2020–21 QMJHL season
The 2020–21 QMJHL season was the 52nd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on October 2, 2020, and ended on April 18, 2021.[1]
2020–21 QMJHL season | |
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League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season October 2, 2020 – April 18, 2021 Playoffs April 23 – June 5, 2021 |
Number of teams | 18 |
TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV |
Finals champions | Victoriaville Tigres |
2020–21 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL Did not play QMJHL October 2020 – June 2021 WHL February 2021 – May 2021 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | TVA Sports Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The playoffs began on April 23 and ended on June 5 with the Victoriaville Tigres winning the President's Cup as the QMJHL champion. Traditionally, the champion would have earned a berth in the 2021 Memorial Cup, which was to be hosted by the Ontario Hockey League from June 17 to 27, 2021, however, the Memorial Cup was cancelled for the second season in a row due to the restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The QMJHL was the only Canadian Hockey League member to award a playoff champion in 2021 as the Ontario Hockey League completely cancelled its season and the Western Hockey League only had small regional tournaments.
Final standings
Source: TheQMJHL.ca
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; PTS%= Points percentage; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy
Maritimes Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | Rank |
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xyz-Charlottetown Islanders | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | .875 | 197 | 89 | 1 |
x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 33 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 44 | .667 | 146 | 121 | 4 |
x-Saint John Sea Dogs | 33 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 34 | .515 | 138 | 136 | 11 |
x-Halifax Mooseheads | 43 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 39 | .453 | 152 | 183 | 13 |
x-Moncton Wildcats | 31 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .403 | 105 | 136 | 14 |
x-Cape Breton Eagles | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .329 | 113 | 186 | 17 |
East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | Rank |
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xy-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 29 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 39 | .672 | 105 | 77 | 3 |
x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 34 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 45 | .662 | 125 | 109 | 5 |
x-Victoriaville Tigres | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | .635 | 99 | 65 | 6 |
x-Quebec Remparts | 32 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | .625 | 107 | 96 | 8 |
x-Rimouski Océanic | 39 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 30 | .385 | 104 | 143 | 15 |
x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 36 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .250 | 82 | 137 | 18 |
West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PTS% | GF | GA | Rank |
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xy-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 36 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 62 | .861 | 141 | 78 | 2 |
x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 | .625 | 133 | 118 | 7 |
x-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 34 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 41 | .603 | 106 | 104 | 9 |
x-Gatineau Olympiques | 31 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | .581 | 95 | 87 | 10 |
x-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 40 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 39 | .488 | 100 | 146 | 12 |
x-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 27 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .333 | 68 | 105 | 16 |
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 |
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Cédric Desruisseaux | Charlottetown Islanders | 40 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 28 |
Thomas Casey | Charlottetown Islanders | 38 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 34 |
Brett Budgell | Charlottetown Islanders | 40 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 28 |
Lukas Cormier | Charlottetown Islanders | 39 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 36 |
Mathieu Desgagnés | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 31 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 15 |
Ryan Francis | Cape Breton/Saint John | 32 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 24 |
Elliot Desnoyers | Halifax Mooseheads | 37 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 24 |
Olivier Nadeau | Shawinigan Cataractes | 34 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 28 |
Mavrik Bourque | Shawinigan Cataractes | 28 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 36 |
Shawn Element | Cape Breton/Victoriaville | 31 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 18 |
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 |
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Colten Ellis | Charlottetown Islanders | 24 | 1447:37 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | .926 | 1.78 |
Jonathan Lemieux | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 24 | 1440:02 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | .920 | 1.96 |
Alexis Shank | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 23 | 1383:34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 3 | .918 | 2.12 |
William Blackburn | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 13 | 763:23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .907 | 2.20 |
Nikolas Hurtubise | Victoriaville Tigres | 17 | 904:05 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | .914 | 2.32 |
Playoffs
Maritimes round-robin
Due to local travel restrictions, all Nova Scotia-based teams were deemed ineligible to compete in the playoffs. Three New Brunswick-based teams competed in a six-game round-robin tournament to determine who would face the Charlottetown Islanders in the Maritimes division final.[2][3]
— Indicates team advanced to the division final
Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
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Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 8 |
Saint John Sea Dogs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
Moncton Wildcats | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 4 |
Playoff bracket
Final results:[4]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Val-d'Or | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q12 | Baie-Comeau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Val-d'Or | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q10 | Rimouski | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Q2 | Chicoutimi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q11 | Sherbrooke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Charlottetown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Victoriaville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q3 | Shawinigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Q10 | Rimouski | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q2 | Chicoutimi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q6 | Quebec | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Q4 | Victoriaville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q9 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Val-d'Or | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Victoriaville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Q5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q8 | Gatineau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Q4 | Victoriaville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q5 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Q6 | Quebec | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Q7 | Drummondville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Val-d'Or | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Chicoutimi | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
M1 | Charlottetown | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
M2 | Acadie–Bathurst | 0 |
First round
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (12) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
April 24 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 2 – 7 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
April 25 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 2 – 6 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
April 27 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 4 – 1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
Val-d'Or wins series 3–0 | |
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (11) Sherbrooke Phoenix
April 23 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 2 – 4 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
April 24 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 3 – 6 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
April 26 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 7 – 3 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
Chicoutimi wins series 3–0 | |
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (10) Rimouski Océanic
April 23 | Rimouski Océanic | 1 – 0 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
April 24 | Rimouski Océanic | 1 – 7 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
April 26 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
April 28 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3 – 4 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
April 30 | Rimouski Océanic | 2 – 0 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
Rimouski wins series 3–2 | |
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (9) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
April 23 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2 – 3 | Victoriaville Tigres | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
April 25 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3 – 6 | Victoriaville Tigres | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
April 26 | Victoriaville Tigres | 1 – 0 | OT | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Colisée Desjardins | Recap |
Victoriaville wins series 3–0 | |
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (8) Gatineau Olympiques
April 28 | Gatineau Olympiques | 6 – 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
April 29 | Gatineau Olympiques | 1 – 6 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
May 1 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 5 – 2 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
May 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 4 – 3 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 3–1 | |
(6) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Drummondville Voltigeurs
April 27 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3 – 4 | OT | Quebec Remparts | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
April 28 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 2 – 4 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
April 30 | Quebec Remparts | 5 – 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel Dionne | Recap |
Quebec wins series 3–0 | |
Quarterfinals
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
May 7 | Rimouski Océanic | 2 – 6 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 8 | Rimouski Océanic | 0 – 3 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 11[lower-alpha 1] | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 8 – 2 | Rimouski Océanic | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Val-d'Or wins series 3–0 | |
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Quebec Remparts
May 7 | Quebec Remparts | 0 – 5 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 9 | Quebec Remparts | 2 – 3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 10 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 5 – 1 | Quebec Remparts | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Chicoutimi wins series 3–0 | |
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
May 8 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3 – 2 | OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 10[lower-alpha 1] | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 2 – 3 | OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 11 | Victoriaville Tigres | 6 – 4 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 13 | Victoriaville Tigres | 2 – 3 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 15 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3 – 9 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Victoriaville wins series 3–2 | |
(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
May 8 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 0 – 3 | Charlottetown Islanders | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
May 9 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 5 – 7 | Charlottetown Islanders | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
May 11 | Charlottetown Islanders | 2 – 1 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
Charlottetown wins series 3–0 | |
Semifinals
(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
May 18 | Victoriaville Tigres | 4 – 5 | OT | Charlottetown Islanders | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 19 | Victoriaville Tigres | 9 – 2 | Charlottetown Islanders | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 21 | Charlottetown Islanders | 4 – 3 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 23 | Charlottetown Islanders | 4 – 5 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 25 | Victoriaville Tigres | 2 – 0 | Charlottetown Islanders | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Victoriaville wins series 3–2 | |
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
May 17 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 5 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 19 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2 – 4 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 20 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 6 – 3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Val-d'Or wins series 3–0 | |
Finals
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
May 27 | Victoriaville Tigres | 3 – 2 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 29 | Victoriaville Tigres | 1 – 4 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
May 30 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 3 – 4 | OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
June 1 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 4 – 1 | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
June 3 | Victoriaville Tigres | 3 – 1 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
June 5 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Victoriaville Tigres | Centre Vidéotron | Recap |
Victoriaville 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 |
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Alex Beaucage | Victoriaville Tigres | 16 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 4 |
Mikhail Abramov | Victoriaville Tigres | 19 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 |
Jakob Pelletier | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 |
Benjamin Tardif | Victoriaville Tigres | 19 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 |
Jordan Spence | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 6 |
Samuel Poulin | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Shawn Element | Victoriaville Tigres | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
Nathan Légaré | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 12 |
Maxim Cajkovic | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
Nicolas Daigle | Victoriaville Tigres | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
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 |
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Antoine Coulombe | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5 | 297:26 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .930 | 1.82 |
Jonathan Lemieux | Val d'Or Foreurs | 15 | 924:25 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .910 | 1.95 |
Nikolas Hurtubise | Victoriaville Tigres | 16 | 969:02 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 2 | .908 | 2.54 |
Fabio Iacobo | Victoriaville Tigres | 4 | 216:52 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .877 | 2.77 |
Alexis Shank | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 9 | 537:00 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .899 | 2.79 |
Trophies and awards
- President's Cup – Playoff Champions: Victoriaville Tigres
- Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions: Charlottetown Islanders
- Luc Robitaille Trophy – Team with the best goals for average: Charlottetown Islanders
- Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA: Val-d'Or Foreurs
Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player: Cédric Desruisseaux, Charlottetown Islanders
- Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer: Cédric Desruisseaux, Charlottetown Islanders
- Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP: Benjamin Tardif, Victoriaville Tigres
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Top Goaltender: Colten Ellis, Charlottetown Islanders
- Guy Carbonneau Trophy – Best Defensive Forward: Dawson Mercer, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year: Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders
- Kevin Lowe Trophy – Best Defensive Defenceman: Noah Laaouan, Charlottetown Islanders
- Michael Bossy Trophy – Top Prospect: Zachary Bolduc, Rimouski Océanic
- RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year: Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques
- Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year: Antonin Verreault, Gatineau Olympiques
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year: Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player: Dawson Mercer, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year: Anthony D'Amours, Rimouski Océanic
- Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player: Jacob Gaucher, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year: Nicolas Sauvé, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Executive
- Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year: Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders
- Maurice Filion Trophy – General Manager of the Year: Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders
All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team:[7]
- Colten Ellis, Goaltender, Charlottetown Islanders
- Lukas Cormier, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
- Jordan Spence, Defenceman, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Cédric Desruisseaux, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
- Dawson Mercer, Forward, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Jakob Pelletier, Forward, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Second All-Star Team[8]
- Jonathan Lemieux, Goaltender, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Noah Laaouan, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
- Justin Barron, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
- Elliot Desnoyers, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
- Mathieu Desgagnés, Forward, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- Thomas Casey, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
All-Rookie Team:[9]
- Chad Arsenault, Goaltender, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- Tristan Luneau, Defenceman, Gatineau Olympiques
- Evan Nause, Defenceman, Quebec Remparts
- Justin Côté, Forward, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Peter Reynolds, Forward, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Antonin Verreault, Forward, Gatineau Olympiques
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