2025–26 QMJHL season
| 2025–26 QMJHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 18, 2025 – March 21, 2026 Playoffs March 2026 – May 2026 |
| Teams | 18 |
| TV partner(s) | Eastlink TV TVA Sports MATV FloHockey |
| 2025–26 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2025 – May 2026 QMJHL September 2025 – May 2026 WHL September 2025 – May 2026 |
| Teams | 61 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
The 2025–26 QMJHL season is the 57th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league will play a 64-game regular season beginning on September 18, 2025, and ending on March 21, 2026.[1] This will be the first season of play for the Newfoundland Regiment.[2]
Regular season standings
Standings as of games through December 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton Wildcats | 32 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 137 | 89 | 2 |
| Charlottetown Islanders | 33 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 108 | 119 | 3 |
| Cape Breton Eagles | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 87 | 88 | 4 |
| Halifax Mooseheads | 31 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 107 | 116 | 5 |
| Newfoundland Regiment | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 117 | 112 | 7 |
| Saint John Sea Dogs | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 107 | 131 | 9 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | G6 | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 32 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 148 | 83 | 1 |
| Quebec Remparts | 31 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 100 | 89 | 6 |
| Rimouski Océanic | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 77 | 103 | 8 |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 33 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 137 | 10 |
Western Conference
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 133 | 91 | 1 |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 31 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 97 | 92 | 3 |
| Val-d'Or Foreurs | 32 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 115 | 130 | 6 |
| Gatineau Olympiques | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 84 | 99 | 8 |
| Central Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummondville Voltigeurs | 32 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 107 | 94 | 2 |
| Shawinigan Cataractes | 30 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 124 | 112 | 4 |
| Sherbrooke Phoenix | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 99 | 114 | 5 |
| Victoriaville Tigres | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 104 | 127 | 7 |
Scoring leaders
These are the top ten skaters based on points. If there is a tie in points, goals take precedence over assists; if there is a tie in goals, players with fewer games played take precedence over those with more. Updated following games played on December 21, 2025.[4]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Veilleux | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 32 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 4 |
| Maxim Massé | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 31 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 16 |
| Justin Larose | Newfoundland Regiment | 32 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 26 |
| Thomas Verdon | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 31 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 30 |
| Félix Lacerte | Shawinigan Cataractes | 30 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 28 |
| Maxime Coursol | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 28 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 14 |
| Alexey Vlasov | Victoriaville Tigres | 32 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 22 |
| Nathan Lecompte | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 30 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 12 |
| Egor Shilov | Victoriaville Tigres | 31 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 21 |
| Nathan Leek | Charlottetown Islanders | 33 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 30 |
Leading goaltenders
These are the top five goaltenders based on goals against average who have played more than 40% of their team's total minutes. Updated following games played on December 18, 2025.[5]
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 | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Guimond | Moncton Wildcats | 25 | 1,493:29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 2 | .927 | 2.25 |
| Raphaël Précourt | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 21 | 1,234:44 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | .906 | 2.33 |
| Danai Shaiikov | Gatineau Olympiques | 26 | 1,495:08 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 | .909 | 2.57 |
| William Lacelle | Rimouski Océanic | 20 | 1,157:45 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 | .921 | 2.59 |
| Louis-Antoine Denault | Quebec Remparts | 17 | 954:42 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | .911 | 2.70 |
See also
References
- ^ "LHJMQ". LHJMQ. June 16, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2025-26 Regular Season Division Standings". CHL.ca. QMJHL. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
- ^ "LHJMQ 2025-26 Regular Season Official Statistics - Player Statistics". CHL.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ^ "LHJMQ 2025-26 Regular Season Official Statistics - Goalie Statistics". CHL.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
Sources
- "EDITORIAL: Changes to NCAA, junior hockey will have lasting impact". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Great West Media. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.