2012–13 QMJHL season
The 2012–13 QMJHL season was the 44th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The regular season consisted of eighteen teams playing 68 games each, began on September 20, 2012, and ended on March 17, 2013. This was the Sherbrooke Phoenix's first season in the league.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title| TELUS Maritimes Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| Halifax Mooseheadsy | 68 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 347 | 176 | 1 |
| Moncton Wildcatsx | 68 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 274 | 202 | 6 |
| P.E.I. Rocketx | 68 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 262 | 229 | 7 |
| Acadie–Bathurst Titanx | 68 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 232 | 278 | 14 |
| Saint John Sea Dogsx | 68 | 23 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 173 | 271 | 16 |
| Cape Breton Screaming Eagles | 68 | 14 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 161 | 308 | 18 |
| TELUS East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| Baie-Comeau Drakkary | 68 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 274 | 191 | 2 |
| Rimouski Océanicx | 68 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 264 | 223 | 4 |
| Quebec Rempartsx | 68 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 241 | 197 | 5 |
| Victoriaville Tigresx | 68 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 73 | 234 | 226 | 11 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéensx | 68 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 198 | 225 | 12 |
| Shawinigan Cataractes | 68 | 15 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 154 | 284 | 17 |
| TELUS West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA | Rank |
| Blainville-Boisbriand Armaday | 68 | 41 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 272 | 182 | 3 |
| Rouyn-Noranda Huskiesx | 68 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 283 | 255 | 8 |
| Drummondville Voltigeursx | 68 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 226 | 229 | 9 |
| Val-d'Or Foreursx | 68 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 274 | 254 | 10 |
| Gatineau Olympiquesx | 68 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 220 | 265 | 13 |
| Sherbrooke Phoenixx | 68 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 188 | 282 | 15 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ben Duffy | P.E.I. Rocket | 68 | 39 | 71 | 110 | 4 |
| Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads | 49 | 41 | 64 | 105 | 32 |
| Josh Currie | P.E.I. Rocket | 68 | 49 | 55 | 104 | 62 |
| Peter Trainor | Rimouski Océanic | 68 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 45 |
| Dmitri Jaskin | Moncton Wildcats | 51 | 46 | 53 | 99 | 73 |
| Sven Andrighetto | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 53 | 31 | 67 | 98 | 45 |
| Alexandre Lavoie | Cape Breton/Rimouski | 63 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 50 |
| Zach O'Brien | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 66 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 2 |
| Anton Zlobin | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 61 | 29 | 62 | 91 | 43 |
| Anthony Mantha | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 67 | 50 | 39 | 89 | 71 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Étienne Marcoux | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 42 | 2439 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 0.913 | 2.14 |
| Zachary Fucale | Halifax Mooseheads | 55 | 3161 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 124 | 2 | 0.909 | 2.35 |
| François Brassard | Quebec Remparts | 58 | 3292 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 2 | 0.909 | 2.73 |
| Alex Dubeau | Moncton Wildcats | 50 | 2820 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 4 | 0.899 | 2.74 |
| Philippe Cadorette | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 50 | 2781 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 2 | 0.892 | 2.74 |
2013 President's Cup playoffs
First round
(1) Halifax Mooseheads vs. (16) Saint John Sea Dogs
(2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar vs. (15) Sherbrooke Phoenix
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada vs. (14) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
(4) Rimouski Océanic vs. (13) Gatineau Olympiques
(5) Quebec Remparts vs. (12) Chicoutimi Saguenéens
(6) Moncton Wildcats vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres
(7) P.E.I. Rocket vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(8) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. (9) Drummondville Voltigeurs
Quarter-finals
(1) Halifax Mooseheads Vs. (13) Gatineau Olympiques
(2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar Vs. (11) Victoriaville Tigres
(3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Vs. (10) Val-d'Or Foreurs
(5) Quebec Remparts Vs. (8) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
Semi-finals
(1) Halifax Mooseheads Vs. (8) Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
(2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar Vs. (3) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Presidents Cup Finals
(1) Halifax Mooseheads Vs. (2) Baie-Comeau Drakkar
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jonathan Drouin | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 |
| Martin Frk | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 32 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 |
| Sven Andrighetto | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 14 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 14 |
| Stefan Fournier | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 31 |
| Petr Straka | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 19 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 |
| Nikita Kucherov | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 14 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| Jean-Sébastien Dea | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 14 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 24 |
| Carl Gélinas | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 19 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 |
| Stephen MacAulay | Halifax Mooseheads | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Zachary Fucale | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 1041 | 16 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 0.918 | 2.02 |
| Étienne Marcoux | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 14 | 843 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0.920 | 2.13 |
| Philippe Desrosiers | Rimouski Océanic | 4 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.892 | 2.26 |
| Philippe Cadorette | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 18 | 1030 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 0.914 | 2.27 |
| Alex Dubeau | Moncton Wildcats | 5 | 318 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.888 | 2.83 |
Memorial Cup
Trophies and awards
;Team- President's Cup - Playoff Champions: Halifax Mooseheads
- Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions: Halifax Mooseheads
- Luc Robitaille Trophy - Team that scored the most goals: Halifax Mooseheads
- Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA: Halifax Mooseheads
- Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads
- Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer: Ben Duffy, P.E.I. Rocket
- Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads
- Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Top Goaltender: Étienne Marcoux, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward: Félix Girard, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year: Kevin Gagné, Rimouski Océanic/Saint John Sea Dogs
- Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman:
- Mike Bossy Trophy - Top Prospect: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads
- RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year: Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year: Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau Drakkar
- Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year: Philippe Desrosiers, Rimouski Océanic
- Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player: Zach O'Brien, Acadie–Bathurst Titan
- QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year: Konrad Abeltshauser, Halifax Mooseheads
- Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player: Charles-David Beaudoin, Drummondville Voltigeurs
- Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads
- Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year: Dominique Ducharme, Halifax Mooseheads
- Maurice Filion Trophy - General Manager of the Year: Philippe Boucher, Rimouski Océanic
- John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year:
- Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year:
First All-Star Team:
- Zachary Fucale, Goaltender, Halifax Mooseheads
- Kevin Gagné, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic/Saint John Sea Dogs
- Xavier Ouellet, Defenceman, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Josh Currie, Centre, P.E.I. Rocket
- Jonathan Drouin, Left Wing, Halifax Mooseheads
- Dmitri Jaskin, Right Wing, Moncton Wildcats
Second All-Star Team:
- Étienne Marcoux, Goaltender, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
- Mathieu Brisebois, Defenceman, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
- Konrad Abeltshauser, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
- Nathan MacKinnon, Centre, Halifax Mooseheads
- Peter Trainor, Left Wing, Rimouski Océanic
- Anthony Mantha, Right Wing, Val-d'Or Foreurs
All-Rookie Team:
- Philippe Desrosiers, Goaltender, Rimouski Océanic
- Jan Kostalek, Defenceman, Rimouski Océanic
- Mackenzie Weegar, Defenceman, Halifax Mooseheads
- Frédérik Gauthier, Centre, Rimouski Océanic
- Ivan Barbashev, Left Wing, Moncton Wildcats
- Valentin Zykov, Right Wing, Baie-Comeau Drakkar