1971–72 QMJHL season

The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the third 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 Quebec Remparts in the finals. The Royals won the 1972 Memorial Cup, representing the QMJHL at the first Memorial Cup round-robin tournament.

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
Cornwall Royals624713296361182
Drummondville Rangers624218286304239
Quebec Remparts623921280349262
Sorel Éperviers623824076287224
Shawinigan Bruins613424371290208
Sherbrooke Castors622931260301294
Trois-Rivières Ducs622731458249252
Verdun Maple Leafs612040141252366
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes621646032262422
Laval National62953018224430

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Jacques RichardQuebec Remparts617189160100
Noel DesfossesSorel Éperviers62567713326
Dennis DesgagnesSorel Éperviers62389313152
Gerry TeepleCornwall Royals56577112824
Maurice DesfossesSaint-Jérôme Alouettes605161112116
Claude St. SauveurSherbrooke Castors60535811197
Denis PatryDrummondville Rangers625556111100
Rejean GirouxQuebec Remparts57585110999
John MartinShawinigan Bruins61525710950
Richard GrenierVerdun Maple Leafs61465610283

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 4 games to 0.
  • Drummondville Rangers defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 4 games to 1.
  • Quebec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0.
  • Shawinigan Bruins defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 0.
Semifinals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Shawinigan Bruins 4 games to 1.
  • Quebec Remparts defeated Drummondville Rangers 4 games to 0.
Finals
  • Cornwall Royals defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 2, 1 tie.

All-star teams

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

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

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