 | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Competition | Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League |
| Awarded for | Playoff championship |
| History | |
| First award | 1970 |
| First winner | Quebec Remparts |
| Most wins | Gatineau Olympiques (7) |
| Most recent | Quebec Remparts (6) |
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]
Teams that went on to win the Memorial Cup are listed in bold font.
| Season | Champion | Games won | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | Quebec Remparts (1) | 4–0 | Saint-Jérôme Alouettes |
| 1970–71 | Quebec Remparts (2) | 4–1 | Shawinigan Bruins |
| 1971–72 | Cornwall Royals (1) | 4–2–1 | Quebec Remparts |
| 1972–73 | Quebec Remparts (3) | 4–3 | Cornwall Royals |
| 1973–74 | Quebec Remparts (4) | 4–2 | Sorel Éperviers |
| 1974–75 | Sherbrooke Castors (1) | 4–1 | Laval National |
| 1975–76 | Quebec Remparts (5) | 4–2 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1976–77 | Sherbrooke Castors (2) | 4–1 | Quebec Remparts |
| 1977–78 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (1) | 4–0 | Montreal Juniors |
| 1978–79 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (2) | 4–0 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1979–80 | Cornwall Royals (2) | 4–2 | Sherbrooke Castors |
| 1980–81 | Cornwall Royals (3) | 4–1 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1981–82 | Sherbrooke Castors (3) | 4–0 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1982–83 | Verdun Juniors (1) | 4–1 | Longueuil Chevaliers |
| 1983–84 | Laval Voisins (1) | 4–2 | Longueuil Chevaliers |
| 1984–85 | Verdun Junior Canadiens (2) | 4–0 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1985–86 | Hull Olympiques (1) | 5–0 | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 1986–87 | Longueuil Chevaliers (1) | 4–1 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1987–88 | Hull Olympiques (2) | 4–3 | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 1988–89 | Laval Titan (2) | 4–3 | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 1989–90 | Laval Titan (3) | 4–0 | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 1990–91 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (1) | 4–0 | Drummondville Voltigeurs |
| 1991–92 | Verdun Collège Français (3) | 4–2 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs |
| 1992–93 | Laval Titan (4) | 4–1 | Sherbrooke Faucons |
| 1993–94 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (2) | 4–2 | Laval 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) | 4–0 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens |
| 1997–98 | Val-d'Or Foreurs (1) | 4–0 | Rimouski Océanic |
| 1998–99 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan (1) | 4–3 | Hull Olympiques |
| 1999–2000 | Rimouski Océanic (1) | 4–1 | Hull Olympiques |
| 2000–01 | Val-d'Or Foreurs (2) | 4–0 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan |
| 2001–02 | Victoriaville Tigres (1) | 4–2 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan |
| 2002–03 | Hull Olympiques (5) | 4–3 | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2003–04 | Gatineau Olympiques (6) | 4–1 | Moncton Wildcats |
| 2004–05 | Rimouski Océanic (2) | 4–0 | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2005–06 | Moncton Wildcats (1) | 4–2 | Quebec Remparts |
| 2006–07 | Lewiston Maineiacs (1) | 4–0 | Val-d'Or Foreurs |
| 2007–08 | Gatineau Olympiques (7) | 4–1 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
| 2008–09 | Drummondville Voltigeurs (1) | 4–3 | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| 2009–10 | Moncton Wildcats (2) | 4–2 | Saint John Sea Dogs |
| 2010–11 | Saint John Sea Dogs (1) | 4–2 | Gatineau Olympiques |
| 2011–12 | Saint John Sea Dogs (2) | 4–0 | Rimouski Océanic |
| 2012–13 | Halifax Mooseheads (1) | 4–1 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 2013–14 | Val-d'Or Foreurs (3) | 4–3 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 2014–15 | Rimouski Océanic (3) | 4–3 | Quebec Remparts |
| 2015–16 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (1) | 4–1 | Shawinigan Cataractes |
| 2016–17 | Saint John Sea Dogs (3) | 4–0 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
| 2017–18 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan (2) | 4–2 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada |
| 2018–19 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (2) | 4–2 | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2019–20 | QMJHL playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic – President's Cup not awarded [2] | ||
| 2020–21 | Victoriaville Tigres (2) | 4–2 | Val-d'Or Foreurs |
| 2021–22 | Shawinigan Cataractes (1) | 4–1 | Charlottetown Islanders |
| 2022–23 | Quebec Remparts (6) | 4–2 | Halifax Mooseheads |
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