1972–73 QMJHL season

The 1972–73 QMJHL season was the fourth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The summer of 1972 saw the departure of the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes and the Verdun Maple Leafs from the league, reducing the circuit to eight teams. In an off-season lawsuit between the QMJHL and the OHA, the QMJHL gained a team, when the Montreal Junior Canadiens transferred leagues.

Michel Brière Memorial Trophy is first awarded to the league's most valuable player in honour of Michel Brière, who was killed in a car accident. Nine teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Cornwall Royals in the finals.

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 644911 4102448230
Cornwall Royals 644319 2 88365253
Sorel Éperviers 643823 3 79398362
Shawinigan Bruins 642834 2 70301278
Sherbrooke Castors 642834 2 58278309
Laval National 642835 1 57301377
Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge 642635 3 55297319
Trois-Rivières Ducs 641844 2 38294372
Drummondville Rangers 641449 1 29292474

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Andre Savard Quebec Remparts 566784151147
Jacques Locas Quebec Remparts 626875143 79
Pierre Laganiere Sherbrooke Castors 614586131 32
Guy Chouinard Quebec Remparts 594386129 11
Jacques Cossette Sorel Éperviers 646166127194
Yvon Dupuis Quebec Remparts 625076126 56
Dennis Desgagnes Sorel Éperviers 604875123 78
Michel Deziel Sorel Éperviers 645072122 49
Pierre Larouche Sorel Éperviers 635262114 44
Claude Larose Drummondville Rangers 616350113 12

Playoffs

Andre Savard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists).

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

All-star teams

First team
Second team

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

Preceded by
1971–72 QMJHL season
QMJHL seasons Succeeded by
1973–74 QMJHL season