Bergeron, Daigle Among Five Inducted in QMJHL Hall of Fame

Tonight will see five QMJHL figureheads enter the QMJHL Hall of Fame.

Alexandre Daigle

Daigle notched 281 points (94+187) across 137 games with Victoriaville Tigres.

He was a former CHL rookie of the year, and won the Mike Bossy Trophy for the league's best professional prospect, before getting selected first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

He would go on to have a 616 game NHL career which spanned 10 seasons as he amassed 327 points (129+198).

Patrice Bergeron

Bergeron played in just 74 games across two seasons in the QMJHL, scoring 74 points (23+51) with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Bergeron went on to have a storied NHL career with the Boston Bruins, playing in 1294 games and scoring 1040 points (427+613).

Across those 19 seasons, Bergeron won a Stanley Cup, won the Selke Trophy six times, became a regular on Team Canada at international tournaments and is a member of the elusive Triple Gold Club -- which constitutes an Olympic Gold Medal, World Championship Gold Medal and a Stanley Cup.

Maxime Talbot

Maxime Talbot amassed 299 points (110+189) across 249 games across the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Hull/Gatineau Olympiques. With the Olympiques, he was a two-time QMJHL championship winner -- winning two Playoff MVP's in the process.

Talbot proceeded to go on to have an 11 season, 704 NHL game career. He would score 204 points (91+113) and won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2009.

Reginald Savage

Reginald Savage played in three seasons in the QMJHL, playing in 185 games -- all with the Victoriaville Tigres. There, he scored a ridiculous 329 points (177+155).

Savage went on to play in 34 games in the NHL between the Washington Capitals and the Quebec Nordiques, before going on to play in Europe.

Savage passed away at 53 from cancer last December.

Gilles Courteau

Gilles Courteau is the sole non-player inducted into the Hall of Fame.

He was a former general manager of the Quebec Remparts from 1980-1985, before going on to becoming the president of the QMJHL and eventually the league's commissioner from 2001 until 2023.

Courteau did a lot of good for the league, helping it expand from 10 teams to 18 teams, most notably in Atlantic Canada. He also helped the league get television deals with Sportsnet and RDS.

However, his nomination could be a questionable one.

He was criticized for directing coaches to use English to better adapt players to professional hockey. 

He was also very hesitant about concussion policies. 

Furthermore, his re-signation came as the league was being scrutinized by the Quebec and Federal government for occurances of hazing, including sexual misconduct rituals within the league.

Courteau is the namesake of the QMJHL championship.