Sports season
Sports 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]
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
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Source: TheQMJHL.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: TheQMJHL.ca
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
Playoff bracket
Final results:[4]
First round
Quebec divisions
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (12) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (11) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (10) Rimouski Océanic
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (9) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (8) Gatineau Olympiques
(6) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Quarterfinals
Quebec Divisions
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
- ^ Postponed from May 10 due to a possible positive case of COVID-19 in the May 8 game between Val-d'Or Foreurs and Rimouski Océanic.[5]
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Quebec Remparts
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- ^ Postponed from May 9 due to a possible positive case of COVID-19 in the May 8 game between Val-d'Or Foreurs and Rimouski Océanic with the same officials scheduled for the May 9 game.[6]
Maritimes Division
(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (2) Acadie–Bathurst Titan
Semifinals
(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Finals
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
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
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
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
References
- ^ "LHJMQ – Incluant la couverture en direct des matchs, des clips audio et vidéo nouvelles exclusives, billets, statistiques, classements, horaires et autres".
- ^ Myrer, George. "No QMJHL playoffs for Halifax Mooseheads and Cape Breton Eagles | Saltwire". Saltwire. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs". CBC News. 2021-04-25. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Playoff Bracket". QMJHL. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Isolation measures lifted for Rimouski and Val-d'Or". QMJHL. 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Tigres-Armada game rescheduled to tomorrow afternoon". QMJHL. 9 May 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 QMJHL First All-Star Team – LHJMQ".
- ^ "2020-21 QMJHL Second All-Star Team – LHJMQ".
- ^ "2020-21 QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team – LHJMQ".
External links
- Official QMJHL website
- Official CHL website
- Official Memorial Cup website