1971–72 QMJHL season


The 1971–72 QMJHL season was the third season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Cornwall Royals finished first place in the regular season, and won the President's Cup, defeating the Quebec Remparts in the finals. The Royals won the 1972 Memorial Cup, representing the QMJHL at the first Memorial Cup round-robin tournament.

Team changes

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
OverallGPWLTPtsGFGA
Cornwall Royals624713296361182
Drummondville Rangers624218286304239
Quebec Remparts623921280349262
Sorel Éperviers623824076287224
Shawinigan Bruins613424371290208
Sherbrooke Castors622931260301294
Trois-Rivières Ducs622731458249252
Verdun Maple Leafs612040141252366
Saint-Jérôme Alouettes621646032262422
Laval National62953018224430

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jacques RichardQuebec Remparts617189160100
Noel DesfossesSorel Éperviers62567713326
Dennis DesgagnesSorel Éperviers62389313152
Gerry TeepleCornwall Royals56577112824
Maurice DesfossesSaint-Jérôme Alouettes605161112116
Claude St. SauveurSherbrooke Castors60535811197
Denis PatryDrummondville Rangers625556111100
Rejean GirouxQuebec Remparts57585110999
John MartinShawinigan Bruins61525710950
Richard GrenierVerdun Maple Leafs61465610283

Jacques Richard was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 37 points.
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