Gilles-Courteau Trophy

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Gilles-Courteau Trophy
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Sport Ice hockey
Competition Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Awarded forPlayoff championship
History
First award1970
First winner Quebec Remparts
Most wins Gatineau Olympiques (7)
Most recent Drummondville Voltigeurs (2)

The Gilles-Courteau Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League to the league's playoffs champion. On February 21, 2023, the President's Cup was renamed in honor of Gilles Courteau who announced his retirement as commissioner on December 16, 2022. [1]

Contents

Winners

Teams that went on to win the Memorial Cup are listed in bold font.

SeasonChampionGames wonFinalist
1969–70 Quebec Remparts (1)4–0 Saint-Jérôme Alouettes
1970–71 Quebec Remparts (2)4–1 Shawinigan Bruins
1971–72 Cornwall Royals (1)4–2–1Quebec Remparts
1972–73 Quebec Remparts (3)4–3Cornwall Royals
1973–74 Quebec Remparts (4)4–2 Sorel Éperviers
1974–75 Sherbrooke Castors (1)4–1 Laval National
1975–76 Quebec Remparts (5)4–2Sherbrooke Castors
1976–77 Sherbrooke Castors (2)4–1Quebec Remparts
1977–78 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (1)4–0 Montreal Juniors
1978–79 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (2)4–0Sherbrooke Castors
1979–80 Cornwall Royals (2)4–2Sherbrooke Castors
1980–81 Cornwall Royals (3)4–1Trois-Rivières Draveurs
1981–82 Sherbrooke Castors (3)4–0Trois-Rivières Draveurs
1982–83 Verdun Juniors (1)4–1Longueuil Chevaliers
1983–84 Laval Voisins (1)4–2Longueuil Chevaliers
1984–85 Verdun Junior Canadiens (2)4–0Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1985–86 Hull Olympiques (1)5–0Drummondville Voltigeurs
1986–87 Longueuil Chevaliers (1)4–1Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1987–88 Hull Olympiques (2)4–3Drummondville Voltigeurs
1988–89 Laval Titan (2)4–3Victoriaville Tigres
1989–90 Laval Titan (3)4–0Victoriaville Tigres
1990–91 Chicoutimi Saguenéens (1)4–0Drummondville Voltigeurs
1991–92 Verdun Collège Français (3)4–2Trois-Rivières Draveurs
1992–93 Laval Titan (4)4–1 Sherbrooke Faucons
1993–94 Chicoutimi Saguenéens (2)4–2Laval Titan
1994–95 Hull Olympiques (3)4–1 Laval Titan Collège Français
1995–96 Granby Prédateurs (1)4–1 Beauport Harfangs
1996–97 Hull Olympiques (4)4–0Chicoutimi Saguenéens
1997–98 Val-d'Or Foreurs (1)4–0Rimouski Océanic
1998–99 Acadie–Bathurst Titan (1)4–3Hull Olympiques
1999–2000 Rimouski Océanic (1)4–1Hull Olympiques
2000–01 Val-d'Or Foreurs (2)4–0Acadie–Bathurst Titan
2001–02 Victoriaville Tigres (1)4–2Acadie–Bathurst Titan
2002–03 Hull Olympiques (5)4–3Halifax Mooseheads
2003–04 Gatineau Olympiques (6)4–1Moncton Wildcats
2004–05 Rimouski Océanic (2)4–0Halifax Mooseheads
2005–06 Moncton Wildcats (1)4–2Quebec Remparts
2006–07 Lewiston Maineiacs (1)4–0Val-d'Or Foreurs
2007–08 Gatineau Olympiques (7)4–1Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
2008–09 Drummondville Voltigeurs (1)4–3Shawinigan Cataractes
2009–10 Moncton Wildcats (2)4–2Saint John Sea Dogs
2010–11 Saint John Sea Dogs (1)4–2Gatineau Olympiques
2011–12 Saint John Sea Dogs (2)4–0Rimouski Océanic
2012–13 Halifax Mooseheads (1)4–1 Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2013–14 Val-d'Or Foreurs (3)4–3Baie-Comeau Drakkar
2014–15 Rimouski Océanic (3)4–3Quebec Remparts
2015–16 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (1)4–1Shawinigan Cataractes
2016–17 Saint John Sea Dogs (3)4–0 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
2017–18 Acadie–Bathurst Titan (2)4–2Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
2018–19 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (2)4–2Halifax Mooseheads
2019–20 QMJHL playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – President's Cup not awarded [2]
2020–21 Victoriaville Tigres (2)4–2Val-d'Or Foreurs
2021–22 Shawinigan Cataractes (1)4–1Charlottetown Islanders
2022–23 Quebec Remparts (6)4–2Halifax Mooseheads
2023–24 Drummondville Voltigeurs (2)4–0Baie-Comeau Drakkar

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References

  1. ↑ "QMJHL unveils new logo for 2022-2023 Playoffs". theqmjhl.ca. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Johnston, Patrick (March 23, 2020). "COVID-19 forces cancellation of CHL playoffs and 2020 Memorial Cup". The Province . Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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