1982–83 QMJHL season

The 1982–83 QMJHL season was the 14th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league underwent its first expansion since the 1973–74 QMJHL season by adding two new teams in Drummondville and Longueuil. Divisions were restored, and eleven teams played 70 games each in the regular season. 
Rookie centreman Pat LaFontaine of the Verdun Juniors posted 234 points in the regular season, the second highest season total in junior ice hockey history at the time, behind only Pierre Larouche's 251 points from the 1973–74 QMJHL season. LaFontaine would go on to win six individual trophies at the season's end.
The Longueuil Chevaliers coached by Jacques Lemaire, set the Canadian Hockey League record for the best first season by an expansion team posting 37 wins and a winning percentage of 0.557 in 70 games, ahead of the 2003–04 Everett Silvertips with 35 wins and a winning percentage of 0.556 in 72 games. The Chevaliers also became the first expansion team to reach the championship series of the playoffs, a feat later equalled by the Silvertips.
The Laval Voisins and Shawinigan Cataractes both set a QMJHL record with 33 wins on home ice during the regular season. The Laval Voisins finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Verdun Juniors won the President's Cup, defeating the Longueuil Chevaliers in the finals. 
==Team changes==
* The Sherbrooke Castors relocated to St. Jean, becoming the Saint-Jean Castors.
* The Montreal Juniors relocated to Verdun, Quebec becoming the Verdun Juniors.
* The Drummondville Voltigeurs joined the league as an expansion franchise.
* The Longueuil Chevaliers joined the league as an expansion franchise.
==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
Shawinigan Cataractes 	70	52	16	2	106	406	232
Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	70	37	32	1	75 	397	388
Trois-Rivières Draveurs 	70	31	38	1	63 	393	414
Québec Remparts 	70	27	43	0	54 	317	396
Drummondville Voltigeurs	70	11	57	2	24 	249	491
Lebel Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	Pts	GF 	GA
Laval Voisins 	70	53	17	0	106	452	305
Verdun Juniors 	70	50	19	1	101	486	303
Longueuil Chevaliers	70	37	29	4	78 	349	333
Saint-Jean Castors 	70	28	37	5	61 	375	421
Hull Olympiques 	70	30	40	0	60 	393	406
Granby Bisons 	70	20	48	2	42 	343	469
*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
Pat LaFontaine 	Verdun Juniors 	70	104	130	234	10
Claude Verret 	Trois-Rivières Draveurs	68	73 	115	188	21
Mario Lemieux 	Laval Voisins 	66	84 	100	184	76
Sylvain Turgeon 	Hull Olympiques 	67	54 	109	163	103
Paul Adey 	Hull Olympiques 	70	58 	104	162	14
Jean-Maurice Cool	Verdun Juniors 	70	65 	84 	149	98
Roberto Lavoie 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens 	59	57 	79 	136	48
Benoit Doucet 	Hull Olympiques 	68	61 	75 	136	53
Guy Pigeon 	Saint-Jean / Québec 	71	56 	77 	133	28
Gerard Gallant 	Saint-Jean / Verdun 	62	54 	74 	128	244
* complete scoring statistics
==Playoffs==
Pat LaFontaine was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists).
;Quarterfinals
* Laval Voisins defeated Hull Olympiques 4 games to 3.
* Shawinigan Cataractes defeated Saint-Jean Castors 4 games to 0.
* Verdun Juniors defeated Trois-Rivières Draveurs 4 games to 0.
* Longueuil Chevaliers defeated Chicoutimi Saguenéens 4 games to 1.
;Semifinals
* Longueuil Chevaliers defeated Laval Voisins 4 games to 1.
* Verdun Juniors defeated Shawinigan Cataractes 4 games to 2.
;Finals
* Verdun Juniors defeated Longueuil Chevaliers 4 games to 1.
==All-star teams==
;First team
* Goalkeeper - Mario Gosselin, Shawinigan Cataractes 
* Left defence - J. J. Daigneault, Longueuil Chevaliers
* Right defence - Michel Petit, Saint-Jean Castors
* Left winger - Sylvain Turgeon, Hull Olympiques 
* Centreman - Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
* Right winger - Bobby Mormina, Longueuil Chevaliers 
* Coach - Jacques Lemaire, Longueuil Chevaliers
;Second team
* Goalkeeper - Luc Guenette, Québec Remparts 
* Left defence - Jocelyn Gauvreau, Granby Bisons
* Right defence - Bobby Dollas, Laval Voisins 
* Left winger - Claude Vilgrain, Laval Voisins & Ronald Choules, Trois-Rivières Draveurs
* Centreman - Mario Lemieux, Laval Voisins
* Right winger - Denis Dore, Chicoutimi Saguenéens
* Coach - Ron Lapointe, Shawinigan Cataractes
* List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars.
==Trophies and awards==
;Team
*President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Verdun Juniors
*Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Laval Voisins
*Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Shawinigan Cataractes
;Player
*Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
*Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
*Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
*Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Tony Haladuick, Laval Voisins
*Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, J. J. Daigneault, Longueuil Chevaliers
*Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors & Sylvain Turgeon, Hull Olympiques
*Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
*Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bobby Dollas, Laval Voisins 
*Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player, Pat LaFontaine, Verdun Juniors
*Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Claude Gosselin, Québec Remparts 
==References==
* Official QMJHL Website
* www.hockeydb.com/
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