1979–80 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 The 1979–80 QMJHL season was the 11th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Cornwall Royals, led by rookie Dale Hawerchuk won the President's Cup, defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals. Cornwall went on to win the 1980 Memorial Cup, winning their second Memorial Cup championship. Team changes The Laval National are renamed the Laval Voisins. The Verdun Éperviers return to Sorel, Quebec, mid-season. 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 Sherbrooke Castors 72 45 20 7 97 435 314 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 72 42 27 3 87 442 347 Quebec Remparts 72 38 29 5 81 348 331 Trois-Rivières Draveurs 72 36 27 9 81 426 327 Shawinigan Cataractes 72 28 35 9 65 314 339 Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Cornwall Royals 72 41 25 6 88 388 333 Montreal Juniors 72 39 30 3 81 406 387 Hull Olympiques 72 25 3512 62 336 378 Verdun/Sorel Éperviers 72 20 47 5 45 321 426 Laval Voisins 72 13 52 7 33 265 499 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 726312418731 Guy Carbonneau Chicoutimi Saguenéens 727211018266 Denis Savard Montreal Juniors 726311818193 Normand Aubin Verdun/Sorel/Sherbrooke 6391 8918066 Gilles Hamel Trois-Rivières/Chicoutimi 7086 7015695 Alain Bouchard Verdun/Sorel/Montreal 7053 9414727 Pierre Aubry Trois-Rivières Draveurs 7285 6214782 Denis Cyr Montreal Juniors 7070 7614661 Alain Lemieux Chicoutimi Saguenéens 7247 9514236 Louis Begin Sherbrooke Castors 7060 7313354 complete scoring statistics Playoffs Dale Hawerchuk was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 45 points (20 goals, 25 assists). Quarterfinals Sherbrooke Castors defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 0. Cornwall Royals defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 3. Chicoutimi Saguenéens defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 3. Montreal Juniors defeated Quebec Remparts 4 games to 1. Semifinals Sherbrooke Castors defeated Montreal Juniors 4 games to 1. Cornwall Royals defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1. Finals Cornwall Royals defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 2. All-star teams First team Goaltender - Paul Pageau, Shawinigan Cataractes Left defence - Fred Arthur, Cornwall Royals Right defence - Gaston Therrien, Quebec Remparts Left winger - Gilles Hamel, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Centreman - J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs & Denis Savard, Montreal Juniors Right winger - Denis Cyr, Montreal Juniors Coach - Doug Carpenter, Cornwall Royals Second team Goaltender - Corrado Micalef, Sherbrooke Castors Left defence - Normand Rochefort, Trois-Rivières Draveurs Right defence - Dave Ezard, Cornwall Royals Left winger - Pierre Aubry, Trois-Rivières Draveurs & Louis Begin, Sherbrooke Castors Centreman - Guy Carbonneau, Chicoutimi Saguenéens Right winger - Brian Johnson, Sherbrooke Castors Coach - Ghislain Delage, Sherbrooke Castors & Gaston Drapeau, Quebec Remparts 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, Sherbrooke Castors. Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Sherbrooke Castors. Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Denis Savard, Montreal Juniors. Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Dale Hawerchuk, Cornwall Royals. Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Corrado Micalef, Sherbrooke Castors. Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Gaston Therrien, Quebec Remparts. Michel Bergeron Trophy - Rookie of the Year, Dale Hawerchuk, Cornwall Royals . Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, J. F. Sauve, Trois-Rivières Draveurs. See also 1980 Memorial Cup 1980 NHL entry draft 1979–80 OMJHL season 1979–80 WHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ 1978–79 QMJHL season 1980–81 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL