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Sports season
2020–21 CHL season League Shaw TV
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
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
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Q1
Val-d'Or
3
Q12
Baie-Comeau
0
Q1
Val-d'Or
3
Q10
Rimouski
0
Q2
Chicoutimi
3
Q11
Sherbrooke
0
1
Charlottetown
2
4
Victoriaville
3
Q3
Shawinigan
2
Q10
Rimouski
3
Q2
Chicoutimi
3
Q6
Quebec
0
Q4
Victoriaville
3
Q9
Rouyn-Noranda
0
2
Val-d'Or
2
4
Victoriaville
4
Q5
Blainville-Boisbriand
3
Q8
Gatineau
1
Q4
Victoriaville
3
Q5
Blainville-Boisbriand
2
Q6
Quebec
3
Q7
Drummondville
0
2
Val-d'Or
3
3
Chicoutimi
0
M1
Charlottetown
3
M2
Acadie–Bathurst
0
First round
Quebec divisions
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (12) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
April 24
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2 – 7
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
April 25
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2 – 6
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
April 27
Val-d'Or Foreurs
4 – 1
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (11) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Chicoutimi wins series 3–0
(3) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (10) Rimouski Océanic
(4) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (9) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Victoriaville wins series 3–0
(5) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (8) Gatineau Olympiques
Blainville-Boisbriand wins series 3–1
(6) Quebec Remparts vs. (7) Drummondville Voltigeurs
April 27
Drummondville Voltigeurs
3 – 4
OT
Quebec Remparts
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
April 28
Drummondville Voltigeurs
2 – 4
Quebec Remparts
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
April 30
Quebec Remparts
5 – 2
Drummondville Voltigeurs
Centre Marcel Dionne
Recap
Quarterfinals
Quebec Divisions
(1) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (6) Rimouski Océanic
May 7
Rimouski Océanic
2 – 6
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 8
Rimouski Océanic
0 – 3
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 11[a]
Val-d'Or Foreurs
8 – 2
Rimouski Océanic
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
^ 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
May 7
Quebec Remparts
0 – 5
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 9
Quebec Remparts
2 – 3
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 10
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
5 – 1
Quebec Remparts
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
Chicoutimi wins series 3–0
(3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
May 8
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
3 – 2
OT
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 10[a]
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
2 – 3
OT
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 11
Victoriaville Tigres
6 – 4
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 13
Victoriaville Tigres
2 – 3
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 15
Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
3 – 9
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
Victoriaville wins series 3–2
^ 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
Charlottetown wins series 3–0
Semifinals
(1) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
May 18
Victoriaville Tigres
4 – 5
OT
Charlottetown Islanders
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 19
Victoriaville Tigres
9 – 2
Charlottetown Islanders
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 21
Charlottetown Islanders
4 – 3
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 23
Charlottetown Islanders
4 – 5
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 25
Victoriaville Tigres
2 – 0
Charlottetown Islanders
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
Victoriaville wins series 3–2
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (3) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
May 17
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2 – 5
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 19
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
2 – 4
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 20
Val-d'Or Foreurs
6 – 3
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
Finals
(2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (4) Victoriaville Tigres
May 27
Victoriaville Tigres
3 – 2
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 29
Victoriaville Tigres
1 – 4
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
May 30
Val-d'Or Foreurs
3 – 4
OT
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
June 1
Val-d'Or Foreurs
4 – 1
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
June 3
Victoriaville Tigres
3 – 1
Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
June 5
Val-d'Or Foreurs
2 – 3
2OT
Victoriaville Tigres
Centre Vidéotron
Recap
Victoriaville wins series 4–2
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
External links
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Preceded by
QMJHL seasons
Succeeded by2021–22 QMJHL season
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