The 2021–22 QMJHL season was the 53rd season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league returned to a full 68-game regular season beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on May 1, 2022.[1]
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The playoffs started May 5, 2022 and ended on June 11, 2022, with teams competing for the President's Cup. The winning team, the Shawinigan Cataractes were awarded the President's Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs.[2]
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
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
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In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.
Western Conference quarter-finals
(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (8) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Sherbrooke wins series 3 – 1 |
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(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (7) Val d'Or Foreurs
Gatineau wins series 3 – 1 |
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(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (6) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Shawinigan wins series 3 – 0 |
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(4) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 3 – 1 |
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Eastern Conference quarter-finals
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Moncton Wildcats
Charlottetown wins series 3 – 0 |
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(3) Saint John Sea Dogs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
Rimouski wins series 3 – 2 |
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(4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan vs. (5) Halifax Mooseheads
Acadie–Bathurst wins series 3 – 2 |
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Western Conference semi-finals
(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Sherbrooke wins series 3 – 0 |
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(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (3) Shawinigan Cataractes
Shawinigan wins series 3 – 0 |
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Eastern Conference semi-finals
(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Charlottetown wins series 3 – 0 |
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(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes
Shawinigan wins series 3 – 2 |
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(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Charlottetown wins series 3 – 1 |
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(2) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes
Shawinigan wins series 4 – 1 |
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2021–22 QMJHL Awards
Award | Recipient(s) | Runner(s)-up/Finalists | Source |
President's Cup Playoff champions | Shawinigan Cataractes | Charlottetown Islanders | |
Jean Rougeau Trophy Regular season champions | Quebec Remparts | Charlottetown Islanders | [3] |
Luc Robitaille Trophy Team with the best goals for average | Saint John Sea Dogs | Charlottetown Islanders | [3] |
Robert Lebel Trophy Team with the best goals against average | Quebec Remparts | Charlottetown Islanders | [3] |
Michel Brière Memorial Trophy Regular season MVP | William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | [4][5] |
Jean Béliveau Trophy Top Scorer | Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | William Dufour, Saint John Sea Dogs | [3] |
Guy Lafleur Trophy Playoff MVP | Mavrik Bourque, Shawinigan Cataractes | | |
Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy Goaltender of the Year | Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Shawinigan Cataractes | Fabio Iacobo, Quebec Remparts | [3] |
Guy Carbonneau Trophy Best Defensive Forward | Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar | Elliot Desnoyers, Halifax Mooseheads Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts | [6][7] |
Emile Bouchard Trophy Defenceman of the Year | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders | Miguël Tourigny, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada/Acadie-Bathurst Titan William Villeneuve, Saint John Sea Dogs | [8][9] |
Kevin Lowe Trophy Best Defensive Defenceman | Noah Laaouan, Charlottetown Islanders | Simon Lavigne, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Vincent Sévigny, Victoriaville Tigres/Saint John Sea Dogs | [10][11] |
Michael Bossy Trophy Top Prospect | Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts | Maveric Lamoureux, Drummondville Voltigeurs Tristan Luneau, Gatineau Olympiques | [12][13] |
RDS Cup Rookie of the Year | Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders | David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix | [14] |
Michel Bergeron Trophy Offensive Rookie of the Year | Jakub Brabenec, Charlottetown Islanders | Maxim Barbashev, Moncton Wildcats Mathieu Cataford, Halifax Mooseheads | [15][16] |
Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of the Year | David Spacek, Sherbrooke Phoenix | Nathan Darveau, Victoriaville Tigres Niks Fenenko, Baie-Comeau Drakkar | [17][18] |
Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player | Jordan Dumais, Halifax Mooseheads | Justin Robidas, Val-d'Or Foreurs Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | [19][20] |
QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year Humanitarian of the Year | Brett Budgell, Charlottetown Islanders | Nicholas Blagden, Saint John Sea Dogs Xavier Parent, Sherbrooke Phoenix | [21][22] |
Marcel Robert Trophy Best Scholastic Player | Charlie Truchon, Quebec Remparts | Lukas Cormier, Charlottetown Islanders Jacob Gaucher, Baie-Comeau Drakkar | [23][24] |
Paul Dumont Trophy Personality of the Year | Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke Phoenix | Ève Gascon, Gatineau Olympiques Nathan Gaucher, Quebec Remparts | [25][26] |
Ron Lapointe Trophy Coach of the Year | Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders | Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts | [27][28] |
Maurice Filion Trophy General Manager of the Year | Patrick Roy, Quebec Remparts | Jim Hulton, Charlottetown Islanders Stéphane Julien, Sherbrooke Phoenix | [29][30] |
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All-Star Teams
First All-Star Team:[31]
- Samuel Richard, Goaltender, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Lukas Cormier, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders
- Miguël Tourigny, Defenceman, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- William Dufour, Forward, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Patrick Guay, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
- Joshua Roy, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
Second All-Star Team[32]
- Jan Bednář, Goaltender, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- Vincent Sévigny, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
- William Villeneuve, Defenceman, Saint John Sea Dogs
- Zachary Bolduc, Forward, Quebec Remparts
- Jordan Dumais, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads
- Xavier Parent, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix
All-Rookie Team:[33]
- Nathan Darveau, Goaltender, Victoriaville Tigres
- Niks Fenenko, Defenceman, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- David Spacek, Defenceman, Sherbrooke Phoenix
- Maxim Barbashev, Forward, Moncton Wildcats
- Jakub Brabenec, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
- Mathieu Cataford, Forward, Halifax Mooseheads