown Islanders Gabriel D’Aigle , Victoriaville Tigres Jacob Steinman , Moncton Wildcats [ 12]
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Attilio Biasca , Halifax Mooseheads Thomas Belgarde , Victoriaville Tigres Justin Robidas , Quebec Remparts [ 13]
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Humanitarian of the Year Cam Squires , Cape Breton Eagles Kaylen Gauthier , Sherbrooke Phoenix Frédéric Potvin , Val-d'Or Foreurs [ 14] [ 15]
Marcel Robert Trophy Best Scholastic Player Julien Béland , Rimouski Océanic Mathieu Cataford , Halifax Mooseheads Maxime Pellerin , Victoriaville Tigres [ 16]
Paul Dumont Trophy Personality of the Year Joshua Roy , Sherbrooke Phoenix Stéphane Julien , Sherbrooke Phoenix Louis Robitaille , Gatineau Olympiques [ 17]
Ron Lapointe Trophy Coach of the Year Stéphane Julien , Sherbrooke Phoenix Sylvain Favreau , Halifax Mooseheads Carl Mallette , Victoriaville Tigres [ 18]
Maurice Filion Trophy General Manager of the Year Stéphane Julien , Sherbrooke Phoenix Louis Robitaille , Gatineau Olympiques Patrick Roy , Quebec Remparts [ 19]
See also
References
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