The 2000âÂÂ01 QMJHL season was the 32nd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Shawinigan Cataractes finished first overall in the regular season, winning their second Jean Rougeau Trophy.
Simon Gamache of the Val-d'Or Foreurs is the top scorer in the league, wins the regular season and playoff MVP awards, and three other individual awards at the season's end. Gamache helped Val-d'Or win their second President's Cup, defeating the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the finals.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Lebel Conference
Dilio Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Playoffs
Simon Gamache was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists), setting the QMJHL playoff points record.
Conference Quarterfinals
Lebel Conference
(L4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (L5) Hull Olympiques
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L7) Sherbrooke Castors
(L3) Victoriaville Tigres vs. (L6) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Dilio Conference
(D2) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (D7) Rimouski Océanic
(D3) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (D6) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan vs. (D5) Quebec Remparts
Conference Semifinals
Lebel Conference
(L1) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (L4) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L3) Victoriaville Tigres
Dilio Conference
(D1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (D7) Rimouski Océanic
(D1) Cape Breton Screaming Eagles vs. (D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Conference Finals
Lebel Conference
(L1) Shawinigan Cataractes vs. (L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs
Dilio Conference
(D1) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (D4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
President's Cup Final
(L2) Val-d'Or Foreurs vs. (L4) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
All-star teams
First team
Second team
Rookie team
Trophies and awards
Team
Player
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Telus Cup â Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Telus Cup â Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- AutoPro Plaque - Best plus/minus total, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- Philips Plaque - Best faceoff percentage, Pierre-Luc Emond, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Frédéric Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Marc-André Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes
- Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques
- RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Ali MacEachern, Halifax Mooseheads
- Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Jean-Philippe Brière, Rimouski Océanic
- Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Executive
See also
References