# 1978–79 QMJHL season

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 | 6 | 122 | 527 | 233 |
| Sherbrooke Castors | 72 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 96 | 406 | 291 |
| Quebec Remparts | 72 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 69 | 324 | 339 |
| Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 72 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 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 | 72 | 65 | 111 | 176 | 31 |
| Denis Savard | Montreal Juniors | 70 | 46 | 112 | 158 | 88 |
| Normand Aubin | Verdun Éperviers | 70 | 80 | 69 | 149 | 54 |
| Bob Mongrain | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | 72 | 66 | 76 | 142 | 55 |
| Guy Carbonneau | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | 72 | 62 | 79 | 141 | 47 |
| Pierre Lacroix | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | 72 | 37 | 100 | 137 | 57 |
| Bob Crawford | Cornwall Royals | 65 | 62 | 70 | 132 | 43 |
| Louis Begin | Sherbrooke Castors | 72 | 46 | 85 | 131 | 32 |
| Denis Cyr | Montreal Juniors | 72 | 70 | 56 | 126 | 61 |
| Serge Boisvert | Sherbrooke Castors | 72 | 50 | 72 | 122 | 45 |
* 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.