1970–71 QMJHL season

The 1970–71 QMJHL season was the second season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The league dissolves East and West Divisions. The Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy is first awarded to the most sportsmanlike player, after being the trophy for the West Division champions for the previous season.

The Quebec Remparts repeated as first place in the regular season, and won their second President's Cup, defeating the Shawinigan Bruins in the finals. After the winning the league championship, the Remparts prevailed three games to two in a controversial 1971 Richardson Cup final versus the St. Catharines Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey Association. The Remparts then won the 1971 Memorial Cup in shortened series by defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings two games to none.

Team changes

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
Quebec Remparts 6254 7 1109437205
Shawinigan Bruins 623823 1 77301256
Trois-Rivières Ducs 623724 1 75302245
Sherbrooke Castors 623031 1 61287298
Verdun Maple Leafs 622733 2 56252306
Sorel Éperviers 622536 1 51214249
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 622536 1 51260300
Drummondville Rangers 622435 3 51272310
Rosemont National 622239 1 45263353
Cornwall Royals 622240 0 44260326

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Guy Lafleur Quebec Remparts 6213079209135
Michel Briere Quebec Remparts 62 5193144 35
Andre Savard Quebec Remparts 61 5089139150
Norm Dube Sherbrooke Castors 62 7266138 17
Rich Leduc Trois-Rivières Ducs 59 5676132195
Claude St. Sauveur Sherbrooke Castors62 526711980
Andre Peloffy Rosemont National 60 4969118 67
Jacques Richard Quebec Remparts 55 5360113125
Serge Martel Verdun Maple Leafs 62 4160101 12
Richard Grenier Quebec Remparts 62 2376 99 74

Playoffs

Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (22 goals, 21 assists).

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

All-star teams

First team
Second team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

Preceded by
1969–70 QMJHL season
QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
1971–72 QMJHL season