The Émile Bouchard Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) to the player judged to be the best "Defenceman of the Year."
Winners Season Player Team 1975–76 Jean Gagnon Quebec Remparts 1976–77 Robert Picard Montreal Juniors 1977–78 Mark Hardy Montreal Juniors 1978–79 Ray Bourque Verdun Éperviers 1979–80 Gaston Therrien Quebec Remparts 1980–81 Fred Boimistruck Cornwall Royals 1981–82 Paul Boutilier Sherbrooke Castors 1982–83 J. J. Daigneault Longueuil Chevaliers 1983–84 Bill Campbell Verdun Juniors 1984–85 Yves Beaudoin Shawinigan Cataractes 1985–86 Sylvain Côté Hull Olympiques 1986–87 Jean-Marc Richard Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1987–88 Éric Desjardins Granby Bisons 1988–89 Yves Racine Victoriaville Tigres 1989–90 Claude Barthe Victoriaville Tigres 1990–91 Patrice Brisebois Drummondville Voltigeurs 1991–92 François Groleau Shawinigan Cataractes 1992–93 Benoît Larose Laval Titan 1993–94 Steve Gosselin Chicoutimi Saguenéens 1994–95 Stéphane Julien Sherbrooke Faucons 1995–96 Denis Gauthier Drummondville Voltigeurs 1996–97 Stéphane Robidas Shawinigan Cataractes 1997–98 Derrick Walser Rimouski Océanic 1998–99 Jiri Fischer Hull Olympiques 1999–2000 Michel Périard Rimouski Océanic 2000–01 Marc-André Bergeron Shawinigan Cataractes 2001–02 Danny Groulx Victoriaville Tigres 2002–03 Maxime Fortunus Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2003–04 Doug O'Brien Gatineau Olympiques 2004–05 Mario Scalzo Rimouski Océanic / Victoriaville Tigres 2005–06 Keith Yandle Moncton Wildcats 2006–07 Kris Letang Val-d'Or Foreurs 2007–08 Marc-André Bourdon Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2008–09 Dmitry Kulikov Drummondville Voltigeurs 2009–10 David Savard Moncton Wildcats 2010–11 Simon Després Saint John Sea Dogs 2011–12 Jérôme Gauthier-Leduc Rimouski Océanic 2012–13 Kevin Gagné Rimouski Océanic 2013–14 Guillaume Gélinas Val-d'Or Foreurs 2014–15 Jan Kostalek Rimouski Océanic 2015–16 Sam Girard Shawinigan Cataractes 2016–17 Thomas Chabot Saint John Sea Dogs 2017–18 Olivier Galipeau Acadie–Bathurst Titan 2018–19 Charle-Édouard D'Astous Rimouski Océanic 2019–20 Jordan Spence Moncton Wildcats 2020–21 Lukas Cormier Charlottetown Islanders 2021–22 Lukas Cormier Charlottetown Islanders 2022–23 Tristan Luneau Gatineau Olympiques 2023–24 Vsevolod Komarov Drummondville Voltigeurs 2024–25 Xavier Villeneuve Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2025–26 Tommy Bleyl Moncton Wildcats
External links QMJHL official site List of trophy winners.