1969–70 QMJHL season

Original logo of the QMJHL.

The 1969–70 QMJHL season was the first season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Eleven teams formed the new league, ten from Quebec and one from Ontario. Eight teams came from the Quebec Junior Hockey League, the Drummondville Rangers, Quebec Remparts, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes, Shawinigan Bruins, Sherbrooke Castors, Sorel Éperviers, Trois-Rivières Ducs and Verdun Maple Leafs; two from the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League, the Rosemont National and Laval Saints; and the Cornwall Royals from the Central Junior A Hockey League. The teams played 56 games each in the schedule.

The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes in the finals. The Remparts then defeated the P.E.I. Islanders from the Maritimes, then competed for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, losing to the Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 games to 0 for the Eastern Canada title.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Quebec Remparts	56	37	18	1	75	323	248
Shawinigan Bruins	56	36	19	1	73	318	254
Drummondville Rangers	56	35	20	1	71	309	254
Sorel Éperviers	56	33	23	0	66	295	220
Trois-Rivières Ducs	56	27	29	0	54	320	280
Sherbrooke Castors	56	23	31	2	48	263	295

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes	56	25	27	4	54	261	293
Cornwall Royals	56	24	31	1	49	223	255
Rosemont National	56	23	30	3	46	245	275
Verdun Maple Leafs	56	20	35	1	41	218	300
Laval Saints	56	18	38	0	36	203	304

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Luc Simard	Trois-Rivières Ducs	56	90	84	174	76
Guy Lafleur	Quebec Remparts	56	103	67	170	105
Michel Archambault	Drummondville	56	69	83	152	161
Rich Leduc	Trois-Rivières Ducs	55	61	90	151	253
Mike Morton	Shawinigan Bruins	56	55	92	147	80
Paul Larose	Quebec / Trois-Rivières	57	52	80	132	66
Doug Moyes	Sorel Éperviers	55	53	79	132	129
Jacques Richard	Quebec Remparts	53	62	64	126	170
Serge Roch	Rosemont National	55	48	67	115	45
Serge Vezina	Rosemont National	54	45	69	114	82

Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (25 goals, 18 assists).

Goalkeeper - Richard Coutu, Rosemont National and Billy Smith, Cornwall Royals
Left defence - Ronald Legault, Sorel Éperviers
Right defence - Richard Campeau, Sorel Éperviers and Michel Ruest, Cornwall Royals
Left winger - Michel Archambault, Drummondville Rangers
Centreman - Richard Leduc, Trois-Rivières Ducs
Right winger - Mike Morton, Shawinigan Bruins
Coach - Claude Dolbec, Shawinigan Bruins

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Preceded by First season	QMJHL seasons	Succeeded by 1970–71 QMJHL season

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