QMJHL standings 2026-27: Eastern and Western Conference tables
As of November 12, 2026, with games through November 11, 2026 counted, the Val-d'Or Foreurs lead the QMJHL and the Western Conference with 31 points in 18 games, a 15-2-1-0 record. The Quebec Remparts top the Eastern Conference with 27 points. The QMJHL, known in French as the LHJMQ, abolished its divisions in 2025-26, so the 2026-27 standings are two conference tables: 10 teams in the East and 8 in the West. Below are both tables, Quebec's 12 teams side by side, and how playoff seeding, the crossover rule and tiebreakers work. For the teams, arenas and past champions, see our QMJHL guide.
QMJHL standings as of November 12, 2026
- League leader: the Val-d'Or Foreurs, 31 points in 18 games, a .861 points percentage.
- Eastern Conference: the Quebec Remparts first with 27 points, 2 points ahead of the Newfoundland Regiment (25).
- Western Conference: the Val-d'Or Foreurs first with 31 points, 4 points ahead of the Victoriaville Tigres (27).
- Best goal differential: the Val-d'Or Foreurs, +35 (79 for, 44 against).
- Most goals scored and fewest allowed: the Val-d'Or Foreurs, 79 for and 44 against.
- Fewest points: the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, 7 in 17 games.
- Games played: from 16 (the Sherbrooke Phoenix and the Shawinigan Cataractes) to 20 (the Gatineau Olympiques), so points percentage is the fairer comparison for now.
Eastern Conference standings
GP is games played, OTL overtime losses, SOL shootout losses, PCT points percentage, GF goals for, GA goals against and DIFF goal differential.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quebec Remparts | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .750 | 73 | 49 | +24 |
| 2 | Newfoundland Regiment | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .658 | 63 | 58 | +5 |
| 3 | Saint John Sea Dogs | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .667 | 65 | 59 | +6 |
| 4 | Rimouski Océanic | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | .583 | 78 | 63 | +15 |
| 5 | Halifax Mooseheads | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | .588 | 59 | 66 | -7 |
| 6 | Cape Breton Eagles | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | .559 | 57 | 55 | +2 |
| 7 | Moncton Wildcats | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .500 | 52 | 58 | -6 |
| 8 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .529 | 62 | 56 | +6 |
| 9 | Charlottetown Islanders | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .421 | 64 | 87 | -23 |
| 10 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .206 | 39 | 76 | -37 |
Quebec teams are in bold. Four of the 10 Eastern teams are in Quebec: the Quebec Remparts (first), the Rimouski Océanic (fourth), the Chicoutimi Saguenéens (eighth) and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (tenth). The other six play in Atlantic Canada. Eight Eastern teams make the playoffs. If the season ended today, the Charlottetown Islanders and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar would be outside the top eight, but the Charlottetown Islanders would still get in through the crossover rule explained below.
Western Conference standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .861 | 79 | 44 | +35 |
| 2 | Victoriaville Tigres | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .750 | 78 | 70 | +8 |
| 3 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .639 | 56 | 51 | +5 |
| 4 | Gatineau Olympiques | 20 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | .550 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
| 5 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .625 | 62 | 46 | +16 |
| 6 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .500 | 61 | 69 | -8 |
| 7 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .395 | 55 | 66 | -11 |
| 8 | Shawinigan Cataractes | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | .344 | 51 | 78 | -27 |
All eight Western teams are in Quebec. The Val-d'Or Foreurs have 2 regulation losses in 18 games, the fewest in the league. The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, the closest QMJHL team to Montreal, is seventh with 15 points in 19 games. Only eight teams play in the West, so every Western team holds a playoff spot unless an Eastern team crosses over, and right now one would: that would push the Shawinigan Cataractes out.
Quebec's 12 QMJHL teams ranked
Twelve of the league's 18 teams are in Quebec: all eight in the West and four in the East. Here they are together, sorted by points, with each team's rank in its own conference.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Conf. rank | GP | PTS | PCT | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val-d'Or Foreurs | West | 1 | 18 | 31 | .861 | +35 |
| T-2 | Quebec Remparts | East | 1 | 18 | 27 | .750 | +24 |
| T-2 | Victoriaville Tigres | West | 2 | 18 | 27 | .750 | +8 |
| 4 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | West | 3 | 18 | 23 | .639 | +5 |
| 5 | Gatineau Olympiques | West | 4 | 20 | 22 | .550 | 0 |
| 6 | Rimouski Océanic | East | 4 | 18 | 21 | .583 | +15 |
| 7 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | West | 5 | 16 | 20 | .625 | +16 |
| T-8 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | East | 8 | 17 | 18 | .529 | +6 |
| T-8 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | West | 6 | 18 | 18 | .500 | -8 |
| 10 | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada | West | 7 | 19 | 15 | .395 | -11 |
| 11 | Shawinigan Cataractes | West | 8 | 16 | 11 | .344 | -27 |
| 12 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | East | 10 | 17 | 7 | .206 | -37 |
The Val-d'Or Foreurs are the top Quebec team with 31 points, and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar is last among them with 7. In Quebec City, the Remparts are first in the East with 27 points in 18 games (13-4-1-0).
How the QMJHL playoff format works
Each team plays 64 regular-season games, and the 2026-27 regular season ends on March 20, 2027. The playoffs use the format the league introduced in 2025-26:
- 16 of the 18 teams qualify, eight per conference.
- First round: within each conference, 1 plays 8, 2 plays 7, 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5.
- Crossover: if the ninth-place team in the East has more points than the eighth-place team in the West, it moves to the Western bracket. If it also has more points than the West's seventh-place team, it takes the seventh seed.
- From the second round on, the remaining teams are seeded across the whole league by overall regular-season standings.
- Every series is a best of seven.
If the season ended today, the crossover rule would apply: the Charlottetown Islanders (16 points), ninth in the East, have more points than the Shawinigan Cataractes (11), eighth in the West. The Charlottetown Islanders would move to the Western bracket and the Shawinigan Cataractes would miss the playoffs. With more points than the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (15) as well, the Charlottetown Islanders would take the seventh seed. Every team ends on 64 games, though, and the Shawinigan Cataractes have played 3 games fewer than the Charlottetown Islanders.
The winner of the playoffs takes the Gilles-Courteau Trophy and goes to the Memorial Cup. Our QMJHL guide has the full list of recent champions.
How points and tiebreakers work
A win is worth two points, whether it comes in regulation, overtime or a shootout. An overtime loss (OTL) or a shootout loss (SOL) is worth one point, and a regulation loss is worth zero. Teams are ranked by points, but because they have played different numbers of games, points percentage (points earned divided by points available) is the better guide to who is really ahead early in the season.
When teams finish level on points, regulation and overtime wins come first, so a shootout win counts for less than a win in regulation or overtime. Goal differential can decide it after that: in 2025-26, Blainville-Boisbriand and Drummondville finished level on points in the West with 40 regulation and overtime wins each, and goal differential put Blainville-Boisbriand ahead, +94 to +45. Right now, the Cape Breton Eagles and the Moncton Wildcats are level on 19 points in the East, and the official table lists the Cape Breton Eagles first.
What happened last season
The Moncton Wildcats had the best regular season in 2025-26, with 104 points, one more than Chicoutimi. The playoffs went the other way: the Chicoutimi Saguenéens beat Moncton 4-2 in the final for the Gilles-Courteau Trophy, then lost to Everett in the semifinal of the Memorial Cup. Our Memorial Cup 2026 guide has every result from that tournament.
Reading the standings if you bet
Junior rosters change quickly. Players are called up, injured or away at international events, and a team's record in October can say little about its lineup in February. Points percentage and goal differential tell you more than raw points early in the season. A bet on the Gilles-Courteau Trophy is a futures bet, and a single game is usually a moneyline or puck line bet. Our guide on whether sports betting is legal in Quebec explains your options, Mise-o-jeu is Loto-Québec's own platform, and a deposit limit is worth setting before you start.
Sources
- CHL, QMJHL standings (Eastern and Western Conference tables, read November 12, 2026).
- Stats Crew, 2026-27 QMJHL standings (cross-check of every team's record and goals).
- CHL, The Commissioner reveals key points of the 2025-26 season (divisions abolished, first round within conferences, later rounds by overall standings).
- FloHockey, New QMJHL playoff format explained (16 of 18 teams, 1 vs 8 matchups, crossover rule, league-wide seeding from round 2).
- Wikipedia, 2026-27 QMJHL season (64-game schedule, September 18, 2026 to March 20, 2027).
- Wikipedia, 2025-26 QMJHL season (divisions abolished, Western Conference tiebreak, final standings and playoffs).
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