While statistics may not be everything in sports, usually the top statistical leaders in leagues tend to correlate with future success in pro leagues and the QMJHL is no different. Atop the QMJHL are NHL draft picks, some overagers and even future draft hopefuls. This article aims to highlight the players who elevated above their peers and were among the best, if not the best, in several statistical categories.
This article is the third in the QMJHL statistical leaders series. Be sure to check out the other two articles in the series:
- Alumni: 2023-24 NHL Statistical Leaders
- Alumni: 2023-24 AHL/ECHL Statistical Leaders
Below is a list of QMJHL alumni who ranked top 5 in a number of statistics.
Bolded statistic indicates a CHL career high and an asterisk indicates a professional rookie season. Abbreviation in brackets denotes NHL team affiliation, with the year next to it denoting the year they were drafted.
Goals
Justin Poirier of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar- 1st Justin Poirier (CAR, 2024) - 51 goals
- 2nd Markus Vidicek (NHL Free Agent) - 45 goals
- T-3rd Justin Gill (NYI, 2022) - 40 goals
- T-3rd Mathieu Cataford (VGK, 2023) - 40 goals
- T-5th Justin Larose (2025 NHL Draft, third time entry) - 38 goals
- T-5th Jeremie Minville (NHL Free Agent) - 38 goals
Assists
Alexandre Blais of the Rimouski Océanic- 1st Antonin Verreault (NHL Free Agent) - 71 assists
- 2nd Alexandre Blais (ANA, 2024) - 60 assists
- T-3rd Justin Gill (NYI, 2022) - 58 assists
- T-3rd Robert Orr (NHL Free Agent; former CAR, 2021) - 58 assists
- T-5th Vsevolod Komarov (BUF, 2022) - 55 assists
- T-5th Charles Boutin (NHL Free Agent) - 55 assists
Points
Antonin Verreault of the Rouyn Noranda Huskies- 1st Antonin Verreault (NHL Free Agent) - 107 points
- 2nd Justin Gill (NYI, 2022) - 98 points
- 3rd Mathieu Cataford (VGK, 2023) - 90 points
- 4th Markus Vidicek (NHL Free Agent) - 88 points
- 5th Israel Mianscum (NHL Free Agent, AHL Laval Rocket) - 87 points
Plus-Minus
Justin Gill of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar- 1st Justin Gill (NYI, 2022) - +57
- T-2nd Alex Carr (NHL Free Agent) - +55
- T-2nd Mikael Diotte (NJD, Undrafted) - +55
- 4th Isaac Dufort (NHL Free Agent, AHL Hartford Wolf Pack) - +48
- 5th Vsevolod Komarov (BUF, 2022) - +47
Penalties in Minutes
- 1st Milo Roelens (TB, Undrafted) - 106 minutes
- 2nd Vsevolod Komarov (BUF, 2022) - 105 minutes
- T-3rd Jonathan Desrosiers (NHL Free Agent) - 91 minutes
- T-3rd Jonathan Prud'Homme* (2025 NHL Draft) - 91 minutes
- 5th Francesco Iasenza (NHL Free Agent) - 86 minutes
Games Played (Goalies)
Charles-Edward Gravel of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar- 1st Charles-Edward Gravel (NHL Free Agent) - 51 games
- 2nd William Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - 50 games
- T-3rd Riley Mercer (NHL Free Agent) - 49 games
- T-3rd Jacob Steinman (NHL Free Agent) - 49 games
- T-5th Nathan Darveau (NHL Free Agent) - 47 games
- T-5th Patrick Leaver (NHL Free Agent) - 47 games
Wins
William Rousseau of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies- 1st William Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - 34 wins
- 2nd Charles-Edward Gravel (NHL Free Agent) - 31 wins
- T-3rd Riley Mercer (NHL Free Agent) - 31 wins
- T-3rd Mathis Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - 31 wins
- 5th Nathan Darveau (NHL Free Agent) - 30 wins
Save Percentage (min. 15 games)
Samuel St-Hilaire of the Sherbrooke Phoenix- 1st Mathis Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - .925 save percentage
- 2nd William Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - .924 save percentage
- 3rd Louis-Felix Charrois (2025 NHL Draft, third time entry) - .918 save percentage
- 4th Nathan Darveau (NHL Free Agent) - .916 save percentage
- 5th Samuel St-Hilaire (NHL Free Agent) - .915 save percentage
Goals Against Average
William Rousseau of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies- 1st Louis-Felix Charrois (2025 NHL Draft, third time entry) - 2.13 goals against average
- 2nd William Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - 2.24 goals against average
- 3rd Mathis Rousseau (NHL Free Agent) - 2.27 goals against average
- 4th Samuel St-Hilaire (NHL Free Agent) - 2.41 goals against average
- 5th Charles-Edward Gravel (NHL Free Agent) - 2.48 goals against average