1978–79 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 thumb|Redesigned 10th anniversary logo. The 1978–79 QMJHL season was the tenth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils a new logo for its tenth anniversary, using the letters of league's French acronym shaped as an ice skate. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Trois-Rivières Draveurs finished first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy, and defended their President's Cup title defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals. Team changes The Shawinigan Dynamos are renamed the Shawinigan Cataractes. Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against Dilio Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Trois-Rivières Draveurs 72 58 8 6122 527 233 Sherbrooke Castors 72 45 21 6 96 406 291 Quebec Remparts 72 28 3113 69 324 339 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 72 26 3610 62 337 346 Shawinigan Cataractes 72 24 43 5 53 310 424 Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Verdun Éperviers 72 41 24 7 89 367 313 Montreal Juniors 72 39 25 8 86 384 291 Cornwall Royals 72 29 36 7 65 361 397 Laval National 72 22 43 7 51 316 469 Hull Olympiques 72 10 55 7 27 262 491 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 J. F. Sauve Trois-Rivières Draveurs 726511117631 Denis Savard Montreal Juniors 704611215888 Normand Aubin Verdun Éperviers 7080 6914954 Bob Mongrain Trois-Rivières Draveurs 7266 7614255 Guy Carbonneau Chicoutimi Saguenéens 7262 7914147 Pierre Lacroix Trois-Rivières Draveurs 723710013757 Bob Crawford Cornwall Royals 6562 7013243 Louis Begin Sherbrooke Castors 7246 8513132 Denis Cyr Montreal Juniors 7270 5612661 Serge Boisvert Sherbrooke Castors 7250 7212245 complete scoring statistics Playoffs J. F. Sauve was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists). Quarterfinals Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 0. Sherbrooke Castors defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 0. Verdun Éperviers defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 3. Montreal Juniors defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 2. Semifinals Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 1. Sherbrooke Castors defeated Verdun Éperviers 4 games to 0. Finals Trois-Rivières Draveurs defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0. All-star teams First team Goaltender - Jacques Cloutier, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Left defence - Pierre Lacroix, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Right defence - Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers Left winger - Louis Begin, Sherbrooke Castors Centreman - Normand Aubin, Verdun Éperviers Right winger - Jimmy Mann, Sherbrooke Castors Coach - Michel Bergeron, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Second team Goaltender - Vincent Tremblay, Quebec Ramparts Left defence - Kevin Lowe, Quebec Remparts Right defence - Michel Leblanc, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Left winger - Gilles Hamel, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Centreman - J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Right winger - Denis Cyr, Montreal Juniors Coach - Ron Racette, Quebec Remparts List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars. Trophies and awards Team President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Pierre Lacroix, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Jacques Cloutier, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers. Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Alain Grenier, Laval National . Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Ray Bourque, Verdun Éperviers, and J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. See also 1979 Memorial Cup 1979 NHL entry draft 1978–79 OMJHL season 1978–79 WHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ 1977–78 QMJHL season 1979–80 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL