2022–23 QMJHL season
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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.[1] QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau, who resigned on March 5, 2023, was succeeded by Martin Lavallée as the interim commissioner.[2]
September 22, 2022 – March 25, 2023
Playoffs
March 31, 2023 – May 21, 2023
| 2022–23 QMJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 22, 2022 – March 25, 2023 Playoffs March 31, 2023 – May 21, 2023 |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Tomas Lavoie |
| Picked by | Cape Breton Eagles |
| Regular season | |
| Jean Rougeau Trophy | Quebec Remparts (8) |
| Season MVP | Jordan Dumais (Halifax Mooseheads) |
| Top scorer | Jordan Dumais (Halifax Mooseheads) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | James Malatesta (Remparts) |
| Finals champions | Quebec Remparts |
| Runners-up | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2022–23 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2022 – May 2023 QMJHL September 2022 – May 2023 WHL September 2022 – May 2023 |
| Teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV Shaw TV |
| Season MVP | Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) (WHL) |
| Top scorer | Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) (WHL) |
| Memorial Cup | |
| Finals champions | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
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.[3]
Regular season standings
As of March 22, 2023 [4]
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 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Halifax Mooseheads | 68 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 107 | 335 | 196 | 2 |
| x-Moncton Wildcats | 68 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 255 | 249 | 3 |
| x-Cape Breton Eagles | 68 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 224 | 275 | 7 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 68 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 189 | 267 | 8 |
| x-Saint John Sea Dogs | 68 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 233 | 318 | 9 |
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 68 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 203 | 278 | 10 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz-Quebec Remparts | 68 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 286 | 160 | 1 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 68 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 234 | 281 | 4 |
| x-Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 213 | 216 | 5 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 68 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 205 | 244 | 6 |
Western Conference
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Gatineau Olympiques | 68 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 105 | 304 | 197 | 2 |
| x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 68 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 240 | 227 | 4 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 68 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 206 | 261 | 7 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs | 68 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 223 | 301 | 8 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 68 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 317 | 172 | 1 |
| x-Victoriaville Tigres | 68 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 244 | 190 | 3 |
| x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 209 | 236 | 5 |
| x-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 | Conference semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Drummondville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E9 | Saint John | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gatineau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Victoriaville | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Drummondville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Gatineau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Shawinigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Charlottetown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Quebec | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rimouski | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Cape Breton | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sherbrooke | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Baie-Comeau | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Moncton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Chicoutimi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarter-finals
Western Conference quarter-finals
(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (7) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
| March 31 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 2 – 5 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:55 - pp - Jacob Melanson (1) | ||||||
| Thomas Paquet (1) - 12:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonathan Fauchon (1) - pp - 7:51 | Third period | 5:47 - Joe Fleming (1) 12:25 - Hugo Primeau (1) 12:35 - Justin Gill (1) 16:52 - en - Joshua Roy (1) | ||||||
| Charles-Édward Gravel (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Olivier Adam (17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3 – 6 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 4 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 6 – 2 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| April 5 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 5 – 0 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (E9) Saint John Sea Dogs
| March 31 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 1 – 7 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:16 - Antonin Verreault (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:46 - Olivier Nadeau (1) | ||||||
| Jared Cosman (1) - sh - 6:31 | Third period | 0:20 - Zach Dean (1) 1:51 - Zach Dean (2) 13:15 - Zach Dean (3) 14:55 - Will Chisholm (1) 19:06 - Alexis Gendron (1) | ||||||
| Ventsislav Shingarov (45 saves / 52 shots) | Goalie stats | Francesco Lapenna (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 0 – 9 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| April 4 | Gatineau Olympiques | 2 – 3 | Saint John Sea Dogs | TD Station | Recap |
| April 5 | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 – 0 | Saint John Sea Dogs | TD Station | Recap |
| April 7 | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 – 1 | Saint John Sea Dogs | TD Station | Recap |
| Gatineau wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
| March 31 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4 – 5 | 2OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Colisée Desjardins | Recap | ||
| Drew Elliot (1) - 9:29 Luke Woodworth (1) - 10:12 Maveric Lamoureux (1) - 19:09 |
First period | 1:39 - Justin Larose (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:57 - Maxime Pellerin (1) | ||||||
| Loic Goyette (1) - 6:20 | Third period | 0:12 - Nikita Prishchepov (1) 17:33 - Nikita Prishchepov (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 4:26 - Raphaël Blouin (1) | ||||||
| Riley Mercer (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Nathan Darveau (42 saves / 46 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 1 | Victoriaville Tigres | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
| April 4 | Victoriaville Tigres | 1 – 4 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| April 5 | Victoriaville Tigres | 1 – 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| April 7 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4 – 2 | Victoriaville Tigres | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
| Drummondville wins series 4 – 1 | |
(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes
| March 31 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 6 – 7 | 2OT | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | ||
| Stéphane Huard (1) - 12:56 Alexis Bonefon (1) - pp - 14:04 |
First period | 3:17 - Thomas Verdon (1) | ||||||
| Félix Lacerte (1) - 5:31 Alexis Bonefon (2) - 9:53 |
Second period | 11:29 - pp - Tristan Allard (1) | ||||||
| Lorenzo Canonica (1) - 13:15 Lou-Félix Denis (1) - 19:26 |
Third period | 1:11 - Benjamin Brunelle (1) 5:19 - pp - Mathis Perron (1) 18:33 - pp - Bill Zonnon (1) 18:56 - Daniil Bourash (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 11:08 - Émeric Gaudet (1) | ||||||
| Rémi Delafontaine (42 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Thomas Couture (25 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3 – 2 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| April 4 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 4 – 0 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
| April 5 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 6 – 3 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
| April 7 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 5 – 3 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
| Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 1 | |
Eastern Conference quarter-finals
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders
| March 31 | Charlottetown Islanders | 0 – 4 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Vidéotron | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:17 - pp - James Malatesta (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 4:12 - pp - Zachary Bolduc (1) 17:40 - Charles Savoie (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:34 - Justin Robidas (1) | ||||||
| Jakob Robillard (44 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | William Rousseau (13 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Charlottetown Islanders | 1 – 3 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Vidéotron | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Horth (1) - 17:03 | Third period | 9:02 - James Malatesta (2) 11:14 - Zachary Bolduc (2) 12:27 - Daniel Agostino (1) | ||||||
| Jakob Robillard (40 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | William Rousseau (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Quebec Remparts | 8 – 2 | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |||
| Evan Nause (1) - pp - 13:08 Charle Truchon (1) - 13:39 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kassim Gaudet (1) - 5:27 Pier-Olivier Roy (1) - 19:57 |
Second period | 19:48 - Alexis Michaud (1) | ||||||
| Justin Robidas (2) - 2:30 Mikael Huchette (1) - pp - 3:53 Charles Savoie (2) - pp - 12:14 Evan Nause (2) - 18:45 |
Third period | 9:58 - sh - Keiran Gallant (1) | ||||||
| William Rousseau (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Jakob Robillard (35 saves / 43 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 1 | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Zachary Bolduc (3) - 8:32 Pier-Olivier Roy (2) - sh - 13:20 Nathan Gaucher (1) - 18:07 |
Second period | 13:49 - Kiefer Lyons (1) | ||||||
| Justin Robidas (3) - 5:43 Kassim Gaudet (2) - en - 17:31 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| William Rousseau (25 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Jakob Robillard (44 saves / 48 shots) | ||||||
| Quebec wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles
| March 31 | Cape Breton Eagles | 1 – 4 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:21 - Markus Vidicek (1) 16:02 - Josh Lawrence (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:07 - pp - Brady Schultz (1) | ||||||
| Angelo Fullerton (1) - 11:42 | Third period | 0:31 - Braeden MacPhee (1) | ||||||
| Oliver Šatný (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (37 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Cape Breton Eagles | 3 – 4 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap | ||
| Ivan Ivan (1) - 1:13 Ivan Ivan (2) - 2:49 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ivan Ivan (3) - 1:8 | Second period | 9:50 - Brody Fournier (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:20 - Josh Lawrence (2) 18:50 - Alexandre Doucet (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 9:19 - Evan Boucher (1) | ||||||
| Nicolas Ruccia (43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (23 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Halifax Mooseheads | 8 – 2 | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 18:31 - pp - Jacob Newcombe (2) | ||||||
| Alexandre Doucet (2) - pp - 2:28 Alexandre Doucet (3) - 5:20 Alexandre Doucet (4) - pp 10:55 Jordan Dumais (1) - pp - 18:54 Attilio Biasca (1) - 19:37 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Markus Vidicek(2) - 2:38 Markus Vidicek (3) - 12:27 Josh Lawrence (3) - 15:13 |
Third period | 5:59 - Jacob Newcombe (2) | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Nicolas Ruccia (24 saves / 32 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 – 2 | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| Jordan Dumais (2) - 9:02 | First period | 17:34 - Charles Boutin (1) | ||||||
| Markus Vidicek (4) - 4:14 Alexandre Doucet (5) - sh - 14:48 |
Second period | 11:00 - Olivier Houde (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (29 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Oliver Šatný (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Halifax wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
| March 31 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 3 – 4 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | ||
| Marc-Antoine Séguin (1) - 7:40 Louis-Charles Plourde (1) - 17:55 |
First period | 11:38 - Alex Mercier (1) | ||||||
| Marshall Lessard (1) - 3:14 | Second period | 6:02 - Alex Mercier (2) 9:40 - pp - Yoan Loshing (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 4:35 - Jonas Taibel (1) | ||||||
| Olivier Ciarlo (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Steinman (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 4 – 3 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 7:24 - pp - Étienne Morin (1) | ||||||
| Félix Gagnon (1) - 11:14 | Second period | 2:02 - pp - Yoan Loshing (2) 4:34 - Yoan Loshing (3) | ||||||
| Justin Poirier (1) - 4:20 Anthony Lavoie (1) - 13:25 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée (1) - 1:57 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olivier Ciarlo (46 saves / 49 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Steinman (38 saves / 42 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Moncton Wildcats | 5 – 2 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 5 | Moncton Wildcats | 2 – 5 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 7 | Moncton Wildcats | 3 – 2 | OT | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 10 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 4 – 3 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| April 11 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 4 – 5 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| Moncton wins series 4 – 3 | |
(4) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
| March 31 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 3 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap | ||
| Xavier Filion (1) - 7:05 Spencer Gill (1) - pp - 19:44 |
First period | 14:13 - pp - Emmanuel Vermette (1) 16:47 - pp - Pēteris Bulāns (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alexandre Blais (1) - 8:35 | Third period | 4:21 - pp - Zachary Gravel (1) | ||||||
| Luke Coughlin (1) - pp - 2:13 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Hamrla (14 saves / 17 shots) | Goalie stats | Charles-Antoine Lavallée (26 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Rimouski Océanic | 5 – 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap | |||
| Luka Verreault (1) - pp - 15:47 Maxime Coursol (1) - pp - 19:48 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:01 - Thomas Bégin (1) | ||||||
| Nathan Lévesque (1) - 1:24 Alexandre Blais (2) - pp - 4:43 Simon Maltais (1) - en - 19:39 |
Third period | 12:24 - sh - Samuel Vachon (1) | ||||||
| Patrik Hamrla (17 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Charles-Antoine Lavallée (25 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 1 – 5 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:28 - Luka Verreault (2) | ||||||
| Romain Rodzinski (1) - 2:18 | Second period | 14:00 - Simon Maltais (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:42 - Alexandre Lefebvre (1) 17:55 - sh - en - Alexander Gaudio (1) 18:50 - Alexandre Lefebvre (2) | ||||||
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée (27 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrik Hamrla (18 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
| April 5 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 5 – 1 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeremy Leroux (1) - 2:28 Alexis Morin (1) - pp - 14:04 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeremy Leroux (2) - 4:14 Émile Duquet (1) - 5:04 Samuel Vachon (2) - 16:31 |
Third period | William Dumoulin (1) - 2:39 | ||||||
| Charles-Antoine Lavallée (37 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Patrik Hamrla (22 saves / 26 shots) Gabriel Robert (5 saves / 6 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Rimouski Océanic | 4 – 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap | |||
| Jacob Mathieu (1) - 4:03 Alexander Gaudio (2) - 13:02 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luka Verreault (3) - 13:28 | Second period | 6:26 - pp - Emmanuel Vermette (2) 18:31 - Pēteris Bulāns (2) | ||||||
| Mathis Gauthier (1) - 9:17 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrik Hamrla (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Charles-Antoine Lavallée (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| Rimouski wins series 4 – 1 | |
Conference semi-finals
Western Conference semi-finals
(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
| April 14 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 7 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 15 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 1 – 8 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 18 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 4 – 1 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| April 19 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 5 – 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
| April 14 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 0 – 5 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| April 15 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 0 – 5 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| April 18 | Gatineau Olympiques | 7 – 3 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| April 19 | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 – 1 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| Gatineau wins series 4 – 0 | |
Eastern Conference semi-finals
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
| April 14 | Rimouski Océanic | 3 – 6 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| April 15 | Rimouski Océanic | 1 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| April 18 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 3 | OT | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap |
| April 19 | Quebec Remparts | 4 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap |
| Quebec wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Moncton Wildcats
| April 14 | Moncton Wildcats | 4 – 1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 15 | Moncton Wildcats | 1 – 7 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 19 | Halifax Mooseheads | 4 – 2 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| April 20 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 – 0 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| April 23 | Moncton Wildcats | 3 – 7 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| Halifax wins series 4 – 1 | |
Semi-finals
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (4) Gatineau Olympiques
| April 28 | Gatineau Olympiques | 2 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| April 30 | Gatineau Olympiques | 3 – 4 | OT | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| May 2 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 4 | OT | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| May 3 | Quebec Remparts | 3 – 1 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| Quebec wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Sherbrooke Phoenix
| April 29 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 5 – 2 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 30 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 3 – 2 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| May 2 | Halifax Mooseheads | 5 – 2 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| May 4 | Halifax Mooseheads | 5 – 2 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| May 6 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 0 – 5 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| May 7 | Halifax Mooseheads | 1 – 0 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| Halifax wins series 4 – 2 | |
Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (2) Halifax Mooseheads
| May 12 | Halifax Mooseheads | 1 – 5 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| May 13 | Halifax Mooseheads | 6 – 3 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| May 16 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 4 | OT | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| May 17 | Quebec Remparts | 2 – 1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| May 19 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3 – 2 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap |
| May 21 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 4 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| Quebec wins series 4 – 2 | |
Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Doucet | Halifax Mooseheads | 21 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| Josh Lawrence | Halifax Mooseheads | 21 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 |
| Justin Robidas | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 2 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | Halifax Mooseheads | 20 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 43 |
| Zach Dean | Gatineau Olympiques | 13 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| Joshua Roy | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 14 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 |
| Riley Kidney | Gatineau Olympiques | 13 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 4 |
| Jordan Dumais | Halifax Mooseheads | 15 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 |
| Théo Rochette | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 |
| James Malatesta | Quebec 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% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Lapenna | Gatineau Olympiques | 13 | 797:35 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .940 | 1.81 |
| William Rousseau | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 1,109:57 | 16 | 2 | 41 | 1 | .915 | 2.22 |
| Mathis Rousseau | Halifax Mooseheads | 21 | 1,279:44 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 3 | .921 | 2.44 |
| Olivier Adam | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 13 | 709:57 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 1 | .884 | 2.45 |
| Nathan Darveau | Victoriaville Tigres | 5 | 320:15 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .910 | 2.81 |
Trophies and awards
All-Star teams
First All-Star Team:[21]
- 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[21]
- 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:[21]
- 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