The 2022–23 QMJHL season was the 54th season of the

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec ...

(QMJHL). The regular season began on September 22, 2022, and ended on March 25, 2023. The playoffs began in March 2023, concluding in May 2023. QMJHL commissioner

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, who resigned on March 5, 2023, was succeeded by Martin Lavallée as the interim commissioner. The winning team, the

Quebec Remparts The Quebec Remparts () are a Canadian junior ice hockey based in Quebec City, Quebec. The team plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and is named after the Ramparts of Quebec City (). There have been two franchises name ...

were awarded the

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and earned a berth in the 2023 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the

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of the

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at the Sandman Centre in

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Regular season standings

''As of March 22, 2023'' ''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''
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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''
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2023 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 quarter-finals

Western Conference quarter-finals

(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (7) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (E9) Saint John Sea Dogs

(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs

(4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (5) Shawinigan Cataractes

Eastern Conference quarter-finals

(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (8) Charlottetown Islanders

(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (7) Cape Breton Eagles

(3) Moncton Wildcats vs. (6) Baie-Comeau Drakkar

(4) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic

Conference semi-finals

Western Conference semi-finals

(1) Sherbrooke Phoenix vs. (6) Drummondville Voltigeurs

(2) Gatineau Olympiques vs. (4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Eastern Conference semi-finals

(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (5) Rimouski Océanic

(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Moncton Wildcats

Semi-finals

(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (4) Gatineau Olympiques

(2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (3) Sherbrooke Phoenix

Gilles-Courteau Trophy Championship

(1) Quebec Remparts vs. (2) Halifax Mooseheads

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

All-Star Teams

First All-Star Team: * Nathan Darveau, Goaltender,

Victoriaville Tigres The Victoriaville Tigres are a Canadian junior ice hockey team that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Victoriaville, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Colisée Desjardins. History The franchis ...

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, Defenceman,

Gatineau Olympiques The Gatineau Olympiques are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Gatineau, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Starting with the 2021–22 season, the Olympiques play home games at Centre Slush Puppi ...

* Tyson Hinds, Defenceman,

Sherbrooke Phoenix The Sherbrooke Phoenix are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, that plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet. History The fr ...

* Jordan Dumais, Forward,

Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

* Riley Kidney, Forward,

Acadie–Bathurst Titan The Acadie–Bathurst Titan were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Bathurst, New Brunswick. They were members of the Maritimes Division, and played their home games at the K. C. Ir ...

/Gatineau Olympiques *

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, Forward, Sherbrooke Phoenix Second All-Star Team * Francesco Lapenna, Goaltender,

Charlottetown Islanders The Charlottetown Islanders are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Maritimes Division, and play their home games at the ...

/Gatineau Olympiques * Frédéric Brunet, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres/

Rimouski Océanic The Rimouski Océanic are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The franchise was granted for the 1969–70 season as the Sherbrooke Castors. The Castors played in Sherbrooke from 1969 to 1982 ...

* Pier-Olivier Roy, Defenceman, Victoriaville Tigres * Zachary Bolduc, Forward,

* Alexandre Doucette, Forward,

Val-d'Or Foreurs The are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Val-d'Or, in the region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. They play in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, one of the three component leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The team n ...

/Halifax Mooseheads * Josh Lawrence, Forward,

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada is a Canadian junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, and plays its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau. Histor ...

/Halifax Mooseheads All-Rookie Team: * Jacob Steinman, Goaltender,

Moncton Wildcats The Moncton Wildcats are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Moncton, New Brunswick. The franchise was granted for the 1995–96 QMJHL season, 1995–96 season known as the Moncton A ...

* Marcus Kearsey, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders * Xavier Daigle, Defenceman,

Cape Breton Eagles The Cape Breton Eagles are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. They are members of the Maritimes Division, and play their home games at ...

* Maxim Massé, Forward,

Chicoutimi Saguenéens The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a Canadian junior ice hockey team which plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Chicoutimi, Quebec, and owned by the City of Saguenay. The team plays its home games at th ...

* Félix Lacerte, Forward,

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes () are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Shawinigan, Quebec. The franchise plays their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto, and were originally known as ...

* Thomas Verdon, Forward,

Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Iamgold, Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overal ...

References

External links

Official QMJHL website

Official CHL website
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