1975–76 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 The 1975–76 QMJHL season was the seventh season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates the Emile Bouchard Trophy to be awarded to the "Defenceman of the Year." Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season to capture the Jean Rougeau Trophy but were defeated by the Quebec Remparts in the playoff finals. It was the fifth President's Cup in seven years for Québec. Team changes The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge are renamed the Montreal Juniors. 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 72 39 25 8 86 336 288 Trois-Rivières Draveurs 72 36 31 5 77 390 346 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 72 29 3112 70 353 372 Sorel Éperviers 72 27 3411 65 302 377 Shawinigan Dynamos 72 9 59 4 22 254 554 West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Sherbrooke Castors 72 51 12 9 111 514 276 Cornwall Royals 72 39 24 9 87 349 270 Montreal Juniors 72 36 29 7 79 328 289 Hull Festivals 72 30 35 7 67 312 318 Laval National 72 25 41 6 56 310 358 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 Richard Dalpe Trois-Rivières Draveurs 736793160 30 Sylvain Locas Chicoutimi Saguenéens 728080160 95 Peter Marsh Sherbrooke Castors 707581156103 Mike Bossy Laval National 647957136 25 Glen Sharpley Hull Festivals 696074134 99 Fern LeBlanc Sherbrooke Castors 716371134 31 Bobby Simpson Sherbrooke Castors 685677133126 Norm Dupont Montreal Juniors 706963132 8 Pierre Brassard Cornwall Royals 726862130 93 Richard David Trois-Rivières Draveurs 735368121 79 complete scoring statistics Playoffs Denis Turcotte was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 26 points (9 goals, 17 assists). Quarterfinals Sherbrooke Castors defeated Hull Festivals 4 games to 2. Cornwall Royals defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 2. Quebec Remparts defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 1. Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1. Semifinals Sherbrooke Castors defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 1. Quebec Remparts defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0. Finals Quebec Remparts defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2. All-star teams East division 1st team Goaltender - Maurice Barrette, Quebec Remparts Left defence - Jean Gagnon, Quebec Remparts Right defence - Daniel Poulin, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Left winger - Richard David, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Centreman - Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Right winger - Lucien DeBlois, Sorel Éperviers Coach - Ron Racette, Quebec Remparts West division 1st team Goaltender - Richard Sevigny, Sherbrooke Castors Left defence - Robert Picard, Montreal Juniors Right defence - Rick Garcia, Hull Festivals Left winger - Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors Centreman - Glen Sharpley, Hull Festivals Right winger - Mike Bossy, Laval National & Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors Coach - Orval Tessier, Cornwall Royals List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars. Trophies and awards Team President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Quebec Remparts Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Sherbrooke Castors Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Peter Marsh, Sherbrooke Castors Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Sylvain Locas, Chicoutimi Saguenéens & Richard Dalpe, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Tim Bernhardt, Cornwall Royals Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Jean Gagnon, Quebec Remparts Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Jean-Marc Bonamie, Shawinigan Dynamos Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Normand Dupont, Montreal Juniors See also 1976 Memorial Cup 1976 NHL entry draft 1975–76 OMJHL season 1975–76 WCHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ 1974–75 QMJHL season 1976–77 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons QMJHL Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons