1969–70 QMJHL season

Original logo of the QMJHL.

The 1969–70 QMJHL season was the first season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Eleven teams formed the new league, ten from Quebec and one from Ontario. Eight teams came from the Quebec Junior Hockey League, the Drummondville Rangers, Quebec Remparts, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes, Shawinigan Bruins, Sherbrooke Castors, Sorel Éperviers, Trois-Rivières Ducs and Verdun Maple Leafs; two from the Metropolitan Montreal Junior Hockey League, the Rosemont National and Laval Saints; and the Cornwall Royals from the Central Junior A Hockey League. The teams played 56 games each in the schedule.

The Quebec Remparts finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Saint-Jérôme Alouettes in the finals. The Remparts then defeated the P.E.I. Islanders from the Maritimes, then competed for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy, losing to the Montreal Junior Canadiens 3 games to 0 for the Eastern Canada title.

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 56 37 18 1 75 323 248
Shawinigan Bruins 56 36 19 1 73 318 254
Drummondville Rangers 56 35 20 1 71 309 254
Sorel Éperviers 56 33 23 0 66 295 220
Trois-Rivières Ducs 56 27 29 0 54 320 280
Sherbrooke Castors 56 23 31 2 48 263 295
West Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 56 25 27 4 54 261 293
Cornwall Royals 56 24 31 1 49 223 255
Rosemont National 56 23 30 3 49 245 275
Verdun Maple Leafs 56 20 35 1 41 218 300
Laval Saints 56 18 38 0 36 203 304

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Luc Simard Trois-Rivières Ducs 56 90 84 174 76
Guy Lafleur Quebec Remparts 56 103 67 170 105
Michel Archambault Drummondville 56 69 83 152 161
Rich Leduc Trois-Rivières Ducs 55 61 90 151 253
Mike Morton Shawinigan Bruins 56 55 92 147 80
Paul Larose Quebec / Trois-Rivières 57 52 80 132 66
Doug Moyes Sorel Éperviers 55 53 79 132 129
Jacques Richard Quebec Remparts 53 62 64 126 170
Serge Roch Rosemont National 55 48 67 115 45
Serge Vezina Rosemont National 54 45 69 114 82

Playoffs

Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (25 goals, 18 assists).

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
E1 Québec 4
E3 Drummondville 2
E1 Québec 4
E4 Sorel 1
E2 Shawinigan 1
E4 Sorel 4
E1 Québec 4
W1 Saint-Jérôme 0
W1 Saint-Jérôme 4
W3 Rosemont 0
W1 Saint-Jérôme 4
W4 Verdun 1
W2 Cornwall 2
W4 Verdun 4

All-star teams

First team
Second team
Source:[1]

Trophies and awards

Team
Player

See also

References

  1. ^ QMJHL All-Star Teams Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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First season
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