2024–25 QMJHL season
| 2024–25 QMJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 20, 2024 – March 22, 2025 Playoffs March 27, 2025 – May 2025 |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Maddox Dagenais |
| Picked by | Quebec Remparts |
| Regular season | |
| Jean Rougeau Trophy | Quebec Remparts (8) |
| Season MVP | Jonathan Fauchon (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Rimouski Océanic) |
| Top scorer | Jonathan Fauchon (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Rimouski Océanic) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Caleb Desnoyers (Wildcats) |
| Finals champions | Moncton Wildcats |
| Runners-up | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2024–25 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2024 – May 2025 QMJHL September 2024 – May 2025 WHL September 2024 – May 2025 |
| Teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
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.[1] 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.[2]
Regular season standings
As of March 22, 2025 [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
| Maritimes Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz-Moncton Wildcats | 64 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 294 | 144 | 1 |
| x-Cape Breton Eagles | 64 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 212 | 195 | 5 |
| x-Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 64 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 182 | 212 | 6 |
| x-Charlottetown Islanders | 64 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 194 | 203 | 7 |
| x-Halifax Mooseheads | 64 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 155 | 231 | 9 |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | 64 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 154 | 262 | 10 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Rimouski Océanic | 64 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 249 | 178 | 2 |
| x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 64 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 238 | 204 | 3 |
| x-Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 64 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 236 | 186 | 4 |
| x-Quebec Remparts | 64 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 177 | 237 | 8 |
Western Conference
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 64 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 258 | 210 | 2 |
| x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 64 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 248 | 209 | 4 |
| x-Val-d'Or Foreurs | 64 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 239 | 270 | 6 |
| x-Gatineau Olympiques | 64 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 181 | 240 | 7 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy-Drummondville Voltigeurs | 64 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 224 | 174 | 1 |
| x-Shawinigan Cataractes | 64 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 253 | 190 | 3 |
| x-Sherbrooke Phoenix | 64 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 201 | 201 | 5 |
| Victoriaville 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.[4][5]
| Conference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Semifinals | Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Drummondville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E9 | Halifax | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E9 | Halifax | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rouyn-Noranda | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Gatineau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rouyn-Noranda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Val-d'Or | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Shawinigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Sherbrooke | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Blainville-Boisbriand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Sherbrooke | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rimouski | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Quebec | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Moncton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Baie-Comeau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Charlottetown | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Shawinigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Chicoutimi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Acadie–Bathurst | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Rimouski | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Chicoutimi | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Baie-Comeau | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Cape Breton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference quarterfinals
Western Conference quarterfinals
(1) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (8) Halifax Mooseheads
| March 28 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3–2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:36 - Luke Woodworth (1) | ||||||
| Antoine Fontaine (1) - 10:37 Caylen Blake (1) - 13:18 Quinn Kennedy (1) - 15:03 |
Third period | 5:37 - Ethan Gauthier (1) | ||||||
| Jacob Steinman (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Riley Mercer (14 saves / 14 shots) Louis-Félix Charrois (2 saves / 5 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Halifax Mooseheads | 3–2 | OT | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap | ||
| Shawn Carrier (1) - pp - 0:46 | First period | 4:34 - Ethan Gauthier (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Braeden MacPhee (1) - 0:54 | Third period | 19:22 - Sam Oliver (1) | ||||||
| Liam Kilfoil (1) - pp - 16:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Steinman (45 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Louis-Félix Charrois (24 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 4–1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap | |||
| Luke Woodworth (2) - 11:27 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Luke Woodworth (3) - 8:57 Sam Oliver (2) - 18:26 Jesse Allecia (1) - pp - en - 19:13 |
Third period | 17:42 - Quinn Kennedy (2) | ||||||
| Louis-Félix Charrois (22 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Jacob Steinman (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 3–1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 4 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 2–4 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 7 | Halifax Mooseheads | 0–6 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| April 8 | Halifax Mooseheads | 2–0 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | Centre Marcel-Dionne | Recap |
| Halifax wins series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Gatineau Olympiques
| March 28 | Gatineau Olympiques | 1–5 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| March 29 | Gatineau Olympiques | 1–2 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| April 1 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2–1 | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| April 2 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 2–3 | OT | Gatineau Olympiques | Centre Slush Puppie | Recap |
| April 4 | Gatineau Olympiques | 4–8 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs
| March 28 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 2–3 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap | |||
| Noah Reinhart (1) - 7:29 | First period | 9:57 - Cole Chandler (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Philippe Veilleux (1) - 0:11 | Third period | 10:18 - Vince Elie (1) 14:01 - Vince Elie (2) | ||||||
| Émile Beaunoyer (28 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathys Fernandez (19 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 2–5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap | |||
| Samuel Fiala (1) - 11:46 | First period | 12:42 - Jordan Forget (1) 18:22 - pp - Jordan Forget (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 0:42 - Julien Lanthier (1) | ||||||
| Noah Reinhart (2) - 16:41 | Third period | 1:36 - Mathieu Plante (1) 17:48 - en - Matvei Gridin (1) | ||||||
| Émile Beaunoyer (27 saves / 31 shots) Cédric Massé (10 saves / 10 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathys Fernandez (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3–4 | OT | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Agnico Eagle | Recap |
| April 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 4–0 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Agnico Eagle | Recap |
| April 4 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5–2 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | Centre Agnico Eagle | Recap |
| Shawinigan wins series 4 – 1 | |
(4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (5) Sherbrooke Phoenix
| March 27 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 5–1 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| March 28 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 2–3 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| April 1 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 4–6 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 2 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 3–4 | 2OT | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 4 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 2–1 | OT | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau | Recap |
| Sherbrooke wins series 4 – 1 | |
Eastern Conference quarterfinals
(1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (8) Quebec Remparts
| March 28 | Quebec Remparts | 3–4 | OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | ||
| Antoine Dorion (1) - 5:35 | First period | 3:11 - Dylan MacKinnon (1) 16:33 - Julius Sumpf (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Thomas Auger (1) - 10:01 Justin Côté (1) - pp - 11:38 |
Third period | 16:10 - Gabe Smith (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 1:38 - Julius Sumpf (2) | ||||||
| Louis-Antoine Denault (39 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (22 saves / 25 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Quebec Remparts | 0–4 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 2:00 - Étienne Morin (1) 13:00 - Julius Sumpf (3) 15:17 - pp - Caleb Desnoyers (1) 16:08 - en - Preston Lounsbury (1) | ||||||
| Louis-Antoine Denault (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Rudy Guimond (33 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Moncton Wildcats | 4–3 | OT | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap | ||
| Dyllan Gill (1) - 19:15 | First period | 13:52 - Justin Côté (2) | ||||||
| Gabe Smith (2) - pp - 10:59 Caleb Desnoyers (2) - pp - 12:09 |
Second period | 17:24 - Nathan Quinn (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:16 - Mathias Loiselle (1) | ||||||
| Gabe Smith (3) - 8:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (25 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Louis-Antoine Denault (40 saves / 44 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Moncton Wildcats | 4–3 | Quebec Remparts | Videotron Centre | Recap | |||
| Gabe Smith (4) - 4:55 Maxime Côté (1) - 9:35 Juraj Pekarčík (1) - 11:14 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:59 - pp - Justin Côté (3) 19:07 - Thomas Auger (2) | ||||||
| Alex Mercier (1) - pp - 4:46 | Third period | 18:54 - Justin Côté (4) | ||||||
| Rudy Guimond (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Louis-Antoine Denault (14 saves / 17 shots) Patrick Deniger (7 saves / 8 shots) | ||||||
| Moncton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (7) Charlottetown Islanders
| March 28 | Charlottetown Islanders | 2–6 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| William Shields (1) - pp - 1:18 Simon Hughes (1) - 17:43 |
First period | 10:00 - pp - Mathieu Cataford (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:34 - Jacob Mathieu (1) 2:52 - Mathieu Cataford (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:09 - Mathieu Cataford (3) 7:47 - Maxime Coursol (1) 18:55 - pp - Jacob Mathieu (2) | ||||||
| Nicolas Ruccia (33 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (15 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Charlottetown Islanders | 0–10 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:57 - Dominic Pilote (1) 12:23 - Maël Lavigne (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:25 - Jacob Mathieu (3) 5:56 - Lou Lévesque (1) 9:32 - pp - Jacob Mathieu (4) 12:02 - pp - Eriks Mateiko (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:48 - Jacob Mathieu (5) 9:07 - Mathieu Cataford (4) 12:08 - Lou Lévesque (2) 13:40 - Alexandre Blais (1) | ||||||
| Nicolas Ruccia (13 saves / 17 shots) Donald Hickey (26 saves / 32 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (27 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Rimouski Océanic | 4–0 | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |||
| Pier-Olivier Roy (1) - pp - 6:06 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonathan Fauchon (1) - pp - 1:11 Mathys Dubé (1) - 11:24 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jonathan Fauchon (2) - pp - 6:31 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathis Langevin (22 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Donald Hickey (22 saves / 26 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Rimouski Océanic | 4–1 | Charlottetown Islanders | Eastlink Centre | Recap | |||
| Jacob Mathieu (6) - pp - 5:53 | First period | 16:29 - Maxwell Jardine (1) | ||||||
| Maël St-Denis (1) - pp - 5:56 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Maël Lavigne (2) - 11:11 Mathieu Cataford (5) - pp - 16:40 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathis Langevin (26 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Nicolas Ruccia (34 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| Rimouski wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (6) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
| March 28 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 2–3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| March 29 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 0–2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 1 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 4–3 | OT | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | K.C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| April 2 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 1–2 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | K.C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| April 4 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 5–1 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | K.C. Irving Regional Centre | Recap |
| Chicoutimi wins series 4 – 1 | |
(4) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (5) Cape Breton Eagles
| March 28 | Cape Breton Eagles | 1–3 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap | |||
| Angelo Fullerton (1) - 16:18 | First period | 1:39 - Evan Courtois (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:52 - Skogen Schrott (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:23 - Skogen Schrott (2) | ||||||
| Alexis Cournoyer (18 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Lucas Beckman (37 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
| March 29 | Cape Breton Eagles | 2–5 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap | |||
| Andrew Brown (1) - pp - 7:49 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Andrew Brown (2) - 18:47 | Second period | 4:36 - sh - Justin Gendron (1) 7:41 - pp - Louis-Charles Plourde (1) 16:48 - Skogen Schrott (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 8:22 - Samuel Boisvert (1) 19:06 - en - Anthony Lavoie (1) | ||||||
| Alexis Cournoyer (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Lucas Beckman (32 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 1–5 | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:21 - pp - Cole Burbidge (1) | ||||||
| Matyáš Melovský (1) - pp - 7:07 | Second period | 3:06 - Romain Litalien (1) 5:19 - Lucas Romeo (1) 8:10 - Jacob Newcombe (1) 19:46 - pp - Jacob Newcombe (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lucas Beckman (18 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Jakub Milota (23 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 2 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 4–0 | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | |||
| Raoul Boilard (1) - 15:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Gendron (2) - 4:18 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Samuel Boisvert (2) - 2:30 Justin Gendron (3) - en - 18:06 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lucas Beckman (30 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Jakub Milota (32 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
| April 4 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 2–3 | 5OT | Cape Breton Eagles | Centre 200 | Recap | ||
| 19:12 - Matyáš Melovský (2) | First period | Xavier Daigle (1) - pp - 15:08 | ||||||
| 11:05 - Raoul Boilard (2) | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Lucas Romeo (2) - 5:01 | ||||||
| No scoring | Fifth overtime period | Angelo Fullerton (2) - 1:42 | ||||||
| Lucas Beckman (54 saves / 57 shots) | Goalie stats | Jakub Milota (84 saves / 86 shots) | ||||||
| April 7 | Cape Breton Eagles | 1–6 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Louis-Charles Plourde (2) - 4:32 | ||||||
| 5:07 - Aiden McCullough (1) | Second period | Alexis Michaud (1) - 8:00 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | Justin Gendron (4) - 4:03 Louis-Charles Plourde (3) - 15:24 Matyáš Melovský (3) - en - 15:57 Oliver Samson (1) - 17:22 | ||||||
| Jakub Milota (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Lucas Beckman (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
| Baie-Comeau wins series 4 – 2 | |
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
| April 11 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 0–7 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| April 13 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 1–4 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap |
| April 15 | Moncton Wildcats | 2–5 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 16 | Moncton Wildcats | 4–3 | 2OT | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| April 18 | Moncton Wildcats | 5–4 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Centre Henry-Leonard | Recap |
| Moncton wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
| April 11 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2–5 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap |
| April 12 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2–3 | OT | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap |
| April 15 | Rimouski Océanic | 0–3 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 16 | Rimouski Océanic | 2–3 | OT | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| April 18 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 2–3 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap |
| April 20 | Rimouski Océanic | 4–1 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | Centre Georges-Vézina | Recap |
| Rimouski wins series 4 – 2 | |
Western Conference semifinals
(2) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Halifax Mooseheads
| April 11 | Halifax Mooseheads | 1–4 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| April 12 | Halifax Mooseheads | 0–5 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap |
| April 15 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 4–1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| April 16 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 5–1 | Halifax Mooseheads | Scotiabank Centre | Recap |
| Rouyn-Noranda wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (5) Sherbrooke Phoenix
| April 11 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 4–5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
| April 12 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 2–5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap |
| April 15 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 5–2 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| April 16 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3–2 | OT | Sherbrooke Phoenix | Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet | Recap |
| Shawinigan wins series 4 – 0 | |
Semifinals
(1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
| April 24 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 3–5 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |||
| Samuel Beauchemin (5) – 13:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ty Higgins (4) – 18:13 | Second period | 1:37 – pp – Markus Vidicek (3) 2:15 – Caleb Desnoyers (7) | ||||||
| Bill Zonnon (7) – pp – 9:21 | Third period | 2:37 – Loke Johansson (1) 7:39 – Maxime Côté (2) 19:06 – en – Julius Sumpf (8) | ||||||
| Samuel Meloche (19 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (36 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
| April 25 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 1–2 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bill Zonnon (8) – 18:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:43 – Natan Grenier (3) 5:23 – Preston Lounsbury (4) | ||||||
| Samuel Meloche (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Rudy Guimond (28 saves / 29 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Moncton Wildcats | 4–3 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | |||
| Dyllan Gill (2) – 0:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Preston Lounsbury (5) – 6:11 Preston Lounsbury (6) – 9:56 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Caleb Desnoyers (8) – 10:20 | Third period | 3:51 – Alex Carr (3) 8:40 – Antonin Verreault (3) 12:34 – pp – Thomas Verdon (2) | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (38 saves / 41 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Meloche (18 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Moncton Wildcats | 4–3 | OT | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | Aréna Glencore | Recap | ||
| Caleb Desnoyers (9) – 4:17 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Mercier (2) – pp – 18:01 Juraj Pekarcik (6) – 19:22 |
Second period | 0:21 – Lars Steiner (4) 3:41 – Alexis Lemire (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:10 – Rémi Gélinas (6) | ||||||
| Alex Mercier (3) – 4:17 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rudy Guimond (32 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Samuel Meloche (36 saves / 40 shots) | ||||||
| Moncton wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Rimouski Océanic vs. (4) Shawinigan Cataractes
| April 25 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 1–5 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| Vince Elie (4) – 19:15 | First period | 10:32 – Maël St-Denis (2) 17:57 – Jacob Mathieu (9) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:50 – Lou Lévesque (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:49 – Pier-Olivier Roy (3) 19:52 – Thomas Belzil (1) | ||||||
| Mathys Fernandez (30 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (33 saves / 34 shots) | ||||||
| April 27 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 0–7 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:28 – Dominic Pilote (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 7:47 – Jack Martin (1) 10:31 – Jacob Mathieu (10) 13:02 – pp – Eriks Mateiko (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:25 – Jacob Mathieu (11) 7:29 – Alexandre Blais (3) 16:02 – Mathys Dubé (3) | ||||||
| Mathys Fernandez (20 saves / 24 shots) Owen Bresson (14 saves / 17 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (24 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
| April 29 | Rimouski Océanic | 2–5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap | |||
| Maël Lavigne (5) – 19:44 | First period | 19:23 – Matvei Gridin (7) | ||||||
| Mathys Dubé (4) – 7:36 | Second period | 5:14 – Jordan Tourigny (2) 11:45 – Yoan Loshing (5) 19:37 – Yoan Loshing (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:29 – Louis-Philippe Fontaine (2) | ||||||
| Mathis Langevin (3 saves / 3 shots) William Lacelle (21 saves / 26 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathys Fernandez (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
| April 30 | Rimouski Océanic | 2–3 | 2OT | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap | ||
| Basile Sansonnens (1) – 1:41 | First period | 12:10 – Brogan McNeil (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:56 – Kody Dupuis (3) | ||||||
| Maxime Coursol (4) – pp – 18:46 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 2:00 – Isaac Ménard (1) | ||||||
| William Lacelle (49 saves / 52 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathys Fernandez (39 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| May 2 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 2–3 | OT | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | ||
| Matvei Gridin (8) – 12:08 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:39 – Eriks Mateiko (5) | ||||||
| Cole Chandler (4) – 9:51 | Third period | 11:32 – pp – Alexandre Blais (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 17:59 – Maël Lavigne (6) | ||||||
| Mathys Fernandez (53 saves / 56 shots) | Goalie stats | William Lacelle (39 saves / 41 shots) | ||||||
| May 4 | Rimouski Océanic | 1–5 | Shawinigan Cataractes | Centre Gervais Auto | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:36 – Vince Elie (5) | ||||||
| Jacob Mathieu (12) – 5:01 | Second period | 6:20 – Jiri Klima (3) 14:34 – pp – Louis-Philippe Fontaine (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:12 – Jiri Klima (4) 19:08 – Jordan Forget (4) | ||||||
| William Lacelle (25 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathys Fernandez (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 6 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 3–4 | 2OT | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cole Chandler (5) – 17:45 | Second period | 5:49 – Jack Martin (2) 6:21 – Alexandre Blais (5) 13:59 – Jacob Mathieu (13) | ||||||
| Vince Elie (6) – pp – 5:15 Isaac Ménard (2) – 16:23 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 17:08 – Eriks Mateiko (6) | ||||||
| Mathys Fernandez (39 saves / 43 shots) | Goalie stats | William Lacelle (34 saves / 47 shots) | ||||||
| Rimouski wins series 4 – 3 | |
Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship
(1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (2) Rimouski Océanic
| May 10 | Rimouski Océanic | 1–4 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:46 – Juraj Pekarcik (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 6:22 – Markus Vidicek (4) 17:57 – pp – Vincent Collard (2) | ||||||
| Maxime Coursol (5) – 8:36 | Third period | 18:53 – en – Preston Lounsbury | ||||||
| Mathis Langevin (34 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (13 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
| May 11 | Rimouski Océanic | 3–4 | 2OT | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | ||
| Jack Martin (3) – 11:21 Mathieu Cataford (6) – 19:22 |
First period | 7:03 – Julius Sumpf (9) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:51 – pp – Markus Vidicek (5) | ||||||
| Jonathan Fauchon (4) – 17:20 | Third period | 5:03 – Juraj Pekarcik (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 2:34 – Vincent Collard (3) | ||||||
| William Lacelle (42 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Rudy Guimond (28 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
| May 14 | Moncton Wildcats | 6–4 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| Vincent Collard (4) – 7:07 Juraj Pekarcik (9) – 8:43 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Vincent Collard (5) – sh – 6:55 Etienne Morin (2) – pp – 14:48 Vincent Collard (6) – pp – 16:22 |
Second period | 2:52 – Mathieu Cataford (7) 4:40 – Maël Lavigne (7) 13:17 – pp – Jonathan Fauchon | ||||||
| Vincent Collard (7) – 4:55 | Third period | 12:52 – Jacob Mathieu (14) | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (43 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | William Lacelle (11 saves / 16 shots) Mathis Langevin (8 saves / 9 shots) | ||||||
| May 15 | Moncton Wildcats | 1–5 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:04 – Maël Lavigne (8) 4:20 – pp – Maxime Coursol (6) 7:08 – Maël St-Denis (3) 18:15 – pp – Jonathan Fauchon (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:10 – Eriks Mateiko (7) | ||||||
| Julius Sumpf (10) – 16:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rudy Guimond (10 saves / 13 shots) Mathis Rousseau (25 saves / 27 shots) |
Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (29 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
| May 17 | Rimouski Océanic | 3–1 | Moncton Wildcats | Avenir Centre | Recap | |||
| Jacob Mathieu (15) – 15:05 | First period | 18:15 – Preston Lounsbury (8) | ||||||
| Maël Lavigne (9) – 9:05 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Mathieu (16) – en – 18:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mathis Langevin (33 saves / 34 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Rousseau (20 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
| May 19 | Moncton Wildcats | 3–2 | Rimouski Océanic | Colisée Financière Sun Life | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gabe Smith (5) – 6:30 Loke Johansson (2) – 8:11 Gabe Smith (6) – 17:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:11 – Jonathan Fauchon (7) 11:32 – pp – Jacob Mathieu (17) | ||||||
| Mathis Rousseau (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Mathis Langevin (30 saves / 33 shots) | ||||||
| Moncton wins series 4 – 2 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Mathieu | Rimouski Océanic | 23 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 18 |
| Caleb Desnoyers | Moncton Wildcats | 19 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 14 |
| Jonathan Fauchon | Rimouski Océanic | 23 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 4 |
| Gabe Smith | Moncton Wildcats | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 12 |
| Juraj Pekarcik | Moncton Wildcats | 19 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 13 |
| Alexandre Blais | Rimouski Océanic | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
| Etienne Morin | Moncton Wildcats | 19 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
| Pier-Olivier Roy | Rimouski Océanic | 21 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
| Mathieu Cataford | Rimouski Océanic | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |
| Matvei Gridin | Shawinigan 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% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Langevin | Rimouski Océanic | 18 | 994:42 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 3 | .944 | 1.57 |
| Louis-Félix Charrois | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 7 | 387:19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .913 | 1.86 |
| Jakub Milota | Cape Breton Eagles | 4 | 319:52 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .940 | 2.06 |
| Samuel Meloche | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 13 | 787:25 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .911 | 2.06 |
| Raphaël Précourt | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 11 | 660:11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .926 | 2.18 |
Trophies and awards
All-Star teams
First All-Star Team:[10]
- 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[10]
- 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[10]
- 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
References
- ^ "QMJHL reduces schedule to 64 games". Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. February 23, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Leroux, Stéphane (December 16, 2024). "Le Titan déménagera; la LHJMQ de retour à Terre-Neuve". Réseau des sports (in French). Montreal, Quebec. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Classement". CHL.ca (in French). QMJHL. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ Doucet, Raphaël. "Séries éliminatoires: voici l'horaire du premier tour". CHL.ca (in French). QMJHL. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "Tableau des séries". CHL.ca (in French). QMJHL. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ^ a b MacLaren, Will (May 19, 2025). "Kings of the jungle; Wildcats ride second period outburst to third league title". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Brien, David (March 24, 2025). "QMJHL awards its first trophies of 2024-25". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brien, David (June 5, 2025). "QMJHL announces winners of eight trophies". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brien, David (May 9, 2025). "QMJHL announces 2024-25 winners of seven trophies". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c Brien, David (May 8, 2025). "The QMJHL unveils its 2024-2025 All-Star Teams". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
Sources
- "EDITORIAL: Changes to NCAA, junior hockey will have lasting impact". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Great West Media. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.