2000–01 QMJHL season explained

The 2000–01 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

West Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
Val-d'Or Foreurs	72	46	17	7	2	101	369	235
	72	43	22	5	2	93	318	251
Hull Olympiques	72	34	28	7	3	78	288	284
Montreal Rocket	72	24	35	7	6	61	249	310
Central Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
	72	54	10	6	2	116	375	192
	72	45	21	3	3	96	341	269
	72	31	30	5	6	73	246	267
Sherbrooke Castors	72	28	37	4	3	63	245	274

Dilio Conference

complete list of standings.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Val-d'Or Foreurs	72	74	110	184	70
Victoriaville Tigres	70	62	88	150	101
Shawinigan Cataractes	71	47	94	141	78
Baie-Comeau Drakkar	70	67	68	135	62
Val-d'Or Foreurs	57	45	81	126	18
Shawinigan Cataractes	55	56	64	120	18
Victoriaville Tigres	71	57	62	119	102
Victoriaville Tigres	72	45	73	118	84
Val-d'Or Foreurs	68	48	67	115	90
Shawinigan Cataractes	71	46	67	113	24

complete scoring statistics

Playoffs

Simon Gamache was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists), setting the QMJHL playoff points record.

All-star teams

First team

Goaltender - Frédéric Cloutier, Shawinigan Cataractes
Left defence - Danny Groulx, Victoriaville Tigres
Right defence - Marc-André Bergeron, Shawinigan Cataractes
Left winger - Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Centreman - Brandon Reid, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Right winger - Radim Vrbata, Shawinigan Cataractes
Coach - Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes

Second team

Goaltender - Maxime Ouellet, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Left defence - Alexandre Vigneault, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Right defence - Chris Lyness, Montreal Rocket / Val-d'Or Foreurs
Left winger - Jason King, Halifax Mooseheads
Centreman - Dominic Forget, Shawinigan Cataractes
Right winger - Marc-André Thinel, Victoriaville Tigres
Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs

Rookie team

Goaltender - Adam Russo, Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Left defence - Francis Trudel, Sherbrooke Castors
Right defence - Tomas Malec, Rimouski Océanic
Left winger - Martin Frolik, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Centreman - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
Right winger - Ales Hemsky, Hull Olympiques
Coach - Claude Bouchard, Val-d'Or Foreurs
List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

Trophies and awards

Team

President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Shawinigan Cataractes
Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Shawinigan Cataractes

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 – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year, Simon Gamache, Val-d'Or Foreurs
Telus Cup – 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

Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year, Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes
John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Mario Boucher, Shawinigan Cataractes
St-Clair Group Plaque - Marketing Director of the Year, Éric Forest, Rimouski Océanic