1970–71 QMJHL season

The 1970–71 QMJHL season was the second season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The league dissolves East and West Divisions. The Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy is first awarded to the most sportsmanlike player, after being the trophy for the West Division champions for the previous season.

The Quebec Remparts repeated as first place in the regular season, and won their second President's Cup, defeating the Shawinigan Bruins in the finals. After the winning the league championship, the Remparts prevailed three games to two in a controversial 1971 Richardson Cup final versus the St. Catharines Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey Association. The Remparts then won the 1971 Memorial Cup in shortened series by defeating the Edmonton Oil Kings two games to none.

## Team changes[edit]

* The Laval Saints cease operations.
* East and West divisions are dissolved.

## Final standings[edit]

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

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Quebec Remparts | 62 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 109 | 437 | 205
Shawinigan Bruins | 62 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 77 | 301 | 256
Trois-Rivières Ducs | 62 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 75 | 302 | 245
Sherbrooke Castors | 62 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 61 | 287 | 298
Verdun Maple Leafs | 62 | 27 | 33 | 2 | 56 | 252 | 306
Sorel Éperviers | 62 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 51 | 214 | 249
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes | 62 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 51 | 260 | 300
Drummondville Rangers | 62 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 51 | 272 | 310
Rosemont National | 62 | 22 | 39 | 1 | 45 | 263 | 353
Cornwall Royals | 62 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 44 | 260 | 326

* complete list of standings.

## Scoring leaders[edit]

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

Player  | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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Guy Lafleur | Quebec Remparts | 62 | 130 | 79 | 209 | 135
Michel Briere | Quebec Remparts | 62 | 51 | 93 | 144 | 35
Andre Savard | Quebec Remparts | 61 | 50 | 89 | 139 | 150
Norm Dube | Sherbrooke Castors | 62 | 72 | 66 | 138 | 17
Rich Leduc | Trois-Rivières Ducs | 59 | 56 | 76 | 132 | 195
Claude St. Sauveur | Sherbrooke Castors | 62 | 52 | 67 | 119 | 80
Andre Peloffy | Rosemont National | 60 | 49 | 69 | 118 | 67
Jacques Richard | Quebec Remparts | 55 | 53 | 60 | 113 | 125
Serge Martel | Verdun Maple Leafs | 62 | 41 | 60 | 101 | 12
Richard Grenier | Quebec Remparts | 62 | 23 | 76 | 99 | 74

* complete scoring statistics

## Playoffs[edit]

Guy Lafleur was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 43 points (22 goals, 21 assists).

Quarterfinals

* Quebec Remparts defeated Verdun Maple Leafs 4 games to 0, 1 tie.
* Shawinigan Bruins defeated Saint-Jérôme Alouettes 4 games to 1.
* Trois-Rivières Ducs defeated Sorel Éperviers 4 games to 3.
* Sherbrooke Castors defeated Drummondville Rangers 4 games to 2.

Semifinals

* Quebec Remparts defeated Trois-Rivières Ducs 4 games to 0.
* Shawinigan Bruins defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 0, 1 tie.

Finals

* Quebec Remparts defeated Shawinigan Bruins 4 games to 1.

## All-star teams[edit]

First team

* Goalkeeper – Michel Deguise, Sorel Éperviers
* Left defence – Pierre Roy, Quebec Remparts
* Right defence – Richard Campeau, Sorel Éperviers
* Left winger – Jacques Richard, Quebec Remparts
* Centreman – Richard Leduc, Trois-Rivières Ducs
* Right winger – Guy Lafleur, Quebec Remparts
* Coach – Claude Dolbec, Shawinigan Bruins

Second team

* Goalkeeper – Raynald Belanger, Shawinigan Bruins
* Left defence – Pierre Archambault, Saint-Jérôme Alouettes
* Right defence – Michel Ruest, Cornwall Royals
* Left winger – Normand Dube, Sherbrooke Castors
* Centreman – Andre Savard, Quebec Remparts
* Right winger – Yves Bergeron, Shawinigan Bruins
* Coach – Maurice Filion, Quebec Remparts
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.

## Trophies and awards[edit]

Team

* President's Cup – Playoff champions, Quebec Remparts
* Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions, Quebec Remparts

Player

* Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Guy Lafleur, Quebec Remparts
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Raynald Fortier, Quebec Remparts
* Michel Bergeron Trophy – Rookie of the Year, Bob Murphy, Cornwall Royals
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Normand Dube, Sherbrooke Castors

## See also[edit]

* 1971 Memorial Cup
* 1971 NHL Entry Draft
* 1970–71 OHA season
* 1970–71 WCHL season
* George Richardson Memorial Trophy

## References[edit]

* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/

Preceded by

1969–70 QMJHL season

|  QMJHL seasons | Succeeded by

1971–72 QMJHL season

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Maritimes Division|

* Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Cape Breton Eagles
* Charlottetown Islanders
* Halifax Mooseheads
* Moncton Wildcats
* Saint John Sea Dogs

East Division|

* Baie-Comeau Drakkar
* Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Quebec Remparts
* Rimouski Océanic
* Shawinigan Cataractes
* Victoriaville Tigres

West Division|

* Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
* Drummondville Voltigeurs
* Gatineau Olympiques
* Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
* Sherbrooke Phoenix
* Val-d'Or Foreurs

Trophies|

* Gilles-Courteau Trophy
* Jean Rougeau Trophy
* Luc Robitaille Trophy
* Robert Lebel Trophy
* Michel Brière Memorial Trophy
* Jean Béliveau Trophy
* Guy Lafleur Trophy
* Telus Cup – Offensive
* Telus Cup – Defensive
* Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy
* Guy Carbonneau Trophy
* Emile Bouchard Trophy
* Kevin Lowe Trophy
* Mike Bossy Trophy
* RDS Cup
* Michel Bergeron Trophy
* Raymond Lagacé Trophy
* Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy
* Humanitarian of the Year
* Marcel Robert Trophy
* Paul Dumont Trophy
* Ron Lapointe Trophy
* Maurice Filion Trophy
* John Horman Trophy
* Jean Sawyer Trophy
* AutoPro Plaque
* Philips Plaque

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