1971–72 QMJHL season

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The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the 3rd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Cornwall Royals finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Québec Remparts in the finals. The Royals won the 1972 Memorial Cup, representing the QMJHL at the first Memorial Cup round-robin tournament.

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[edit] Team changes

[edit] Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Overall GP W L T Pts GF GA
Cornwall Royals 62 47 13 2 96 361 182
Drummondville Rangers 62 42 18 2 86 304 239
Québec Remparts 62 39 21 2 80 349 262
Sorel Éperviers 62 38 24 0 76 287 224
Shawinigan Bruins 61 34 24 3 71 290 208
Sherbrooke Castors 62 29 31 2 60 301 294
Trois-Rivières Ducs 62 27 31 4 58 249 252
Verdun Maple Leafs 61 20 40 1 41 252 366
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 62 16 46 0 32 262 422
Laval National 62 9 53 0 18 224 430

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jacques Richard Québec Remparts 61 71 89 160 100
Noel Desfosses Sorel Éperviers 62 56 77 133 26
Dennis Desgagnes Sorel Éperviers 62 38 93 131 52
Gerry Teeple Cornwall Royals 56 57 71 128 24
Maurice Desfosses Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 60 51 61 112 116
Claude St. Sauveur Sherbrooke Castors 60 53 58 111 97
Denis Patry Drummondville Rangers 62 55 56 111 100
Rejean Giroux Québec Remparts 57 58 51 109 99
John Martin Shawinigan Bruins 61 52 57 109 50
Richard Grenier Verdun Maple Leafs 61 46 56 102 83

[edit] Playoffs

Jacques Richard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists).

Quarterfinals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 8 points to 0.
  • Drummondville Rangers defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 8 points to 2.
  • Québec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 8 points to 0.
  • Shawinigan Bruins defeated Sorel Éperviers 8 points to 0.
Semifinals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Shawinigan Bruins 8 points to 2.
  • Québec Remparts defeated Drummondville Rangers 8 points to 0.
Finals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Québec Remparts 9 points to 5.

[edit] All-star teams

First team
Second team
  • Goalkeeper - Denis Herron, Trois-Rivières Ducs
  • Left Defence - Denis Deslauriers, Shawinigan Bruins
  • Right Defence - Jean Hamel, Drummondville Rangers
  • Left Winger - Noël Desfossés, Sorel Éperviers
  • Centreman - Gerry Teeple, Cornwall Royals
  • Right Winger - Maurice Desfossés, St-Jérôme Alouettes
  • Coach - Ghislain Delage, Sorel Éperviers
  • List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

[edit] Trophies and awards

Team
Player

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Preceded by
1970–71 QMJHL season		 QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
1972–73 QMJHL season
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Beauport Harfangs • Cornwall Royals • Drummondville Rangers • Granby Bisons • Granby Prédateurs • Hull Festivals • Hull Olympiques • Laval National • Laval Saints • Laval Titan • Laval Titan Collège Français • Laval Voisins • Longueuil Chevaliers • Longueuil Collège Français • Moncton Alpines • Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge • Montreal Juniors • Montreal Rocket • Plattsburgh Pioneers • Québec Remparts • Rosemont National • Saint-Hyacinthe Laser • Saint-Jean Castors • Saint-Jean Lynx • Saint-Jérôme Alouettes • Shawinigan Bruins • Shawinigan Dynamos • Sherbrooke Castors • Sherbrooke Faucons • Sorel Éperviers • St. John's Fog Devils • Trois-Rivières Draveurs • Trois-Rivières Ducs • Verdun Collège Français • Verdun Éperviers • Verdun Junior Canadiens • Verdun Juniors • Verdun Maple Leafs
Trophies
& awards
Related articles: List of QMJHL seasons · Canadian Hockey League · CHL awards · Memorial Cup