1971–72 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 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 The Rosemont National relocate to Laval, Quebec, becoming the Laval National. 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 624713 2 96361182 Drummondville Rangers 624218 2 86304239 Quebec Remparts 623921 2 80349262 Sorel Éperviers 623824 0 76287224 Shawinigan Bruins 613424 3 71290208 Sherbrooke Castors 622931 2 60301294 Trois-Rivières Ducs 622731 4 58249252 Verdun Maple Leafs 612040 1 41252366 Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 621646 0 32262422 Laval National 62 953 0 18224430 complete list of standings. 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 Quebec Remparts 617189160100 Noel Desfosses Sorel Éperviers 625677133 26 Dennis Desgagnes Sorel Éperviers 623893131 52 Gerry Teeple Cornwall Royals 565771128 24 Maurice Desfosses Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 605161112116 Claude St. Sauveur Sherbrooke Castors 605358111 97 Denis Patry Drummondville Rangers 625556111100 Rejean Giroux Quebec Remparts 575851109 99 John Martin Shawinigan Bruins 615257109 50 Richard Grenier Verdun Maple Leafs 614656102 83 complete scoring statistics 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 Goaltender - Richard Brodeur, Cornwall Royals Left defence - Guy Provost, Drummondville Rangers Right defence - Richard Campeau, Sorel Éperviers Left winger - Claude St. Sauveur, Sherbrooke Castors Centreman - Jacques Richard, Quebec Remparts Right winger - Rejean Giroux, Quebec Remparts Coach - Orval Tessier, Cornwall Royals 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 President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Cornwall Royals Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Cornwall Royals Player Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Jacques Richard, Quebec Remparts Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Richard Brodeur, Cornwall Royals Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Bob Murray, Cornwall Royals Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Gerry Teeple, Cornwall Royals See also 1972 Memorial Cup 1972 NHL entry draft 1971–72 OHA season 1971–72 WCHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ 1970–71 QMJHL season 1972–73 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL