The 2025–26 QMJHL season was the 57th season of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league played a 64-game regular season beginning on September 18, 2025, and ending on March 21, 2026. It was the first season of play for the Newfoundland Regiment.
Starting this season, all divisions were abolished.
Regular season standings Standings as of games through March 21, 2026.
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 conference title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy
Eastern Conference Eastern Conference GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxyz-Moncton Wildcats 64 50 10 2 2 104 302 164 1x-Chicoutimi Saguenéens644910321033211502x-Newfoundland Regiment 64 38 22 3 1 80 245 210 3x-Charlottetown Islanders 64 33 23 2 6 74 217 240 4x-Quebec Remparts64322561712091915x-Cape Breton Eagles 64 28 23 4 9 69 171 198 6x-Halifax Mooseheads 64 29 29 3 3 64 214 258 7x-Saint John Sea Dogs 64 23 36 5 0 51 216 265 8Rimouski Océanic64194401391542989Baie-Comeau Drakkar641542523714126510
Western Conference Western Conference GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA Rankxy-Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 64 40 17 5 2 87 221 178 1x-Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 64 40 18 5 1 86 270 176 2Tiebreakers: Regulation and Overtime Wins: Both 40. Goal Difference: Blainville-Boisbriand +94, Drummondville +45.x-Drummondville Voltigeurs64401833862401953x-Shawinigan Cataractes64352324762532144x-Sherbrooke Phoenix64332650712102145x-Val-d'Or Foreurs 64 26 31 4 3 59 215 250 6x-Victoriaville Tigres64233650512002697x-Gatineau Olympiques 64 21 38 4 1 47 143 213 8
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 March 21, 2026.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Maxim Massé Chicoutimi Saguenéens 63 51 51 102 40 Philippe Veilleux Val-d'Or Foreurs 64 43 53 96 10 Thomas Verdon Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 64 36 59 95 54 Justin Larose Newfoundland Regiment 64 32 56 88 46 Félix Lacerte Shawinigan Cataractes 62 38 48 86 55 Nathan Leek Charlottetown Islanders 63 47 37 84 84 Egor Shilov Victoriaville Tigres 63 32 50 82 29 Tommy Bleyl Moncton Wildcats 63 13 68 81 33 Justin Carbonneau Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 60 51 29 80 64 Alexey Vlasov Victoriaville Tigres 64 44 36 80 40
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 March 21, 2026.
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 50 2,995:41 40 7 1 2 113 3 .922 2.27 Patrick Déniger Quebec Remparts 30 1,751:28 18 9 3 0 68 5 .910 2.33 Raphaël Précourt Chicoutimi Saguenéens 40 2,319:11 29 7 2 0 94 6 .901 2.43 William Lacelle Rimouski/Blainville-Boisbriand 45 2,629:22 27 15 1 1 109 7 .917 2.49 Lucas Beckman Baie-Comeau/Chicoutimi 38 2,122:46 17 15 1 2 92 6 .917 2.60
2026 Gilles-Courteau Trophy playoffs In the first round seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the final three rounds, seeding is determined by overall standings.
Conference quarterfinals Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (8) Gatineau Olympiques
(2) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (7) Victoriaville Tigres
(3) Drummondville Voltigeurs vs. (6) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(4) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (5) Sherbrooke Phoenix
Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (8) Saint John Sea Dogs
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (7) Halifax Mooseheads
(3) Newfoundland Regiment vs. (6) Cape Breton Eagles
(4) Charlottetown Islanders vs. (5) Quebec Remparts
Quarterfinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (13) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (9) Quebec Remparts
(3) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (7) Shawinigan Cataractes
(4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (6) Newfoundland Regiment
Semifinals (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (4) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
(2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens vs. (3) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Gilles-Courteau Trophy championship (1) Moncton Wildcats vs. (2) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties minuteshttps://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/stats/players/212/all/points/ Player Team GP G A Pts PIMGabe SmithMoncton Wildcats 21 19 14 33 12Teddy MutrynMoncton Wildcats 21 10 20 30 14Tommy BleylMoncton Wildcats 21 6 22 28 6Caleb DesnoyersMoncton Wildcats 21 7 18 25 16Maxim MasséChicoutimi Saguenéens 20 6 18 24 6Mavrick LachanceChicoutimi Saguenéens 20 10 13 23 12Thomas VerdonRouyn-Noranda Huskies 17 8 14 22 14Justin CarbonneauBlainville-Boisbriand Armada 17 9 11 20 14Nathan LecompteChicoutimi Saguenéens 20 7 13 20 4Benjamin BrunelleRouyn-Noranda Huskies 17 11 8 19 10
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 averagehttps://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/stats/goalies/212/all/gaa/
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAALucas BeckmanChicoutimi Saguenéens 20 1,210:38 16 4 40 3 .918 1.98Rudy GuimondMoncton Wildcats 21 1,339:45 14 7 54 1 .910 2.42Samuel MelocheRouyn-Noranda Huskies 17 1,024:24 10 7 43 3 .905 2.52Kyan LabbéSherbrooke Phoenix 7 450:20 3 4 19 0 .925 2.53Patrick DénigerQuebec Remparts 10 592:02 4 6 25 1 .902 2.53
Trophies and awards + 2025–26 QMJHL Awards Award Recipient(s) Ref Gilles-Courteau TrophyPlayoff champions Chicoutimi Saguenéens Jean Rougeau TrophyRegular season champions Moncton Wildcats Luc Robitaille TrophyTeam with the best goals for average Chicoutimi Saguenéens Robert Lebel TrophyTeam with the best goals against average Chicoutimi Saguenéens Michel Brière Memorial TrophyRegular season MVP Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) Jean Béliveau TrophyTop point scorer Maxim Massé (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) Mario Lemieux Trophy Top goal scorer Justin Carbonneau (Blainville-Boisbriand Armada) Guy Lafleur TrophyPlayoff MVP Gabe Smith (Moncton Wildcats) Patrick Roy Trophy Goaltender of the Year Rudy Guimond (Moncton Wildcats) Jacques Plante Memorial TrophyGoaltender with best goals against average Rudy Guimond (Moncton Wildcats) Guy Carbonneau TrophyBest Defensive Forward Gabe Smith (Moncton Wildcats) Emile Bouchard TrophyDefenceman of the Year Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats) Kevin Lowe TrophyBest Defensive Defenceman Félix Plamondon (Shawinigan Cataractes) Michael Bossy TrophyTop Prospect Maddox Dagenais (Québec Remparts) Sidney Crosby TrophyRookie of the Year Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats) Michel Bergeron TrophyOffensive Rookie of the Year Egor Shilov (Victoriaville Tigres) Raymond Lagacé TrophyDefensive Rookie of the Year Tommy Bleyl (Moncton Wildcats) David Desharnais TrophyMost Sportsmanlike Player Alex Huang (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) QMJHL Humanitarian of the YearHumanitarian of the Year Marcus Kearsey (Charlottetown Islanders) Marcel Robert TrophyBest Scholastic Player Nathan Brisson (Val-d'Or Foreurs) Paul Dumont TrophyPersonality of the Year Glenn Stanford (Newfoundland Regiment) Ron Lapointe TrophyCoach of the Year Sylvain Favreau (Drummondville Voltigeurs) Maurice Filion TrophyGeneral Manager of the Year Yanick Jean (Chicoutimi Saguenéens)
All-Star teams First All-Star Team: Rudy Guimond, Goaltender, Moncton Wildcats Tommy Bleyl, Defenceman, Moncton Wildcats Alex Huang, Defenceman, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Maxim Massé, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Caleb Desnoyers, Forward, Moncton Wildcats Thomas Verdon, Forward, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Second All-Star Team William Lacelle, Goaltender, Rimouski/Blainville-Boisbriand Tomas Lavoie, Defenceman, Cape Breton/Chicoutimi Marcus Kearsey, Defenceman, Charlottetown Islanders Philippe Veilleux, Forward, Val-d'Or Foreurs Justin Carbonneau, Forward, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Nathan Leek, Forward, Charlottetown Islanders
All-Rookie Team Jan Larys, Goaltender, Drummondville Voltigeurs Tommy Bleyl, Defenceman, Moncton Wildcats Malik L’Italien, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads Egor Shilov, Forward, Victoriaville Tigres Alexey Vlasov, Forward, Victoriaville Tigres Alexis Joseph, Forward, Saint John Sea Dogs
See also List of QMJHL seasons 2025–26 OHL season 2025–26 WHL season
References
Sources
External links
Official QMJHL website Official CHL website