The 2023–24 QMJHL season was the 55th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league played a 68-game regular season which began on September 22, 2023, and ended on March 23, 2024.[1]
The playoffs began on March 29, 2024 and ended on May 14, 2024. The Drummondville Voltigeurs won their second Gilles-Courteau Trophy, sweeping the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the finals, and played in the 2024 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League at Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan.[2]
Regular season standings
As of March 23, 2024[3]
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: CHL.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: CHL.ca
2024 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 quarterfinals
Western Conference quarterfinals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Saint John Sea Dogs
| March 29
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Saint John Sea Dogs
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3–7
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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Centre Marcel Dionne
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Recap
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| Nicolas Bilodeau (1) - pp - 18:48
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First period
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10:45 - Luke Woodworth (1) 19:04 - Mikael Huchette (1) 19:25 - Justin Côté (1)
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| Drew Elliott (1) - 1:44
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Second period
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5:07 - pp - Ethan Gauthier (1)
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| Pavel Šimek (1) - 5:07
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Third period
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4:33 - Justin Côté (2) 12:36 - Sam Oliver (1) 17:03 - en - Sam Oliver (2)
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| Patrick Leaver (33 saves / 39 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Riley Mercer (24 saves / 27 shots)
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| March 30
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Saint John Sea Dogs
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2–6
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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Centre Marcel Dionne
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Recap
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| Tyler Peddle (1) - 9:01
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First period
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3:43 - Peter Repcik (1)
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| Brody Fournier (1) - 1:56
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Second period
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6:02 - Noah Reinhart (1) 18:23 - pp - Ethan Gauthier (2)
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| No scoring
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Third period
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7:06 - Renaud Poulin (1) 12:51 - Mikaël Diotte (1) 16:55 - sh - en - Vsevolod Komarov (1)
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| Patrick Leaver (35 saves / 40 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Riley Mercer (20 saves / 22 shots)
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| April 2
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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4–2
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Saint John Sea Dogs
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TD Station
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Recap
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Justin Côté (3) - 11:06 Maxime Lafond (1) - 16:29
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First period
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No scoring
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Peter Repcik (2) - 1:32 Justin Côté (4) - 8:31
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Second period
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13:33 - Drew Elliott (2)
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| No scoring
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Third period
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0:19 - Pavel Šimek (2)
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| Riley Mercer (19 saves / 21 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Patrick Leaver (45 saves / 49 shots)
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| April 3
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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8–1
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Saint John Sea Dogs
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TD Station
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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No scoring
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Peter Repcik (3) - 1:34 Noah Reinhart (2) - 1:41 Ethan Gauthier (3) - pp - 8:47 Ethan Gauthier (4) - 13:51
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Second period
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5:52 - pp - Matteo Mann (1)
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Maxime Lafond (2) - 6:49 Simon-Pier Brunet (1) - en - 12:57 William Dumont (1) - pp - 14:47 Renaud Poulin (2) - 15:49
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Riley Mercer (30 saves / 31 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Patrick Leaver (47 saves / 54 shots)
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| Drummondville wins series 4–0
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(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
| Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4–1
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(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Shawinigan Cataractes
| Victoriaville wins series 4–0
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(4) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
| Sherbrooke wins series 4–3
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Eastern Conference quarterfinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders
| March 29
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Charlottetown Islanders
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1–4
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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Centre Henry-Leonard
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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5:11 - Jules Boilard (1)
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| Alexis Michaud (1) - 18:03
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Second period
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6:24 - Isaac Dufort (1) 8:49 - Justin Poirier (1) 18:52 - pp - Justin Gill (1)
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| No scoring
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Carter Bickle (40 saves / 44 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Charles-Édward Gravel (14 saves / 15 shots)
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| March 30
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Charlottetown Islanders
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1–4
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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Centre Henry-Leonard
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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1:06 - Matyáš Melovský (1) 4:32 - pp - Félix Gagnon (1)
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| Simon Hughes (1) - pp - 4:21
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Second period
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14:19 - pp - Justin Poirier (2)
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| No scoring
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Third period
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10:04 - Matyáš Melovský (2)
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| Carter Bickle (32 saves / 36 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Charles-Édward Gravel (21 saves / 22 shots)
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| April 2
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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5–3
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Charlottetown Islanders
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Eastlink Centre
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Recap
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| Anthony Lavoie (1) - 0:23
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First period
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14:49 - pp - Simon Hughes (2)
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Matyáš Melovský (3) - sh - 7:55 Niks Feņenko (1) - 7:55 Alexis Bernier (1) - 8:45 Raoul Boilard (1) - 19:42
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Second period
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No scoring
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| No scoring
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Third period
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1:25 - Alexis Michaud (2) 10:05 - pp - William Shields (1)
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| Charles-Édward Gravel (23 saves / 26 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Carter Bickle (36 saves / 41 shots)
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| April 3
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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7–1
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Charlottetown Islanders
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Eastlink Centre
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Recap
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| Justin Poirier (3) - pp - 18:46
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First period
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No scoring
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Matyáš Melovský (4) - pp - 2:33 Justin Gill (2) - 8:49 Justin Poirier (4) - 9:14 Justin Gill (3) - 18:52
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Second period
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5:25 - Cole Huckins (1)
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Isaac Dufort (2) - pp - 5:09 Isaac Dufort (3) - 17:46
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Charles-Édward Gravel (20 saves / 21 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Carter Bickle (48 saves / 55 shots)
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| Baie-Comeau wins series 4–0
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(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
| March 29
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Acadie–Bathurst Titan
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2–1
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OT
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Halifax Mooseheads
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Scotiabank Centre
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Recap
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| Dylan Andrews (1) - 8:40
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First period
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No scoring
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| No scoring
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Second period
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19:02 - Braeden MacPhee (1)
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| No scoring
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Milo Roelens (1) - 2:57
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First overtime period
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No scoring
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| Antoine Keller (26 saves / 27 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Mathis Rousseau (33 saves / 35 shots)
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| Acadie–Bathurst wins series 4–0
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(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| Chicoutimi wins series 4–0
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(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic
| Cape Breton wins series 4–1
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Conference semifinals
Western Conference semifinals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
| Drummondville wins series 4–2
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(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (3) Victoriaville Tigres
| Victoriaville wins series 4–1
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Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
| Baie-Comeau wins series 4–0
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(4) Cape Breton Eagles vs. (6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| Cape Breton wins series 4–0
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Semifinals
(2) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Victoriaville Tigres
| Drummondville wins series 4–1
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(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles
| Baie-Comeau wins series 4–1
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Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship
(1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (2) Drummondville Voltigeurs
| May 9
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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5–0
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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Centre Henry-Leonard
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Recap
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Alexis Gendron (9) – pp – 1:56 Luke Woodworth (7) – 12:51
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First period
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No scoring
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Justin Côté (8) – 4:28 Alexis Gendron (10) – 18:02
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Second period
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No scoring
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| Alexis Gendron (11) – 2:02
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Riley Mercer (43 saves / 43 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Charles-Édward Gravel (25 saves / 30 shots)
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| May 10
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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1–0
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OT
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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Centre Henry-Leonard
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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No scoring
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| No scoring
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Second period
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No scoring
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| No scoring
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Ethan Gauthier (11) – 5:23
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First overtime period
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No scoring
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| Riley Mercer (33 saves / 33 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Charles-Édward Gravel (38 saves / 39 shots)
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| May 13
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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2–6
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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Centre Marcel-Dionne
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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3:34 – Vsevolod Komarov (5) 11:55 – Sam Oliver (7) 13:27 – Ethan Gauthier (12) 16:42 – Lukas Landry (2)
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| Justin Poirier (18) – pp – 16:41
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Second period
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7:58 – Justin Côté (9) 17:56 – Ethan Gauthier (13)
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| Isaac Dufort (7) – 10:26
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Third period
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No scoring
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| Charles-Édward Gravel (24 saves / 30 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Riley Mercer (17 saves / 19 shots)
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| May 14
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Baie-Comeau Drakkar
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3–4
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Drummondville Voltigeurs
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Centre Marcel-Dionne
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Recap
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| No scoring
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First period
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5:28 – pp – Ethan Gauthier (14)
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| Niks Fenenko (5) – 16:25
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Second period
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9:30 – Sam Oliver (8)
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Justin Gill (11) – 18:37 Matyas Melovsky (5) – 19:38
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Third period
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1:36 – Matteo Rotondi (1) 8:20 – pp – Sam Oliver (9)
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| Charles-Édward Gravel (26 saves / 30 shots)
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Goalie stats
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Riley Mercer (23 saves / 26 shots)
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| Drummondville wins series 4–0
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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
2023–24 QMJHL Awards
| Award |
Recipient(s) |
Runner(s)-up/Finalists |
Source
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Gilles-Courteau Trophy Playoff champions |
Drummondville Voltigeurs |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
[4]
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Jean Rougeau Trophy Regular season champions |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Drummondville Voltigeurs |
[5]
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Luc Robitaille Trophy Team with the best goals for average |
Drummondville Voltigeurs |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
[5]
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Robert Lebel Trophy Team with the best goals against average |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Halifax Mooseheads Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
[5]
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Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Regular season MVP |
Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads |
Justin Gill, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Antonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
[6]
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Jean Béliveau Trophy Top Scorer |
Antonin Verreault, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
Justin Gill, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
[5]
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Mario Lemieux Trophy Top goal scorer |
Justin Poirier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Markus Vidicek, Halifax Mooseheads |
[5]
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Guy Lafleur Trophy Playoff MVP |
Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs |
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[7]
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Patrick Roy Trophy Goaltender of the Year |
William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
Mathis Rousseau, Halifax Mooseheads Samuel St-Hilaire, Sherbrooke Phoenix |
[6][8]
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Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Goaltender with best goals against average |
William Rousseau, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
Mathis Rousseau, Halifax Mooseheads |
[5]
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Guy Carbonneau Trophy Best Defensive Forward |
Félix Gagnon, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Nikita Prishchepov, Victoriaville Tigres Anthony Turcotte, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
[6][9]
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Emile Bouchard Trophy Defenceman of the Year |
Vsevolod Komarov, Drummondville Voltigeurs |
Maveric Lamoureux, Drummondville Voltigeurs Pier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres |
[6][10]
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Kevin Lowe Trophy Best Defensive Defenceman |
Mikaël Diotte, Drummondville Voltigeurs |
Alex Carr, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Pier-Olivier Roy, Victoriaville Tigres |
[6][11]
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Michael Bossy Trophy Top Prospect |
Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
Raoul Boilard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Spencer Gill, Rimouski Océanic |
[6][12]
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RDS Cup Rookie of the Year |
Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
[13]
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Michel Bergeron Trophy Offensive Rookie of the Year |
Émile Guité, Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
Raoul Boilard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton Wildcats |
[6][14]
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Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of the Year |
Xavier Villeneuve, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
Alex Huang, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Jakub Milota, Cape Breton Eagles |
[6][15]
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Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player |
Preston Lounsbury, Moncton Wildcats |
Justin Larose, Victoriaville Tigres Julien Paillé, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
[6][16]
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QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Humanitarian of the Year |
Marcus Kearsey, Charlottetown Islanders |
Jacob Mathieu, Rimouski Océanic Anthony Lavoie, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
[6][17]
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Marcel Robert Trophy Best Scholastic Player |
Alexis Morin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
Alexis Bonefon, Shawinigan Cataractes Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads |
[6][18]
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Paul Dumont Trophy Personality of the Year |
Émile Chouinard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar Jacob Newcombe, Cape Breton Eagles |
Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Justin Poirier, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
[6][19]
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Ron Lapointe Trophy Coach of the Year |
Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Gilles Bouchard, Sherbrooke Phoenix Sylvain Favreau, Drummondville Voltigeurs |
[6][20]
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Maurice Filion Trophy General Manager of the Year |
Jean-François Grégoire, Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Yanick Jean, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Yanick Lemay, Drummondville Voltigeurs |
[6][21]
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All-Star teams
First All-Star Team:[22]
- William Rousseau, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Vsevolod Komarov, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Pier-Olivier Roy, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres
- Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads
- Justin Gill, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Antonin Verreault, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
Second All-Star Team[22]
- Mathis Rousseau, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
- Maveric Lamoureux, Defenceman, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Jérémy Langlois, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Israël Mianscum, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
- Justin Poirier, Forward, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Markus Vidicek, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
See also
References
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