2025 Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final updates
Photo credit: Daniel St. Louis
Game 6 (May 19) — Moncton 3-2 Rimouski
Wildcats wins series 4-2
Gabe Smith (UTA) scored twice as the Moncton Wildcats claimed the Gilles-Courteau Trophy after a 3-2 win in Games 6 of the QMJHL Finals over the Rimouski Oceanic.
Loke Johansson (BOS) also scored for the Wildcats as Mathis Rousseau stopped 24 shots. Rimouski had goals from Jonathan Fauchon and Jacob Mathieu as Mathis Langevin turned away 30 shots.
While their spot in the 2025 Memorial Cup was already confirmed, the Wildcats now enter the tournament as QMJHL champions.
The @monctonwildcats are the Kings of the Q! 👑🏆#RoadtoMemorialCup | #QPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/rtk9I2Jfqd
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 19, 2025
Game 5 (May 17) — Rimouski 3-1 Moncton
Wildcats leads series 3-2
The Rimouski Oceanic again staved off elimination with a 3-1 win in Game 6 of the QMJHL Finals over the Moncton Wildcats.
Captain Jacob Mathieu scored twice while Maël Lavigne also found the back of net as goaltender Mathis Langevin made 33 saves. Moncton’s lone goal came from Preston Lounsbury as Mathis Rousseau stopped 20 shots.
Mathieu’s 16 goals lead the QMJHL postseason.
Goals in three straight for Maël Lavigne as he restores the @oceanicrimouski lead in a must-win Game 5! #RoadtoMemorialCup | #QPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/dS8vuDNMiI
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 17, 2025
Wildcats leads series 3-2
Game 4 (May 15) — Rimouski 5-1 Moncton
Wildcats leads series 3-1
The Rimouski Oceanic remained alive in the QMJHL Finals after a 5-1 Game 5 victory over the Moncton Wildcats.
Maël Lavigne, Maxime Coursol, Maël St-Denis, Jonathan Fauchon and Eriks Mateiko (WSH) scored for the Oceanic as Mathis Langevin made 29 saves. Moncton’s lone goal came from Julius Sumpf while Rudy Guimond (DET) suffered his first loss of the season after he was pulled after he gave up three early goals.
Eriks Mateiko on the odd-man rush!
The #ALLCAPS prospect scores late in the second period to push the @oceanicrimouski's lead to 5-0 in Game 4 of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final! #RoadtoMemorialCup pic.twitter.com/9RdLqmj01W
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 16, 2025
Game 3 (May 14) — Moncton 6-4 Rimouski
Wildcats leads series 3-0
Vincent Collard had four goals to lead the Moncton Wildcats to a XXX win over the Rimouski Oceanic that puts them one win away from the Gilles-Courteau Trophy.
Juraj Pekarcik (STL) and Etienne Morin (CGY) also scored for Moncton as Mathis Rousseau made 43 saves. Mathieu Cataford (VGK), Maël Lavigne, Jonathan Fauchon and Jacob Mathieu had goals for Rimouski. William Lacelle made 11 saves before he was pulled in the second period in favour of Mathis Langevin, who turned away eight shots.
With his four goals, Collard became the fifth player in Wildcats history to record four goals in a single postseason game while Morin – who already owned the team’s franchise record for most postseason points by a defenceman – hit the 40-point mark after a two-point (1G/1A) outing.
Make it FOUR for Vincent Collard! 🚨🚨🚨🚨@monctonwildcats | #RoadtoMemorialCup | #QPlayoffs https://t.co/UeI4fJ67en pic.twitter.com/tPrsIG8Uho
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 15, 2025
Game 2 (May 11) — Moncton 4-3 Rimouski (2OT)
Wildcats leads series 2-0
Vincent Collard scored the double overtime winner at 2:34 as the Moncton Wildcats won Game 2 of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final over the Rimouski Oceanic.
Moncton’s Julius Sumpf, Markus Vidicek and Juraj Pekarcik (STL) scored in regulation while Rudy Guimond (DET) made 28 saves. For the Oceanic, Jack Martin, Mathieu Cataford (VGK) and Jonathan Fauchon found the back of the net as William Lacelle (2026) stopped 42 shots.
Fauchon – who led the QMJHL in scoring this season – had forced overtime with 2:40 left in regulation but Collard banged home a loose puck early into the second overtime to take a 2-0 series lead. With the win, Guimond moved his season record to 24-0-0.
Vincent Collard in double OT❗️
The @monctonwildcats forward bangs home a loose puck 2:34 into 2OT to give his side a 2-0 series lead in the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final! #RoadtoMemorialCup | #QPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Yo8yefkh3p
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 12, 2025
Game 1 (May 10) — Moncton 4-1 Rimouski
Wildcats leads series 1-0
The Moncton Wildcats took Game 1 of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Final after a 4-1 home win over Rimouski.
Juraj Pekarcik (STL), Markus Vidicek, Vincent Collard and Preston Lounsbury scored for the Wildcats while Mathis Rousseau turned aside 13 of the 14 shots he faced. Maxime Coursol had the Oceanic’s lone goal as Mathis Langevin made 34 saves.
Moncton’s Etienne Morin (CGY) tallied two assists in the win while 2025 NHL Draft prospect Caleb Desnoyers flashed his play-making skills on the series’ opening goal.
Caleb Desnoyers is going to make an @NHL team in June VERY happy!
The 2025 #NHLDraft prospect wonderfully sets up #stlblues prospect Juraj Pekarcik to open the scoring for the @monctonwildcats in the Gilles-Courteau Trophy Finals! #RoadtoMemorialCup | #QPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/TWlItHgkCJ
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) May 10, 2025
2025 QMJHL Championship Series Schedule
Game 1# – Saturday, May 10 – Rimouski at Moncton – 5 p.m. AT / 4 p.m. ET (on TSN4 & RDS)
Game 2# – Sunday, May 11 – Rimouski at Moncton – 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET (on TSN1 & RDS)
Game 3# – Wednesday, May 14 – Moncton at Rimouski – 8 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. ET (on TSN 1 & RDS2)
Game 4# – Thursday, May 15 – Moncton at Rimouski – 8 p.m. AT / 7 p.m. ET (on TSN 3/5 & RDS)
Game 5*# – Saturday, May 17 – Rimouski at Moncton – 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET (on TSN 1/3/4 & RDS2)
Game 6*# – Monday, May 19 – Moncton at Rimouski – 2 p.m. AT / 1 p.m. ET (on TSN 3 & RDS2)
Game 7*# – Tuesday, May 20 – Rimouski at Moncton – 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET (on TSN 3 & RDS)
* = if necessary
# = Live on TSN (EN – Canada), RDS (FR – Canada), CHL TV (Canada) & Victory+ (U.S. & World)
Channel designations are subject to change
