The Ron Lapointe Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League to the "Coach of the Year." The award is named for Ron Lapointe.
Winners List of "Coach of the Year" winners. Winners in bold also won the Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award.
Season Coach Team 1992–93 Guy Chouinard Sherbrooke Faucons 1993–94 Richard Martel Saint-Hyacinthe Laser 1994–95 Michel Therrien Laval Titan Collège Français 1995–96 Jean Pronovost Shawinigan Cataractes 1996–97 Clément Jodoin Halifax Mooseheads 1997–98 Guy Chouinard Québec Remparts 1998–99 Guy Chouinard Québec Remparts 1999–2000 Doris Labonté Rimouski Océanic 2000–01 Denis Francoeur Shawinigan Cataractes 2001–02 Réal Paiement Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2002–03 Shawn MacKenzie Halifax Mooseheads 2003–04 Benoit Groulx Gatineau Olympiques 2004–05 Richard Martel Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2005–06 André Tourigny Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2006–07 Clément Jodoin Lewiston MAINEiacs 2007–08 Pascal Vincent Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 2008–09 Danny Flynn Moncton Wildcats 2009–10 Gerard Gallant Saint John Sea Dogs 2010–11 Gerard Gallant Saint John Sea Dogs 2011–12 Jean-François Houle Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2012–13 Dominique Ducharme Halifax Mooseheads 2013–14 Éric Veilleux Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2014–15 Joël Bouchard Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2015–16 Gilles Bouchard Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2016–17 Danny Flynn Saint John Sea Dogs 2017–18 Joël Bouchard Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 2018–19 Mario Pouliot Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2019–20 Stéphane Julien Sherbrooke Phoenix 2020–21 Jim Hulton Charlottetown Islanders 2021–22 Jim Hulton Charlottetown Islanders 2022–23 Stéphane Julien Sherbrooke Phoenix 2023–24 Jean-François Grégoire Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2024–25 Gardiner MacDougall Moncton Wildcats 2025–26 Sylvain Favreau Drummondville Voltigeurs
See also Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award
External links QMJHL official site List of trophy winners.